How German measurement and control firms integrate market and technological knowledge into the front end of new product development

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 379-389

  Verworn, Birgit ^a,b  

^a EBS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b VDI Technologiezentrum GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fuzzy front end; Idea generation; New product development; Project planning; Project selection

Indexed keywords

FUZZY CONTROL; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

FUZZY FRONT END; IDEA GENERATION; PROJECT PLANNING; PROJECT SELECTION;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33646748470     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2006.009465     Document Type: Review

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