Comparing product development processes and managing risk

International Journal of Product Development

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 382-402

  Unger, Darian W ^a   Eppinger, Steven D ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Innovation; PDP; Product Development Process; Risk management; Technology management

Indexed keywords

EID: 66349133610     PISSN: 14779056     EISSN: 17418178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPD.2009.025253     Document Type: Article

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