A stage-wise approach to exploring performance effects of cycle time reduction

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 626-641

  Eling, Katrin ^a   Langerak, Fred ^b   Griffin, Abbie ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRY;

CYCLE TIME REDUCTION; DIFFERENT CYCLE TIME; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; DIFFERENT STAGES; NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; NEW PRODUCT PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE EFFECT; SPECIFIC EFFECTS;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84879122822     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpim.12019     Document Type: Article

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