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dc.contributor.authorUnger, Darian W.
dc.contributor.authorEppinger, Steven D.
dc.date.accessioned2011-11-14T16:51:47Z
dc.date.available2011-11-14T16:51:47Z
dc.date.issued2009-10
dc.identifier.issn1477-9056
dc.identifier.issn1741-8178
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/67011
dc.description.abstractProduct Development Processes (PDPs) require careful design to reduce development time, create better products and manage the risks of bringing new products to market. This paper investigates the relationship between product development risk and PDP management. We begin by identifying risks and proposing several iteration- and review-based metrics by which PDPs can be effectively identified and compared. Data from ten company case studies demonstrate the utility of the proposed metrics and exemplify how different PDPs manage different risks. The cases also show that software companies face different risks and employ more flexible PDPs than manufacturing companies. We conclude that PDPs vary more than previously documented, that the proposed metrics are useful in distinguishing PDPs and that companies can tailor their PDP designs to suit their unique risk profiles.en_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherInderscience Enterprisesen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJPD.2009.025253en_US
dc.rightsArticle is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use.en_US
dc.sourceInderscience Publishersen_US
dc.titleComparing Product Development Processes and Managing Risken_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.citationUnger, Darian W., and Steven D. Eppinger. “Comparing product development processes and managing risk.” International Journal of Product Development 8 (2009): 382. © 2009 Inderscience Enterprises Limited.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Divisionen_US
dc.contributor.departmentSloan School of Managementen_US
dc.contributor.approverEppinger, Steven D.
dc.contributor.mitauthorEppinger, Steven D.
dc.contributor.mitauthorUnger, Darian W.
dc.relation.journalInternational Journal of Product Developmenten_US
dc.eprint.versionFinal published versionen_US
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticleen_US
eprint.statushttp://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerRevieweden_US
dspace.orderedauthorsUnger, Darian W.; Eppinger, Steven D.en
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5747-8134
mit.licenseMIT_AMENDMENTen_US
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