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Steven D. Eppinger. Balasubramaniam, Anitha System Design and Management Program. System Design and Management Program. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division 2014-10-08T15:24:04Z 2014-10-08T15:24:04Z 2014 2014 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/90707 891069781 Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, System Design and Management Program, 2014. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-86). Product design and development is a complex process that involves extensive engineering considerations as well as management decisions based on the overall vision for the product. Traditionally, most decision making in product development is experienced based and intuitive. With increased scrutiny on cost and a need for greater speed to market, product development processes have been continuously streamlined to become more efficient. Therefore, firms are now required to carefully plan and allocate their resources to effectively respond to market needs. In this thesis, illustrated using a case study of a Nespresso coffee product line, a framework is presented to capture and analyze the financial factors relating to the profitability of a product development project. The methodology can assist product managers better understand the financial aspects of product development and help make more effective and objective project decisions. It can also help companies manage their product portfolio decision making process and prepare for new opportunities. by Anitha Balasubramaniam. S.M. in Engineering and Management 86 pages eng Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 Engineering Systems Division. System Design and Management Program. Financial modeling of new product development economics Thesis application/pdf Publication unknown unknown <Publication xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/1.1/" id="c9132c44-4749-40ac-bdb1-911fb29f5ff4"> <Type xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/vocab/COAR_Publication_Types">http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_1843</Type> <Language>eng</Language> <Title>Financial modeling of new product development economics</Title> <PublishedIn> <Publication> </Publication> </PublishedIn> <PublicationDate>2014</PublicationDate> <Authors> <Author> <DisplayName>Balasubramaniam, Anitha</DisplayName> <Affiliation> <OrgUnit> </OrgUnit> </Affiliation> </Author> </Authors> <Editors> </Editors> <Publishers> <Publisher> <DisplayName>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</DisplayName> <OrgUnit /> </Publisher> </Publishers> <License>http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582</License> <Keyword>Engineering Systems Division.</Keyword> <Keyword>System Design and Management Program.</Keyword> <Abstract>Product design and development is a complex process that involves extensive engineering considerations as well as management decisions based on the overall vision for the product. Traditionally, most decision making in product development is experienced based and intuitive. With increased scrutiny on cost and a need for greater speed to market, product development processes have been continuously streamlined to become more efficient. Therefore, firms are now required to carefully plan and allocate their resources to effectively respond to market needs. In this thesis, illustrated using a case study of a Nespresso coffee product line, a framework is presented to capture and analyze the financial factors relating to the profitability of a product development project. The methodology can assist product managers better understand the financial aspects of product development and help make more effective and objective project decisions. It can also help companies manage their product portfolio decision making process and prepare for new opportunities.</Abstract> <Access xmlns="http://purl.org/coar/access_right" > </Access> </Publication>