DEVELOPING NPD BEST PRACTICE THROUGH KTP INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA PARTNERSHIPS - A CASE STUDY OF HOWDEN
DS 77: Proceedings of the DESIGN 2014 13th International Design Conference
Year: 2014
Editor: Marjanovic Dorian, Storga Mario, Pavkovic Neven, Bojcetic Nenad
Author: Fain, N.; Wagner, B.; Liu ,Y.
Series: DESIGN
Section: DESIGN METHODS
Page(s): 163-172
Abstract
This paper discusses a Knowledge Transfer Partnership project between University of Strathclyde and Howden, a UK based manufacturing company. The project aim is to develop a bespoke new product development (NPD) model for the company and the paper discusses the initial analytical steps undertaken to achieve this. Based on interviews with key stakeholders from the company a framework, resulting from in-depth literature study of NPD best-practices, is revised to fit the needs of the company and the relevance of resulting changes discussed.
Keywords: knowledge transfer partnerships, new product development best practice, portfolio management, market intelligence, cross-functional cooperation