Add to ORKGIn today’s world of multi-component and multi-technology products, firms are obliged to seek knowledge for new product development (NPD) from external sources. Supplier firms are one such external source. The thesis aims to contribute to the development of a theory on supplier involvement in new product development (NPD) by advancing understanding of the motives and conditions for the utilization of supplier information and knowledge in the fuzzy front end (FFE) of NPD. The term ‘fuzzy front end’ (FFE) refers to the activities that the firm undertakes prior to a NPD project. The FFE ends when the NPD project is launched, or rejected. The FFE of NPD is information intensive: it requires seeking, accessing and selecting different types of inf...
The global competition requires that the companies adapt themselves to technological changes rapidly...
This thesis explores the supplier perspective of supplier involvement in product development. Suppli...
The global competition requires that the companies adapt themselves to technological changes rapidly...
In today’s world of multi-component and multi-technology products, firms are obliged to seek knowled...
The paper reports the preliminary findings of four current case studies on supplier involvement in p...
At the commencement of any new concept introduction pertaining to a product or a service, a lot of a...
This master’s thesis discusses the practices of involving suppliers to a buying company’s new produc...
This paper explores the Fuzzy Front-End (FFE), i.e. the first phase of the Product Design and Develo...
The global competition requires that the companies adapt themselves to technological chan...
Product development has always been a key activity to gain competitive advantage. Especially in tech...
Research indicates buyer-supplier collaborations in new product development (NPD) can have a positiv...
In many industries, firms are looking for ways to cut concept-to-customer development time, to impro...
Firms are increasingly involving suppliers in new product development (NPD) and one reason for this ...
Suppliers play an increasingly central role in helping firms achieve their new product development (...
This paper provides a comprehensive and critical review and synthesis of the current state of empiri...
The global competition requires that the companies adapt themselves to technological changes rapidly...
This thesis explores the supplier perspective of supplier involvement in product development. Suppli...
The global competition requires that the companies adapt themselves to technological changes rapidly...
In today’s world of multi-component and multi-technology products, firms are obliged to seek knowled...
The paper reports the preliminary findings of four current case studies on supplier involvement in p...
At the commencement of any new concept introduction pertaining to a product or a service, a lot of a...
This master’s thesis discusses the practices of involving suppliers to a buying company’s new produc...
This paper explores the Fuzzy Front-End (FFE), i.e. the first phase of the Product Design and Develo...
The global competition requires that the companies adapt themselves to technological chan...
Product development has always been a key activity to gain competitive advantage. Especially in tech...
Research indicates buyer-supplier collaborations in new product development (NPD) can have a positiv...
In many industries, firms are looking for ways to cut concept-to-customer development time, to impro...
Firms are increasingly involving suppliers in new product development (NPD) and one reason for this ...
Suppliers play an increasingly central role in helping firms achieve their new product development (...
This paper provides a comprehensive and critical review and synthesis of the current state of empiri...
The global competition requires that the companies adapt themselves to technological changes rapidly...
This thesis explores the supplier perspective of supplier involvement in product development. Suppli...
The global competition requires that the companies adapt themselves to technological changes rapidly...