A quarter century after MRP first transformed the global manufacturing arena, Next Generation Product Development stands poised to similarly impact new product development. This movement-defining book gives R&D professionals an in-depth explanation of the ways in which companies are able to achieve substantially higher levels of development productivity, while better aligning product development with strategy through new practices and systems.

"In this landmark book, Preston Smith attributes the recent declinein innovation to pressure from financial markets that drivesmanagement toward rigid development approaches such as phaseddevelopment processes, Six Sigma, and project office. Theseprocesses have unintentionally (but effectively) made changesduring development more difficult, disruptive, and expensive, whilethe need for change continues at an accelerating pace.

The process and structure of the industry; design and innovation; management of the process of design and product; quality control; contents; materials; manufacture; costs and profits; costs of product development operations management.

The use of computers has opened up remarkable opportunities for innovative design, improved productivity, and greater efficiency in the use of materials

The process and structure of the industry; design and innovation; management of the process of design and product; quality control; contents; materials; manufacture; costs and profits; costs of product development operations management.

New Food Product Development: From Concept to Marketplace, Third Edition, describes stages of development in detail, beginning with sources of ideas and moving through development, final screening, and introduction into the marketplace.

An increasingly important feature across the technical textile industry is to produce textiles faster and to have more effective new product development (NPD). New product development in textiles: Innovation and production not only provides a fascinating overview of how products are launched, but is also a source of practical guidance for developing textile products successfully

Garment Manufacturing Technology provides an insiders' look at this multifaceted process, systematically going from design and production to finishing and quality control

Treating such contemporary design and development issues as identifying customer needs, design for manufacturing, prototyping, and industrial design