New Product Development: Managing and Forecasting for Strategic Success

For increasing numbers of organizations, new product development is a priority concern. Intense global competition, rapid technological change and mutating patterns of world market opportunities compel firms to continually revitalize products and services for existing and new markets - if not for profit, for survival. However the risks of new product development are legendary. New products that fail to make the grade provide excellent material for the business press. This book aims to combine the art of science and new product development to enable manufacturers to gain control of the process and develop reliable forecasts. Providing an original conceptual approach and logical programme of action for new product development and forecasting, this book links the art (development) and science (measurement) of new production. The author details a reliable and useful control framework for decision makers, which includes spreadsheet models, planning steps and examples

Author: Robert J. Thomas
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 12/16/1993
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.47lbs
Size: 10.24h x 7.34w x 1.26d
ISBN: 9780471572268

About the Author

ROBERT J. THOMAS, PhD, is a Professor in the School of Business at Georgetown University and a corporate consultant specializing in new product development and strategic marketing management. Formerly Associate Dean of Georgetown's MBA program, Professor Thomas is also the author of New Product Development: Managing and Forecasting for Strategic Success. He received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.