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14. How Leading Firms Manage Product Safety in NPD

verfasst von : Andy Yunlong Zhu, Dimitris G. Assimakopoulos, Maximilian von Zedtwitz

Erschienen in: Knowledge Perspectives of New Product Development

Verlag: Springer New York

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Abstract

Empirical research has produced little evidence on the implications between NPD practices and product safety. The purpose of this paper is to explore how the leading firms manage product safety in product development in juvenile products industry. To this end, we conducted 30 semi-structured in-depth interviews in 24 leading global firms in the juvenile products industry. This paper reports the results of this exploratory investigation. Thirty-four critical to safety NPD practices are identified. Our results show that the leading firms have a strong commitment to product safety from the top management. They foster a product safety first culture in the firm and devote necessary resources to manage product safety proactively. A strong quality team in charge of product safety is prevalent in these firms. Most importantly, the firms have a formal, well-executed NPD process with cross-functional team in charge of product development from concept to launch. Integrating NPD process with hazard analysis and product safety review by quality/safety engineers is critical to safety and was found pervasive in these firms. Our interviews also uncovered a number of major issues on product safety management in NPD that most firms are facing.

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Metadaten
Titel
How Leading Firms Manage Product Safety in NPD
verfasst von
Andy Yunlong Zhu
Dimitris G. Assimakopoulos
Maximilian von Zedtwitz
Copyright-Jahr
2012
Verlag
Springer New York
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0248-0_14

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