DECISION MAKING IN GLOBAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
DS 77: Proceedings of the DESIGN 2014 13th International Design Conference
Year: 2014
Editor: Marjanovic Dorian, Storga Mario, Pavkovic Neven, Bojcetic Nenad
Author: Soendergaard ,E.; Ahmed-Kristensen, S.
Series: DESIGN
Section: DESIGN ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT
Page(s): 1683-1692
Abstract
This paper investigates the underlying reasons for decisions made in global product development cases that have failed or been changed over time. The research is based on a literature study combined with case data from Danish industry. The paper identifies a need for further research into decision making methods in a global product development context, in order to develop effective decision support tools for manufacturing companies involved in global product development.
Keywords: global product development, decision making, decision support tools