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E- Commerce Market & Distribution, Anthony J. Jackson Prof
E- Commerce Market & Distribution, Anthony J. Jackson Prof
Anthony J Jackson Prof
With the onslaught of the internet, current credit crisis and high fuel cost, businesses are adapting and changing to find new ways to reach customers and potential customers. The Internet has begun to make its presence known as an alternative and potentially highly competitive distribution channel.
Impediments To Timely Delivery Of New Products At An Industrial Products Firm, Barry E. King, Richard J. Penlesky
Impediments To Timely Delivery Of New Products At An Industrial Products Firm, Barry E. King, Richard J. Penlesky
Barry E. King
To identify and discuss sources of delay in the new product development process at an industrial products firm, data were collected during 11 bi-weekly project review meetings at which 42 different projects were discussed. The highest priority projects were designs for a new venture into European markets. It was suggested that manager selection, vendor monitoring, attention to physical engineering design, and bureaucratic checkpoints contribute more to project delays than do most other internal problems such as resource bottlenecks and miscommunications. A challenging trade-off existed between a well-established sign-off procedure and a less-structured but potentially more timely product development policy. In …
Impediments To Timely Delivery Of New Products At An Industrial Products Firm, Barry E. King, Richard J. Penlesky
Impediments To Timely Delivery Of New Products At An Industrial Products Firm, Barry E. King, Richard J. Penlesky
Barry E. King
To identify and discuss sources of delay in the new product development process at an industrial products firm, data were collected during 11 bi-weekly project review meetings at which 42 different projects were discussed. The highest priority projects were designs for a new venture into European markets. It was suggested that manager selection, vendor monitoring, attention to physical engineering design, and bureaucratic checkpoints contribute more to project delays than do most other internal problems such as resource bottlenecks and miscommunications. A challenging trade-off existed between a well-established sign-off procedure and a less-structured but potentially more timely product development policy. In …