ten years. Her talk “Gaming can make a better world” describes her objective for the next ten years; to solve world problems by convincing people to play more online video games. Currently‚ we play three billion hours weekly of online video games‚ but Jane McGonigal believes that number needs to grow intensely. In order to solve world problems we are currently facing like poverty‚ global conflict‚ obesity‚ climate change and world hunger‚ she believes we need to increase gaming to at least twenty
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The New Product Development Process and Merck and Company Introduction The business environment of the 21st century is very different from the business environment 200 years ago. Since the Industrial Revolution until today‚ businesses have developed more and more products to meet the needs of an ever increasing world population. The cycle of business has been changed dramatically since the invention of the Internet‚ which has shortened the selling cycle and made it more convenient
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New Product Development Process "When the change outside is greater than the change inside‚ the end is near" - Peter Drucker. New product is crucial because the market is changing... the old trend might become new again... but it never stay still. Only constant is change. That’s why we have to do the new product development process. There is a 7-step process comprising the key elements of new product development. The first step of new product development is idea generation which requires
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key factors for new product success It is well known for us that new product development is always the key for companies’ success or even survival. And the new products don’t need to be the totally new products‚ companies can just make some improvements‚ improve customers’ experience‚ or exchange a new color‚ shape to bring to customers new satisfaction and benefit. Then customers will not be tired of something‚ and customers are always the focus of marketing. But new product development process
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Setting: What has happened up to this point‚ and what is going to happen from now on. The NPD Process is that combination of steps/activities/decisions/goals‚ etc.‚ that‚ if performed well‚ will churn out the new products the organization needs. “It Doesn’t Work That Way” “It Doesn’t Work That Way in our firm.” A very common comment. You don’t have to follow the procedure described in this book in totality – follow the steps you need to follow; tailor it to your needs. The
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12 New Rules B2B Product Launch by Dan Adams You may post this e-book to your blog or forward to others. 12 New Rules of B2B Product Launch www.b2bproductlaunch.com of © Marketing © Advanced Industrial 2009 Advanced Industrial Marketing‚ Inc. Why new rules? Why now? First‚ the internet is changing everything. Most B2B transactions now occur when the customer finds the supplier—not the other way around. If someone deep inside a prospect company can’t find you‚ your new product just
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Samsung Electronics Co.‚ Ltd‚ the flagship subsidiary of the Samsung Group‚ is a multinational electronics company based in South Korea‚ which manufactures LCD and LED panels‚ semiconductors‚ televisions‚ mobile phones and other consumer electronics products. Since 2011‚ Samsung is the world’s largest manufacturers in mobile phones market‚ and also the leader in smartphones market. Its market share has a continuous growth of 0.9% in 2013‚ having 24.5% in the world. Samsung is also a manufacturing leader
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Strategic Review and Question. The manufacturing strategy team are reviewing the production of three key products which are manufactured in a factory in Northern France. They are going to re-formulate the manufacturing strategy they use to produce these products. As they are now short of capacity and do not have the resources available for further investment‚ his will include a review of which products they will continue to manufacture themselves and which they will outsource to China‚ and also which
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Introduction New product developments are one of the main sources of competitive advantage for companies today. Companies need new product to keep up with its’ competitors. New product development can be considered as activities that aim to bring new products to market. The objective of NPD is to minimize the risk of failure. As NPD absorbs both financial and human resources from a company‚ it is therefore necessary to develop and implement a methodology for assisting in the introduction of new products
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Discontinuous Innovation and the New Product Development Process Robert W. Veryzer‚ Jr. Although many new-products professionals may harbor hopes of developing “the next big thing” in their respective industries‚ most product development efforts focus on incremental innovations. Accordingly‚ most research on the new-product ‚development (NPD) process focuses on the development of evolutionary products. For new-products professionals seeking insights into the means for achieving breakthrough innovations
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