This study builds on our previous work, which had questioned the validity of certain assumptions of the lead market theory in the face of changing ground realities in a globalized world. Sustained economic growth and proven technological capabilities in some "emerging economies" like China and...

The effective cost management during the conceptual design phase of a product is essential to develop a product with minimum cost and desired quality. The integration of the methodologies of quality function deployment (QFD), value engineering (VE) and target costing (TC) could be applied to the...

Zielsetzung der vorliegenden Arbeit ist die Erstellung einer Methode zur frühzeitigen Prognose der Produktentstehungskosten. Nach eingehender Erläuterung der wichtigsten Begriffe und des Themenumfelds folgt die Definition der maßgeblichen Methodenanforderungen. Die Untersuchung des...

During development of an innovative product there is often considerable uncertainty about component production cost, and it is of interest for both the manufacturer and the supplier to engage in a collaborative effort to reduce this uncertainty and lower the expected cost. Despite the obvious...