DEVELOPING A SUPPORT TOOL FOR GLOBAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS
DS 84: Proceedings of the DESIGN 2016 14th International Design Conference
Year: 2016
Editor: Marjanovic Dorian, Storga Mario, Pavkovic Neven, Bojcetic Nenad, Skec Stanko
Author: Soendergaard, E.; Ahmed-Kristensen, S.
Series: DESIGN
Section: DESIGN SUPPORT TOOLS
Page(s): 727-738
Abstract
This paper investigates how global product development decisions are made through a multiple-case study in three Danish engineering. The paper identifies which information and methods are applied for making decisions and how decision-making can be supported based on previous experience. The paper presents results from 51 decisions made in the three companies, and based on the results of the studies a framework for a decision-support tool is outlined and discussed. The paper rounds off with an identification of future research opportunities in the area of global product development and decision-making.
Keywords: decision making, global product development, strategy, design management