“…From this classification and according to the theoretical foundation, the main activities in each of these macro-phases, as shown in Table 1. Cooper (1983), Clark & Wheelwright (1992), McGrath (1996), Ulrich & Eppinger (2000), Rozenfeld et al (2006), Toledo et al (2008a), Toledo et al (2008b), (Mendes & Toledo, 2012) Product development -Product projection; -Technical development; -Prototype construction (or pilot production); -Product test and homologation; Cooper (1983), Clark & Wheelwright (1992), McGrath (1996), Ulrich & Eppinger (2000), Toledo et al (2008a), Toledo et al (2008b) Post-development -Product market launch; -Product accompaniment; -Discontinuation of product on the market; -Management of product portfolio; Cooper (1983), Clark & Wheelwright (1992), McGrath (1996, Ulrich & Eppinger (2000), Rozenfeld et al (2006), Toledo et al (2008a), (Mendes & Toledo, 2012) Source: Adapted by the authors (2018).…”