Co-developing products: Involving customers earlier and more deeply

Cooperation for innovation: impact evidence for European manufacturing SMEs

“…This cooperative tie is particularly valuable in the context of new technologies and products (Urban and Von Hippel, 1988;Neale and Corkindale, 1998;Lilien et al, 2002;Tether, 2002;Bogers, Afuah, and Bastian, 2010) and may be of help in improving existing designs (Shaw, 1994) and in inventing new products or applications. Conversely, the dependence on customer knowledge alone may force producer firms to search for new solutions along more established pathways instead of pursuing new or even radical innovations (Laursen, 2011).…”

Integration in strategic alliances: a conceptual framework of IT use in marketing as NPD key factor

“…(4) The improvement of comunication and exchange information processes (Pita et al, 1996;Pitta and Franzak, 1997). (5) Improving the relationship between the agents in the environment, internalising the project and favouring the development of a working relationship based on co-operation in which the members actively participate (Meyer, 1993;Neale and Corkindale, 1998;Webster, 1992).…”

Systems thinking benefits in supply change management: an illustration of the viable systems model in a Supply Chain

“…However, it is equally important to have strategies for interorganisational relationships that enable shorter product development time. Such strategies are designed to involve suppliers and customers in product development (Neale and Corindale, 1998), and to have strategic management of supplier-manufacturer relations (Sobrero and Roberts, 2002). Several researchers emphasise the importance of supplier collaboration in product development and that it is essential to integrate them in the product development process (Corswant and Tunälv, 2002;Petersen, Handfield and Ragatz, 2005).…”