Abstract:In today’s economy, new technologies rapidly emerge in the durable goods market. Therefore, it is paramount for manufacturing companies to optimize product introduction time for their second-generation product (SGP), which is an upcoming product in the production line, when profitability is at stake. The main factors affecting this timing are technology advancements and changes in customer tastes, which make determining an optimal introduction time for a product a
challenging task. The main goal of this rese… Show more
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