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Product Functional Testing Before China Production – (Developing a New Product Series Part 9)

April 9, 2015 by Renaud Anjoran

Once you have built a prototype, it is a good idea to subject it to functional tests (phase 5.4). This is what we cover in this part of our series on new product development. Wikipedia defines a physical test as: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developing a new product series, New Product Development

The Importance of Prototype Build before Production – (Developing a New Product Series Part 8)

April 6, 2015 by Renaud Anjoran

One key milestone in a new product development cycle is phase 5.3, making a prototype. (Remember, you can see the whole series on developing a new product here). What is a prototype? A prototype is a representation of a design … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developing a new product series, New Product Development

Designing Physical Mechanical Parts for China Production – (Developing a New Product Series Part 7)

March 30, 2015 by Renaud Anjoran

3D_design_of_physical_part

When it comes to developing hard goods, there are often mechanical parts. They need to be designed before prototypes start to be made, and this is what's covered here in phase 5.2. (Don't forget that you can see the whole series on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developing a new product series, New Product Development

Developing the PCB for a Product Made in China – (Developing a New Product Series Part 6)

March 24, 2015 by Renaud Anjoran

PCB design

In post number 6 we continue to focus on new product development. This sub-step, phase 5.1, is dedicated to products that contain electronics. (Don't forget that you can see the whole series on developing a new product here). If your … [Read more...]

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Developing the Product – (Developing a New Product Series Part 5)

March 20, 2015 by Renaud Anjoran

This is the fifth in the series of articles helping you through the New Product Development process. Now we're moving on to phase 5: In this post, we'll briefly go over the objectives of this phase. During the product … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developing a new product series, New Product Development

Testing the Concept (New Product Development) – (Developing a New Product Series Part 4)

March 6, 2015 by Renaud Anjoran

Concept Testing Phase

This is the 4th in the series of 19 articles helping you through the New Product Development process. We will be moving on to the third phase now: Phase Objectives Concept testing is carried out after the idea screening. The … [Read more...]

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The Stage ‘Gate’ Review Meeting in the NPD Process – (Developing a New Product Series Part 3)

March 4, 2015 by Renaud Anjoran

In the previous article, we mentioned that there should be a Stage Gate Review meeting between each of the development phases. Here in part 3 of the series, we will look at the guidelines for these Stage Gate Reviews. (Don't forget that you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developing a new product series, New Product Development Tagged With: stage gate review meeting

Screening Ideas for New Product Launch – (Developing a New Product Series Part 2)

March 2, 2015 by Renaud Anjoran

Idea Screening

This is the second in the series of articles helping you through the New Product Development process. Phase 1 (idea generation) was described here. (Don't forget that you can see the whole series on developing a new product here). Here … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developing a new product series, New Product Development

Developing your own Product and Getting it to Market – (Developing a New Product Series Part 1)

February 25, 2015 by Renaud Anjoran

One popular method to follow when developing your new product is to apply a phased step process as developed by Robert G Cooper. The different phases are shown in the diagram below. We are kicking off a series of articles that will … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developing a new product series, New Product Development

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