Abstract:
:This paper reports on the findings of an extensive survey investigating practising design engineers' perceptions of new product development within the UK medical device industry. The design activity recorded was predominantly the small-scale development of low volume products. Explicit formal procedures were rarely used in these small-scale developments of low volume products. Specific organizational and design process issues are identified by the respondents as key requirements for the success of the new product development process.
journal_name
Med Eng Physjournal_title
Medical engineering & physicsauthors
Glen JM,Lord Mdoi
10.1016/s1350-4533(96)00021-5subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1996-12-01 00:00:00pages
670-6issue
8eissn
1350-4533issn
1873-4030pii
S1350453396000215journal_volume
18pub_type
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