英文摘要 |
The research identified the dimensions and factors of the new product development process by literature analysis. After interviewing with middle-class managers from manufacturing, marketing, sales, research & development departments, these dimensions and factors were classified and were used to establish a hierarchical structure with interdependence of the factors. After analyses of these dimensions and factors by ANP (Analytic Network Process) method, the degree of importance of each factor was calculated and ranked. According to the results of this research, the most important factors were: Commonality Design under Research and Development dimension; New Product Strategy under Marketing and Sales dimension; Manufacturing Strategy under Manufacturing dimension. The average of the degrees of importance of all factors was taken as a criterion. Five factors with the degree of importance greater than the criterion value were identified. These five important factors, in the order of importance were: New Product Strategy, Commonality Design, Product Platform-Base, Modular Design, Top Management Support. These top five factors were recommended to the case-study company for their product development stage, so that the company could allocate resources into the important factors in the product development. Thus, they could increase their product competitive advantage and deter competitors from quick replacement of the new products. |