• DocumentCode
    1385131
  • Title

    Adept, adapt, adopt: three hurdles for new products

  • Author

    Deffeyes, Robert J.

  • Author_Institution
    Wright Technol. Network, Dayton, OH, USA
  • Volume
    11
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    10/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    3
  • Lastpage
    5
  • Abstract
    New commercial products based on military technology face a series of hurdles as they progress from customer needs to final product. This article looks at three significant hurdles. How can the company become adept at the technology involved? Can they adapt the technology to market needs? Will the company adopt the new technology into it´s culture? From the examples given, we see a need for adding a new product function between research, marketing, and manufacturing
  • Keywords
    marketing; military systems; product development; research and development management; commercial products; manufacturing; marketing; military technology; product function; research; Blood; Companies; Computer aided manufacturing; Costs; Laboratories; Product development; Remuneration; Research and development; Stock markets; US Government;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-8985
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/62.538793
  • Filename
    538793