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Is design-manufacturing integration that important?
Vandevelde, Anneke Van Dierdonck, Roland Clarysse, Bart Debackere, Koenraad
Vandevelde, Anneke
Van Dierdonck, Roland
Clarysse, Bart
Debackere, Koenraad
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2002
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9
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38
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There is limited empirical evidence to support the importance of design-manufacturing (DM) integration on the performance of new product development projects. This article focuses on the impact of integration processes and their outcomes on multidimensional project performance. When considering integration as interaction processes, we find that the degree of interaction is positively correlated with respect for time and prestige. If one succeeds in smoothing the production start-up, which is an outcome of integration, a better respect for time, budget and technical specifications is realized. Finally, we provide some insights into the perceived room to improve integration. Even though perceptions do not always correspond with reality, it is interesting to examine them since product development decisions are often taken in response to an individual's perceptions (Kleinschmidt & Cooper, 1995).
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Manufacturing, Innovation Management