Interview study: Decisions and decision criteria for development in industry

D. M. Schmidt, S. A. Schenkl, E. Munkhart, S. Nilsson, M. Mortl

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Abstract

Decision-making in early stages of product development affects product success essentially. For this reason, the professional handling and management of decisions in early development stages is necessary. To investigate current decision-making in industry, we conducted an interview study to quantify decision criteria, which decision makers from industry base their decisions on. Dependent on a list of decision criteria from literature, several employees from RandD departments were interviewed and the interviews were analyzed regarding decision criteria. Most important decision criteria are the financial aspect, customer requirements and product-technical feasibility. However, interviewees did not mention a few other criteria, which were mentioned in literature.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIEEM 2014 - 2014 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages297-301
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781479964109
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event2014 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2014 - Selangor, Malaysia
Duration: 9 Dec 201412 Dec 2014

Publication series

NameIEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
Volume2015-January
ISSN (Print)2157-3611
ISSN (Electronic)2157-362X

Conference

Conference2014 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2014
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CitySelangor
Period9/12/1412/12/14

Keywords

  • Decision Criteria
  • Decision Dimensions
  • Decision-making
  • Product Planning
  • Research and Development Departments
  • Uncertainty

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