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New Products Management » (9th Edition)

Book cover image of New Products Management by C. Merle Crawford

Authors: C. Merle Crawford
ISBN-13: 9780073529882, ISBN-10: 0073529885
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Date Published: October 2007
Edition: 9th Edition

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Author Biography: C. Merle Crawford

Book Synopsis

Written with a managerial focus, New Product Management by Crawford and Di Beneditto is useful to the practicing new products manager. Along with the management approach, the perspective of marketing is presented throughout which enables the text to have a balanced view. The authors aim to make the book increasingly relevant to its users as this revision is considered to be a “new product.” Many new examples, cases, and research along with the most current topics highlight the new edition of New Product Management.

Table of Contents

Ch. 1The menu5
Ch. 2The new products process23
Ch. 3Opportunity identification and selection : strategic planning for new products52
Ch. 4Preparation and alternatives81
Ch. 5Problem-based ideation : finding and solving customers' problems102
Ch. 6Analytical attribute approaches : introduction and perceptual mapping125
Ch. 7Analytical attribute approaches : trade-off analysis and qualitative techniques142
Ch. 8The concept evaluation system165
Ch. 9Concept testing185
Ch. 10The full screen211
Ch. 11Sales forecasting and financial analysis230
Ch. 12Product protocol256
Ch. 13Design281
Ch. 14Development team management303
Ch. 15Product use testing332
Ch. 16Strategic launch planning360
Ch. 17Implementation of the strategic plan393
Ch. 18Market testing414
Ch. 19Launch management443
Ch. 20Public policy issues465

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