Global Product: Strategy, Product Lifecycle Management and the Billion Customer Question (Decision Engineering) [Hardcover]

John Stark (Author)

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Publication Date: August 24, 2007 | ISBN-10: 1846289149 | ISBN-13: 978-1846289149 | Edition: 1st Edition.

Based on interviews with top executives from companies of different sizes and in different industries, this book explains the benefits and challenges of Global Product Development. "Global Product" provides examples from many companies, draws conclusions about best practices, and shows how to manage the innovation, development and support of Global Products. The author is the President of John Stark Associates, a leading service provider in the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) market, and has published numerous articles and books in the field.

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In the early years of the 21st Century, as a result of many changes, it has become possible for the first time for tens of thousands of companies to offer manufactured products to customers across six continents. For many of these "global products", there are potentially more than a billion customers. In 2007, Wall Street hit new highs as the enormous opportunity for increased sales and profits became clear. However the new environment is not easy to manage and the risks are high. Meeting the various requirements of customers from a range of countries, choosing the most suitable locations for the different stages of development and manufacturing, deciding what can be global and what must be local, implementing suitable processes and systems, accommodating different national regulations, and efficiently dividing the workload between diverse sites are among the many challenges faced by providers of global products. Product Lifecycle Management is now used worldwide to manage the innovation, development and support of global products. This key new business activity manages a product anywhere in the world, at any time in its life: from the first idea through to recycling and disposal. Based on interviews with executives and managers in companies such as ABB, Alcatel-Lucent, Dow Corning and Siemens, Global Product outlines the new environment and driving forces, and the resulting opportunities and challenges. From lessons learned, it draws conclusions about best practices and the ground rules for successful strategies, structures and implementation. In addition, the objectives and components of Product Lifecycle Management are highlighted. John Stark is President of John Stark Associates, a management and technology consultancy focused on the product development and Product Lifecycle Management markets. In his long consulting career, Stark has worked with more than 100 companies in Europe, North America, Asia and Africa. His previous book 'Product Lifecycle Management: 21st century Paradigm for Product Realisation', published in 2004, introduced the cradle to grave approach to PLM. Stark received his B.Sc. (1969) and Ph.D. (1972) degrees from Imperial College, London.

About the Author

John Stark is President of John Stark Associates, a management and technology consultancy focused on the product development and Product Lifecycle Management markets. In his long consulting career, Stark has worked with more than 100 companies in Europe, North America, Asia and Africa. His previous book 'Product Lifecycle Management: 21st century Paradigm for Product Realisation', published in 2004, introduced the cradle to grave approach to PLM. Stark received his B.Sc. (1969) and Ph.D. (1972) degrees from Imperial College, London.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 229 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1st Edition. edition (August 24, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1846289149
• ISBN-13: 978-1846289149
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
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• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,390,492 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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