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Inverting the Paradox of Excellence
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Inverting the Paradox of Excellence

by Vivek Kale
July 2014
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
442 pages
21h 44m
English
Productivity Press
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109Variations and Enterprise Excellence
TABLE 5.1
Characteristic Product Cycle Times by Industry
Description
Life Cycle
(Years)
Development
Cycle (Years)
Financial services 0.2 0.2
Silicon foundries 0.5 0.5
Retailing, entertainment 1.0 1.0
Fashion and textiles 1.5 1.5
Software 2.0 2.0
Electronics 2.5 2.5
Computers 3.0 3.0
Medical and dental 3.5 3.5
Automobiles 4.0 4.0
Metal products 4.5 4.5
Photographic 5.0 5.0
Chemicals, paper 6.0 6.0
Publishing 7.0 2.0
Aircraft 7.0 7.0
Biotechnology 8.0 3.0
Pharmaceuticals 10.0 10.0
Mining 11.0 6.0
Lodging, hotels 11.0 3.0
Foods 11.0 2.0
Tobacco 11.0 1.0
Forestry, oil, and gas reservoirs 12.0 12.0
Military weapons 12.0 2.0
Communication ...
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ISBN: 9781466592162