The New Product Development Process
Rather than leaving new products to chance, a company must carry out strong new product planning and set up a systematic, customer-driven new product development process for finding and growing new products.
Figure 9.1 shows the eight major steps in this process.
Figure 9.1
Major Stages in New Product Development
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