ETM 547 New Product Development

Examines complete product development process and key issues in new product development critical to developing profitable products in today's technology oriented companies. Topics include technology integration, disruptive technologies, concurrent engineering, and creating innovative environments. Review of cases and published articles addressing these issues. Students develop a plan for a new product including risk assessments in areas such as manufacturing, design, and testing. Also offered as ETM 647 and may be taken only once for credit.