Success Factors of New Product
Development
NPD Process
Table 1 summarizes the results of Cooper’s
and Kleinschmidt’s work concerning the NPD
process. From the early work at the project
level (New Prod I) until the end of the 1970s,
we can clearly see that two aspects have had a
significant positive influence on the success of
new products. These are (1) the proficiency of
activities carried out in the individual phases
of new product development, especially in
development, test marketing and market
introduction, and (2) the use of market
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