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B HIR D R UNIVERSITYINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL AND I NDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

MSC PROGRAM IN PRODUCTION ENGINEERING AND

MANAGEMENT

Cases on Product Development & Innovation (Ieng 7011)

Prepared By: Wubshet Abide

Submitted To: Mengist H. (Dr)

Dec, 2013

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Collaboration Personal interaction Impersonal

interaction

Thematic knowledge

Process knowledge

General knowledge

4. Comment on the existence of R & D operation in firms.Us per the statement of the researchers all three firms have extensive R&D operations in house.

The pattern firm A followed is very important for the purpose of product development and

innovation. Since R&D it self is a multi disciplinary in addition to this good variety they have

got a meeting with their partners. This will result in good experience sharing and a stimulating

factor for innovaton.

5. Discuss the implications of the findings of the paper.According to the finding of this research firm B has got good integration of knowledge as

compared to other firms i.e. firm A and C, impersonal way of communication such as exchange

of e-mails and reports. Firm B has integrated for both thematic and process knowledge.

As of this research both propositions 1&2 hold true. That means a firm needs to have higher

involvement in order to integrate more specific knowledge components. And it is efficient if a

firm able to integrate with list amount of involvement.

6. What is your take home from this reading in terms of PD & Innovation?I have learned from this paper ,rather than doing as a black box it is better to collaborate with

others to increase knowledge as a result intensity of innovation will increase. In some extent

giving the information we have to others will gain us a grate knowledge asset through integration

and collaboration.

Less specific

More involving

More specific

Less involving