Streamlining the Fuzzy Front‐end
Don Reinertsen
(President of Reinertsen &
Associates, a consulting firm specializing in the management of the
product development process. He is co‐author of the book Developing
Products in Half the Time and can be contacted at Reinertsen &
Associates, 600 Via Monte D′Oro, Redondo Beach, CA 90277 USA. Tel: + 1
310 373 5332)
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Abstract
In the product development process the time between “could” start and actually starting, it is referred to as the “fuzzy front‐end” and is the key to reducing time‐to‐market. Examines the different ways of doing this, and the links between them.This action values may vary but capture approach is the same. Lists the ten most common front‐end failures.
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Citation
Reinertsen, D. (1994), "Streamlining the Fuzzy Front‐end", World Class Design to Manufacture, Vol. 1 No. 5, pp. 4-8. https://doi.org/10.1108/09642369210069751
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1994, Company