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Walsh, Vivien and Roy, Robin
(1985).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0142-694X(85)90002-X
Abstract
For the past three years the Design Innovation Group at the Open University, in collaboration with Vivien Walsh at UMIST, has been examining the processes, practices and management of product design, development and innovation in several sectors of manufacturing industry.
This paper presents some of the findings, in particular from the survey of plastic products sector, but with additional evidence from a preliminary analysis of data in the office furniture, domestic heating equipment and electronic business equipment industries.
The focus of the paper is on the employment and activities of product designers who, in the commercially successful firms, manage to integrate the contributions of marketing, design and production in product development. The paper also includes some evidence on the relationship between 'good design' and business performance.
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- Item ORO ID
- 29250
- Item Type
- Journal Item
- ISSN
- 0142-694X
- Keywords
- design philosopy; manufacturing; plastics
- Academic Unit or School
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Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > Engineering and Innovation
Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) - Research Group
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Innovation, Knowledge & Development research centre (IKD)
Design and Innovation - Copyright Holders
- © 1985 Elsevier Ltd
- Depositing User
- Robin Roy