A Support System for managing Early Supplier Involvement in New Product Development

In many sectors, companies are striving to involve suppliers in early phases of product development. This involvement aims at fulfilling new market and business demands such as reducing development time, reducing time-to-market, improving product quality or facilitating the launch of products in a highly competitive environment. In this context,...

Early Supplier Involvement (ESI) in Dutch infrastructure projects: An exploratory study to identify the current status of the Dutch infrastructure sector in terms of early supplier involvement

Early supplier involvement (ESI) can be defined as a mechanism for involving preferred suppliers in the early phases of product design and development. The concept of ESI is frequently mentioned in the context of New Product Development (NPD) and has been in existence for over half a century with positive results in a number of industries. In...