New Product Development: Managing and Forecasting for Strategic Success - Softcover

Thomas, Robert J.

 
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Synopsis

Learn how to maintain a firm grasp of a project throughout its development, how to forecast with greater accuracy and how to ensure the successful launch of a product. Covers new consumer and industrial products, the latest services and technologies. Contains a slew of examples and case studies to illustrate concepts.

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About the Author

ROBERT J. THOMAS, PhD, is a Professor in the School of Business at Georgetown University and a corporate consultant specializing in new product development and strategic marketing management. Formerly Associate Dean of Georgetown's MBA program, Professor Thomas is also the author of New Product Development: Managing and Forecasting for Strategic Success. He received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.

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Dr. Thomas shows how to take control of the new product development process by effectively forecasting market opportunities, estimating sales and profits, designing marketing efforts, timing the launch of new products, and tracking products after launch. He shows that managing and forecasting successful new product developments are an interactive process involving all members of the new product team.

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ISBN 10:  0395824958 ISBN 13:  9780395824955
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin College Div, 1999
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