266 Fuzzy front-end studies: current state and future directions for new product development

266 fuzzy front-end (FFE) studies in the new product development (NPD) sector were examined. The studies were selected using a bibliometrics method, and chronologically and statistically examined with ten criteria divided into two dimensions. The first dimension is associated with overall attributes...

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Published in:Research in engineering design 2021-07, Vol.32 (3), p.377-409
Main Authors: Park, Dongmyung, Han, Ji, Childs, Peter R. N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bibliometrics
CAE) and Design
Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD
Criteria
Engineering
Engineering Design
Mathematical models
Original Paper
Process parameters
Product development
Taxonomy
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Summary:266 fuzzy front-end (FFE) studies in the new product development (NPD) sector were examined. The studies were selected using a bibliometrics method, and chronologically and statistically examined with ten criteria divided into two dimensions. The first dimension is associated with overall attributes of the FFE, consisting of six criteria: the study taxonomy, model type, NPD speed, NPD attributes, model characteristic, and model structure. The second dimension is relevant to the FFE performance structure related to process parameters, comprised of four criteria: the FFE task, activity, performance method, and toolkit. In terms of those two dimensions, the paper looks at previous FFE studies to gain an understanding of features of each FFE study along with related knowledge and theories, as well as identification of evolution trends of FFE studies. Based on the identification, an FFE model development strategy for each criterion is formulated, and this paper proposes possible options for executing those strategies which exert influence on the form of the cluster network. The intention is for the database to be utilised as an overview of all existing FFE studies and allow specific FFE studies to be selected to examine FFE approaches.This paper provides FFE model development guidance on how to deal with the overall attributes and outcomes of the FFE which affect the entirety of the innovation process, and how to manage the performance structure related to process parameters.
ISSN:0934-9839
1435-6066
DOI:10.1007/s00163-021-00365-w