Title: Product development: the supply chain management perspective

Authors: Ana Letícia Toloni De Matos; Sílvio Roberto Ignácio Pires; Mauro Vivaldini

Addresses: Post-graduation Program of Management, Methodist University of Piracicaba, Rodovia do Açúcar Km 156, no. 7.000, 13423-170 – Piracicaba – SP, Brazil ' Post-graduation Program of Management, Methodist University of Piracicaba, Rodovia do Açúcar Km 156, no. 7.000, 13423-170 – Piracicaba – SP, Brazil ' Post-graduation Program of Management, Methodist University of Piracicaba, Rodovia do Açúcar Km 156, no. 7.000, 13423-170 – Piracicaba – SP, Brazil

Abstract: Currently, many companies consider product development to be a strategic activity. As product life cycles shorten and new products are released with increasing frequency, supply chain characteristics must adapt more frequently to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of new products. This article aims to identify and report the main elements considered in the product development process that connect to supply chain management. To achieve this goal, a literature review was conducted that shows that in the last two decades, both concepts have had, separately, great development in terms of process definitions, practices, and reference models. However, only recently can it be noted as an emerging trend in academia to treating them jointly. On the other hand, the review indicates that in companies much can be explored looking at the issues separately and even more when the topics are discussed jointly.

Keywords: supply chain management; SCM; product development; coordination; product life cycle; time to market; new products; strategy; cost; quality; literature review.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBIR.2017.083265

International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, 2017 Vol.13 No.1, pp.52 - 67

Received: 12 Jan 2015
Accepted: 23 Mar 2015
Published online: 23 Mar 2017 *

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