By: Earle, M.; Earle, R.; Anderson, A. © 2001 Woodhead Publishing
Description: This book explains the means to making product development a success. Filled with examples and practical suggestions, and written by a distinguished team with unrivalled academic and industry expertise, it will be an essential guide for R & D and product development staff, and managers throughout the food industry concerned with this key issue.

Edited by: Earle, Mary; Earle, Richard © 2008 Woodhead Publishing
Description: This book outlines new product development theory and considers different strategies and management decisions. Twelve case studies highlight product development, technological development, and consumer and market research.

Edited by: Kahn, Kenneth B. © 2005 John Wiley & Sons
Description: This Second Edition provides fundamentals for novices as well as guidance for experts on topics outside their own area of expertise and includes reliable information on advanced and emerging concepts such as accelerated product development, new product development globalization and benchmarking, and Web-based concept development.

By: Barkley, Bruce T., Sr. © 2008 McGraw-Hill
Description: This book shows you how to manage the translation of ideas into new products and services and get them to market cheaper, better, and faster using advanced project management tools and techniques.

Edited by: Belliveau, Paul; Griffin, Abbie; Somermeyer, Stephen M. © 2004 John Wiley & Sons
Description: This book covers all aspects of product development, from the creation of the concept through development and design to the final production, marketing, and service.

By: Mascitelli, Ronald © 2007 Technology Perspectives
Description: This book describes over two dozen powerful and practical methods for slashing development waste and improving resource utilization, spanning the full spectrum from inception to successful product launch.

By: Yang, Kai; El-Haik, Basem S. © 2008 McGraw-Hill
Description: This book offers professionals, in a wide range of industries, the information required to maximize DFSS potential in creating winning products and services for today's marketplace.

By: Wilson, Graham © 2005 Elsevier
Description: This book explains how to eliminate the high cost of developing new products using six sigma.

Edited by: Dayan, Nava © 2008 William Andrew Publishing
Description: This book combines understanding of social, market, biochemistry, product development, testing methodologies, and the regulatory aspects of achieving breakthroughs. It is layered with sociology, art, science, engineering, and law so individuals from different disciplines will find great value in its pages.

By: Mascitelli, Robert © 2004 Technology Perspectives
Description: This is a highly readable book for practitioners in all fields related to product design and development, including design team members, team leaders, managers, and organizational improvement champions.

By: Whitney, Daniel E. © 2004 Oxford University Press
Description: This book is ideal for advanced undergraduate or graduate courses in design, production, or manufacturing systems and offers a new way to view the relationship between design and manufacturing and theoretical support for their experience.

By: Li, W.D.; Ong, S.K.; Nee, A.Y.C. © 2006 World Scientific
Description: This book covers the state-of-the-art research and development status of these strategies and technologies. Implementation strategies and case studies are provided with an emphasis on technical details to help readers understand the underlying algorithms and infrastructures.

By: Yang, Kai © 2008 McGraw-Hill
Description: This book provides you with all the tools you need to fully understand customer needs and wants, and then develop and build outstanding products that meet, or exceed customer expectations.

Edited by: Beckley, Jacqueline H.; Foley, M. Michele; Topp, Elizabeth J.; Huang, J.C.; Prinyawiwatkul, Witoon © 2007 John Wiley & Sons
Description: This book provides strategic frameworks for problem solving and the R&D strategies, processes, and methods needed to accelerate and optimize new product development.

Edited by: Salvendy, Gavriel © 2001 John Wiley & Sons
Description: This book can be a valuable source of information for any individual or organization committed to providing competitive, high-quality products and safe, productive work environments.

By: Moskowitz, Howard R.; Beckley, Jacqueline H.; Resurreccion, Anna V.A. © 2006 John Wiley & Sons
Description: This book is the first to present, from the business viewpoint, the critical issues faced by sensory analysts, product developers, and market researchers in the food and beverage arena.

By: Morris, Peter W.G.; Pinto, Jeffrey K. © 2004 John Wiley & Sons
Description: This book allows readers to understand how project management fits into their organization, and helps them apply this knowledge on the job.

Edited by: Katz, Ralph © 2004 Oxford University Press
Description: The text is organized into seven sections that cover such topics as motivating professionals, measuring productivity, organizing and leading cross-functional development teams, enhancing creativity and decision-making, developing human resource capabilities, building and maintaining innovative climates, managing lead users for new product innovation, and using technology as a strategic resource.

By: Gehani, R. Ray © 1998 John Wiley & Sons
Description: For working engineers and managers in technology-driven organizations of any size, this book provides a common understanding of the goals and methods of managing technology and operations.

Edited by: Misra, Krishna B. © 2008 Springer - Verlag
Description: This book considers all aspects of performability engineering, providing a holistic view of the entire life cycle of activities of the product, along with the associated cost of environmental preservation at each stage.

By: Thamhain, Hans J. © 2005 John Wiley & Sons
Description: This book discusses cutting-edge manangement concepts, tools, and techniques that effectively work in today's technology intensive organizations.

Edited by: Usher, John M.; Roy, Utpal; Parsaei, Hamid R. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons
Description: Emphasizing applications, this extremely user-friendly guide covers everything from basic principles to cutting-edge research. It addresses ideas and methods in product design as well as issues related to process design and manufacturing.

By: Gebhardt, Andreas © 2003 Hanser Publishers
Description: This book encourages engineers to incorporate rapid prototyping in their daily routine. It presents rapid prototyping and its principles in a thorough way that enhances the learning experience.

Edited by: Juran, J.M.; Godfrey, A.B. © 1999 McGraw-Hill
Description: An essential reference in quality engineering and management practices, this handbook has been completely updated for this new edition. Contributed, revised, and edited by a global team of industry experts, this new edition provides penetrating coverage of the newest methods in planning, control, and results, delivering all the tools necessary for successful quality engineering and management well into the next century.

Edited by: Geng, Hwaiyu © 2004 McGraw-Hill
Description: Covering product development, manufacturing automation and technologies, and manufacturing process systems, this handbook is the most comprehensive single-source guide to manufacturing engineering ever published. Updated with 17 digitized graphs, 2 interactive phase diagrams and 4 interactive tables.

By: Taguchi, Genichi; Chowdhury, Subir; Wu, Yuin © 2005 John Wiley & Sons
Description: For the first time in one volume, this handbook presents all of the methods and beliefs that have made Genichi Taguchi one of the most respected authorities on quality engineering and management in the world. This book will be helpful to companies in both the manufacturing and service industries.

By: Betz, Frederick © 2003 John Wiley & Sons
Description: This book helps managers, scientists, and engineers meet the evolving needs of industry and government alike.

By: McGrath, Michael E. © 2001 McGraw-Hill
Description: This is the only book on product strategy written specifically for the 21st century high-tech industry.

By: Turner, J. Rodney © 2009 McGraw-Hill
Description: One of the most influential books ever written on the development of project management, The Handbook of Project-Based Management has been completely revised for a new generation of students and practitioners.

Edited by: Zandin, Kjell B. © 2001 McGraw-Hill
Description: Reference for industrial engineers, providing a complete working guide to the principles, methods, systems and materials of the trade. Features 90 percent completely new material in each chapter on technology.

By: Mascitelli, Ronald © 2002 Technology Perspectives
Description: Loaded with tips, real-world examples, templates, and illustrations, this book will be your most valuable asset in achieving project efficiency and excellence.