About This Course
This course will focus on the sequence of events that starts with the original idea or innovation for a new product or service and ends with the commercialization or “launch” of the final product. The emphasis will be on innovation, strategic product development, using a multidisciplinary project team approach, listening to the customer, and successful project implementation.
After this class you will be able to identify new product or service opportunities and translate customer needs into the new product specifications. The course will focus on the stages of development that each new product must pass through and the activities that each functional area of the firm (e.g., R&D, manufacturing, finance, marketing, operations, customer service, sales) must perform in order to produce a successful idea all the way through to product launch. Case studies from multiple industries will be available.
Instructor
DBA, University of Phoenix; MBA, Carlson School of Management; BA, Augsburg College
Gordon Flanders teaches courses in marketing, market research, international business, consumer behavior, strategic management, advanced management seminar, critical thinking and decision making, selling and sales management, and macroeconomics. He is a tenured assistant professor of business and winner of a Merit Award for excellence in teaching, service, and research at Montana Tech of the University of Montana. Before working in academia, Dr. Flanders spent 20 years at 3M/Imation, where he earned the Circle of Technical Excellence Award and three Golden Step Awards for successful new product launches. The new products he launched have also won industry-specific awards for innovation and a US government environmental award.
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