A Structural Equation Model of New Product Design and Development

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-2001

Publication Title

Decision Sciences

Publisher

Wiley

Volume

32

Issue

2

First page number:

195

Last page number:

226

Abstract

This research uses structural equation modeling to analyze the effects of supplier assessment, Just-In-Time, and quality management strategies on new product design and development. A survey of senior managers who are members of the American Production and Inventory Control Society in the United States was used to test the relationships between the constructs in the model. In general, the survey results supported the proposed structural equation model. The data showed that supplier assessment and Just-In-Time strategies were correlated and affected the quality management strategy used, which in turn influenced the new product design and development strategy. The data also showed that the Just-In-Time strategy directly influenced the new product design and development strategy.

Keywords

Inventory control; Just-In-Time; Just-in-time systems; New Product Design and Development; New products—Design; New products—Development; Product design; Quality Management; Structural Equation Model; Structural equation modeling; Supplier Assessment; Total quality management

Disciplines

Business | Operations and Supply Chain Management

Language

English

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