Knowledge integration in new product development: the FIAT Autocase

Markus Becker () and Francesco Zirpoli ()
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Markus Becker: BETA - Bureau d'Économie Théorique et Appliquée - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - UNISTRA - Université de Strasbourg - UL - Université de Lorraine - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, SDU - University of Southern Denmark
Francesco Zirpoli: UNISA - Università degli Studi di Salerno = University of Salerno

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Abstract: The article analyses the organisation of the new product development process at FIAT Auto with a particular focus on knowledge used in this process. The knowledge dimension emerges as important in the new product development process in particular because of the outsourcing of design tasks. Such outsourcing not only solves the problems of cutting costs and reducing lead times, but also raises the problem that the knowledge required in the new product development process is spread more widely across the supply chain. Subsequently, it needs to be (re-)integrated and coordinated in order to make for a whole. How do car makers go about organising the integration and co-ordination of knowledge required in the new product development process, reinforced by strong outsourcing? The article casts some light on this question from the case of FIAT Auto, reporting insights from a longitudinal study that spans the years 1991–2002.

Keywords: Knowledge integration; New product development; FIAT Auto; Automotive industry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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Published in International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, 2003, 3 (1/2), pp.30-46. ⟨10.1504/IJATM.2003.003379⟩

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DOI: 10.1504/IJATM.2003.003379

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