IMPROVING PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE THROUGH KNOWLEDGE OUTSOURCING: A STUDY OF THE IRANIAN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

Authors

  • Mohammad Mahdavi Mazdeh Department of Industrial Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran
  • Mostafa Jafari Department of Industrial Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran
  • Peyman Akhavan Management Department, Malek Ashtar University, Tehran, Iran
  • Seyed Jalal Mousavi Department of Industrial Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7166/27-2-1140

Keywords:

Knowledge Management, Supply Chain Management, New Product Development, Automotive, Outsourcing,

Abstract

This study aims to explore the dynamics of the knowledge supply process for new product development in the automotive industry, and to evaluate the impact of knowledge outsourcing on new product development performance. The model was developed using a literature review and a multiple case study approach that looked at ten research and development companies from the automotive industry in Iran. The results indicate that knowledge outsourcing would improve new product development performance by increasing the flexibility of the new product development process to react to the environment’s volatility, with few penalties in time and costs for automotive product development. 

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Published

2016-08-12

How to Cite

Mahdavi Mazdeh, M., Jafari, M., Akhavan, P., & Mousavi, S. J. (2016). IMPROVING PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE THROUGH KNOWLEDGE OUTSOURCING: A STUDY OF THE IRANIAN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY. The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 27(2), 120–131. https://doi.org/10.7166/27-2-1140

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 2 (2016)

Section

General Articles

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