The Development Factory
Unlocking the Potential of Process Innovation
Will be published approx. on 1. November 1996
Book
Hardback
343 pages
978-0-87584-650-7 (ISBN)
Description
Gary Pisano argues that the development of distinctive and superior process technologies is a key source of competitive advantage. In a multi-year study of international pharmaceutical firms (with references to a variety of other industries), he challenges the widely held product/process life cycle view of competition, which suggests that industries tend to emphasize either product innovation or process innovation. He also offers a set of recommendations for the practices and approaches that can be used to unlock the potential of process development. In doing so, he provides a window into the more general phenomenon of how organizations create, select, and implement new capabilities.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
712 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87584-650-7 (9780875846507)
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Person
Gary P. Pisano is the Harry E. Figgle Jr. Professor of Business Administration and Head of the Technology and Operations Management unit at Harvard Business School.
Content
Introduction - process development as a competitive weapon; framework for process development; the evolving nature of competition in pharmaceuticals; the strategic level of process development capabilities; the anatomy of process development; the determinants of performance-development lead time and cost; Quality in the development process- leveraging knowledge in chemical synthesis; learning across projects in biotechnology; the concepts in action - case studies; conclusion and implications - beyond pharmeceuticals.