Topics covered include Product strategy, strategic planning, innovative concepts Customer preferences, customer/regulatory requirements/implementation Internet technology/web-based methods for marketing research Interrelationships across organisations Information management/standards, ICTs, information flows Virtual/collaborative PD; management of dispersed processes/teams Product life/value cycle management, total life-cycle technology [Component] knowledge management/exchange, electronic catalogues Product modelling, process/production planning, design optimisation, design for 'X' System level, sustainable PD, quality, reliability, durability Platforms, architectures, product families/configuration/modularisation Metrics/standards for evaluating firms' capabilities/performance Product/process/project data exchange standards; integration methodologies Emerging tools/applications in system engineering, education, training Virtual prototyping/testing (simulation); fast/lean validation More on this journal... Objectives IJPD aims to establish channels of communication between experts in academic and research institutions, practitioners and professionals working in industry and related business, and policy makers. Readership Engineers and academics working in university research and design departments and institutes, managers, designers, technologists, research and development engineers working in industry. Contents IJPD publishes original research and development papers, review papers, case studies, conference reports, relevant reports and news, book reviews and briefs, educational approaches. Suggestions for Special Issues devoted to important topics in product development and related topics are welcome.   Hide

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Editor in Chief

• Dorgham, M.A., International Centre for Technology and Management, UK
  (editorialinderscience.com)

Associate Editors

• Bouras, Abdelaziz, Université de Lyon - Lumiere Lyon II, France
• Haapasalo, Harri Jouni Olavi, University of Oulu, Finland
• Zeng, Yong, Concordia University, Canada

Regional Editor USA

• Rachuri, Sudarsan, George Washington University and National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA

Japanese Editor

• Ishihama, Masao, Kanagawa Institute of Technology, Japan

EB Members

• Aoussat, Améziane, Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers, France
• Backhaus, Klaus, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany
• Backhouse, Chris, Loughborough University, UK
• Bernard, Alain, Ecole Centrale de Nantes, France
• Bronsvoort, Willem F., Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
• David, Bertrand, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France
• Deneux, Dominique, LAMIH - University of Valenciennes, France
• Durán Heras, Alfonso, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
• Eppinger, Steven D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
• Eynard, Benoît, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, France
• Gierl, Heribert, Universitaet Augsburg, Germany
• Gurumoorthy, Balan, Indian Institute of Science, India
• Helm, Roland, University of Regensburg, Germany
• Herstatt, Cornelius, Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH), Germany
• Hesselbach, Jens, Institut für Produktionstechnik und Logistik, Germany
• Katzy, Bernhard, CeTIM - Center for Technology and Innovation Management gGmbH, Germany
• Lu, Stephen C.-Y., University of Southern California, USA
• Luczak, Holger, Aachen University of Technology, Germany
• Magee, Christopher, Mechanical Engineering Department, USA
• Marr, Rainer, Universität der Bundeswehr München, Germany
• Midler, Christophe, Centre de Recherche en Gestion de l'Ecole polytechnique, France
• Ming, Henry X. G., Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), China
• Muffatto, Moreno, Universita di Padova, Italy
• Ohtaka, Akihiko, Nihon Unisys Ltd, Japan
• Papalambros, Panos Y., University of Michigan, USA
• Pawar, Kulwant S., University of Nottingham, UK
• Pierra, Guy, ENSMA (National Engineering School for Mechanics and Aerotechnics), France
• Restrepo, John, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
• Roberts, Edward B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
• Roy, Utpal, Syracuse University, USA
• Söderberg, Rikard, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
• Söderlund, Jonas, Linköping University, Sweden
• Sapidis, Nickolas S., University of Western Macedonia, Greece
• Savino, Matteo Mario, Sannium University, Italy
• Shunk, Dan, Arizona State University, USA
• Trappey, Amy J.C., National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
• Wilemon, David, Syracuse University, USA
• Wood, Kristin, University of Texas at Austin, USA

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