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The development factory : unlocking the potential of process innovation / Gary P. Pisano.

By: Pisano, Gary P.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Boston : Harvard Business School Press, 1997Description: xii, 343 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0875846505.Subject(s): Technological innovations -- Economic aspects | Pharmaceutical industry -- Technological innovations -- Case studies | Chemical industry -- Technological innovations -- Case studies | Biotechnology industries -- Technological innovations -- Case studies | New products | Manufacturing processes | Economic development | Competition, InternationalDDC classification: 338.064
Contents:
Introduction: Process development as a competitive weapon -- A framework for process development -- The evolving nature of competition in pharmaceuticals -- The strategic leverage 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 pharmaceuticals.

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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.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-331) and index.

Introduction: Process development as a competitive weapon -- A framework for process development -- The evolving nature of competition in pharmaceuticals -- The strategic leverage 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 pharmaceuticals.

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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.