Information Technology and Product Development

Section 1: IT and Project and Process Management.- The Role of Information Technology in Product Development: An Introduction.- Deriving Business Value from IT Applications in Product Development: A Complementarities-Based Model.- IT-Based Knowledge Management Systems to Support the Design of Product Development Processes.- IT-Based Tools to Support New Product Design: A Case Study of a Design Consultancy Firm.- Product Lifecycle Management (PLM): Critical Issues and Challenges in Implementation.- Section 2: IT and Collaboration and Knowledge Management.- Virtual Customer Environments: IT-Enabled Customer Co-innovation and Value Co-creation.- From Closed to Open Innovation: The Evolving Nature of Teams and the Use of Information Technology.- Enabling Consumer-Driven Service Innovation in Health Care: The Role of Online Health Information Technologies (HIT).- The Strength of IT-Based (Virtual) Interfirm Ties in the Development of Complex Product Systems.- Section 3: Issues for Future Research.- An Agenda for Future Research on IT and Product Development.