Designing a Product Development Process Model in Gas Refining Companies Based on Grounded Theory
Subject Areas : Management and Sustanable Development
Hooman Keshavarzi
1
,
Sayed Javad Iranban
2
,
Moghadeseh Mohammadian
3
1 - Department of Management, Geshm Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qeshm, Iran.
2 - Department of Management, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran.
3 - Department of Management, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran.
Keywords: Qualitative Research, product development, Grounded Theory, Gas Refineries,
Abstract :
In today's rapidly changing technological and competitive world, industrial companies must develop new products. In this regard, the aim of this research is to provide a new product development model suitable for the conditions of gas refining companies. This research has used the foundational data theory approach. The statistical population of this research is managers, heads of departments, and experts of the studied refining companies. After conducting 20 semi-structured interviews with experts, this research has modeled the model of the product development process based on the qualitative research strategy and using MAXQDA software. The findings showed that the causal conditions of product development, including the pressures caused by system policies, customer-oriented attitude, and internal organizational factors, lead to product development management. Land conditions include financial-economic, political, legal, technical-technological, governance, and investment considerations. Also, the intervening conditions include infrastructure, management characteristics, employee characteristics, and organizational structure. The main phenomenon is product development. Also, the strategies include forming a product development team, sifting ideas, marketing research, market measurement, speeding up the process of idea to action, the feasibility of production preparations, preparation of production preparations, accurate creativity, and adaptation of strategy horizontally and vertically. Finally, the expected outcomes of product development management include the timely presence of the product in the market and increased sales and exports.
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_||_Ardakani, S., Zare Ahmadabadi, H., Taleifar, R., & Hatami Nasab, S. H. (2010). Analyzing the Factors Influencing the Success of New Product Development Process in Small-Medium Enterprises of Selected Food and Drink Industries of Fars Province. Production and Operations Management, 1(1), 53-70. (In Persian)
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Bicen, P., & Hunt, S. D. (2012). Alliance market orientation, new product development, and resource advantage theory. Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, 27(7), 592-600.
Bidgoli, S. D., Oulia, M. S., Issai, M. T., & Abuei, M. H. (2019). Modeling the impact of customer knowledge on new product development and company performance with a system dynamics approach. Research Journal of Information Processing and Management, 1(36), 155-180. (In Persian)
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Claudy, M. C., Peterson, M., & Pagell, M. (2016). The roles of sustainability orientation and market knowledge competence in new product development success. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 33, 72-85.
Cooper, R. G. (2019). The drivers of success in new-product development. Industrial Marketing Management, 76, 36-47.
Costa, M. F. (2007). A model for the development of new product. REGES, 2, 138-149.
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Mohseni Kia Sari, M., Fartash, K., Moradian, M., & Saad Abadi, A. A. (2020). An analysis on the new product development processes in food industry (Study of food companies in Tehran province). Innovation Management Journal, 9(2), 127-150. (In Persian)
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Rautela, S., Sharma, S., & Virani, S. (2020). Influence of customer participation in new product development: the moderating role of social media. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 70(8), 2092-2112.
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Shi, Y., Zou, B., Guo, J., & Ji, P. (2022). Time pacing of product development: The influence of goal clarity and autonomy. Technology in Society, 68, 101897.
Thomas, E. (2013). Supplier integration in new product development: Computer mediated communication, knowledge exchange and buyer performance. Industrial Marketing Management, 42(6), 890-899.
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Zhang, M., & Tseng, M. M. (2007). A product and process modeling based approach to study cost implications of product variety in mass customization. IEEE transactions on engineering management, 54, 130-144.
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