Livonia Technical Services Company

 

29600 Trancrest Avenue

Livonia, MI 48152

VOICE/FAX (248) 474-2035

www.livoniatech.com

     

Leadership for New Product Development (NPD)

1 Day Training Session

 

Who Should Attend

Senior decision makers who are responsible for strategy and policy affecting new product development.

 

Purpose of the Workshop

This session provides knowledge and insight needed to develop a dynamic product development system that is consistent with TS-16949 and the Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) process. During this session, participants will:

 

·    Find out why new product development is vital for consistent business success.

·    Learn how to develop and lead an enterprise to develop a vibrant portfolio of products.

·    Discover how 21st century organizations will use teams and product development to fundamentally change the way people work—and to meet competitive challenges.

 

What You Will Learn

·  How TS-16949, Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), and New Product Development (NPD) are linked together.

·  Why the selection and start up of an APQP team is important—and why senior leaders must lay groundwork prior to the APQP process.

·  Why NPD is more important than ever before, and why it will grow yet more important in the future.

·  Why NPD is a business process, and what leaders must do to develop process control.

·  How a vibrant product development system drives excellence in all aspects of a business.

·  What types of project teams can be used for APQP, and which types are best for your company.

·  How traditional management techniques damage new product and processes—and why these traditional methods chosen despite this damage.

·  How to lead an organization beyond “functional dementia” to reach new levels of employee focus and commitment

·  How to create a portfolio plan for your products, and how to match this with strategy and policy

·  How new product development can be used to exert leadership in every aspect of your business.