Compatibility Knowledge in Fuzzy Front End

During the early stages of the new product development, several decisions related to design, manufacturing, supply chain, etc. have to be made. This paper presents a framework for generating compatibility knowledge from data about new product development activities to help companies in making such decisions. This framework comprises two main approaches: an approach for information search and an approach for evaluating compatibility between alternatives. Compatibility knowledge is obtained through the investigation of the compatibility between information from the internal and external environments of the company. A case study illustrating the evaluation of compatibility between alternatives is provided.

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