Discussions, Conclusions and Future Research In this final chapter, the linear and cyclical product development processes are compared, the main conclusions of this research work are presented concisely and the research questions are answered. and recommendations are made for further research of the topic. Finally, recommendations for future research and development are given by the author. Linear VS cyclical product development process Within the context of this thesis the latter stages of the product development process were explored, focusing on the elaboration of a feasible processing method and the assessment of consequences brought on by the upscaling of production. If compared to the new product development process described by Earle, the work carried out in this thesis would parallel the second stage, called design and “Product process and part of the third stage which Earle calls the development” “Product If compared to the structure of Ulrich and commercialization” stage. Eppinger’s new product development process this work corresponds to the and “Detail design" and stages. Finally, if following the model of Stage-Gate “Testing Refinement” process, the and and stages can be considered “Development” “Testing Validation” to have been tackled in this study. Although the work carried out in the context of this study can be associated with various stages of different new product development process, it cannot be fully attributed to either of them due to its iterative, cyclical character. All three new product development processes discussed in this thesis have a linear character, with the stages succeeding each other in a predetermined order. However, during the development of ginger beer undertaken in this research, no predetermined stages were followed, but rather various challenges were identified and tackled in multiple cycles. The development of the physical product commenced after the basic product concept has been defined by the company. The first step of this process was the development of the initial recipe, which was carried out at small scale in a laboratory
Discussions, Conclusions and Future Research In this final chapter, the linear and cyclical product development processes are compared, the main conclusions of this research work are presented concisely and the research questions are answered. and recommendations are made for further research of the topic. Finally, recommendations for future research and development are given by the author. Linear VS cyclical product development process Within the context of this thesis the latter stages of the product development process were explored, focusing on the elaboration of a feasible processing method and the assessment of consequences brought on by the upscaling of production. If compared to the new product development process described by Earle, the work carried out in this thesis would parallel the second stage, called “Product design and process development” and part of the third stage which Earle calls the “Product commercialization” stage. If compared to the structure of Ulrich and Eppinger’s new product development process this work corresponds to the “Detail design" and “Testing and Refinement” stages. Finally, if following the model of Stage-Gate process, the “Development” and “Testing and Validation” stages can be considered to have been tackled in this study. Although the work carried out in the context of this study can be associated with various stages of different new product development process, it cannot be fully attributed to either of them due to its iterative, cyclical character. All three new product development processes discussed in this thesis have a linear character, with the stages succeeding each other in a predetermined order. However, during the development of ginger beer undertaken in this research, no predetermined stages were followed, but rather various challenges were identified and tackled in multiple cycles. The development of the physical product commenced after the basic product concept has been defined by the company. The first step of this process was the development of the initial recipe, which was carried out at small scale in a laboratory