Development Process: From Product Concept to Manufacturing

In the first decade of my career, I worked for startups and highly innovative teams. Only recently, I accomplished an MBA in Italy, a country that is very experienced with manufacturing, and after starting to work for a car manufacturer myself, I had the opportunity to see what it means to actually take a product to mass production. Here is a simplified description of the flow of tasks and key milestones in the product life cycle, from an early idea to the hands of a customer. Phase A: Find a Concept Companies vary a lot in the way they arrive to…...