Evaluation of New Product Development Projects using Artificial Intelligence and Fuzzy Logic


FEYZİOĞLU O., Bueyukozkan G.

Conference of the World-Academy-of-Science-Engineering-and-Technology, Prague, Czech Republic, 24 - 26 February 2006, vol.11, pp.183-189 identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • Volume: 11
  • City: Prague
  • Country: Czech Republic
  • Page Numbers: pp.183-189
  • Keywords: Decision Making, Neural Networks, Fuzzy Theory and Systems, Choquet Integral, New Product Development, SUCCESS FACTORS, PERSPECTIVE
  • Galatasaray University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

As a vital activity for companies, new product development (NPD) is also a very risky process due to the high uncertainty degree encountered at every development stage and the inevitable dependence on how previous steps are successfully accomplished. Hence, there is an apparent need to evaluate new product initiatives systematically and make accurate decisions under uncertainty. Another major concern is the time pressure to launch a significant number of new products to preserve and increase the competitive power of the company. In this work, we propose an integrated decision-making framework based on neural networks and fuzzy logic to make appropriate decisions and accelerate the evaluation process. We are especially interested in the two initial stages where new product ideas are selected (go/no go decision) and the implementation order of the corresponding projects are determined. We show that this two-staged intelligent approach allows practitioners to roughly and quickly separate good and bad product ideas by making use of previous experiences, and then, analyze a more shortened list rigorously.