FUTURE TRENDS IN PRODUCT/PROCESS INNOVATION

• Published in: International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM) Vol. 8; no. 4; pp. 577 - 599
• Main Authors: SORLI, MIKEL, STOKIC, DRAGAN
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: World Scientific Publishing Company 01.12.2011; World Scientific Publishing; World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd
• Series: International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM)
• Subjects: collaborative environments; Communications technology; eco-innovation; Economic research; Evolution; Future trends in industrial innovation; Industrie; Information technology; Innovation; Innovation policy; Innovationsmanagement; Management; process development; product; Produktentwicklung; Research trends; set-based concurrent engineering; Simultanplanung; Trends; Öko-Produkt; collaborative environments; Future trends in industrial innovation; eco-innovation; product/process development; set-based concurrent engineering
• ISSN: 0219-8770; 1793-6950; 1793-6950
• DOI: 10.1142/S0219877011002568

The approaches to support innovation in industry, including ICT tools, have experienced tremendous changes in last decades and are likely to be a subject of further evolution. Many research trends could be observed that are likely to provide new innovation approaches and effective means to support such new innovation processes. This paper provides an overview of some of the key trends in product/process innovation in industry. The emphasis is on new approaches for innovation that are already emerging and will find their wide application in industry. Special emphasis is made upon ICT as a key facilitator of the innovation process in future.