| This research examines the concurrent engineering practices employed in Canadian Electronic Parts and Components organizations for reducing new product development cycle time of new (radical) and significantly improved (incremental) products.; The analysis and findings presented in this research describe the CE practices that are frequently used in NPD projects according to NPD managers of Canadian Electronic Parts and Components organizations, the extent to which these practices are effective in reducing NPD cycle time, and the gap, if any, between the actual usage of CE practices and the perceived usefulness of the CE practices in reducing NPD cycle time.; The model developed for this research explains how specific practices reduce the three measures of NPD cycle time; Time-to-Market, Concept-to-Customer, and Development Time, when the product under development is either completely new to the firm or a significant improvement of a pre-existing technology platform. |
