Organizational learning perspective on continuous improvement and innovation in product realization

Product realization processes are central to bringing new products to markets. Product realization processes comprises product development and production development. The problem is that manufacturing enterprises accelerate learning to reduce product realization lead-time. Practitioners struggle with cross-functional collaboration in solving problems that subsequently restraining continuous improvement and innovation (CII) in product realization.

This research project apply an organizational learning perspective on cross-functional problem solving in product realization processes. The research project has two main objectives, first to develop and test a CIIprogram that integrates cross-functional work practices into product realization. The second objective is to enhance understanding of organizational learning processes in cross-functional and multilevel settings within manufacturing.