The New-Product Development Process Starts with the Search for Ideas

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Essay

The new-product development process starts with the search for ideas.New-product ideas can come from interacting with various groups and using creativity-generating techniques.Identify and define these techniques.

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Definitions:

Bad Debts Expense

Bad debts expense represents the amount of receivables a company estimates it will not collect due to customer defaults.

Trade Receivables

Amounts owed to a business by its customers for goods or services delivered on credit.

Factoring

A financial transaction where a business sells its accounts receivable to a third party at a discount, in exchange for immediate cash.

Liquidity

The ease with which an asset can be converted into cash without affecting its market price.