The New-Product Development Process Should ______

question 155

Multiple Choice

The new-product development process should ______.

• A) have ongoing support from top management
• B) avoid applying quantitative screening criteria-since applying such criteria tends to eliminate most of the "really new" ideas
• C) be informal-to encourage creativity
• D) start whenever the majority of current products are in the market maturity stage of the product life cycle
• E) All of these alternatives are correct.

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