Technological Level and Product Development Cycle Time
研究了11个新车开发项目，发现产品开发周期时间与最终产品的技术水平相关，缩短周期可能导致技术含量降低，需权衡技术成熟度与开发速度。
This article investigates the link between product development cycle time and technological level in the final product, using a sample of 11 new car development projects. Reducing cycle time can create competitive advantages, but it also may lead to the development of technologically inferior products. Time is needed to digest and analyze technological problems. The conclusions from our study support the notion of a relationship between cycle time and technological level. Thus, there are important choices to be made regarding the desired level of technological maturity in the final product. This affects the required cycle time. Simply reducing the cycle time may not always be feasible or desirable