Decision Sciences Journal
Volume 32, Number 2
Spring 2001
A Structural Equation Model of New Product Design and Development
Keah Choon Tan
University of Nevada Las Vegas, College of Business, Department
of Management, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 456009, Las Vegas,
NV 89154-6009, email: kctan@nevada.edu
Abstract. This research uses structural equation modeling
to analyze the effects of supplier assessment, Just-In-Time,
and quality management strategies on new product design and development.
A survey of senior managers who are members of the American Production
and Inventory Control Society in the United States was used to
test the relationships between the constructs in the model. In
general, the survey results supported the proposed structural
equation model. The data showed that supplier assessment and
Just-In-Time strategies were correlated and affected the quality
management strategy used, which, in turn, influenced the new
product design and development strategy. The data also showed
that the Just-In-Time strategy directly influenced the new product
design and development strategy.
Subject Areas: Just-In-Time, New Product Design and
Development, Quality Management, Structural Equation Model, and
Supplier Assessment. |