New product development (NPD) and innovation are key factors that affect a companys long-term survival and growth. In a highly competitive and uncertain market, firms must learn how to compete globally by strengthening their NPD and innovation capabilities. Only through the continuous innovation management, can firms maintain their global competitiveness. This work develops management methods for NPD and innovation. The author focuses on the management of the early stages of NPD. Design Structure Matrix (DSM), Concurrent Engineering (CE), Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM), Fuzzy...