Supply capability creation process: Key milestone criteria and activities

Supply capability creation process: Key milestone criteria and activities

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Purpose: The voyage et cie santal candle article focuses on supply capability creation (SCC) within the new product development (NPD).The purpose is to establish an SCC process describing the main SCC activities and milestone criteria in preparing the supply process for new products Design/methodology/approach: The article analyses the earlier research, carries out current state analysis of six case companies regarding the SCC areas, and proposes a SCC process.Findings: The developed SCC process aims at preparing the operational supply capability for a developed new product based on the preferred, qualified and contracted suppliers and materials along tonic shower cap the NPD process, and ultimately at the product ramp-up.Originality/value: This paper introduces a SCC process that has not been presented earlier in the literature, highlighting the important role of the SCC for successful product ramp-ups.