International Conference on Product Development ICPD on February 25-26, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan

Product strategy, strategic planning, innovative concepts
Customer preferences, customer/regulatory requirements/implementation
Internet technology/web-based methods for marketing research
Interrelationships across organisations
Information management/standards, ICTs, information flows
Virtual/collaborative PD; management of dispersed processes/teams
Product life/value cycle management, total life-cycle technology
[Component] knowledge management/exchange, electronic catalogues
Product modelling, process/production planning, design optimisation, design for 'X'
System level, sustainable PD, quality, reliability, durability
Platforms, architectures, product families/configuration/modularisation
Metrics/standards for evaluating firms' capabilities/performance
Product/process/project data exchange standards; integration methodologies
Emerging tools/applications in system engineering, education, training
Virtual prototyping/testing (simulation); fast/lean validation