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With a shift from local to global market places in our economy, products and services are built, dealt and shipped to any place in the world. Additionally, the product life cycle shortens considerably. This results in a stronger competition for an individual company participating in the global market. Thus, offering globally competitive products and services is an important issue for a company’s survival.
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Schleicher, A. (2002). Introduction. In: Management of Development Processes. Informatik. Deutscher Universitätsverlag, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-90811-7_1
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