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firefighting in product development: a standalone construct

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a self-reinforcing pattern in which engineers shift resources to fix urgent problems in late projects, starving earlier projects and creating more late problems.

In operations management, firefighting in product development refers to a self-reinforcing pattern in which engineers shift resources to fix urgent problems in late projects, starving earlier projects and creating more late problems. This meaning comes from Repenning (2001) in Journal of Product Innovation Management.[1]

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  1. Repenning, N. P. (2001). Understanding fire fighting in new product development⋆. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 18(5), 285-300. https://doi.org/10.1111/1540-5885.1850285

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