Academics

Flashpoint Development bridges academia and industry. We examine and research innovation, industry best practice, and beneficial processes at high-growth companies, both nascent and established. Our research gives us a view into companies developing the next generation of life enhancing products and services. The academic process of creating hypotheses, performing ethnography and advanced surveying, analyzing statistical results, and proposing future studies is a core attribute of our business and a clear distinction and advantage over our competitors. Simply put, we research and develop the latest processes, methods and tools to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of your project.

Journal Articles

Marion, T.J. Dunlap‐Hinkler, D. and Friar, J.H. (2011), "Instilling the Entrepreneurial Spirit in Your R&D Team: What Large Firms Can Learn from Successful Start‐ups," IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, accepted for publication.

Fixson, S. and Marion, T.J., (2011), "Back‐loading: Unintended Consequences of Digital Design Tools in New Product Development," Journal of Product Innovation Management, accepted for publication.

Marion, T.J., Friar, J.H., Simpson, T.W., (2011), "New Product Development and Early-Stage Firms: Two In-Depth Case Studies," Journal of Product Innovation Management, accepted for publication.

Meyer, M.A., Marion, T.J., Crane, F.G., (2010), "Sell Innovation to the C-Suite," Research-Technology Management, accepted for publication.

Meyer, M.A., Marion, T.J., (2010), "Innovating for Effectiveness: Lessons from Design Firms," Research-Technology Management, accepted for publication.

Marion, T.J., Meyer, M.A., (2011), "Applying Industrial Design and Cost Engineering to New Product Development in Early-Stage Firms," Journal of Product Innovation Management, accepted for publication.

Marion, T.J., Sipahi, R., Delice, I., (2009), "Early-Stage Firms and Delay-Based Inventory Control Using Decision Making Tableau’s," International Journal of Production Research, accepted for publication.

Marion, T.J., Simpson, T.W., (2009), "New Product Development Practice Application to an Early-Stage Firm: The Case of the PaperPro® StackMaster™ Design Studies," 30, pp. 561 - 587.

Marion, T.J., Thevenot, H., Simpson, T.W., (2007), "A Cost-Based Methodology for Evaluating Sourcing Decisions with Two Examples," International Journal of Production Research, 45(22), pp. 5285-5308.

Alizon F., Khadke K., Thevenot H.J., Gershenson J.K., Marion T.J., Shooter S.B., Simpson T.W., 2006, "Frameworks for Product Family Design and Development," Journal of Concurrent Engineering: Research & Applications, 15(2), pp. 187-200.

Book Chapters

Marion, T.J., (2008), "Product Modularity," Chapter in International Encyclopedia of Marketing, volume of Product Innovation & Management, Wiley & Sons, accepted for publication.

Meyer, M.A., de Weck, O., Marion, T.J., (2008), "Product Platforms," Chapter in International Encyclopedia of Marketing, volume of Product Innovation & Management, Wiley & Sons, accepted for publication.

Marion, T.J., Simpson, T.W., (2005), "Market Segmentation and Platform Leveraging Strategies," Product Platform and Product Family Design: Methods and Applications (Simpson, T.W., Siddique, Z., Jiao, J., eds.), pp. 73 – 91.

Conference Proceedings

Marion, T.J., Dunlop-Hinkler, D., Gay, M., Friar, J.H. (2011), "The University Entrepreneur: A Census of Attributes and Outcomes," Academy of Management 2011 Annual Meeting, paper 10856.

Dunlap-Hinkler, D., Marion, T.J. and Friar, J.H. (2011), "The Role of Technology Agility on Business Processes and Organizational Agilities," 2011 IEEE International Technology Management Conference, paper 204.

Marion, T.J. and Fixson, S.K. (2011), "The Benefits and Pitfalls of Digital Design," 2011 ICED, International Conference on Engineering Design, Copenhagen, Denmark, paper 310.

Marion, T.J., Cullinane, T. and Friar, J.H., (2011), "Pedagogy for Technology-based Product Development Courses," 2011 NCIIA Annual Conference Washington, DC, published in conference proceedings.

Fixson, S. and Marion, T.J., (2010)."The Unintended Consequences of Front-Loading in New Product Development: Shortcutting Concept Development," Academy of Management 2010 Annual Meeting, paper 15743.

Marion, T.J., Schumacher, M., (2009), "A Systematic Approach for Virtual Team New Product Development," 2009 ICED, International Conference on Engineering Design, Stanford, CA, paper 471.

Marion, T.J., (2009), "A Framework for Balancing Efficiency and Effectiveness in Innovative Product Design," 2009 ICED, International Conference on Engineering Design, Stanford, CA, paper 412.

Marion, T.J., (2008), "New Product Development Practices at Early-Stage Firms: A Pilot Study," Academy of Management 2008 Annual Meeting, paper 13663.

Alizon, F., Marion, T.J., Shooter, S.B., Simpson, T.W., (2008), "Product Family and Product Platform Design: Current Trends and Future Needs in Industry," 2008 DETC, ASME Conference Proceedings, New York, NY DAC-49429.

Marion, T.J., (2008), "On the Use of Global Cost Modeling Early in New Product Development," IEEE IEMC – Europe 2008 International Engineering Management Conference, paper No. 20.

Marion, T.J., Sipahi, R., Delice, I., (2008), "Characterizing Stability of Inventories in Supply Chains with Delays in Early-Stage Firms," IEEE IEMC – Europe 2008 International Engineering Management Conference, paper No. 67.

Delice, I.I., Sipahi, R., Marion, T.J., (2008), "Minimization of Costs in Interconnected Supply Networks with Transportation and Decision-Making Delays," SIAM Conference on Optimization, Boston in May 2008.

Marion, T.J., Thevenot, H., Simpson, T.W., (2007), "On the Use of a Simplified New Product Development Process in an Early-Stage Firm," 2007 DETC, ASME Conference Proceedings, Las Vegas, NV, DTM-34696.

Marion, T.J., Thevenot, H., Alizon, F., Simpson, T.W., (2007), "The Effects of Globalization on Product Platforms and the New Product Development Process," 2007 ICED, International Conference on Engineering Design, Paris France, ID 246.

Simpson, T.W., Marion, T.J., de Weck, O., Hölttä-Otto, K., Kokkolaras, M., Shooter, S.B., (2006), "Product Family and Product Platform Design: Current Trends and Future Needs in Industry," 2006 DETC, ASME Conference Proceedings, Philadelphia, PA, DAC-99229. 

Marion, T.J., Freyer, M., Simpson, T.W., Wysk, R.A., (2006), "Design for Mass Customization in the Early Stages of Product Development," 2006 DETC, ASME Conference Proceedings, Philadelphia, PA, DFMLC-99641.

Steva, E., Rice, E., Marion, T. J., Simpson, T. W. and Stone, R., (2006), "Two Methodologies for Identifying a Product Platform within an Existing Product Family," 2006 DETC, ASME Conference Proceedings, Philadelphia, PA, DAC-99234. 

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