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Library of Congress Cataloging‐in‐Publication Data
Names: Thornton, Anna C., 1968‐ author. | Detering, Karyn Knight, illustrator.
Title: Product realization : going from one to a million / Anna C. Thornton; illustrations by Karyn Knight Detering.
Description: Hoboken, NJ, USA : Wiley, 2021. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020030613 (print) | LCCN 2020030614 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119649533 (hardback) | ISBN 9781119649663 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119649656 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: New products.
Classification: LCC TS170 .T485 2021 (print) | LCC TS170 (ebook) | DDC 658.5/75‐‐dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020030613
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020030614
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Cover Image: Karyn Knight Detering
This book is dedicated to my husband, Robbie, and my daughters Alexandra and Chloe.
I want to acknowledge the numerous people who helped make this book happen. Most importantly, my daughters and husband who have put up with me writing, editing, and taking over the kitchen table. Thank you to Karyn Knight Detering whose illustrations helped me organize my thoughts and keep my sense of humor. To my father Roy Thornton and editor Céilidh Erickson, who read every word made this a much better book. This book wouldn't have been written without the encouragement and prodding of Elaine Chen and Steven Eppinger. BU College of Engineering gave me the space and resources to develop the course on Product Realization. My collegues in 730 – Gerry Fine, Bill Hauser, and Greg Blonder – have been great sounding boards and helped me become a better teacher. Thanks also to Ken Rother, Clive Bolton, Ben Flaumenhaft, and Steve Hodges, who all contributed their expertise and experiences. A shout out to the team at Dragon including Scott Miller and Bill Drislane from whom I learned a lot. Thanks to all of the clients I have worked with, especially the people at Boeing, SRAM, and Fresenius Kabi. A special thanks to my friends Sarah and Rita, my mother, and coaches (Rita Allen, Cecile J. Klavens, and Susan Farina) who supported and encouraged me. Thanks to all those who wrote vignettes and supplied pictures. And finally, to all of my students, who read my first very rough drafts and asked hard questions, you are why I love to teach.
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