Product dcvclopnicnt is tlic art of plncing :L ncw prodiict 011 t h indict.
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two nlost iinportniit t y p of cicvciolllllcllt wor~c in tlic clicinicnl industry itrc proccss dcvclopmcnt arid product ilcvclopmcnt,. Jiist as proccss dcvclopmcnt is prcccdctl by tccliiiicnl rcscitrcli work so 1iroduct dcvclopmcnt niust IN preccilcd IJY conuncrcinl rcsc:rrcli work, is., by mi invcstig:ition of tlic cconoixiics of tlic product. l'roccss dcvclopinciit gmdiinlly mcrgcs into roritinc factory control witli its iiicitlcnt:rl proccss inilirovciiiciit :ind siii~iliirly product tlcvclopniciit~ bccoincs snlcs cspmision.
Proccss dcvcloprncnt cnn bcst I)c cnrricd oiit by rcscirrcli clicmists with sonic works cspcricncc, i i n d product tlcvclopincnt by clicniists with sotiic coiiiincrcinl or tccliiiicnl scrvicc cspcricncc. Tlicre is, howcvcr, :i funclaiiicntnl diflcrciicc, nnmcly, that \vlicrcas proccss tlcvclopnic~it in n cliciiiicnl fnctory is csscntially Lnsctl on clicinic:il tcclinology, product tlcvclopnicnt inny IN l)nscd on an ciithly tliffcrcnt tcclinology, for csainplc, tlint of thc industry to \vhich the product is to bc sold, iind iiirist bc cnrrictl out l ~y oiic ~urscd, at, h i s t to soiiic cstcut, in tlint p:irticiil:rr branch of work.
Sonic coiitcntl that prodiict tlcvclopiiicnt, ,in t.lic c:licrnicnl inclustxy is uniicccssary bccniisc the dcilitiiid for a iicw cliciiiicrrl prodiict citlicr esists or docs not csist, and if it docs iiot csist, it c:rnnot l)c crciitctl by iiriy dcvclopnicnt work. If we iicccl)t t.liis vicw tlicii