title: Product development: the making of the Abbott ARCHITECT.
abstract: Many laboratorians have a limited perspective on what is involved in developing an instrument and bringing it to market. This article traces the product development process used by Abbott Diagnostics Division that resulted in Abbott being named the 1996 Concurrent Engineering Company of the Year for the design of the ARCHITECT.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kisner
mesh_terms: D001322:Autoanalysis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003132:Commerce; D004867:Equipment Design; D007753:Laboratories / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D015279:Organizational Culture; D012106:Research; D014481:United States