Produktado

Produktado is a term used in discussions of modern manufacturing and product development to describe the end-to-end process of turning an idea into a market-ready product, with emphasis on sustainability, modular design, and lifecycle thinking.

The word is a constructed neologism rather than a term with a fixed historical origin. It appears in academic and industry texts as an umbrella concept for processes that span ideation, design, prototyping, testing, production, and post-market feedback.

Core features of produktado include cross-functional collaboration, rapid prototyping, iterative testing with real users, and attention to repairability and recyclability. Proponents advocate integrating suppliers and customers early in the development cycle.

In practice, produktado overlaps with product development, design for manufacturability, and lean manufacturing. Its interpretation varies by organization, and there is no universally accepted methodology associated with the term.

Critics argue that the term can be vague or commercially driven rather than technical, and that concrete standards are lacking.