The polytrophic components of manufacturing technology

Ramanathan, K.

doi:10.1016/0040-1625(94)90003-5

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“…This approach comprise a multidimensional conception of technology, which incorporates three main dimensions: i) the 'hardware' dimension (the tangible aspects, such as equipment and products); ii) the 'software' dimension (knowledge associated with the production and use of the hardware, such as know-how, skills, experience and practices, including absorption and incremental development; and iii) the 'orgware' dimension (the institutional framework, or organisational embeddedness, involved in the adoption and diffusion process of a new technology, e.g. organization of a production process) (Ramanathan 1994;Sharif 1994;Müller 2003). The organisational dimension of technology denotes the manner in which the software and hardware dimensions are combined in specific circumstances.…”

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The conceptual and practical challenges to technology categorisation in the preparation of technology needs assessments

Nygaard

Hansen

2015

Climatic Change

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The conceptual and practical challenges to technology categorisation in the preparation of technology needs assessments

Nygaard

Hansen

2015

Climatic Change

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“…It can be estimated that the transfer was successful if the receiving entity can effectively use the technology transferred and eventually assimilate it [2].…”

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Building Sustainable Development through Technology Transfer in a Romanian University

Vac

Fiţiu

2017

Sustainability

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Abstract:To improve university and commercial ties with industry, many universities operate a technology transfer office (TTO) as a vehicle to support the creation of spin-off companies. Run effectively, the TTO can define roles and responsibilities, structures and processes that support the creation and development of new ventures. The challenge for universities is to create TTOs with the right skill set. This paper aims to analyze the TTO activities to support transforming research outputs into commercialization in the context of the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine from Cluj-Napoca, Romania (UASVMCN). Throughout this paper, different commercialization channels, the roles of technology transfer offices and multiple associative structures are further discussed with a special focus on agricultural open innovations and technologies. This study contributes to sustainable development of both Academia and agricultural Industry research, development and commercialization activities by illustrating current innovation and technology transfer activities produced by UASVMCN and its own TTO as a catalyst entity, a new model in Romania, so that the Academia-TTO-Economy partners association draw a functional and productive triple helix. In order to assess the sustainability of using the above-mentioned TTO, the methodological tools involving analysis are implemented. Finally, this paper states that correct operating of a university TTO is a real opportunity for technology transfer, both from the perspective of an alternative to research funding or entrepreneurship, and from the cultural perspective of the university correlation to the current trends in research, innovation and technology transfer, on a unique and entrepreneurial European market.

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“…Technology transfer has been defined as a process of the implementation of scientific/technological information developed in one area into another area, or equivalently defined as a process of migration and redeployment of technology from one area into different area [2,18,22]. The transfer could be done either by a market oriented mechanism, e.g.…”

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A Dynamical System Approach in Modeling Technology Transfer

Husniah¹,

Sebrina²,

Supriatna

2016

JIMS

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Abstract. In this paper we discuss a mathematical model of two parties technology transfer from a leader to a follower. The model is reconstructed via dynamical system approach from a known standard Raz and Assa model and we found some important conclusion which have not been discussed in the original model. The model assumes that in the absence of technology transfer from a leader to a follower, both the leader and the follower have a capability to grow independently with a known upper limit of the development. We obtain a rich mathematical structure of the steady state solution of the model. We discuss a special situation in which the upper limit of the technological development of the follower is higher than that of the leader, but the leader has started earlier than the follower in implementing the technology. In this case we show a paradox stating that the follower is unable to reach its original upper limit of the technological development could appear whenever the transfer rate is sufficiently high. We propose a new 'paradox-free' model to increase realism so that any technological transfer rate could only has a positive effect in accelerating the rate of growth of the follower in reaching its original upper limit of the development.Key words and Phrases: Dynamical system, technology transfer, knowledge management, logistic curve. Abstrak. Di dalam makalah ini dibahas sebuah model matematika mengenai transfer teknologi dari seorang individu atau suatu parti yang disebut leader kepada seorang individu atau suatu parti yang disebut follower. Model tersebut direkonstruksi melalui pendekatan sistem dinamik dari model standar Raz-Assa yang sudah dikenal. Hasil analisis model memperlihatkan sebuah sifat dari model hasil rekonstruksi yang tidak ada dalam bahasan model aslinya. Model Raz-Assa mengasumsikan bahwa ketika tidak ada transfer teknologi, masing-masing individu atau parti mempunyai kapasitas untuk berkembang secara independen menuju batas atas yang diketahui. Selain itu juga diperlihatkan sifat-sifat solusi setimbang dari model tersebut di atas. Kemudian juga dibahas situasi khusus di mana follower mempunyai batas atas perkembangan yang lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan leader, namun terlambat dalam implementasi teknologi terkait dibandingkan dengan leader tersebut. Dalam situasi seperti ini akan diperlihatkan suatu paradox di mana follower tidak akan pernah mencapai batas atas kapasitasnya apabila laju transfer teknologi terlalu tinggi. Untuk mengatasi paradox ini sebuah model baru diperkenalkan, sehingga laju transfer teknologi selalu memberikan efek positif terhadap follower dalam hal pencapaian batas atas pengembangan teknologinya.

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The polytrophic components of manufacturing technology

Cited by 49 publications

References 18 publications

The conceptual and practical challenges to technology categorisation in the preparation of technology needs assessments

The conceptual and practical challenges to technology categorisation in the preparation of technology needs assessments

Building Sustainable Development through Technology Transfer in a Romanian University

A Dynamical System Approach in Modeling Technology Transfer

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