The management of technology: perception and opportunities
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Preface xiii
Acknowledgements xvii
PART ONE THE NATURE OF TECHNOLOGY 1
1 The concept of technology 3
1.1 Introduction 3
1.2 The nature of knowledge 3
1.3 Aspects of classification 4
1.4 The concept of technology 6
1.5 The meaning of technology 6
1.6 The character of a specific technology 8
1.7 The scope of technology 12
1.8 Examples of the classification of technology 13
1.9 The scale of technology information 15
1.10 Levels of technology 15
1.11 Technology portfolios 16
1.12 Technology as an environment 18
1.13 Summary 18
Further reading 19
2 The nature of technological change 20
2.1 Introduction 20
2.2 The meaning of technological change 20
2.3 The concept of invention 21
2.4 The nature of innovation 23
2.5 The emergence of new technologies 23
2.6 The life cycle of a technology 25
2.7 The motivation for technological change 27
2.8 The nature of technological progress 27
2.9 The nature of a mature technology 33
2.10 The nature of diffusion 34
2.11 Technology convergence 38
2.12 Summary 39
Further reading 40
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3 The economics of technology 41
3.1 Introduction 41
3.2 The meaning of technological economics 42
3.3 Examples of technological economics 42
3.4 The scope of technological economics 44
3.5 Engineering economics 45
3.6 Production functions 47
3.7 The concept of economy of scale 50
3.8 The concept of optimum size 52
3.9 Technology as a commodity 53
3.10 Technology at the macro economic level 54
3.11 Summary 55
Further reading 56
PART TWO TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT 57
4 Corporate technology strategy 59
4.1 Introduction 59
4.2 The business mission 60
4.3 Where is the business? 60
4.4 The concept of business strategy 65
4.5 The capability for strategic planning 68
4.6 Corporate technology strategy 70
4.7 Competitive technology 72
4.8 The focus of strategy 75
4.9 Technological alliances 79
4.10 The realization of strategy 81
4.11 The technology crisis 86
4.12 Summary 87
Further reading 87
5 Analysis for technology strategy 88
5.1 Introduction 88
5.2 Technology assessment 89
5.3 Technological forecasting 93
5.4 The main techniques of technology forecasting 95
5.5 The technological forecasting system 98
5.6 The yield of technological forecasting 99
5.7 Summary 99
Further reading 100
6 The realization of new technology 101
6.1 Introduction 101
6.2 The concept of research and development (R D) 102
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6.3 Research and development policy 103
6.4 The stimuli for innovation 105
6.5 The sources of innovation 107
6.6 The intelligence function of R D 107
6.7 The management of R D 110
6.8 The R D team 116
6.9 The effectiveness of R D 118
6.10 Marketing aspects of R D 120
6.11 Finance for R D 121
6.12 DDMM Design, development, manufacture
and marketing 122
6.13 The reduction of development lead time 126
6.14 Partners for new technology development 131
6.15 Remaining a going concern 133
6.16 Summary 133
Further reading 133
7 The adoption of new manufacturing technology 134
7.1 Introduction 134
7.2 Manufacturing strategy 135
7.3 The introduction of new technology 136
7.4 The challenges of factory automation 139
7.5 The stages of factory automation 140
7.6 Manufacturing cells 141
7.7 Flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) 142
7.8 Computer integrated manufacture (CIM) 143
7.9 Computer aided design and manufacture
(CAD/CAM) 144
7.10 Intelligent manufacturing systems (IMS) 144
7.11 The operation of the new technology 145
7.12 Change management 149
7.13 People and technology at work 152
7.14 Work structures 155
7.15 Summary 160
Further reading 161
8 Project management for new technology 162
8.1 Introduction 162
8.2 The basic constituents of project management 163
8.3 Project preparation 163
8.4 Risks with new technology projects 166
8.5 Project organisation 170
8.6 Project planning 173
8.7 Project reporting 174
8.8 Project cost management 176
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8.9 The crucial time element 179
8.10 The requisites for control 180
8.11 The completion of new technology projects 182
8.12 The closure of new technology projects 182
8.13 Summary 183
Further reading 183
9 Investment in new technology 184
9.1 Introduction 184
9.2 Investment as an implementation of strategy 185
9.3 Investment in R D projects 185
9.4 Estimating for development projects 187
9.5 Financial risk reduction 188
9.6 Investment in new technology processes 191
9.7 Aspects of evaluation 192
9.8 Investment evaluation 196
9.9 Project risk analysis 198
9.10 Some problems of investment evaluation 204
9.11 New technology and the plant replacement
decision 208
9.12 The audit of new technology projects 209
9.13 Summary 210
Further reading 210
10 Accounting for technology 212
10.1 Introduction 212
10.2 Accounting for research and development 212
10.3 Technology as a balance sheet asset 214
10.4 The role of management accounting 215
10.5 The main costing systems 216
10.6 Problems with costing systems 221
10.7 Summary 222
Further reading 222
11 Appropriate technologies 223
11.1 Introduction 223
11.2 Appropriate technologies for the firm 223
11.3 An ABC analysis of technologies 227
11.4 A machine technology portfolio 229
11.5 The operational simplification of advanced
technology 233
11.6 Firm specific knowledge 234
11.7 The technological capability of a company 234
11.8 Summary 236
Further reading 236
Contents xi
12 The transfer of technology 237
12.1 Introduction 237
12.2 Technology transfer 238
12.3 Types of licences 240
12.4 Technology transfer and business strategy 240
12.5 The acquisition of new technology 241
12.6 The marketing of technology 244
12.7 Technology transfer as a national concern 247
12.8 Summary 249
Further reading 249
13 The management of improvement 250
13.1 Introduction 250
13.2 Differences within a company 251
13.3 Corporate culture 251
13.4 Continuous improvement 253
13.5 The learning organisation 254
13.6 The framework for innovation 256
13.7 Continuous product innovation 257
13.8 Keys to improvement 258
13.9 Participation in change 261
13.10 Planning for change 262
13.11 Techniques for improvement 264
13.12 The economics of improvement 266
13.13 Summary 267
Further reading 267
14 Technology and standards 268
14.1 Introduction 268
14.2 Basic concepts 269
14.3 Standards and the industrial company 270
14.4 Technological change and standards 271
14.5 The makers of standards 273
14.6 The effective management of standards 277
14.7 The assessment of technological change 279
14.8 The drafting, production and publishing of standards 281
14.9 The updating of standards 283
14.10 Some specific aspects 285
14.11 Summary 287
Further reading 288
15 Technology: an instrument of competition 289
15.1 Introduction 289
15.2 Securing competitive advantage 290
15.3 Technological competition analysis (TCA) 293
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15.4 Technological leadership 296
15.5 The adoption of a new technology 297
15.6 Marketing a new technology product 299
15.7 The retention of competitive advantage 301
15.8 Summary 303
Further reading 303
PART THREE TECHNOLOGY AND GOVERNMENT
16 National technology policy 307
16.1 Introduction 307
16.2 The context 308
16.3 Expectations from government 309
16.4 National objectives 310
16.5 The roles of government 311
16.6 The supply of stimuli 312
16.7 The framework for policy 313
16.8 The formulation of national technology policies 316
16.9 The challenges to policy 323
16.10 The provision of fiscal support 325
16.11 The government as a facilitator 328
16.12 The instrument of government procurement 331
16.13 The regulatory environment 332
16.14 The international context for technology policy 332
16.15 Education and training 335
16.16 The evaluation of technology policy 336
16.17 Summary 337
Further reading 338
APPENDICES
A Formulae for investment appraisal 339
B An example of stochastic investment evaluation 341
References 343
Index 350
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