A reflection in the innovation and technology transfer experience in a regional micro-manufacturer: a case study
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Paper/Presentation Title | A reflection in the innovation and technology transfer experience in a regional micro-manufacturer: a case study |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Goh, Steven (Author) and Thorpe, David (Author) |
Editors | Yarlagadda, Prasad |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 9th Global Congress on Manufacturing and Management (GCMM2008) |
ERA Conference ID | 60279 |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 2008 |
Place of Publication | Brisbane, Australia |
ISBN | 9780980582703 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.bee.qut.edu.au/research/events/GCMM08/ |
Conference/Event | 9th Global Congress on Manufacturing and Management (GCMM2008): Towards Excellence in Smart Manufacturing and Engineering Knowledge Management |
Global Congress on Manufacturing & Management (GCMM) | |
Event Details | 9th Global Congress on Manufacturing and Management (GCMM2008): Towards Excellence in Smart Manufacturing and Engineering Knowledge Management Event Date 12 to end of 14 Nov 2008 Event Location Gold Coast, Australia |
Event Details | Global Congress on Manufacturing & Management (GCMM) GCMM |
Abstract | This paper provides an investigation into the innovation and technology transfer (I&TT) process in the Small-to-Medium (SME) sector within a University-Industry collaboration context. This paper provides an initial insight into the main influencing factors that affect innovation and technology transfer (I&TT) in regional micro-manufacturers. This paper explores and reflects on the innovation and technology transfer experience by embedding oneself within a micro-manufacturer. The experience initially focused on the manufacturing factors such as increasing productivity through work study and work-flow analysis, and introducing semi-automation, and flexible manufacturing methodology. However, as the project progressed, several non-manufacturing factors were identified as major influences in the I&TT process within the targeted micro-manufacturer. The ability to progress in improving the manufacturing factors is often dependent on these factors, and is categorized as personal and business related. The underlying project on which the paper is based involved a SWOT analysis on the business, learning and discovering the obstacles and barriers for I&TT, seeking and proposing ways to reduce it, and modeling the overall I&TT process within micro-manufacturers in regional areas, and termed regional knowledge diffusion (RKD) model. |
Keywords | innovation; technology transfer; SME; regional manufacturing; micro-manufacturing; regional knowledge diffusion |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350716. Small business organisation and management |
401408. Manufacturing processes and technologies (excl. textiles) | |
359999. Other commerce, management, tourism and services not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering |
Faculty of Engineering and Surveying |
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