Technology Transfer: Rejuvenating Matured Industries by Shastri Moonan (English)

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Technology Transfer by Shastri Moonan

Caribbean "entrepreneur with a purpose" Moonan analyzes at the intra-, inter-, and inter-industry levels the process of technology transfer in industries that must reinvent themselves. In the context of the current accent on product quality and efficiency, this dissertation study highlights the res

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This study focuses on technology transfer in the steel mini-mill industry. It identifies two central issues: how capacity is built and how demand is sustained, developing a three-dimensional perspective to bring into sharp focus the desirability and necessity of technology transfer. The three-dimensional perspective focuses on the changes in the marketplace for flat steel sheets, the responsiveness and sensitivity to these market changes, and applying the best available technology to obtain a high quality product. Prior to this study, technology transfer has been examined in a bivariate relationship, namely, how technology transfer contributed to the development process in developing countries and Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs). The framework formulated in this study showed that Japan was lagging behind all the steel-producing countries because, like the NICs, it imported the physical and organizational technologies that fostered its prosperity. Based on primary and secondary research, this study revealed that high levels of operational efficiency and sophisticated product quality were achieved through continuous improvement culminating in Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) consisting of Real Time Process Control. On the other hand, the research also revealed that China based the improvement of its steel industry on self-reliance combined with judicious selection of foreign collaboration. The theoretical underpinnings of the crucial issues in this study led to the development of an interactive model of technology transfer based upon stock and flow variables.

Table of Contents

I: Introduction; II: An Overview; III: The Scrap Market; IV: Technology Transfer—Literature Review; V: A Comparison of Integrated Steel Mills with Steel Minimills; VI: The International Transfer of Technology; VII: Japanese Case Study; VIII: The Direction of Technology Transfer Within the Steel Industries in Newly Industrialized and Developing Countries; IX: Future Research

Details ISBN0815329970 Author Shastri Moonan Short Title TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Language English ISBN-10 0815329970 ISBN-13 9780815329978 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 1997 Country of Publication United States Illustrations illustrations Edition 1st Birth 1946 Subtitle Rejuvenating Matured Industries DOI 10.1604/9780815329978 AU Release Date 1997-12-01 NZ Release Date 1997-12-01 US Release Date 1997-12-01 Pages 308 Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc Series Garland Studies on Industrial Productivity Publication Date 1997-12-01 Alternative 9781138988514 DEWEY 338.47672 Audience Undergraduate Imprint Routledge Place of Publication New York Country of Origin GB Product Class Description Economics: Professional & General UK Release Date 2002-02-27
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