OVERCOMING BARRIERS IN R AND D COUPLING
Abstract
The purpose of the paper is to share the lessons learned from a real- life effort of seeking practical applications of new technology resulting from research efforts under an ARPA contract. The paper identifies numerous obstacles that must be overcome by a proponent of a technological application; the manufacturing barriers of specifications costs, cost accounting systems and risks in innovation; the engineering barriers of configuration control, schedule and costs; the management barriers of risks and costs; development barriers of training and technology transfer, procurement and survival. The impact of these barriers is that the innovation process is a complex, multidisciplinary one, requiring many diverse skills - marketing, selling, finance, law and even psychology. Certain implications are pointed out for R and D management; the need for proper timing of the coupling process, the proper selection of the technology to be coupled, the need for the organization of the coupling programs, and a need for testing of some hypotheses.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 14, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0686430
Entities
People
- Arthur A. Ezra