Fault-tree analysis of technological failures

Author

Madan Mohan, T.R.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Rural Manage., Anand

fYear

1993

fDate

17-18 Dec 1993

Firstpage

133

Lastpage

142

Abstract

The technological development process at the company level in a developing country is a complex, longitudinal process and is laden with many a failure. Failures can be either at the adoption, adaptation or innovation stages. This article, based on a field study of 89 manufacturing firms in the Indian capital goods sector, presents technological failures occurring at different stages. Results show that inappropriate selection, lack of focused adoption, and lack of focused adaptation are the primary causes of technological failures

Keywords

failure analysis; manufacture; reliability theory; technology transfer; Indian capital goods sector; adaptation stage; adoption stage; company level; developing country; fault-tree analysis; inappropriate selection; innovation stage; longitudinal process; manufacturing firms; technological development process; technological failures; Appropriate technology; Costs; Failure analysis; Fertilizers; Government; Independent component analysis; Manufacturing; Performance analysis; Technology management; Time factors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering Management Conference, 1993. Managing Projects in a Borderless World. Pre Conference Proceedings., 1993 IEEE International

Conference_Location

New Delhi

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1763-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMC.1993.316487

Filename

316487