• DocumentCode
    2874832
  • Title

    The engineer as hero or scapegoat: implementing new technologies

  • Author

    Beatty, Carol A.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Bus., Queen´´s Univ., Kingston, Ont., Canada
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    27-31 Oct 1991
  • Firstpage
    63
  • Lastpage
    68
  • Abstract
    Many companies adopting advanced manufacturing technologies (AMT) have found that real gains are elusive, and have become disenchanted. The author examines why this is so. A three-year study of the adoption of AMT systems in ten Canadian companies showed that many problems stemmed from insufficient attention to implementation, especially to the critical role played by the technology champion, usually a mid-level engineer
  • Keywords
    manufacture; Canadian companies; advanced manufacturing technologies; engineering; CADCAM; Communication industry; Communication standards; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer integrated manufacturing; Control systems; Electrical equipment industry; Manufacturing industries; Technology management; Telecommunication control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Technology Management : the New International Language
  • Conference_Location
    Portland, OR
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0161-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PICMET.1991.183564
  • Filename
    183564
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2874832