Title :
Reaching competitiveness through technology acquisition in the electronics manufacturing industry
Author :
Daim, Tugrul U. ; Kocaoglu, Dundar F.
Author_Institution :
Intel Corp., Hillsboro, OR, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents the results of a study conducted throughout the US electronics manufacturing industry. The study identified three major technology acquisition strategies: research and education, networking, in-house/vendors. The results indicate that there are correlations between the technology acquisition strategies and the results attained by those companies
Keywords :
education; electronics industry; research and development management; US electronics manufacturing industry; competitiveness; education; in-house; networking; research; technology acquisition; vendors; Consortia; Consumer electronics; Costs; Educational institutions; Educational products; Educational technology; Industrial electronics; Marketing and sales; Product development; Production;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Engineering and Technology, 1999. Technology and Innovation Management. PICMET '99. Portland International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
1-890843-02-4
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.1999.807690
