Title :
Lessons learned in commercial product realization in a university-affiliated research institute
Author_Institution :
Inf. Technol. & Telecommun. Lab, Georgia Tech. Res. Inst., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
Can a university group become a vital partner in bringing new product designs to market rapidly? This question breaks down into three additional questions: (1) what has been accomplished? (2) does this fit in a university?; and (3) what are the lessons learned? This presentation gives an insider´s view of how the authors´ group has played vital roles in product development for and with industry
Keywords :
product development; research and development management; technology transfer; R&D management; commercial product realization; lessons learned; new product designs; product development; university-affiliated research institute; university-industry collaboration; Consumer electronics; Contracts; Delay; Embedded software; Information technology; Manufacturing; Product design; Product development; Production facilities; Research and development;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Engineering and Technology, 2001. PICMET '01. Portland International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
1-890843-06-7
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.2001.952148