To explain the importance of scientific research and technological innovation for industrial countries and in particular for the EU, in order to improve or to maintain economic leadership, is the central idea of this volume. It starts with a historical and theoretical perspective on...

This book examines key aspects of the increasingly important phenomenon of reshoring - the decision of companies to reverse offshoring by bringing manufacturing back from overseas. The aim is to equip readers with a full understanding of the current extent of reshoring, its drivers, and the...

Preface -- 1 Communication -- 2 Project Selection -- 3 Design Structure Matrix -- 4 Project Management Criteria -- 5 Technology Road Mapping for Medical Imaging -- 6 Technology Roadmap: The 'Complete EHR' Toward Higher Quality Patient care -- 7 Technology Roadmap for Automotive Flexible Display...

Preface -- Part I Decision Making -- 1 Quality Culture Selection for New Product Development (NPD) Organizations using Hierarchal Decision Modeling (HDM) -- 2 Call Tracking Technology Selection Model -- 3 Location Selection of Fabless Firms -- Part II Technology Evaluation -- 4 FCC Regulation of...

This book introduces readers to essential technology assessment and forecasting tools, demonstrating their use on the basis of multiple cases. As organizations in the high-tech industry need to be able to assess emerging technologies, the book presents cases in which formal decision-making...

This is the first book to explain the expansion of multinational enterprises (MNEs) into a transition economy from a technology accumulation perspective. The author provides a theoretical alternative to accepted wisdom regarding technology transfer, and discusses the policy implications of this...

This book helps decision makers grasp the importance, and applicability to business, of the new technologies and extended connectivity of systems that underlie what is becoming known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution: technologies and systems such as artificial intelligence, machine learning,...

This book provides a historical evaluation of banking reforms and structural changes in India over the past 25 years. Chapters cover issues in consolidation and restructuring, competition and concentration, performance evaluation in terms of cost efficiency and productivity, profitability,...

Part I: Intelligent Manufacturing Systems Based on Ubiquitous Information. Overview -- The Features of Information Manufacturing Systems Based on Ubiquitous Perception -- Key Technologies. Part II: Environment Friendly Green Manufacturing. Overview -- Field Features -- Development Objectives and...