This study focuses on technology transfer in the steel mini-mill
industry. It identifies two central issues: how capacity is built
and how demand is sustained, developing a three-dimensional
perspective to bring into sharp focus the desirability and
necessity of technology transfer. The three-dimensional perspective
focuses on the changes in the marketplace for flat steel sheets,
the responsiveness and sensitivity to these market changes, and
applying the best available technology to obtain a high quality
product. Prior to this study, technology transfer has been examined
in a bivariate relationship, namely, how technology transfer
contributed to the development process in developing countries and
Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs).
The framework formulated in this study showed that Japan was
lagging behind all the steel-producing countries because, like the
NICs, it imported the physical and organizational technologies that
fostered its prosperity. Based on primary and secondary research,
this study revealed that high levels of operational efficiency and
sophisticated product quality were achieved through continuous
improvement culminating in Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)
consisting of Real Time Process Control. On the other hand, the
research also revealed that China based the improvement of its
steel industry on self-reliance combined with judicious selection
of foreign collaboration.
The theoretical underpinnings of the crucial issues in this
study led to the development of an interactive model of technology
transfer based upon stock and flow variables.
General
| Imprint: |
Crc Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Garland Studies on Industrial Productivity |
| Release date: |
December 1997 |
| First published: |
1998 |
| Authors: |
Shastri Moonan
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 138 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
308 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8153-2997-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Business & Economics >
Economics >
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| LSN: |
0-8153-2997-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780815329978 |
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