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dc.contributor.advisorWarren P. Seering and Steven D. Eppinger.en_US
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Marcus Cullenen_US
dc.contributor.otherLeaders for Global Operations Program.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-11-19T19:18:33Z
dc.date.available2012-11-19T19:18:33Z
dc.date.copyright2012en_US
dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/74920
dc.descriptionThesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering; and, (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; in conjunction with the Leaders for Global Operations Program at MIT, 2012.en_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of thesis.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 93-95).en_US
dc.description.abstractStrategic technology planning is a core competency of companies using technological capabilities for competitive advantage. It is also a competency with which many large companies struggle due to the cross-functional knowledge that needs to be shared, the varying perspectives that must to be aligned, the complicated network of dependencies that need to be understood and the high-degree of uncertainty involved in technology planning. Technology roadmapping has proven to be an effective strategic technology planning technique that can overcome these challenges. This thesis reviews literature on technology roadmapping and expands on this literature by applying these techniques to roadmapping the manufacturing technology. While the existing literature largely focuses on roadmapping the technologies that will directly deliver value to the customers, this thesis focuses on the technologies that indirectly deliver value to the customer. In an advanced products company, examples of the former and latter technologies are the product and manufacturing technologies, respectively. This distinction has important implications for the management of these technologies. Technology roadmapping is a powerful and flexible technique that must be tailored to the strategic context where it will be implemented. Through a case study of the development and implementation of manufacturing technology roadmapping at Raytheon Space and Airborne systems, the author seeks to provide a general set of guidelines for roadmapping a company's technology that indirectly add value to the customer.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Marcus Cullen Johnson.en_US
dc.format.extent95 p.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectMechanical Engineering.en_US
dc.subjectSloan School of Management.en_US
dc.subjectLeaders for Global Operations Program.en_US
dc.titleImplementation of a manufacturing technology roadmapping initiativeen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeM.B.A.en_US
dc.description.degreeS.M.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentLeaders for Global Operations Program at MITen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
dc.contributor.departmentSloan School of Management
dc.identifier.oclc815732291en_US


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