Title :
The engineer as hero or scapegoat: implementing new technologies
Author :
Beatty, Carol A.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Bus., Queen´´s Univ., Kingston, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
Many companies adopting advanced manufacturing technologies (AMT) have found that real gains are elusive, and have become disenchanted. The author examines why this is so. A three-year study of the adoption of AMT systems in ten Canadian companies showed that many problems stemmed from insufficient attention to implementation, especially to the critical role played by the technology champion, usually a mid-level engineer
Keywords :
manufacture; Canadian companies; advanced manufacturing technologies; engineering; CADCAM; Communication industry; Communication standards; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer integrated manufacturing; Control systems; Electrical equipment industry; Manufacturing industries; Technology management; Telecommunication control;
Conference_Titel :
Technology Management : the New International Language
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0161-7
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.1991.183564
