Title :
Impact assessment of a responsive technology in the production of infrastructural works: experience from Namibian labor-based program in the SME construction
Author :
Ashekele, Hina Mu
Author_Institution :
Div. of Eng. Sci. & Techno., Namibia Univ., Windhoek, Namibia
Abstract :
Summary form only given as follows. This paper proposes a model to assess the impact of an alternative production technology management system, in the employment and income distribution, in countries with high unemployment and limited financial resources. The criteria for the responsive technology (RT) as an alternative production technology management system is outlined and the RT concept defined. The labour based construction method, as an alternative method as applied in the construction sector of the Namibian small and medium enterprise (SME), was used as an example
Keywords :
management; production; Namibian labor-based program; SME construction; alternative production technology management system; construction sector; employment distribution; high unemployment; income distribution; infrastructural works production; limited financial resources; responsive technology; small and medium enterprise; Business; Chemical technology; Decision making; Hospitals; Medical diagnostic imaging; Pharmaceuticals; Production systems; Research and development; Research and development management; Technology management;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Engineering and Technology, 1999. Technology and Innovation Management. PICMET '99. Portland International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
1-890843-02-4
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.1999.808489