Title: An evaluation of impact of technology upgradations on manufacturing performance

Authors: Inderpreet Singh Ahuja

Addresses: Mechanical Engineering Department, University College of Engineering, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India

Abstract: In the modern dynamic world, technology is perhaps the most important resource to any nation. Technology and its management are today matters of global primacy. Today, the world is moving from an era of separate national economies to a networked global economy. Global competition, technological change, and demanding customers are creating a more knowledge intensive, turbulent, complex and uncertain environment. The economic, industrial policy reforms in India and the world over call for integration of country's economy and industry with their global counterparts. The study has been undertaken at an automobile ancillary unit with an objective to analyse the process of technology upgradation through technology adoption and adaptation. Learning's from the case study have been discussed and implications of technology upgradations through technology adoption and adaptation initiatives on manufacturing performance of the organisation have been presented in the study.

Keywords: technology upgrades; technology management; technology adoption; technology adaptation; manufacturing performance; competitiveness; case study; automobile industry; automotive manufacturing; India.

DOI: 10.1504/IJICBM.2014.064190

International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 2014 Vol.9 No.2, pp.229 - 247

Received: 13 Nov 2012
Accepted: 14 Jun 2013
Published online: 30 Aug 2014 *

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