CMMU Faculty Research at the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM) 2010

on 30 July 2010.

Two CMMU research reports by CMMU faculty members Dr. Prattana Punnakitikashem have been double-blind reviewed and accepted for presentation and publication in conference proceedings by the IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM) to be held in Macau in December 2010. The proceedings are indexed in SCOPUS and Engineering Index (EI). The two research are as follow:

Performance Assessment of Technology Transfer Project: An Application of DEA Technique

Technology transfer is a mechanism to acquire technology and helps company to enhance their technology capabilities. By understanding the level of efficiency of technology transfer project, company could determine appropriate transferring mechanism and provide necessary resources (internal and external). The purpose of this study is to demonstrate how data envelopment analysis (DEA) could be used to assess the efficiency of technology transfer project at firm level. Data collecting from transferring the robotics operating technology project of 12 automotive parts/components manufacturing companies was put into the DEA model. The results of this study show that six companies carried out efficient technology transferring. The average efficiency score is approximately 93.3%. This finding confirms that absorptive capacity of recipient firms is a critical success factors underlying differences between efficient and inefficient firms. Finally, it is important to note that DEA method provides the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) or project leader a framework to evaluate the efficiency of transferring technology and insights for resource allocation.

Determining Enabling Factors of University Technology Business Incubation Program: Resource-Based View Theory

University Technology Business Incubation (UTBI) is a program developed for an entrepreneurial company by providing a variety of resources and services to a selected start-up or entrepreneurial groups in early-stage technology-related ventures. To promote the success of UTBI program, it is important for management team to understand the necessary resources required by the program. The purpose of this paper is to determine enabling factors with respect to company resources in enhancing the success of UTBI. Resource-Based View (RBV) theory was considered as a grounded theory to develop those enabling factors. After reviewing literature on UTBIs and RBV theory, four categories of resources were identified. These are human, technological, financial, and organizational resources. Then, the attributes representing each category were assigned using the Q-sort technique. Finally, the model of analytical hierarchy decision making process is proposed to examine the relative importance of each resource to the success of UTBI program. Panel of experts will be carried out in the next stage of this research project.
Reference:

Punnakitikashem P., P. Intarakumnerd, and T. Laosirihongthong, “Performance Assessment of Technology Transfer Project: An Application of DEA Technique”, IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), Macau, December 7-10, 2010

Somsuk N., P. Punnakitikashem, T. Laosirihongthong, “Determining Enabling Factors of University Technology Business Incubation Program: Resource-Based View Theory”, IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), Macau, December 7-10, 2010