A NEW CONCEPTUAL MODEL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROCESS TECHNOLOGY IN PROCESS INDUSTRY: A POINT OF DEPARTURE FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE "PROCESS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS" INTO A FORMAL WORK PROCESS?

Thomas Lager ()
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Thomas Lager: Department of Business Administration and Social Sciences, Division of Industrial Organisation, Luleå University of Technology, SE-97187 Luleå, Sweden

International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), 2000, vol. 04, issue 03, 319-346

Abstract: In an exploratory survey to R&D managers in different sectors of European Process Industry, the importance and present use of a formal work process for process development has been studied. A new conceptual three-phase model for the "process development process", including the identification of production needs, process development and transfer of results to production, was also tested. The results show that only 44% of the companies in the study presently use a formal work process for process development, but the need for such a process is considered to be high. Good support was given for the new conceptual model as a starting point for further development of a company-specific "process development process".

Keywords: process industry; process technology; process innovation; process development; "process development process"; work process (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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