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DECISION-MAKING IN NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR PUBLIC RESEARCH CENTERS: A METHODOLOGICAL PROPOSAL WITH SYSTEMS APPROACH

HÉCTOR A. MARTÍNEZ-BERUMEN

UNAM, Quality Management, CIATEQ, A.C. , Querétaro, Qro., 76150, México

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CARLOS E. ESCOBAR-TOLEDO

Faculty of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Department, UNAM, México

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793966611000278Cited by:2 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

The problem addressed in this study is the identification and selection of technological alternatives for the strategic development of a Public Research and Development (R&D) Center. The aim is to integrate the analysis of the strategy through a quantitative approach to support decision-making, in particular to initiate and strengthen knowledge areas, unexplored or partially explored by the organization, through characterization, prioritization and optimization of the R&D portfolio, considering that the objective function of the analysis is basically multicriteria.

The above-mentioned decision scheme can be addressed as a system, considering that the Management of Technology is in conjunction with its relationships throughout the organization, open to its environment, with established objectives and long-term outcomes. We also consider that the systems approach is appropriate, since the promotion and development of innovation is a complex process. The Public Research Center, referred to in this work, has redesigned its internal systems and processes in using systems engineering (Martínez-Berumen et al., 2010).

Notwithstanding the application of a systems approach to be followed, it is necessary to take into account that there is currently an intense discussion on the formalization of the methodology of research projects related to systems engineering (Brown, 2009; Ferris, 2009) since the establishment of formal research methodologies in systems engineering is fundamental to the growing maturity and credibility of the discipline (Brown, 2009). This work also attempts to provide construction elements that contribute to the clarification of that discussion.

A previous version of this paper was presented at the 7th CSER conference in England, April 2009.

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