January 01, 2007
Industrial R&D has undergone major changes since 1958, when IRI’s journal, Research-Technology Management (RTM) was first published. These changes include industry’s growing investment in R&D...
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Strategic Planning
January 01, 2007
The first issue of RTM, then Research Management , featured case histories of research from National Cash Register, Westinghouse Electric and Atlas Powder. Subsequent 1958 issues carried reports from...
November 09, 2016
IRI's Research working groups held meetings at IRI's Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, in May. Two groups report on the status of their work, describe ongoing initiatives, and summarize preliminary...
October 18, 2016
ROR Stage: gathering and analyzing data The goal of this ROR is to discover best practices for establishing a long-term vision for R&D that is tied to business strategies and how to use this...
June 27, 2016
When transitioning from a product-centered business model to one focusing on providing services and solutions, manufacturers must realign and reallocate resources to support the new business model...
May 25, 2016
Express Learning This learning session features 2 case studies that focus on supporting technology development that not only enabled business preservation but also enabled the expansion of the...
May 24, 2016
Breakout Session Individual firms and other organizations derive useful insight from understanding technology megatrends to inform a variety of strategic and tactical decisions across the innovation...
May 24, 2016
ROR Stage: gathering and analyzing data The goal of this ROR is to discover best practices for establishing a long-term vision for R&D that is tied to business strategies and how to use this...
May 24, 2016
Express Learning Being on the forefront of technology trends is exciting and requires timely decision-making to end each program with a successful outcome. Defining success for your organization is...
September 01, 2008
It is often claimed that research and development has its own, separate strategy. However, there are several strategies related to research, as well as to product and technology development, that...
September 01, 2008
The importance of identifying and fostering corporate “capabilities†has been confused with creating competencies. Competencies are unique products or services, often created in the R&D labs,...
September 01, 2008
R&D faces challenges when serving multiple businesses and markets, each with its own strategies within an overall corporate strategy. To perform in this environment, Genencor has created an...
September 01, 2008
Portfolio planning involves five basic tasks: identifying current as well as future gaps in the portfolio relative to the firm's overall business strategy, striking a balance between strengthening...
September 01, 2008
Cascading business strategy down into an R&D organization is widely used to drive strategy into the organization and align researchers and developers behind the organization’s strategy. However,...
September 01, 2008
This special issue of Research-Technology Management features six invited articles on the linkages and relationships between R&D and the business strategy. The readers of RTM are aware of the...
July 01, 2008
You are director of a research and development lab that has been key to your company’s success. But times are tough, and top management is on a cost-cutting crusade. Your boss tells you that although...