Industrial R&D Management provides a comprehensive reference for research and development managers in industries including chemical, electronics, aerospace, petroleum, mining, and process technology; government personal concerned with industrial R&D, graduate-level courses in corporate management or industrial R&D, this volume offers essential information on decision making in R&D funding, and the successful implementation of technology in manufacturing.
Introduction
Preface
Contributors
Chapter 1 : Research Strategies at the R&D/Manufacturing Interface Chapter 2 : People, The Key to Successful Technology Transfer Chapter 3 : Organizing the R&D/Manufacturing/Marketing Interface in A Large Diverse Product Line Company Chapter 4 : The R&D/Manufacturing Interface Chapter 5 : Solving Production Problems with A Research-Led Task Force Chapter 6 : Catalytic Dewaxing Technology : From Concept to Innovation Chapter 7 : The R&D/Manufacturing Interface in An Innovative Company Chapter 8 : Process Services in Support of Manufacturing Chapter 9 : R&D/Manufacturing Interface : Summary Chapter 10 : R&D Planning for Specialty Chemicals and Polymers Chapter 11 : Funding Industrial R&D : Petroleum and Related Energy Industries Chapter 12 : Funding of Industrial R&D: The Aerospace Industry Perspective Chapter 13 : R&D in the Electronics Industry Chapter 14 : Advances in Chemical Science and Technology : The University-Industry Interface Chapter 15 : The M.I.T. Energy Laboratory and the Role of Industry/University Interaction Chapter 16 : Why Industry Uses Outside Profit-Making Organizations to Carry Out R&D Chapter 17 : The Government Role in Stimulating New Industrial R&D Funding and Linkages Chapter 18 : The Industrial Funding of R&D : Summary