Linking technology to business planning: theory and practice

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-30

  Probert, David ^a,c,d   Farrukh, Clare ^a,e   Gregory, Mike ^a   Robinson, Nick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Lucas Diesel Systems   (United Kingdom)

^c Indust Eng and Mgmt Disciplines   (United Kingdom)

^d Manufacturing Engineering Group   (United States)

^e Manufacturing Engineering Group

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MARKETING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

BUSINESS PLANNING PROCESS; FIVE PROCESS MODEL; TECHNOLOGY REVIEW PROCESS;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0032687826     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: None    
DOI: 10.1504/ijtm.1999.002762     Document Type: Article

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