The diffusion of advanced manufacturing technology in multiplant,multidivisional corporations |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Management Science and Information Systems, Smeal College of Business Administration, The Pennsylvania State University, 305 Beam Business Administration Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA;2. Center for Management and Technology, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI 02908, USA;3. CPIM Partner, The Sage Group, Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA;1. University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg;2. University of Roma Tre, Italy;1. School of Environment, and State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China;2. State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Sources and Control of Air Pollution Complex, Beijing 100084, China;1. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA;2. Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA;3. Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA;4. Air Resource Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, College Park, MD, USA;5. Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, George Washington University, DC, USA;1. DEF and CEIS, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Via Columbia, 2, 00133 Rome, Italy;2. School of Economics, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom;3. CESifo, Munich, Germany;4. SEEDS, Ferrara, Italy |
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| Abstract: | This study examines several factors which act as significant predictors of successful intra-firm advanced manufacturing technology (AMT) diffusion. Our findings suggest that the following factors positively impact the diffusion process: previously successful AMT implementations, advanced manufacturing centers, AMT workshops, informal networks, simultaneous R&D of products and processes, and the significance of the impact of AMT on operating performance. One factor—cost and time overruns with previous implementation projects—emerged as a deterrent to successful AMT diffusion. Our results also indicate that the use of an outside consultant as a major source of transfer expertise significantly contributes to AMT diffusion success. |
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