A methodology to determine appropriate technology in a manufacturing industry | |
| Author | Soleminio, Herman del Prado |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. 1144 |
| Subject(s) | Industrial engineering Appropriate technology |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering of the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The study was made in the hope of contributing to the advancement of technical know-how involved in the process of technology selection in manufacturing industries. Reviews were made on the different literature about the pertinent selection process, systematic procedures were proposed as guidelines in conducting the process of technology selection, and a general mathematical model, describing the quantitative relationships of the different factors relevant to the process, was developed. The different factors, technological, economic and social, that are relevant to and should be considered in the process of technology selection were delineated and analyzed. An application of the developed model was conducted to determine the workability of the proposed procedures and the applicability of the developed model. Evaluation of the model was performed and its critical elements identified. From the relationships described in the mathematical model, a computer program was developed to compute the necessary technological index of each of technology alternatives. The model could be applied without the use of computer, however, computer was used to facilitate the necessary manipulations in determining the response of the model to the changes in different parametric variables. The selection problem in Thai silk reeling sector was explored and into it, the model was applied. Consensus of a team of experts was sought with the use of interviews and questionnaires. The process illustrated new angles, which were not entertained in previous studies. The results delineated some notions, of which the concerned authorities were not previously aware. Although the model was intended for manufacturing industries, same could be adapted to other fields wherein, decisions pertinent to choice of technology would be necessary. |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | Student Research Before 1980 |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Thesis (Year <=1979) |
| Chairperson(s) | Sharif, M. N. |
| Examination Committee(s) | Pakorn Adulbhan ;Woo, Wai-Ling |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Royal Netherlands Government |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1975 |