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Journal Article
Equipment supplieruser collaboration in the process industries
2010
Overview
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide theoretical insight and practical guidance on how both process firms and equipment manufacturers can address the challenges posed by collaboration during the operational stage of the process technologyequipment life cycle. Designmethodologyapproach Motives and driving forces for entering collaborative projects far from always converge, and while some projects require deep and longlasting relationships, others call for pure transactions and armslength relationships. The questions of why, when and how collaboration should take place and be organised and managed are addressed and discussed in the light of the literature on technology diffusion and technology transfer, and supplemented by ideas from industry professionals. Findings A tentative list of potential pros and cons has been compiled to serve as an embryo for further creation of a more complete set of expected outcomes with a view to developing a firm benchmarking instrument for establishing new collaborative relationships. Subsequently, a conceptual model of the full lifecycle of process technologyequipment is developed to create a platform for determining collaboration intensity and success factors during different phases. Finally, a matrix with the dimensions type of capability and expected performance improvements is introduced as a tool for selection of different forms of collaboration. Research limitationsimplications The main limitation is that so far this is only a theoretical framework, but as such it will serve as a new platform and a guide for further empirical studies of this important yet underresearched area. Originalityvalue This area of technology and innovation management research for the process industries has not been addressed before in depth. The new framework can already be deployed by industry professionals in their efforts to improve intercompany collaboration and technology transfer, but also as a means of avoiding unintended technology diffusion.
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
