Abstract
A longitudinal management case study of the Australian Cooperative Research Centre for Intelligent Manufacturing Systems and Technologies (CRC-IMST) is presented. More than sixty CRC's are currently active in six different application areas, and they all have some similarities and some differences in the way they operate. The CRC-IMST operated with a small administration core team strategically managing a portfolio of industry-driven, relatively short-term projects. This practice was very effective in delivering value to SME industry participants via access as required to relevant expertise in a five-member research network. In this paper, the CRC-IMST operations are characterised using a virtual enterprise framework to help compare it with two other CRC's. Some observations regarding the absorptive capacity of SME industry partners are briefly discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Quality Innovation Knowledge : Conference Proceedings : the Eighth International Research Conference on Quality, Innovation and Knowledge Management, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, 12-14 February 2007 |
| Publisher | Monash University |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780732622978 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
| Event | International Research Conference on Quality, Innovation and Knowledge Management - Duration: 12 Feb 2007 → … |
Conference
| Conference | International Research Conference on Quality, Innovation and Knowledge Management |
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| Period | 12/02/07 → … |
Keywords
- management
- Cooperative Research Centres Program (Australia)
- manufacturing
- small business
- Australia
- Australian Cooperative Research Centre for Intelligent Manufacturing Systems and Technologies
