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Valuing local manufacturing technology: a technology acquirer's perspective

This study investigates the valuation of Malaysian manufacturers towards local and imported manufacturing technology. The eight technology attributes namely the technology acquisition cost, functionality, quality, usability, flexibility, maintenance, vendor-customer relationship and technology scale...

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Main Authors: Abd Rahman, Azmawani, Loke, Chuen Chiat
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2014
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spelling my.upm.eprints.477692016-07-15T04:17:39Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47769/ Valuing local manufacturing technology: a technology acquirer's perspective Abd Rahman, Azmawani Loke, Chuen Chiat This study investigates the valuation of Malaysian manufacturers towards local and imported manufacturing technology. The eight technology attributes namely the technology acquisition cost, functionality, quality, usability, flexibility, maintenance, vendor-customer relationship and technology scale were used as dimensions to measure the technology valuation. Result indicated that there exist significant differences on perception of technology attributes between the local and imported technology. Respondents in this study valued imported technology as better than the local in terms of cost, maintenance, vendor customer relationship and technology scale. This study however found that respondents valued local and imported manufacturing technology as similar in terms of functionality, quality, usability, and flexibility. Implication for both theory and practiced were discussed. IEEE 2014 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47769/1/Valuing%20local%20manufacturing%20technology%20a%20technology%20acquirer%27s%20perspective.pdf Abd Rahman, Azmawani and Loke, Chuen Chiat (2014) Valuing local manufacturing technology: a technology acquirer's perspective. In: 1st International Symposium on Technology Management and Emerging Technologies (ISTMET 2014), 27-29 May 2014, Bandung, Indonesia. (pp. 388-393). 10.1109/ISTMET.2014.6936540
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description This study investigates the valuation of Malaysian manufacturers towards local and imported manufacturing technology. The eight technology attributes namely the technology acquisition cost, functionality, quality, usability, flexibility, maintenance, vendor-customer relationship and technology scale were used as dimensions to measure the technology valuation. Result indicated that there exist significant differences on perception of technology attributes between the local and imported technology. Respondents in this study valued imported technology as better than the local in terms of cost, maintenance, vendor customer relationship and technology scale. This study however found that respondents valued local and imported manufacturing technology as similar in terms of functionality, quality, usability, and flexibility. Implication for both theory and practiced were discussed.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Abd Rahman, Azmawani
Loke, Chuen Chiat
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Loke, Chuen Chiat
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Loke, Chuen Chiat
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title Valuing local manufacturing technology: a technology acquirer's perspective
title_short Valuing local manufacturing technology: a technology acquirer's perspective
title_full Valuing local manufacturing technology: a technology acquirer's perspective
title_fullStr Valuing local manufacturing technology: a technology acquirer's perspective
title_full_unstemmed Valuing local manufacturing technology: a technology acquirer's perspective
title_sort valuing local manufacturing technology: a technology acquirer's perspective
publisher IEEE
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