A quantitative model for the evaluation of technological alternatives |
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Authors: | M.N. Sharif V. Sundararajan |
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Affiliation: | M.N. SHARIF is a Professor of Systems Engineering, Bangkok, Thailand;V. Sundararajan is a Graduate Student in the Industrial Engineering and Management Division of the Asian Institute of the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand |
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Abstract: | This paper presents a quantitative model that may be of use to the national development planners, investment funding authorities, and entrepreneurs, who are confronted with the problems of choosing the appropriate technology among many available alternatives. The model provides a systematic and analyst-independent methodology for the multicriterion technology selection process, which requires consideration of socioeconomic as well as technological factors. The procedure is mathematically straightforward and has the capability of integrating both objective and subjective aspects of the evaluation process, resulting in a unified technology measure as a guide for decision making. A case study is presented to illustrate the applicability and workability of the development model. |
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Keywords: | Address reprint requests to Professor M.N. Sharif Division of Computer Applications Asian Institute of Technology P.O. Box 2754 Bangkok Thailand. |
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