Innovation and Knowledge Management Techniques

The section INNOVATION TOOLS of the Web site includes information on innovation and knowledge management techniques, which facilitate the assimilation and implementation of innovations by companies, technology supply and transfer organisations.

We present short reports describing each Innovation Management Technique (IMT) with the objective to inform about:

  • The description of the technique (what is the technique, objectives of the technique, structure of the methodology, alternative solutions, expected results and benefit, consultants and providers supporting the implementation).
  • The application (where the technique has been applied, type of firms and organisations concerned, implementation costs, conditions for implementation, infrastructures and modifications required, European organisations supporting the implementation), and
  • The implementation procedure (phases and steps, partial techniques and tools included in each step, related software applications).

Innovation and knowledge management techniques are organised in four sections:
(By clicking to each of the options you can download the releavant IMT description)

IMTs for R&D Management

 Technology Watch

 Creativity

 Marketing of Innovation

 R&D Financing

IMTs for Technology Transfer

 Technology Audit

 Benchmarking

 Technology Evaluation

 Technology Clinics

 Intellectual property management, patents licensing

IMTs for Product/Process Development

 Project Management

 Human Resources Management

 Product Design and Development

 Business process Reengineering (BPR)

 Quality Management

 Employee Involvement

 Material Requirement Planning (MRP)

 Computer Aided Design (CAD)

 Product Life Cycle Management

 Industrial Design

IMTS for inter-firm co-operation and Networking

 Value Analysis

 Supply Chain Management

 Electronic Commerce

 Product Outsourcing

 

Also available

 Guide for Managing Innovation

PART I : DIAGNOSIS  209KB  PART II : CONCLUSIONS  38KB