NEW TECHNOLOGY


NEW TECHNOLOGY

 

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      NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR THE INDUSTRY

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~ .. NEW TECHNOLOGY

~ .... TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION

~ ...... Uncertainty of Technological Innovation

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~ ............ NEW TECHNOLOGY RISK

~ ~ ...... Feasibility

~ ~ ...... Uniqueness

~ ~ ...... Future Development

~ ~ ...... Process Efficiency

~ ~ ...... Pay-back Certainty

~ ~ ............ Operations

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~ ~ ............ Markets + Trade Cell

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~ ~ ............ Products

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~ ~ ............ Competitors

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~ ...... Cost of Innovation

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~ .... TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION

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~ ...... Prime Adopters

~ ...... Primary adopters

~ ...... Secondary adopters

~ ...... Tertiary adopters

~ ...... Inert adopters

~ ...... Selective Exposure

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~ ...... Selective Perception

~ ...... Selective Retention

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~ ............ NEW TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION

~ ~ ...... Fixed Technology Spend

~ ~ ...... Technology Innovation Goals

~ ~ ...... Technology Evaluation Goals

~ ~ ...... Ad Hoc Technology Innovation

~ ~ ...... No Technology Goals

~ ~ ............ Operations

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~ ~ ............ Markets + Trade Cell

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~ ~ ............ Products

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~ ~ ............ Competitors

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~ .... PRODUCT TECHNOLOGY

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~ ...... TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION

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~ ...... TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

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~ ............ TECHNOLOGY DECISIONS

~ ~ ...... New Technology Evolution

~ ~ ...... Obsolete Technology Replacement

~ ~ ...... Technology Diversification

~ ~ ...... Technology Utilization

~ ~ ...... Competitive Technology Adoption

~ ~ ............ Operations

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~ ~ ............ Markets + Trade Cell

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~ ~ ............ Products

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~ ~ ............ Competitors

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~ ...... MANAGEMENT DECISIONS

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~ ...... TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES

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~ ............ TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES

~ ~ ...... Internal Development

~ ~ ...... Joint Ventures

~ ~ ...... Licensing

~ ~ ...... Purchase

~ ~ ...... Ad Hoc

~ ~ ............ Operations

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~ ~ ............ Markets + Trade Cell

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~ ~ ............ Products

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~ ~ ............ Competitors

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~ ...... TECHNOLOGY SCREENING

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~ ............ TECHNOLOGY SCREENING

~ ~ ...... Formal Technology Targets

~ ~ ...... Informal Technology Targets

~ ~ ...... Senior Management Responsibility

~ ~ ...... Middle Management Responsibility

~ ~ ...... Ad Hoc Screening

~ ~ ............ Operations

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~ ~ ............ Markets + Trade Cell

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~ ~ ............ Products

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~ ~ ............ Competitors

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~ ...... TECHNOLOGY IMPACT

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~ ...... TECHNOLOGY COSTING

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~ ...... TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION

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~ ............ TECHNOLOGY IMPACT

~ ~ ...... New Technology Operation Criteria

~ ~ ...... New Technology Performance

~ ~ ...... New Technology Durability

~ ~ ...... New Technology Reliability

~ ~ ...... New Technology Longevity

~ ~ ............ Operations

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~ ~ ............ Markets + Trade Cell

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~ ~ ............ Products

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~ ~ ............ Competitors

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~ ............ NEW TECHNOLOGY FUNDING

~ ~ ...... Costs Funded from Reserves

~ ~ ...... Costs Funded from Profits

~ ~ ...... Costs Funded from Cash-Flow

~ ~ ...... Costs Funded from Equity

~ ~ ...... Costs Funded from Loans

~ ~ ............ Operations

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~ ~ ............ Markets + Trade Cell

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~ ~ ............ Products

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~ ~ ............ Competitors

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~ ............ TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION

~ ~ ...... Technology Security

~ ~ ...... Technology Duration

~ ~ ...... Technology Cost Elasticity

~ ~ ...... Technology Lead-Times

~ ~ ...... Technology Supply Factors

~ ~ ............ Operations

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~ ~ ............ Markets + Trade Cell

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~ ~ ............ Products

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~ ~ ............ Competitors

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~ .... HISTORIC FINANCIAL DATA

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~ .... Historic Balance Sheet

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~ ~ ...... Historic Costs & Margins

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~ ~ ........ Historic Financial Ratios & Margins

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~ ~ .......... Historic Operational Ratios & Margins

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~ .... Financial forecast notes

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~ .... NEW TECHNOLOGY FINANCIAL FORECASTS : Current to 2028

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~ .... Base Forecast : Median Market Scenario Balance Sheet Forecast

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~ ...... Base Forecast : Median Market Scenario Operational Costs Forecast

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~ ........ Base Forecast : Median Market Scenario Financial Ratios

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~ .......... Base Forecast : Median Market Scenario Operational Margins

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~ .... New Product Development Balance Sheet Forecast

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~ ...... New Product Development Operational Costs Forecast

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~ ........ New Product Development Financial Ratios

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~ .......... New Product Development Operational Margins

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~ .... New Technology Investment Balance Sheet Forecast

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~ ...... New Technology Investment Operational Costs Forecast

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~ ........ New Technology Investment Financial Ratios

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~ .......... New Technology Investment Operational Margins

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~ .... Customer / Order Processing Systems Investment Balance Sheet Forecast

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~ ...... Customer / Order Processing Systems Investment Operational Costs Forecast

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~ ........ Customer / Order Processing Systems Investment Financial Ratios

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~ .......... Customer / Order Processing Systems Investment Operational Margins

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~ .... Systems Investment Balance Sheet Forecast

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~ ...... Systems Investment Operational Costs Forecast

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~ ........ Systems Investment Financial Ratios

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~ .......... Systems Investment Operational Margins

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~ .... Materials & Energy Cost Scenarios Balance Sheet Forecast

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~ ...... Materials & Energy Cost Scenarios Operational Costs Forecast

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~ ........ Materials & Energy Cost Scenarios Financial Ratios

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~ .......... Materials & Energy Cost Scenarios Operational Margins

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~ .... Plant & Equipment Cost Scenarios Balance Sheet Forecast

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~ ...... Plant & Equipment Cost Scenarios Operational Costs Forecast

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~ ........ Plant & Equipment Cost Scenarios Financial Ratios

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~ .......... Plant & Equipment Cost Scenarios Operational Margins

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~ .... New Product & New Technology Cost Scenarios Balance Sheet Forecast

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~ ...... New Product & New Technology Cost Scenarios Operational Costs Forecast

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~ ........ New Product & New Technology Cost Scenarios Financial Ratios

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~ .......... New Product & New Technology Cost Scenarios Operational Margins

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~ .... Profit Impact From Process Cost Reduction Balance Sheet Forecast

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~ ...... Profit Impact From Process Cost Reduction Operational Costs Forecast

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~ ........ Profit Impact From Process Cost Reduction Financial Ratios

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~ .......... Profit Impact From Process Cost Reduction Operational Margins

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~ .... Capital Investments Options: Process Plant & Equipment Balance Sheet Forecast

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~ ...... Capital Investments Options: Process Plant & Equipment Operational Costs Forecast

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~ ........ Capital Investments Options: Process Plant & Equipment Financial Ratios

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~ .......... Capital Investments Options: Process Plant & Equipment Operational Margins

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~ .... Financial data definitions

 


INDEX

Ad Hoc, 23
Ad Hoc Screening, 29
Ad Hoc Technology Innovation, 11
Adoption, 9
Awareness, 9

Balance Sheet Base Forecast : Median Market Scenario, 54
Balance Sheet Capital Investments Options: Process, 90
Balance Sheet Customer / Order Processing Systems, 66
Balance Sheet Historic, 48
Balance Sheet Materials & Energy Cost Scenarios, 74
Balance Sheet New Product Development, 58
Balance Sheet New Product & New Technology Cost, 82
Balance Sheet New Technology Investment, 62
Balance Sheet Plant & Equipment Cost Scenarios, 78
Balance Sheet Profit Impact From Process Cost Reduction, 86
Balance Sheet Systems Investment, 70

Competitive Technology Adoption, 17
Cost of Innovation, 7
Costs Funded from Cash-Flow, 39
Costs Funded from Equity, 39
Costs Funded from Loans, 39
Costs Funded from Profits, 39
Costs Funded from Reserves, 39
Costs & Margins Historic, 49

Diversification, 21

Evaluation, 9

Feasibility, 3
Financial data definitions, 95
Financial forecast notes, 52
Financial Ratios Base Forecast : Median Market, 56
Financial Ratios Capital Investments: Processes, 92
Financial Ratios Customer / Order Processing Systems, 68
Financial Ratios Materials & Energy Cost Scenarios, 76
Financial Ratios New Product Development, 60
Financial Ratios New Product & New Technology Cost, 84
Financial Ratios New Technology Investment, 64
Financial Ratios Plant & Equipment Cost Scenarios, 80
Financial Ratios Profit Impact from Process Costs, 88
Financial Ratios Systems Investment, 72
Financial Ratios & Margins Historic, 50
Fixed Technology Spend, 11
Formal Technology Targets, 29
Future Development, 3

Growth, 21

HISTORIC FINANCIAL DATA, 47

Improved profits, 21
Improved utilization of processes and distribution, 21
Improvement of the competitive situation, 21
Inert adopters, 8, 9
Informal Technology Targets, 29
Interest, 9
Internal development, 22, 23

Joint venture, 22
Joint Ventures, 23

Licensing, 22, 23

MANAGEMENT DECISIONS, 21
Middle Management Responsibility, 29

NEW TECHNOLOGY, 1
NEW TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION, 11
New Technology Durability, 35
New Technology Evolution, 17
NEW TECHNOLOGY FINANCIAL SCENARIOS FORECASTS, 53
NEW TECHNOLOGY FUNDING, 39
New Technology Longevity, 35
New Technology Operation Criteria, 35
New Technology Performance, 35
New Technology Reliability, 35
NEW TECHNOLOGY RISK, 3
No Technology Goals, 11

Obsolete Technology Replacement, 17
Operational Costs Base Forecast : Median Market, 55
Operational Costs Capital Investments: Processes, 91
Operational Costs Customer / Order Processing Systems, 67
Operational Costs Materials & Energy Cost Scenario, 75
Operational Costs New Product Development, 59
Operational Costs New Product & New Technology Costs, 83
Operational Costs New Technology Investment, 63
Operational Costs Plant & Equipment Cost Scenarios, 79
Operational Costs Profit Impact From Process Cost, 87
Operational Costs Systems Investment, 71
Operational Margins Base Forecast : Median Market, 57
Operational Margins Capital Investments: Processes, 93
Operational Margins Customer / Order Processing Systems, 69
Operational Margins Materials & Energy Cost Scenario, 77
Operational Margins New Product Development, 61
Operational Margins New Product & New Technology Cost, 85
Operational Margins New Technology Investment, 65
Operational Margins Plant & Equipment Cost Scenario, 81
Operational Margins Profit Impact From Process Costs, 89
Operational Margins Systems Investment, 73
Operational Ratios & Margins Historic, 51

Pay-back Certainty, 3
Primary adopters, 8, 9
Prime Adopters, 9
Prime innovators, 8
Process Efficiency, 3
PRODUCT TECHNOLOGY, 15
Purchase, 23

Replacement of obsolete technologies, 21
Resource utilization factors, 27

Secondary adopters, 8, 9
Selective Exposure, 9
Selective Perception, 10
Selective Retention, 10
Senior Management Responsibility, 29

Technology Cost Elasticity, 43
TECHNOLOGY COSTING, 33
TECHNOLOGY DECISIONS, 17
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, 16
TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION, 8
Technology Diversification, 17
Technology Duration, 43
Technology Evaluation Goals, 11
TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION, 15
TECHNOLOGY IMPACT, 33, 35
TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION, 34, 43
TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES, 22, 23
TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION, 1
Technology Innovation Goals, 11
Technology Lead-Times, 43
TECHNOLOGY SCREENING, 27, 29
Technology Security, 43
Technology Supply Factors, 43
Technology Utilization, 17
Tertiary adopters, 8, 9
Testing, 9

Uncertainty of Technological Innovation, 1
Uniqueness, 3
Utility-value scale, 27