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ABSTRACT
As technology becomes more important and complex, many researchers are exploring systematic methods to model and describe the process of innovation. Among these methods, the Technology Delivery System (TDS) is a representative framework that has captured worldwide attention. In this paper, we identify and analyse the main delivery actors in China's cloud manufacturing (CMfg) TDS. We begin with an introduction to the TDS framework and its components, followed by a novel five-step method for quantitatively and qualitatively determining the main delivery actors in each of the four phases of the innovation process. Our method also identifies the content each actor contributes to CMfg innovation, the relationships between the actors, and combines these individual analyses into a complete picture of the TDS. The conclusions and insights derived contribute to the theoretical development of the TDS framework and generate valuable insights for managers and policymakers involved in developing CMfg technology in China.
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Notes on contributors
Lili Zhang, PhD Candidate of Tsinghua University, is majoring Public Management. Her research interests are technological policy, technology innovation management, text mining and patent analysis. She has done some research on citation analysis and article data mining, patent analysis in market expansion, and venture capital and patent activities in China.
Ying Guo, Associate Professor of Beijing Institute of Technology. Her research interests are technology innovation management and patent analysis. She has done some research on technical path analysis and venture capital and patent activities in China.
Xiangpeng Lian, Master Degree Candidate of Beijing Institute of Technology, is majoring in Management Science and Engineering. His research interests are Technology Innovation Managemen, S&T evaluation, and patent analysis. He has done some research on performance evaluation of scientific and technical project, patent analysis.
Ganlu Sun, staff of Aisino Corporation. She obtained her Master degree in School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology. Her current research interests are technology innovation management and data analysis.
Chun Zhao, PhD candidate in School of Automation Science and Electrical Engineering, Beihang University. He conducts his research in Engineering Research Center of Complex Product Advanced Manufacturing Systems. His current research focus on Cloud manufacturing and Agent-based simulation.