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Linkages of Technology Adoption and Adaptation with Technological Capability, Flexibility and Success of AMT Implementation in Indian Manufacturing Industry: An Empirical Study

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Technological capability represents the abilities of productive enterprises to handle industrial technologies and cope with technological change. There are many reports that deal with the technological and operational aspects of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMT), but the adoption and adaptation as key phase in the implementation of AMT for developing technological capabilities, achieving flexibilities and success are not paid due attention. Realizing the importance of AMT, an empirical study has been conducted in this paper with an objective to gain more insights. This research reports the findings of an exploratory study of North Indian medium and large scale manufacturing organizations, which are in the process of adopting and adapting new technologies. For achieving flexibilities and developing technological capabilities in Indian manufacturing industry, the most significant factors established through this study include Human factor in terms of their skill, technical expertise, training, involvement, attitude and Employees education. The findings suggest that such factors may be quite important to manufacturing firms trying to compete through flexibility competence and technological capabilities. The results also suggest that an organization could deploy specific practices to strengthen their technological capabilities.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, B. B. S. B. Engineering College, Fatehgarh Sahib, India

    A. P. S. Sethi (Assistant Professor and Head)

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Punjabi University Campus, Patiala, India

    J. S. Khamba (Professor and Head)

  3. School of Management and Social Sciences, Thapar University, Patiala, India

    R. Kiran (Associate Professor)

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A. P. S. Sethi is working as Asstt. Professor and Head, Mechanical Engineering Department at B.B.S.B. Engineering College, Punjab, India, He has published over 20 articles/papers in various journals and conference proceedings, resource person for various conferences, seminars and conventions at international and national level and guided a no. of project/thesis at post graduation and graduation level. His area of expertise is Technology adoption and adaptation, Technological Capabilities, Flexibility and management of systems.

J S Khamba, presently working as Prof. and Head, Mechanical Engg. Deptt., Punjabi University, Patiala, India. He has published over 70 papers in scholarly and referred journals & has guided six Ph.D. degrees and more than 80 thesis/projects at post graduate and graduate level programmes. He has also handed three govt. sponsored projects/consultancy jobs assigned by Govt. of India in the concerned area of his expertise.

Ravi Kiran, presently working as Associate Prof., School of Management and Social Sciences, Thapar University, Patiala, India. She has published over 40 papers in scholarly and referred Indian and international journals & has guided a number of Ph.D. degrees and and thesis/projects at post graduate and graduate level programmes. Her area of specialization is industrial economics, productivity and human development. She has conducted a number of training and refresher courses/workshops in her field.

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Sethi, A.P.S., Khamba, J.S. & Kiran, R. Linkages of Technology Adoption and Adaptation with Technological Capability, Flexibility and Success of AMT Implementation in Indian Manufacturing Industry: An Empirical Study. Global J. Flexible Syst. Manage. 8, 25–38 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03396525

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