An integrated approach for developing a technology strategy framework for small- to medium-sized furniture manufacturers to improve competitiveness

Authors

  • AS Lourens NMMU
  • JA Jonker NMMU Business School-Graduate School

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7166/24-1-500

Keywords:

technology strategy framework, competitiveness, small to medium sized furniture manufacturers

Abstract

Low-technology firms, such as those found within the furniture manufacturing industry, have no framework or methodology to guide them successfully to acquire and integrate technology that enables them to operate more competitively. The aim of this article is to illustrate the development of a technology strategy framework for small- to medium-sized furniture manufacturers to assist them to improve their competitiveness. More specifically, this article presents an integrated technology strategy framework that enables management to integrate their business strategy with their technology requirements successfully, thus improving competitiveness.

Author Biographies

AS Lourens, NMMU

HoD Industrial Engineering

JA Jonker, NMMU Business School-Graduate School

A.S. Lourens1 and J.A. Jonker2

1Department of Industrial Engineering

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa

Professor

Business School - Graduate School

?

?

Downloads

Published

2013-05-20

How to Cite

Lourens, A., & Jonker, J. (2013). An integrated approach for developing a technology strategy framework for small- to medium-sized furniture manufacturers to improve competitiveness. The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 24(1), 50–67. https://doi.org/10.7166/24-1-500

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 1 (2013)

Section

General Articles

License

Authors who publish in the Journal agree to the following terms:
  1. Authors retain copyright and grant the Journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this Journal.
  2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the Journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this Journal.