Voice Over IP Technology Development in Offshore Industry: System Dynamics Approach
Nowadays, offshore's complicated facilities need their
own communications requirements. Nevertheless, developing and
real-world applications of new communications technology are faced
with tremendous problems for new technology users, developers and
implementers. Traditional systems engineering cannot be capable to
develop a new technology effectively because it does not consider
the dynamics of the process. This paper focuses on the design of a
holistic model that represents the dynamics of new communication
technology development within offshore industry. The model shows
the behavior of technology development efforts. Furthermore,
implementing this model, results in new and useful insights about the
policy option analysis for developing a new communications
technology in offshore industry.
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[1] E. B. Roberts, The Dynamics of Research and Development. New York:
Harper & Row, 1964.
[2] NASA Technology Plan, 1998-2001, http://technologyplan.nasa.gov
[3] C. M. Christenson, Exploring the Limits of the Technology S-curve.
Production and Operations Management, Vol. 1, No. 4, 1992.
[4] R.M. Price, Technology and Strategic Advantage. California
Management Review Vol. 38, No. 3, pp. 38-56, 1996.
[5] L. R. Cohen and R. G. Noll, The Technology Pork Barrel. Washington,
D.C.: Brookings, 1991, ch. 1, p.11.
[6] D. Sahal, Patterns of Technological Innovation. London: Addison-
Wesley, 1981.
[7] R. H. Becker, L. M. Speltz, Putting the S-Curve Concept to Work.
Research Management, Vol. 26, September-October, pp. 31-33, 1983.
[8] R. Foster, Innovation: The Attacker-s Advantage. Summit Books, New
York.
[9] M. C. Largent, D. N. Mavris, Formulation of A Process for the Planning
and Management of Technology Development. American Institute for
Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2001.
[10] D. Leonard-Barton, Management of Technology and Moose on Tables.
Organization Science, Vol. 3, No. 4, November 1992.
[11] United States General Accounting Office, Best Practices: Better
Management of Technology Development Can Improve Weapon System
Outcomes. GAO/NSAID-99-162, July 1999.
[12] D. F. Cooper, C. B. Chapman, Risk Analysis for Large Projects.
Chichester, England: John Wiley and Sons Ltd., 1987.
[13] J. V. Michaels, Technical Risk Management. Upper Saddle River, NJ:
Prentice Hall, 1996.
[14] E. Tustin, The Mechanism of Economic Systems. Cambridge, MA:
Harvard University Press, 1953.
[15] J. W. Forrester, Industrial Dynamics. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1961.
[16] J. D. Sterman, Busyness Dynamics - systems thinking and modeling for
a complex world. John Wiley, 2000.
[17] G. Richardson, Problems with causal-loop diagrams. System Dynamics
Review, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 158-170, 1986.
[18] P. Monga, A System Dynamics Model of the Development of New
Technologies for Ship Systems. Thesis submitted to the faculty of the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment
of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, 2001.
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own communications requirements. Nevertheless, developing and
real-world applications of new communications technology are faced
with tremendous problems for new technology users, developers and
implementers. Traditional systems engineering cannot be capable to
develop a new technology effectively because it does not consider
the dynamics of the process. This paper focuses on the design of a
holistic model that represents the dynamics of new communication
technology development within offshore industry. The model shows
the behavior of technology development efforts. Furthermore,
implementing this model, results in new and useful insights about the
policy option analysis for developing a new communications
technology in offshore industry.", keywords = "Technology development, Offshore industry, Systemdynamics, Voice Over IP.", volume = "2", number = "8", pages = "958-11", }