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Technology transfer to a major manufacturing industry: Case study of a state's approach

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The paper presents the state of Alabama's approach to the transfer of technology to the apparel-manufacturing industry. The technology-transfer program has been under way for three years. This paper summarizes the highlights of the program, the approach to transferring technology, and the lessons learned.

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  1. University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), USA

    M. Carl Ziemke (Research scientist)

  2. UAH, USA

    Bernard J. Schroer (Chair of The Industrial and Systems Engineering Department, Fellow)

  3. IIE Society, USA

    Bernard J. Schroer (Chair of The Industrial and Systems Engineering Department, Fellow)

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  1. M. Carl Ziemke
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He has 42 years of combined industry and university experience in management and technology, with more than 45 publication in those fields.

He holds a Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Oklahoma State University and has just published a book (with Carl Ziemke) on modern-apparel-manufacturing management and technology.

This project was funded in part by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA), Alabama Industrial Development Training (AIDT), and the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSCF).

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Ziemke, M.C., Schroer, B.J. Technology transfer to a major manufacturing industry: Case study of a state's approach. J Technol Transfer 17, 25–33 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02175818

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