Stochastic Multi-Criteria Acceptability Analysis for Technology Transfer Evaluation: A Case Study in Construction Digging

Abstract

Technology selection and technology transfer are widely used in developing countries. Technology as a science of application of knowledge is simple or complex, personal or public, new or old. Technology transfer is a way to transmit skills, knowledge, production method, production samples and facilities among societies, universities and other communities. In order to ensure that technology and scientific progress can develop technology more in new production methods and applications, technology transfer is raised. This research focuses on a new paradigm for evaluating technology transfer in a construction tool in uncertain environment. For this purpose, technology and technology transfer has been explained. In this study, initially some effective technology transfer factors are collected by reviewing the related literature and then a multi-attribute decision aid has been used for incompleteness and vagueness issues. All identified factors were proposed in a questionnaire and surveyed by technology transfer experts to determine their impacts. A case study in construction field is conducted to verify the application of the decision aid model.

Keywords

• Technology transfer
• Stochastic multi-criteria acceptability analysis (SMAA)
• Technological cooperation
• Digging tool