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Scenario based priority setting of R&D issues: A case study of membrane technology in national iranian gas industry

Bagheri Moghaddam, N ; Sharif University of Technology | 2008

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1109/PICMET.2008.4599766
  3. Publisher: 2008
  4. Abstract:
  5. In this paper, to set R&D priorities at sector level, a developed method is proposed which is combined of scenario planning and critical technologies method and then applied for prioritizing R&D issues of membrane technology in National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC). In the first phase (through 3 steps), scope of NIGC is mapped using national documents and viewpoints of experts and managers. This map includes main process of gas processing and gas conversions. Then strategic goals of gas industry including gas exports, conversions, injection and internal use, are developed. Also Strategic Technology Units (STUs) are identified and twenty distinct membrane technologies including technologies of main process are recognized. In the second phase through questionnaires and weighted criteria, feasibility and attractiveness of each STU are evaluated and shown in Feasibility-Attractiveness matrix. This matrix is divided into 3 sections, based on the critical technologies method. So 4 technologies placed in high attractiveness and feasibility area, 12 technologies in middle area and 4 technologies placed in low feasibility and attractiveness area. Four key technologies placed in the first area was H 2S/NG, H2O/NG, CO2/NG, C3+/NG separations. Finally (third phase), according to identified driving forces, four scenarios are built and in each scenario, membrane R&D portfolio is selected. © 2008 PICMET
  6. Keywords:
  7. Gas industry ; Gases ; Industrial management ; Injection (oil wells) ; International trade ; Liquefied petroleum gas ; Matrix algebra ; Public utilities ; Case studies ; Critical technologies ; Gas exports ; Gas processing ; Key technologies ; Main process ; Membrane technologies ; Portland ; Priority settings ; Scenario planning ; Second phase ; Strategic goals ; Sustainable economy ; Technology managements ; Technology
  8. Source: 2008 Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology, Technology Management for a Sustainable Economy, PICMET '08, Cape Town, 27 July 2008 through 31 July 2008 ; 2008 , Pages 1497-1505 ; 9781890843175 (ISBN)
  9. URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/4599766