Title Accelerating technology transition : bridging the valley of death for materials and processes in defense systems / Committee on Accelerating Technology Transition, National Materials Advisory Board, Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Publication Info.	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2004]
	©2004

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Description	1 online resource (xii, 55 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
Contents	Creating a culture for innovation and rapid technology transition -- Methodologies and approaches -- What is technology transition and why is it difficult -- The culture of innovation and rapid technology transition -- Bridging the Valley of Death -- Making the business case -- Barriers to technology transition -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Methodologies and approaches -- Lessons learned from a comparison of risk-reward models -- Successful best practices -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Enabling tools and databases -- Established commercial practice: accelerated development -- Emerging commercial practice: Darpa's accelerated insertion of materials program -- Small business role: materials by design -- Dissemination and infrastructure -- Conclusions and recommendations.
Funding	Supported by the Dept. of Defense Contract No. MDA972-01-D-001.
Local Note	eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject	United States. Department of Defense -- Procurement.
	United States. Department of Defense.
	Department of Defense -- United States.
	Defense industries -- Technological innovations -- United States.
	Defense industries -- Technological innovations.
	United States.
	Defense industries.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Technical reports.
	Technical reports.
Added Title	Bridging the valley of death for materials and processes in defense systems
Other Form:	Print version: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Accelerating Technology Transition. Accelerating technology transition. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2004 0309093171 (OCoLC)57012488
ISBN	0309545838 (electronic book)
	9780309545839 (electronic book)
	0309545838 (PDF)
	9780309545839 (PDF)
	0309093171 (print)
	9780309093170 (print)

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