Key Capabilities Required for Innovation and Development of Defense Complex Products and Systems

Safdari Ranjbar, Mostafa; Gheidar Kheljani, Jafar; Tahmasbi, Siamak; Tavakoli, Gholam Reza

doi:10.22104/jtdm.2017.2064.1718

Key Capabilities Required for Innovation and Development of Defense Complex Products and Systems

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Mostafa Safdari Ranjbar ¹

Jafar Gheidar Kheljani ²

Siamak Tahmasbi ³

Gholam Reza Tavakoli ²

¹ Ph.D Candidate in Technology Management at Allameh Tabataba'i University

² Assistant Professor at Maleke Ashtar University of Technology

³ Ph.D Candidate in Industrial Management, Maleke Ashtar University of Technology

10.22104/jtdm.2017.2064.1718

Abstract

Majority of defense product and systems belong to complex product systems. In the other hand, specific capabilities are required to innovate and develop these complex product and systems. So, this research aims at investigating on key capabilities required for innovation and development of defense complex products and systems, through applying Importance-Performance Analysis (IPA) method. In order to verify and categorize identified capabilities from research background, we used opinions of some experts from defense industries. Furthermore, through distributing questionnaires among defense industries managers and specialists, both importance of capabilities and performance of defense industries in establishing and enhancing these capabilities were evaluated. Our findings show that, defense organizations and industries should create and improve these capabilities respectively: 1. Intra and inter organizational knowledge management; 2. Market and customer relationship management; 3. System integration; 4. Networking, interaction and collaboration; 5. technological; 6. Planning and management of mega projects; 7. Test, manufacturing and production.

Keywords

Complex Product Systems

Key capabilities

Defense Industry

Importance-Performance Analysis