Some perspectives on the use of management science techniques in R&D management
通过问卷调查和访谈，研究了研发管理中高级管理科学/运筹学及信息技术工具的实际应用情况，发现学术理论与实际使用之间存在显著差距，项目选择和规划控制中多用简单方法。
Abstract We were prompted to carry out a study by the apparent shortage in the literature of accounts of the successful application of the more advanced MS/OR and of IT techniques. Hopefully, the results would also prove useful in the design of appropriate R&D management courses. Our information was largely collected via a postal questionnaire. Face‐to‐face interviews with a number of the respondents and with R&D managers attending some of the Bradford Management Centre's post‐experience events provided the rest of the data. In this paper we report on the techniques used in project selection and project planning and control. In general, we concluded that there is a significant gap between the prescriptions of academics and consultants and the actual usage of advanced techniques for project planning and control. Project selection techniques tend to be relatively simple, e.g. checklists and project profiles. In project planning and control, PERT‐based methods and Research Planning Diagrams are much more popular than the more sophisticated approaches.