Decision Support Model in Technology Transfer for Technology Receiver

Abstract

The Technology Transfer process at any stage of its progression, including choosing the Technology Transfer project, choosing the providers
and/or receivers and choosing the Technology Transfer method, requires decision-making. In any Technology Transfer, after knowing the
technology, it is very important for the receiver of the technology to decide for policies and the appropriate provider of the technology. Using
statistical methods and multi-Criteria decision making models, this paper presents a “decision support system” for determining the policies and
the appropriate provider of the technology. With respect to the Technology Transfer component, a questionnaire was developed and using the
expertise of the field, the main criteria for each component of the T-T were identified and ranked. Then the importance and relationship of the
criteria were studied through statistical methods. Finally, having the importance and relationship of the criteria identified, the appropriate polices
were determined. Furthermore, using the multi-criteria decision-making models, the appropriate provider of the technology was identified. The
case study is jet UAV (Unmanned Air Vehicle).