Identifying the Factors Affecting the Transfer of Operating Room Medical Equipment Technology and Prioritizing Them Using the Weighted Mean Method

Abstract

Successful technology transfer requires identifying the goals of the industry, technologies needed, technological resources, transfer methods and factors affecting it, how to absorb and develop it, and to do any of these requires the use of relevant specialists. Without the use of experts in this field, the transfer of the desired technology is usually incomplete and inappropriate and at a distance from the original goal. Technology transfer is a complex and difficult process, and without the necessary study, it is not only not useful, but may, in addition to wasting capital and time, weaken national technology. The technology transfer process has some precautionary and preventive scales that must be addressed before considering the technology transfer model. These factors include: Awareness of the important and basic factors required for technology transfer, knowing the factors of technology transfer failure in the past and continuous search for the appropriate technology to obtain the appropriate internal position and communication with existing and older technologies. In this study, we will use a weighted arithmetic mean to rank and evaluate the final factors affecting technology transfer. Operating room medical equipment was considered as a case study. The results showed that "application", "selection and appropriateness" and "organizational factors" ranked first to third.