Technology benchmarking

In technology benchmarking , the individual attributes of technologies are measured against the " benchmark ".

The benchmark can be a similar or a completely different technology, provided that the target for the use of technology is identical, but also a technological solution principle, a patent on a process or the specification of a potential customer. For example, an injection molding process can be compared with another injection molding process. He might then have different parameters, but the same goal, namely to manufacture a part with the specified tolerances. Or fundamentally different technologies are compared, such as "vapor deposition on plastic surfaces and subsequent protective coating" versus "direct coating in the plastic tool with high-gloss special paint".

Aspects that are usually considered are:

• Target of the technology or the process
• functionality
• ability
• stability
• material
• Empirical values
• Cost or
• Capacities.

The analysis of technologies can also be part of a product benchmarking .

Alternatively, the term technology benchmarking in the Anglo-Saxon area is also used for methods with which the technological equipment and efficiency (e.g. IT equipment and security) of companies are measured against the best practice standard (also technology evaluation ).

See also

• Benchmarking
• Process benchmarking
• Product benchmarking

literature

• Anette von Ahsen: Evaluation of innovations in medium- sized businesses Springer Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-01699-8 , Chapter 2.5.1 Technology attractiveness

Individual evidence

1. ↑ An example for the latter variant: everlastlight.com ( Memento of the original from July 25, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF) Benchmarking of lighting systems 
2. ↑ This definition can be found at newventuretools.net ( memento of the original from March 17th, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.