An ANP-based technology network for identification of core technologies: A case of telecommunication technologies

There have often been attempts to examine technological structure and linkage as a network. Network analysis has been mainly employed with various centrality measures to identify core technologies in a technology network. None of the existing centrality measures, however, can successfully capture indirect relationships in a network. To address this limitation, this study proposes a novel approach based on the analytic network process (ANP) to identification of core technologies in a technology network. Since the ANP is capable of measuring the relative importance that captures all the indirect interactions in a network, the derived ''limit centrality'' indicates the importance of a technology in terms of impacts on other technologies, taking all the direct and indirect influences into account. The proposed approach is expected to allow technology planners to understand current technological trends and advances by identifying core technologies based on limit centralities. Using patent citation data as proxy for interactions between technologies, a case study on telecommunication technologies is presented to illustrate the proposed approach.

[1]  Cevriye Gencer,et al.  Analytic network process in supplier selection: A case study in an electronic firm , 2007 .

[2]  Stephen P. Borgatti,et al.  Centrality and network flow , 2005, Soc. Networks.

[3]  Bjørn L. Basberg,et al.  Patent statistics and the measurement of technological change — an assessment of the Norwegian patent data, 1840–1980 , 1984 .

[4]  D. Mowery,et al.  Technological overlap and interfirm cooperation: implications for the resource-based view of the firm , 1998 .

[5]  Metin Dagdeviren,et al.  Using the analytic network process (ANP) in a SWOT analysis - A case study for a textile firm , 2007, Inf. Sci..

[6]  Christopher Podmore.  Information economics and policy: In the United States edited by Michael Rubin Libraries Unlimited, Littleton, CO 1983, 340 pp , 1984 .

[7]  Sevin Sozer,et al.  Product planning in quality function deployment using a combined analytic network process and goal programming approach , 2003 .

[8]  Thomas L. Saaty,et al.  Decision making with dependence and feedback : the analytic network process : the organization and prioritization of complexity , 1996 .

[9]  M. Trajtenberg,et al.  University Versus Corporate Patents: A Window On The Basicness Of Invention , 1997 .

[10]  O. Bayazit,et al.  An analytical network process-based framework for successful total quality management (TQM): An assessment of Turkish manufacturing industry readiness , 2007 .

[11]  Jean Pierre Courtial,et al.  The use of patent titles for identifying the topics of invention and forecasting trends , 1993, Scientometrics.

[12]  P. Bonacich.  Factoring and weighting approaches to status scores and clique identification , 1972 .

[13]  Bengt-Åke Lundvall,et al.  National Systems of Innovation: towards a theory of innovation and interactive learning London: Pint , 1995 .

[14]  Sang-Chan Park,et al.  Visualization of patent analysis for emerging technology , 2008, Expert Syst. Appl..

[15]  Soung Hie Kim,et al.  Using analytic network process and goal programming for interdependent information system project selection , 2000, Comput. Oper. Res..

[16]  Li Zheng,et al.  Analytical network process for software selection in product development: A case study , 2006 .

[17]  Z. Griliches.  Patent Statistics as Economic Indicators: a Survey , 1990 .

[18]  Greg Linden,et al.  The Evolving Role of Semiconductor Consortia in the United States and Japan , 1998 .

[19]  H. Grupp.  Spillover effects and the science base of innovations reconsidered: an empirical approach , 1996 .

[20]  Joseph Sarkis,et al.  Strategic analysis of logistics and supply chain management systems using the analytical network process , 1998 .

[21]  Kuei-Kuei Lai,et al.  Using the patent co-citation approach to establish a new patent classification system , 2005, Inf. Process. Manag..

[22]  Edward O. Laumann,et al.  Mathematical ideas in social structural analysis , 1984 .

[23]  Wan-Li Wei,et al.  Analytic network process-based model for selecting an optimal product design solution with zero–one goal programming , 2008 .

[24]  Mu-Hsuan Huang,et al.  Core technologies and key industries in Taiwan from 1978 to 2002: A perspective from patent analysis , 2005, Scientometrics.

[25]  Britta Ruhnau,et al.  Eigenvector-centrality - a node-centrality? , 2000, Soc. Networks.

[26]  John Scott.  What is social network analysis , 2010 .

[27]  F. Narin,et al.  Patents as indicators of corporate technological strength , 1987 .

[28]  Anthony Breitzman,et al.  Using Patent Citation Analysis to Target/Value M&A Candidates , 2002 .

[29]  Ozden Ustun,et al.  Analytic network process and multi-period goal programming integration in purchasing decisions , 2009, Comput. Ind. Eng..

[30]  Wei-Wen Wu,et al.  Selecting knowledge management strategies by using the analytic network process , 2007, Expert Syst. Appl..

[31]  M. Trajtenberg,et al.  International Knowledge Flows: Evidence from Patent Citations , 1998 .

[32]  Yongtae Park,et al.  Building the national ICT frontier: The case of Korea , 2007, Inf. Econ. Policy.

[33]  Lars Gelsing.  Innovation and the Development of Industrial Networks , 1992 .

[34]  T. Saaty,et al.  The Analytic Hierarchy Process , 1985 .

[35]  Thorsten Teichert,et al.  Inventive progress measured by multi-stage patent citation analysis , 2005 .

[36]  Yongtae Park,et al.  Patent network analysis of inter-industrial knowledge flows: The case of Korea between traditional and emerging industries , 2006 .

[37]  Bjørn L. Basberg,et al.  Patents and the measurement of technological change: A survey of the literature☆ , 1987 .

[38]  Ravi Shankar,et al.  Selection of logistics service provider: An analytic network process (ANP) approach , 2007 .

[39]  Prabuddha Ganguli,et al.  Patents and patent information in 1979 and 2004: a perspective from India , 2004 .

[40]  M. Trajtenberg.  A Penny for Your Quotes : Patent Citations and the Value of Innovations , 1990 .

[41]  Askiner Gungor,et al.  Evaluation of connection types in design for disassembly (DFD) using analytic network process , 2006 .

[42]  L. Freeman.  Centrality in social networks conceptual clarification , 1978 .

[43]  Thomas L. Saaty,et al.  An Analytic Network Process Model for Financial-Crisis Forecasting , 2004 .

[44]  Manoj Kumar Tiwari,et al.  Modeling the metrics of lean, agile and leagile supply chain: An ANP-based approach , 2006, Eur. J. Oper. Res..

[45]  Chih-Hung Tsai,et al.  The study of applying ANP model to assess dispatching rules for wafer fabrication , 2008, Expert Syst. Appl..

[46]  Holger Ernst,et al.  Patent information for strategic technology management , 2003 .

[47]  Z. Griliches,et al.  Citations, Family Size, Opposition and the Value of Patent Rights Have Profited from Comments and Suggestions , 2002 .

[48]  Wen Lea Pearn,et al.  Analytic network process (ANP) approach for product mix planning in semiconductor fabricator , 2005 .

[49]  D. Archibugi,et al.  Measuring technological change through patents and innovation surveys , 1996 .

[50]  Hariolf Grupp,et al.  Tracing technological change over long periods in Germany in chemicals using patent statistics , 2003, Scientometrics.

[51]  Mark A. Schankerman,et al.  The Quality of Ideas: Measuring Innovation with Multiple Indicators , 1999 .

[52]  Vernon J. Richardson,et al.  Valuation effects of patent quality: A comparison for Japanese and U.S. firms , 2001 .

[53]  Byungun Yoon,et al.  A text-mining-based patent network: Analytical tool for high-technology trend , 2004 .

[54]  L. A. Meade,et al.  R&D project selection using ANP...the analytic network process , 2002 .

[55]  Joseph Sarkis,et al.  Analyzing organizational project alternatives for agile manufacturing processes: An analytical network approach , 1999 .

[56]  Gülçin Büyüközkan,et al.  A fuzzy optimization model for QFD planning process using analytic network approach , 2006, Eur. J. Oper. Res..

[57]  Phillip Bonacich,et al.  Eigenvector-like measures of centrality for asymmetric relations , 2001, Soc. Networks.

[58]  Heng Li,et al.  Analytic network process applied to project selection , 2005 .

[59]  M. Reitzig.  Improving patent valuations for management purposes--validating new indicators by analyzing application rationales , 2004 .

[60]  Z. Ayağ,et al.  An analytic network process-based approach to concept evaluation in a new product development environment , 2007 .

[61]  Adrien Presley,et al.  R&D project selection using the analytic network process , 2002, IEEE Trans. Engineering Management.

[62]  Chin-Tsai Lin,et al.  Evaluating digital video recorder systems using analytic hierarchy and analytic network processes , 2007, Inf. Sci..