Construction Technological Strategy Planning Based on Patent Analysis

摘要

This paper describes a technological strategy planning method based on patent analysis. The method departs itself from the traditional technological management decision-making tools in the knowledge base. The global patent databases and patent analysis tools are employed to provide technological competitiveness information of a specific domain. A fuzzy inference system (FIS) for technological strategy planning is developed. Critical attributes for inputs of the FIS including Patent Quantity (PQ), Revealed Patent Advantage (RPA), Patent Activity (PA), Be Cited Rate (BCR), and Relative Citing Index (RCI) are obtained with patent analysis techniques. Fuzzy decision rules are collected and summarized from literature. A case study on precast concrete technology (PCT) is conducted. Two construction firms are selected for case study to illustrate the applicability of the proposed method under different conditions. It is concluded from the case study that the proposed method provides a useful and systematic approach for construction firm to plan effective technological strategies.