Deliverables
Public Reports
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Deliverable 2.1
- SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONAL MODELS AND IDENTIFICATION OF RELATED NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS
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Deliverable 2.2
- PRODUCT AND PROCESS MODELLING – STATE OF THE ART UPDATE
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Deliverable 2.3
- TECHNOLOGY FORECASTING – STATE OF THE ART UPDATE
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Deliverable 2.4
- STATE OF THE ART: INFORMATION RETRIEVAL AND EXTRACTION IN PATENTS
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Deliverable 2.5
- CLASSIFICATION OF TECHNOLOGY FORECASTING METHODS: STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES AND INTEGRABILITY ANALYSES
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Deliverable 4.1
- EVALUATION METRICS
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Deliverable 4.3
- SMALL PROJECT: ASSESSMENT – TEAM EXPERIENCE
White Papers
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January 2013 - Timeline view of technology forecasting tools seen across categories
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March 2013 - Strengths and Weaknesses of some popular Technology Forecasting techniques
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May 2013 - On the definition of functions for the identification of system requirements
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July 2013 - Technological Forecasting supported by Logistic Growth Curve analysis: software tool for increased usability
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September 2013 - Requirements of the FORMAT methodology in terms of user friendliness and output
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December 2013 - Method of selection of test cases for FORMAT
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January 2014 - How to Present Outcomes from a Technology Forecasting Project
- This white paper describes an important aspect of the FORMAT (FOrecasting and Roadmapping of MAnufacturing Technologies) methodology. How to present outcomes from a technology forecasting project has been considered as a separate and important stage in the FORMAT methodology. The end user will consider a technology forecast worthwhile their time only if the forecast is easy to understand and can be applied for making decisions. The end user considered in this case is a decision maker in a corporate context.
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March 2014 - Envisioning the future of your technical system through analogies and adaptation
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July 2014 - FORMAT methodology from project management perspective
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November 2014 - Contradictions in the domain of technological forecasting
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January 2015 - A Review of the Expert Opinion Technique and Recommendations to Reduce its Bias
Newsletters
Monthly newsletters of FORMAT sent out to anybody who has subscribed to the list. If you are interested in signing up, please use the sign up form on the home page of FORMAT.
FORMAT Final Conference
May 14-15, 2015
- About the Conference
- A two-day conference in technology forecasting in May 14-15, 2015 at Politecnico di Milano, Italy. Invited speakers from academia and industry in addition to FORMAT consortium researchers, engineers and consultants present talks of technology forecasting, latest project advancements and case-studies for foresight in industrial processes at a multinational company and SMEs. The participation is free of charge. Please reserve your seat.
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Programme
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Announcement
- FORMAT Final Conference - presentation slides
- To download slides from FORMAT Final Conference, please follow the link above.
FORMAT handbook
Handbook of a FORMAT forecasting methodology has been published on a separate website. You will find there an online and offline version of handbook. To use FORMAT handbook go to:
