A year ago we posted the list of training schedule from Philrice — http://tmdefinition.wordpress.com/2007/01/10/how-to-grow-the-rice-that-we-eat-philrice-training-courses/. After inquiries and a year later where we now experience shortage in supply, i got a reply from yet another TM ‘mate Glen Ilar, who’s in charge of the training portfolio. He’s a Senior Science Research Specialist at the Philippine Rice [...]
Danny Manayaga, president of Secura International is setting up four biodiesel plants next year and is looking for qualified Project Managers with experience in a greenfield setting up of oil extraction facility. Candidates must be able to handle foreign and local contractors and vendors. Applicants with related experience are encouraged to apply!
Danny is a pioneer in the local [...]
A colleague is helping out a start-up company (PCB design business) that is looking for applicants for the following positions:
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Hardware Engineer
Must possess at least a Bachelor’s/College degree in Engineering (EE, ECE or CoE) or equivalent
Knowledge of PCB circuit layout and design (fresh graduates are welcome to apply)
Willing to work on shifts for a start-up company
Good written and spoken [...]
The most important consideration of the world’s most innovative companies is how to develop and maintain a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship. One of the issues that should be addressed is the need to stimulate innovation.
Departments such as marketing and manufacturing are known as the money-generators, while R&D is one of the departments known to [...]
Trainings on Rice Science and Technology for Farmers
A. Refresher Course on Hybrid Rice Seed Production and Certification
Date and Venue: March 27-29, 2007 at FTIC
Rm. 4, PhilRice, Maligaya,Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija
Rationale: The launching of the Hybrid Rice Commercialization Program of the President in 2002 poses a big challenge for PhilRice to train hybrid rice seed growers. [...]
Four months into blogsphere the team has published into diverse categories in which Knowledge Management was the widely viewed and reviewed. Is this a trend? Are we (the enterprise, our readers) serious about KM? Interestingly blogging is a tool that falls into the same category. Initially we wanted to share our learning’s from UP’s Technology Management Center and our professional [...]
Product testing is quality assurance in the context of research and development. This measure is conducted to determine the acceptability, safety and efficacy of products. It is imperative, but unfortunately, the most tedious and expensive part of the whole research and development process. But then again, it is important.
Then why is it very important? To start with, [...]
As mentioned in the previous posts, creativity can be developed and there is a process that governs this. Mentioned earlier, there are four phases to this – knowledge accumulation, incubation, “eureka” and the implementation/monitoring part. On a personal note, knowledge accumulation (KA) is the most important of the four, thereby, the focus of this third [...]
Ok, so now we all know that creativity can be developed. It is not that everyone is lucky to have a good DNA combination for you to be born with creativity, but at least, just like physical beauty, it can be developed. Surely, nowadays, you see a lot of things impossible being made possible.
Sharing a [...]
Different creative ideas are the essential ingredients in innovations, especially in an R&D setting. Thus, it is imperative to scan the environment for different opportunities that will answer the needs and wants or provide technological solutions to present and future market problems. For creativity to occur, chaos is needed, but a chaos that is structured [...]
Technology Management: Our Definition
