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A Framework for Deriving Investment Priority in National Defense R&D - Using DEA based on TRA -

국방연구개발 투자우선순위 도출 프레임워크 - TRA 방법론에 기반한 DEA 중심으로 -

  • Yu, Donghyun (School of Integrated National Security, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Lim, Dongil (School of Integrated National Security, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Seol, Hyeonju (School of Integrated National Security, Chungnam National University)
  • 유동현 (충남대학교 국가안보융합학부) ;
  • 임동일 (충남대학교 국가안보융합학부) ;
  • 설현주 (충남대학교 국가안보융합학부)
  • Received : 2018.01.11
  • Accepted : 2018.02.23
  • Published : 2018.04.05
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the future potential value of CTE(Critical Technology Element)s that are evaluated to be low in TRA(Technology Readiness Assesment) and to present investment prioritization technologies in defense R&D(Research and Development) based on them. To do this, we used the DEA(Data Envelopment Analysis) method, which is useful in evaluating the efficiency of the organization. Specifically, we suggest a systematic framework to evaluate the future value of CTEs by setting the CTEs derived from the TRA process to DMU(Decision Making Unit)s, the cost and time required to develop each CTE as the input factor of the DEA and the effects of the development of each CTE as the output factor of the DEA respectively. We also conducted an illustrative case study on radar technologies to demonstrate the usefulness of the proposed approach.

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