Evaluation method for engineering activity through comparison with competition — Four years' experience

This paper describes a Japanese manufacturer's engineering activity evaluation over a four-year period. The effectiveness of the engineering activity evaluation method is substantiated. This method (see [1]) involves an ordinal scale measurement of rival companies. Correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis point out the intrinsic meaning underlying the evaluation value. The data analysis shows a correlation between the evaluation for “product competitiveness” and “policy to invest for development.” It also shows the predictive nature of “policy to invest for development” to “product competitiveness.”