問27
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MOT の説明として, 適切なものはどれか。
平成22年度 秋期 ITパスポート試験 問27
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解説
問 27
Incorrectア
This describes M&A (mergers and acquisitions). It is a way of expanding the scale of a business by acquiring full or partial control of another company, that is, a growth strategy that buys time. It does not contain the central ideas of MOT, namely investment in technology development and the promotion of innovation, so it is wrong.
- イ
正解 The correct answer is イ. MOT stands for Management of Technology, called technology management in Japanese. It means a management philosophy in which a company whose business is based on technology invests in technology development to promote innovation, and turns the results into products and services so that the business keeps developing in a sustainable way. Choice イ states exactly the elements that make up MOT — a technology-based business, investment in technology development, promotion of innovation, and sustainable growth of the business — so it matches the definition completely. The key point is that MOT is not merely technical management of R&D; it is a management viewpoint that positions technology as a management resource and links it to investment decisions and business strategy, all the way through to creating value.
Incorrectウ
This describes an MBO (management buyout). It is a technique in which a company's own management raises funds from financial institutions and the like, buys up the company's shares, and thereby acquires control of the company. It is about the transfer of capital and control, not a management philosophy centered on technology, so it is wrong.
Incorrectエ
This describes MRP (Material Requirements Planning). Based on the production plan and the bill of materials (BOM), it calculates the quantities of parts and materials that are needed and when, and reflects that in ordering and production plans; it is a production management technique. It is a materials management method for the manufacturing floor, a different field from MOT, which is about developing a business through investment in technology development, so it is wrong.
ここがポイント
- MOT (Management of Technology) = a management philosophy that treats technology as a management resource, creates innovation through investment in technology development, and keeps the business developing in a sustainable way. Its core is linking R&D to business strategy and profit.
- Management terms made of initials are easy to mix up, so learn them as a set: M&A = gaining control through mergers and acquisitions; MBO = management buying its own company's shares to gain control; MRP = production management that calculates required quantities of parts and materials; MOT = technology-driven management.
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