A technology portfolio optimization model considering staged financing and moratorium period under uncertainty
RAIRO. Operations Research, Tome 55 (2021), pp. S1487-S1513

Technology commercialization needs a large amount of financial resources and governments in developed and developing countries play a critical role in resource allocation to the technology commercialization, especially through “Technology Development Funds (TDFs)”. But, because of resource limitations, determining high priority technologies with higher impact on the country’s innovative performance and the optimal resource allocation to technology development is very important for science and technology policymakers. “Technology portfolio planning” has been developed and applied in this regard. Accordingly, a two-phase decision-making framework has been proposed. At the first phase, the priorities of technology fields are determined by using the best-worst method (BWM) and at the second phase, a two-stage stochastic technology portfolio planning model is developed by considering technological projects’ risks and export market, as one of the important factor in the “Global Innovation Index” (GII) ranking. It also has been considered technology fields’ priorities, staged-financing, moratorium period, reinvestment strategy, and technology readiness levels (TRL) in allocating financial resources to technological projects The main advantages of our proposed model are considering uncertainty and early signaling about under performing technological projects Due to the uncertain nature of the problem, our solution methodology is based on the Sample Average Approximation (SAA). In order to demonstrate the applicability of this model, a real case study and its computational results are presented.

DOI : 10.1051/ro/2020036
Classification : 90B50, 90C90
Keywords: Technology portfolio optimization, Staged financing, Moratorium period, Stochastic model, Sample average approximation (SAA)
@article{RO_2021__55_S1_S1487_0,
     author = {Shaverdi, Marzieh and Yaghoubi, Saeed},
     title = {A technology portfolio optimization model considering staged financing and moratorium period under uncertainty},
     journal = {RAIRO. Operations Research},
     pages = {S1487--S1513},
     year = {2021},
     publisher = {EDP-Sciences},
     volume = {55},
     doi = {10.1051/ro/2020036},
     mrnumber = {4223126},
     language = {en},
     url = {https://www.numdam.org/articles/10.1051/ro/2020036/}
}
TY  - JOUR
AU  - Shaverdi, Marzieh
AU  - Yaghoubi, Saeed
TI  - A technology portfolio optimization model considering staged financing and moratorium period under uncertainty
JO  - RAIRO. Operations Research
PY  - 2021
SP  - S1487
EP  - S1513
VL  - 55
PB  - EDP-Sciences
UR  - https://www.numdam.org/articles/10.1051/ro/2020036/
DO  - 10.1051/ro/2020036
LA  - en
ID  - RO_2021__55_S1_S1487_0
ER  - 
%0 Journal Article
%A Shaverdi, Marzieh
%A Yaghoubi, Saeed
%T A technology portfolio optimization model considering staged financing and moratorium period under uncertainty
%J RAIRO. Operations Research
%D 2021
%P S1487-S1513
%V 55
%I EDP-Sciences
%U https://www.numdam.org/articles/10.1051/ro/2020036/
%R 10.1051/ro/2020036
%G en
%F RO_2021__55_S1_S1487_0
Shaverdi, Marzieh; Yaghoubi, Saeed. A technology portfolio optimization model considering staged financing and moratorium period under uncertainty. RAIRO. Operations Research, Tome 55 (2021), pp. S1487-S1513. doi: 10.1051/ro/2020036

M. Abbassi, M. Ashrafi and E. S. Tashnizi, Selecting balanced portfolios of R&D projects with interdependencies: a cross-entropy based methodology. Technovation 34 (2014) 54–63. | DOI

D. C. Alvarado, S. Acha, N. Shah and C. N. Markides, A Technology Selection and Operation (TSO) optimisation model for distributed energy systems: mathematical formulation and case study. Appl. Energy 180 (2016) 491–503. | DOI

S. Ardabili, Technology portfolio modeling in hybrid environment. Afr. J. Bus. Manage. 5 (2011) 4051–4058.

N. M. Arratia, I. F. Lopez, S. E. Schaeffer and L. Cruz-Reyes, Static R&D project portfolio selection in public organizations. Decis. Support Syst. 84 (2016) 53–63. | DOI

H. Davoudpour, S. Rezaee and M. Ashrafi, Developing a framework for renewable technology portfolio selection: a case study at a R&D center. Renew. Sustainable Energy Rev. 16 (2012) 4291–4297. | DOI

M. P. De Matos, L. M. De Melo and M. Kahn, editors, Financing Innovation. Routledge, London (2014).

M. W. Dickinson, A. C. Thornton and S. Graves, Technology portfolio management: optimizing interdependent projects over multiple time periods. IEEE Trans. Eng. Manage. 48 (2001) 518–527. | DOI

A. Emelogu, S. Chowdhury, M. Marufuzzaman, L. Bian and B. Eksioglu, An enhanced sample average approximation method for stochastic optimization. Int. J. Prod. Econ. 182 (2016) 230–252. | DOI

S. S. Ghazinoori and S. S. Ghazinoori, An Introduction to Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Making, 2nd edition. Tarbiat Modares University (In Persian), Tehran (2014).

H. Gupta and M. K. Barua, Identifying enablers of technological innovation for Indian MSMEs using best-worst multi criteria decision making method. Technol. Forecasting Soc. Change 107 (2016) 69–79. | DOI

H. Gupta and M. K. Barua, Supplier selection among SMEs on the basis of their green innovation ability using BWM and fuzzy TOPSIS. J. Cleaner Prod. 152 (2017) 242–258. | DOI

G. Gurkan, A. Y. Ozge and T. M. Robinson, Sample-path optimization in simulation. In: Proceedings of Winter Simulation Conference. IEEE, Lake Buena Vista, FL (1994) 247–254. | DOI

F. Hassanzadeh, H. Nemati and M. Sun, Robust optimization for interactive multiobjective programming with imprecise information applied to R&D project portfolio selection. Eur. J. Oper. Res. 238 (2014) 41–53. | MR | DOI

T. Homem-De-Mello, Variable-sample methods for stochastic optimization. ACM Trans. Model. Comput. Simul. (TOMACS) 13 (2003) 108–133. | DOI

C. Y. Huang, C. C. Chiou, T. H. Wu and S. C. Yang, An integrated DEA-MODM methodology for portfolio optimization. Oper. Res. 15 (2015) 115–136.

M. Jafarzadeh, H. R. Tareghian, F. Rahbarnia and R. Ghanbari, Optimal selection of project portfolios using reinvestment strategy within a flexible time horizon. Eur. J. Oper. Res. 243 (2015) 658–664. | MR | DOI

A. Jahani, P. Mohammadi and H. Mashreghi, Effect of risk on evaluating the financing methods of new technology-based firms. Int. J. Ind. Eng. Prod. Res. 29 (2018) 133–146.

E. Karasakal and P. Aker, A multicriteria sorting approach based on data envelopment analysis for R&D project selection problem. Omega 73 (2017) 79–92. | DOI

O. Kocadağlı and R. Keskin, A novel portfolio selection model based on fuzzy goal programming with different importance and priorities. Expert Syst. App. 42 (2015) 6898–6912. | DOI

F. Kucukbay and C. Araz, Portfolio selection problem: a comparison of fuzzy goal programming and linear physical programming. Int. J. Optim. Control: Theor. App. (IJOCTA) 6 (2016) 121–128.

C. Li, F. Liu, X. Tan and Y. Du, A methodology for selecting a green technology portfolio based on synergy. Int. J. Prod. Res. 48 (2010) 7289–7302. | DOI

B. Li, Y. Zhu, Y. Sun, G. Aw and K. L. Teo, Multi-period portfolio selection problem under uncertain environment with bankruptcy constraint. Appl. Math. Model. 56 (2018) 539–550. | MR | DOI

I. S. Litvinchev, F. López, A. Alvarez and E. Fernández, Large-scale public R&D portfolio selection by maximizing a biobjective impact measure. IEEE Trans. Syst. Man Cybern. Part A: Syst. Humans 40 (2010) 572–582. | DOI

J. C. Mankins, Technology readiness and risk assessments: a new approach. Acta Astron. 65 (2009) 1208–1215. | DOI

H. Markowitz, Portfolio selection. J. Finance 7 (1952) 77–91.

K. Marti, Y. Ermoliev, M. Makowski and G. Pflug, editors. Coping with Uncertainty: Modeling and Policy Issues. Springer Science & Business Media 581 (2006). | MR

Z. Mashayekhi and H. Omrani, An integrated multi-objective Markowitz–DEA cross-efficiency model with fuzzy returns for portfolio selection problem. Appl. Soft Comput. 38 (2016) 1–9. | DOI

V. Mohagheghi, S. M. Mousavi, B. Vahdani and M. R. Shahriari, R&D project evaluation and project portfolio selection by a new interval type-2 fuzzy optimization approach. Neural Comput. App. 28 (2017) 3869–3888. | DOI

N. Mohebbi and A. A. Najafi, Credibilistic multi-period portfolio optimization based on scenario tree. Phys. A: Stat. Mech. App. 492 (2018) 1302–1316. | MR | DOI

N. Mokhtarzadeh, S. S. Ahangari and M. Faghei, Proposing a three dimensional model for selecting a portfolio of R&D projects. IAMOT 2016 Conference Proceedings, Orlando, FL (2016).

A. Namazian and S. H. Yakhchali, Modeling and solving project portfolio and contractor selection problem based on project scheduling under uncertainty. Proc.-Soc. Behav. Sci. 226 (2016) 35–42. | DOI

M. E. Raynor and X. Leroux, Strategic flexibility in R&D. Res.-Technol. Manage. 47 (2004) 27–32.

J. Rezaei, Best-worst multi-criteria decision-making method. Omega 53 (2015) 49–57. | DOI

J. Rezaei, J. Wang and L. Tavasszy, Linking supplier development to supplier segmentation using Best Worst Method. Expert Syst. App. 42 (2015) 9152–9164. | DOI

J. Rezaei, T. Nispeling, J. Sarkis and L. Tavasszy, A supplier selection life cycle approach integrating traditional and environmental criteria using the best worst method. J. Cleaner Prod. 135 (2016) 577–588. | DOI

R. Y. Rubinstein and A. Shapiro, Optimization of static simulation models by the score function method. Math. Comput. Simul. 32 (1990) 373–392. | MR | DOI

R. Y. Rubinstein and A. Shapiro, Discrete Event Systems: Sensitivity Analysis and Stochastic Optimization by the Score Function Method. John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York, NY (1993). | MR | Zbl

N. Salimi, Quality assessment of scientific outputs using the BWM. Scientometrics 112 (2017) 195–213. | DOI

N. Salimi and J. Rezaei, Measuring efficiency of university-industry Ph.D. projects using best worst method. Scientometrics 109 (2016) 1911–1938. | DOI

N. Salimi and J. Rezaei, Evaluating firms’ R&D performance using best worst method. Eval. Prog. Plan. 66 (2018) 147–155. | DOI

T. L. Saatty, The Analytic Hierarchy Process. McGraw-Hill International, New York, NY (1980). | MR | Zbl

M. Shariatmadari, N. Nahavandi, S. H. Zegordi and M. H. Sobhiyah, Integrated resource management for simultaneous project selection and scheduling. Comput. Ind. Eng. 109 (2017) 39–47. | DOI

M. Tavana, K. Khalili-Damghani and S. Sadi-Nezhad, A fuzzy group data envelopment analysis model for high-technology project selection: a case study at NASA. Comput. Ind. Eng. 66 (2013) 10–23. | DOI

M. Tavana, M. Keramatpour, F. J. Santos-Arteaga and E. Ghorbaniane, A fuzzy hybrid project portfolio selection method using data envelopment analysis, TOPSIS and integer programming. Expert Syst. App. 42 (2015) 8432–8444. | DOI

R. J. Terrile, B. L. Jackson and A. P. Belz, Consideration of risk and reward in balancing technology portfolios. In: 2014 IEEE Aerospace Conference. IEEE, Big Sky, MT (2014) 1–8.

S. A. Torabi, R. Giahi and N. Sahebjamnia, An enhanced risk assessment framework for business continuity management systems. Safety Sci. 89 (2016) 201–218. | DOI

M. Velasquez and P. T. Hester, An analysis of multi-criteria decision making methods. Int. J. Oper. Res. 10 (2013) 56–66. | MR

J. Wonglimpiyarat, Entrepreneurial financing for venture and innovation development. Int. J. Foresight Innov. Policy 5 (2009) 234–243. | DOI

J. Wonglimpiyarat, Government programmes in financing innovations: comparative innovation system cases of Malaysia and Thailand. Technol. Soc. 33 (2011) 156–164. | DOI

J. Wonglimpiyarat, Technology Financing and Commercialization: Exploring the Challenges and How Nations Can Build Innovative Capacity. Palgrave Macmillan UK, London (2014).

Y. Wu, C. Xu, Y. Ke, K. Chen and X. Sun, An intuitionistic fuzzy multi-criteria framework for large-scale rooftop PV project portfolio selection: case study in Zhejiang, China. Energy 143 (2018) 295–309. | DOI

O. Yu, Technology Portfolio Planning and Management: Practical Concepts and Tools. In Vol. 96 of International Series in Operations Research & Management Science Springer, New York, NY (2007). | Zbl

Cité par Sources :