Technological process innovation is the adoption of technologically new or significantly improved production methods, including methods of product delivery. These methods may involve changes in equipment, or production organisation, or a combination of these changes, and may be derived from the use of new knowledge. The methods may be intended to produce or deliver technologically new or improved products, which cannot be produced or delivered using conventional production methods, or essentially to increase the production or delivery efficiency of existing products.
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- OECD/Eurostat, "The measurement of scientific and technological activities: proposed guidelines for collecting and interpreting innovation data. Oslo manual)", Paris, 2005 - pdf