11,1C F-iefira note for K1. B.D. Br,-Iev
for Technirvil T,imilmm
tX. L. H-rd
M* different areas which are tectuucal by nature
and reed
effective liaison, are:
1. Fundamental Research
2. S&H Research
3. Regulatory Issues.
4. Applied R&D.
5. Process and Production Issues
Considering each in turn.
1. P-A-rrit--l P-r1l - we now have a single Centre
(FTC) for
this Work; the is agreed by the 00 ccepardes
=1 er the direction of the Group R&D Co--~tor. The
Research Policy Group, meets each year in the
autumn.
Review Of is reported bianm1ally and tbere is a
CAC
scientist review meeting in the aid-year.
Eqvxience has
shown that an excellent means of fcmzwq Luft
between R&D
Centres is the s&--1-& of staff and t1iis is being
axt-inuously explored.
2. S91i R-rch - the Group sponsors a number of
external
research at universities, institutes, etc. 7he
Scientific
ReSearch Group (CAC senior -Pr- -1 i -ts) meet 0
or twice a
year to review and agree new directiom. This is
co-=dinated by the Smoking Issues Manager in
BATICo. who is
responsible for is-irq r8gulw newsletters, etc. He
bas a
liaison person in each CAC country.
3. Bffflatorv T---s - additives, deliveries, etc.
Acjain,
this is 00-Ordirztsd by BATC0. (Dr. R.E.
nwratcn/T.G.
Mitchell) and a contact man bas been identified in
each CAC
company. (In both 2 and 3, with the exceptim of
BA=,
information flow tends to be from co,tz out).
4. ?-lied P.M - Miere are five such centxw: B&W,
BA=, rM,
Souza Cr= and BTC (BA=o.). Liaison between these
oentres
has iqxvved since the role of Research co-~inatcr
was
created in 1985. All R&D projects in the CAC
Centres are
collated (in standardised format) in one document
and
ZePc,X' * q is also b. -I i-4. mlis system
high1ights any duplicated projects. Active
1J,,Jscn is
prunoted by regular visits of the R&D
CD-ordinator.
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(i) Product SDecifica+irri
Responsibility for setting technical specification
of products in BAIM. lies with the IBMs in the
case
of Internaticrtal Brands and a senior technical
manager is part of that team. He I i a i directly
with lioencees.
(ii) Product Dev-1
Along with the other CAC companies, BUM. has its
medium-1crzj te Product Development O=mnittee.
These project activities alaq w:Lth shorter term
product develcpment are reported fonzally within
the
CAC R&D Oentres (to varying extents) and are
Oi--A at a Group Pructict Devel j i - sr-i-li,-ts
meeting held approximately annually in one of the
CAC companies. These meetings are extremely
effective as a means of transfexring quite
detailed
technology. Tea blenders attend.
Within BUM. Product knowledge seminars (often
linked with Process Davelc;went) are held on a
regional basis every few years and are rated
highly
for their values in traz ferring technology.
T--+oi-I r-,vices. Prcdaction -A Pr- Dmi-1--,
Technical Services has direct workuig links with
all
Prockicticn, Departments in the EXTOo. Group and
-1 all the
TdMcco cmqwlies reporting directly to BAT
Industries.
There is a ccntinual flow of technical information
to these
. at all levels up to Production Dixectcir, both
formally and informally.
The general forum for transferring technology and
production,
devel-P n-- technicffins bas bem the group
Production
Conference bald every 3B months. It includes the
Production
Directors fr= CAC companies and the larger
BATM.Operating
companies as well as the Production Director of
BASICo., the
Flead of PPO and the Head of Technical Services,
Millbank.
PP&D ism a Newsletter every six months an the
k-+--s of
process and P=ducticn develcpnents to all
ProducLion
Directors of CAC companies and BUCb. Operating
companies.
As yet thwe is no reciprocal arrangemetits.
Process
develcpments, undertaken by CAC companies is not
coordinated
in the same way as research projects, and this may
be deemed
a weakness in effectively ut.Uising resources.
PP&D is considering se-a-A. of staff to the
Process
CL-Ml-PmP,II- in CAC countries as a means of
improving
technology flow.
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Tedmical liaism is straig %bere we coqwy (so far
BkTco.) is
given the r q - Jbi 1 ity of co-oxdirating the
vaxious
activities. Paports, vi-sats and meetings are all
important in
aw=ing informat= flow. The toqmary secondment. of
technical staff between coc%xudes h2ts proven a
valuable means of
prcmating technology flow.
~,.T, i-rd
AUVSC
16 th November, 1990
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