文档介绍：Title: Research Director (WORD version) Industry: Agriculture Function: Research & Development Value-Added Results Performance Standards Developed new products or programs • Hired contract researchers (if needed) • Approved protocols • Approved experiments • essful field trials • Decisions to define product • Product definitions • Product performs up to promised specs as judged by sales reps using a quarterly 1-page questionnaire. • Product meets customer needs/wants as judged by sales reps using the same questionnaire. • 8-10 products are produced/year. • Products are delivered by agreed-upon deadlines. • Products are Unique as judged by business groups. • Competitors would have difficulty duplicating this product as judged by business groups. • Products contribute pany's image as judged by business groups and Marketing & Research VP. • Products show a significant degree of improvement over previous products as judged by the business groups. • Technology can be applied to other products as judged by VP Research. • Meets regulatory requirements as judged by Regulatory. Research plans • Annual research plan • Quarterly research plan • Plan finalized by agreed-upon deadline. • Agreed -upon products rate highly on the following criteria as judged by the business groups: • Uniqueness • Difficulty petitor duplication • Contribution pany image •