Introduction Technology has dominated most organizations over the last couple of decades. Globalization has led to increased competition among organizations. As a result, organizations have been prompted to adopt technological innovation to improve their productivity and maintain their competitive advantage. Innovation refers to the application of new ways of producing and offering services in order to meet the market requirements (Betz, 2011). Customers are known to go for products that satisfy most of their needs. Organizations introduce new methods of production to meet their consumer needs. This article focuses on the ways an organization can acquire manufacturing productivity through technological innovations. Technological innovation Technological innovation refers to development of novel technology products, whereby the existing technology is improved by introducing better and extensive applications. It is important to note that innovation is the life-blood of any organization that wishes to succeed in the current business environment. Technology determines the competitiveness of a business organization. It also improves and increases the level of productivity in an organization. In addition, innovation helps in boosting an organization’s economic prosperity, thereby strengthening its financial position in the global market. Therefore, it can be concluded that the competitiveness of an organization, its technological improvement, economic and business success are dependent on innovation. This further emphasizes that innovation is the life-blood of organizations (Libecap & Thursby, 2008). An organization is able to produce goods and services that satisfy most of their consumer needs through innovation. Most manufacturing industries have adopted technology to improve their productivity. Some manufacturing firms have even gone a notch higher to adopt technological innovation. Technological innovation is mostly important for small enterprises since it helps them strengthen their position in the global market. Organizations that adopt technology in their manufacturing activities are in a better position to use equipment that is more enhanced. The firms are also able to adopt business strategies that enable them produce goods that are customized to meet the needs of specific consumers. This is important in that it enhances the differentiation strategies of an organization, thereby giving it a competitive advantage over its rivals. Another benefit that manufacturing companies get as a result of adopting technological innovation is the fact that they are able to improve production efficiency in every stage of production. Technological innovation helps such firms reduce run times, inspection times, as well as set up times. Consequently, their productivity efficiency is improved greatly (OECD, 2001). One specific benefit of reducing set up times is that an organization is able to switch from producing one item to another and incur less cost. An organization that adopts technological innovation is required to use more advanced equipment. Consequently, the firm has to hire people who possess high level of skills to operate the machinery. Such people should have the ability to solve technical problems. In addition, people who have these kinds of skills are also capable of innovating. This further boosts the productivity of the organization