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Toward a new era in U.S. manufacturing : the need for a national vision / Manufacturing Studies Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- National Research Council (U.S.). Manufacturing Studies Board.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Industries--United States.
- Industries.
- Manufactures--United States.
- Manufactures.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (190 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1986.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- Toward a New Era in U.S. Manufacturing
- Copyright
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Executive Summary
- 1 Statement of the Problem
- A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ON U.S. MANUFACTURING
- THE CURRENT ROLE OF THE MANUFACTURING FUNCTION
- RECENT PERFORMANCE OF U.S. MANUFACTURING
- OTHER EVIDENCE OF A CHANGED MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT
- STAKES FOR THE U.S. ECONOMY
- NOTES
- 2 The Role of Advanced Technology in Future Manufacturing
- RESPONSIVENESS
- FLEXIBILITY
- COST AND QUALITY
- CONCLUSION
- 3 People and Organization
- A SYSTEMS APPROACH
- PARTICIPATION AND OWNERSHIP
- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
- INCENTIVES, EVALUATIONS, AND DECISION CRITERIA
- FUTURE FOCUS
- 4 Considerations for Government
- TRADE
- EDUCATION
- RESEARCH
- DEFENSE
- 5 Summary
- APPENDIX A The Technology of Future Manufacturing
- DEVELOPMENTS IN MANUFACTURING MATERIALS
- Metals and Metal-Based Composites
- Polymers and Polymer-Based Composites
- High-Technology Ceramics
- General Issues Related to Materials
- MATERIAL HANDLING TECHNOLOGY TRENDS
- Transporting
- Storing
- Controlling
- Design Technology
- DEVELOPMENTS IN MATERIAL TRANSFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
- Machine Tools
- Tooling
- Fixturing
- Sensors
- Smart Robots
- Computer-Aided Design
- Graphic Simulation
- Artificial Intelligence
- FACTORY COMMUNICATIONS AND SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES
- Networks
- Interface Standards
- Data Bases
- Group Technology
- Adaptive Closed-Loop Control
- Factory Management and Control
- Modeling and Optimization Systems
- Flexible Manufacturing Systems
- Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Systems
- APPENDIX B Management Accounting in the Future Manufacturing Environment.
- APPENDIX C A Review of Policy Recommendations of Selected Study Committees, Panels, and Commissions, 1979-1985
- INTRODUCTION
- OVERVIEW OF MAJOR POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
- SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC REPORTS
- 1. Committee for Economic Development-Research and Policy Committee. 1980. Stimulating Technological Progress. New York:…
- 2. Committee for Economic Development-Research and Policy Committee. 1983. Productivity Policy: Key to the…
- 3. Committee on Technology and International Economic and Trade Issues. 1985. The Competitive Status of the U.S.…
- 4. Committee on Technology and International Economic and Trade Issues. 1982. The Competitive Status of the U.S.…
- 5. Committee on Technology and International Economic and Trade Issues. 1982. The Competitive Status of the U.S.…
- 6. Committee on Technology and International Economic and Trade Issues. 1983. The Competitive Status of the U.S.…
- 7. Committee on Technology and International Economic and Trade Issues. 1983. The Competitive Status of the U.S.…
- 8. Committee on Technology and International Economic and Trade Issues. 1983. The Competitive Status of the U.S.…
- 9. Committee on Technology and International Economic and Trade Issues. 1985. The Competitive Status of the U.S.…
- 10. Committee on the Machine Tool Industry. 1983. The U.S. Machine Tool Industry and the Defense Industrial Base.…
- 11. Committee on the CAD/CAM Interface. 1984. Computer Integration of Engineering Design and Production: A…
- 12. Computer Conferences on Productivity. 1983. A Final Report for the White House Conference on Productivity.…
- 13. White House Conference on Productivity. 1984. Productivity Growth: A Better Life for America. Washington, D.C.: U.S.…
- 14. U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment. 1984. Computerized Manufacturing Automation: Employment,….
- 15. Advisory Committee on Industrial Innovation. 1979. Final Report. Washington, D.C.: Department of Commerce
- 16. The President's Commission on Industrial Competitiveness. 1985. Global Competition: The New Reality. 2 vols.…
- 17. Work in America Institute. 1984. Employee Security in a Free Economy. New York: Pergamon Press
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- ISBN:
- 9786610221844
- 9781280221842
- 1280221844
- 9780309564052
- 0309564050
- OCLC:
- 326754977
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