1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461663203321

Titolo

Making things [[electronic resource] ] : 21st century manufacturing and design : summary of a forum / / prepared by Steve Olson for the National Academy of Engineering of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2012

ISBN

1-280-12348-6

9786613527349

0-309-22560-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (45 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

OlsonSteve <1956->

Disciplina

658.15

Soggetti

Production engineering - United States - Design and construction

Production engineering - Economic aspects - United States

Engineering design - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographic references.

Nota di contenuto

Prerequisites for success -- A high-tech approach to low-tech products -- Five lessons for the next generation -- Fostering impatience with the status quo -- Produce to protect -- Produce to live -- Creativity, confidence, and innovation -- Job creation -- The role of government -- The benefits of diversity -- The importance of K-12 education -- The global effects of local action.

Sommario/riassunto

More than two decades ago, a commission of 17 MIT scientists and economists released a report, Made in America, which opened with the memorable phrase, "To live well, a nation must produce well." Is that still true? Or can the United States remain a preeminent nation while other countries increasingly make the products that once were made in America? These questions were at the center of a forum titled "Making Things: 21st Century Manufacturing and Design" held during the 2011 annual meeting of the National Academy of Engineering. In a wide-ranging and provocative conversation, seven leaders of business, government, and academia explored the many facets of manufacturing and design and outlined the many opportunities and responsibilities



posed by manufacturing for the engineering profession. This book summarizes the discussions that took place during the 2011 forum. The report concludes with a forum agenda and each attendee's biography--

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910695985403321

Titolo

Securing, stabilizing, and reconstructing Afghanistan : key issues for congressional oversight : report to congressional committees

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2007]

Descrizione fisica

ii, 33 pages : digital, PDF file

Soggetti

Military assistance, American - Afghanistan

National security - Afghanistan

National security - Afghanistan - International cooperation

Postwar reconstruction - Afghanistan

Afghanistan Armed Forces

Afghanistan Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on July 11, 2007).

"May 2007."

Paper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.

"GAO-07-801SP."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.