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200 10$aHow computers changed the work of American manufacturing, transportation, and retail industries /$fJames W. Cortada
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$dc2004
215   $a1 online resource (513 p.)
225 0 $aThe digital hand
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 462-474) and index.
327   $aContents; 1. Arrival of Digital Technologies and Their Applications; 2. Digitizing the American Economy; 3. Presence and Role of Manufacturing Industries in the American Economy; 4. Business Patterns and Digital Applications in the Transformation of Manufacturing Industries; 5. Patterns and Practices in Three Traditional Manufacturing Industries: Automotive, Steel, and Aerospace; 6. Patterns and Practices in Three Process Industries: Petroleum, Chemical, and Pharmaceuticals; 7. Manufacturing Practices in Information Technology Industries: Semiconductors, Hard Disk Drives, and Software
327   $a8. Business Practices and Digital Applications in the Transformation of Transportation Industries: Trains and Trucks9. Presence of Wholesale and Retail Industries in the American Economy; 10. Business Patterns and Digital Applications in the Transformation of the Wholesale and Retail Industries; 11. Patterns and Practices in Three Retail Industries: Grocery, Apparel, and E-tailing; 12. Conclusion: How Computers Changed the American Economy; Appendix A: How to Study the Role of Computing by Industry
327   $aAppendix B: The Universal Product Code (UPC), Optical Character Recognition (OCR), and Point-of-Sale (POS)Notes; Bibliographic Essay; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
330 8 $aThis text provides a historical perspective on how some of the most important American industries used computing over the past half century, describing their experience, their best practices and the role of industries and technologies in changing the nature of American work.
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606   $aRetail trade$zUnited States$xAutomation
606   $aTransportation$zUnited States$xAutomation
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