LEADER 05922nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910970541403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786610221844 010 $a9781280221842 010 $a1280221844 010 $a9780309564052 010 $a0309564050 035 $a(CKB)110986584750764 035 $a(OCoLC)326754977 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10068450 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000260546 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11209510 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000260546 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10224212 035 $a(PQKB)10538342 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3377212 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3377212 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10068450 035 $a(OCoLC)817961431 035 $a(Perlego)4737529 035 $a(EXLCZ)99110986584750764 100 $a19861103d1986 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aToward a new era in U.S. manufacturing $ethe need for a national vision /$fManufacturing Studies Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academy Press$d1986 215 $a1 online resource (190 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780309078498 311 08$a0309078490 311 08$a9780309036917 311 08$a0309036917 327 $aToward 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 -- NOTES -- 3 People and Organization -- A SYSTEMS APPROACH -- PARTICIPATION AND OWNERSHIP -- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY -- INCENTIVES, EVALUATIONS, AND DECISION CRITERIA -- FUTURE FOCUS -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- 4 Considerations for Government -- TRADE -- EDUCATION -- RESEARCH -- DEFENSE -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- 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 -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- APPENDIX B Management Accounting in the Future Manufacturing Environment. 327 $aAPPENDIX 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,?. 327 $a15. 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. 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