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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
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Pubblicazione: | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1986 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (190 p.) |
Disciplina: | 338.4/767/0973 |
Soggetto topico: | Industries - United States |
Manufactures - United States | |
Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
Nota di contenuto: | 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 -- 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. |
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. | |
Titolo autorizzato: | Toward a new era in U.S. manufacturing ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-280-22184-4 |
9786610221844 | |
0-309-56405-0 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910819275303321 |
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