The Competitive Edge

Research Priorities for U.S. Manufacturing

Éditeur: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309047845
eISBN Pdf: 9780309556132
Lieu de publication: United States
Année de publication électronique: 1991
Mois : Janvier
Pages: 185
Langue: Anglais

Légende

To maintain competitiveness in the emerging global economy, U.S. manufacturing must rise to new standards of product quality, responsiveness to customers, and process flexibility. This volume presents a concise and well-organized analysis of new research directions to achieve these goals.

Five critical areas receive in-depth analysis of present practices, needed improvement, and research priorities:

Advanced engineered materials that offer the prospect of better life-cycle performance and other gains.
Equipment reliability and maintenance practices for better returns on capital investment.
Rapid product realization techniques to speed delivery to the marketplace.
Intelligent manufacturing control for improved reliability and greater precision.
Building a workforce with the multidisciplinary skills needed for competitiveness.

This sound and accessible analysis will be useful to manufacturing engineers and researchers, business executives, and economic and policy analysts.

Cover
Front Matter
Executive Summary
Overview
Intelligent Manufacturing Control
Equipment Reliability and Maintenance
Manufacturing of and with Advanced Engineered Materials
Product Realization Process
Manufacturing Skills Improvement
Bibliography
Appendix A: Selected Employment Data
Appendix B: Panels of the Committee on Analysis of Research Directions and Needs in U.S. Manufacturing
Index