Education for the Manufacturing World of the Future

Education for the Manufacturing World of the Future

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309035842
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309581554
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 1985
  • Month: January
  • Pages: 145
  • Language: English

The clearly declining competitiveness of the United States in the world marketplace has prompted increased concern about the health of the United States' manufacturing industries. This volume is the result of lively discussions and formal presentations by industry leaders and education experts during a symposium convened by the National Academy of Engineering and the National Research Council. Issues involving the changing face of U.S. manufacturing, requirements for educating and training engineers for manufacturing careers, and the possibilities for cooperative arrangements between industry and academia are examined in-depth in an effort to improve manufacturing education and therefore move toward boosting the nation's world competitiveness in manufacturing.

  • Education for the Manufacturing World of the Future
  • Copyright
  • PREFACE
    • PURPOSE OF THE SYMPOSIUM
  • Contents
  • MANUFACTURING AND EDUCATION: REFLECTIONS ON A SYMPOSIUM
    • DILEMMAS AND CONNECTIONS
    • VALUE OF THE MEETING
    • CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
    • The Changing Face of U.S. Manufacturing
      • WHAT IS POSSIBLE
      • A HISTORIC VIEWPOINT
      • WHAT CAN INDUSTRY DO?
      • WHAT CAN UNIVERSITIES DO?
      • WHAT CAN GOVERNMENT DO?
      • Notes
    • The U.S. Manufacturing Engineer: Practice, Profile, and Needs
      • THE MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS OF TODAY AND THE FUTURE
      • THE CHANGING DEMANDS ON MANUFACTURING PERSONNEL
        • Production Personnel
        • Technical Personnel
        • Managers
      • SHAPING THE CAREERS OF MANUFACTURING PROFESSIONALS
      • THE EXISTING EDUCATION AND TRAINING SYSTEM
        • Secondary Education
        • Work Experience, On-the-Job Training, and Apprenticeships
        • College and University Education in Manufacturing
        • Cooperative and Corporate Education
        • Continuing Education
      • THE NATIONAL RESPONSE: WHAT IS HAPPENING AND WHAT IS NEEDED
      • CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTION
      • NOTES
    • Meshing Education and Industrial Needs: Two Views
      • A VIEW FROM INDUSTRY
        • What is the Problem?
          • The Shift Away From Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering
          • Separation of Production and Manufacturing
          • Decline of Investments
        • What Are the Needs?
        • Future Action
      • A RESPONSE FROM ACADEMIA
        • Building Excitement
        • Attracting Students
        • Building the Industry-University Partnership
        • Getting the Best Results
    • Maintaining the Lifelong Effectiveness of Engineers in Manufacturing
      • WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?
        • The Traditional Approach
        • The Revolution of Today
      • LIFELONG EFFECTIVENESS OF ENGINEERS
        • What Does "Effectiveness" Mean?
        • How to Determine Effectiveness
        • Formulating the Development Objective
      • DRIVERS AND BARRIERS TO MAINTAINING EFFECTIVENESS
      • MECHANISMS FOR LIFELONG EFFECTIVENESS
      • CALL FOR LEADERSHIP
    • Corporate Attitudes Toward Introducing the New Manufacturing Technology
      • PLANNING FOR CHANGE IN THE SMOKESTACK INDUSTRIES
      • ENGINEERS AND THE APPLICATION AND TRANSFER OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES ABROAD
        • Transfer of Manufacturing Technology Abroad
        • Education of Manufacturing Engineers
      • MANUFACTURING ISSUES IN THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY
      • CHALLENGES TO BE MET
    • The Issues and Some Answers: Recommendations of the Working Groups
      • STRUCTURING THE MANUFACTURING EDUCATION SYSTEM
        • The Problems and Issues
        • Recommendations
      • INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION IN EDUCATION FOR MANUFACTURING
        • The Problems and Issues
          • General Issues
          • A Specific Issue
        • Recommendations
          • National Faculty Advanced Training Program
          • Manufacturing Curricula
      • INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION IN RESEARCH FOR MANUFACTURING
        • The Problems and Issues
        • Recommendations
      • KEEPING CURRENT IN A MANUFACTURING CAREER
        • The Problems, Issues, and Recommendations
          • Correcting a Poor Image
          • Staying Current
          • Continuing Education
      • NATIONAL PRIORITIES IN MANUFACTURING EDUCATION
        • The Problems and Issues
        • Recommendations
  • APPENDIX A Statement of the Manufacturing Studies Board on the Need for Industrial-Academic Cooperation for Manufacturing…
  • APPENDIX B Selected Bibliography
  • APPENDIX C Symposium Participants and Working Groups
    • SYMPOSIUM PARTICIPANTS
    • WORKING GROUPS
      • Working Group on Structuring the Manufacturing Education System
        • Educators
        • Manufacturers
        • Others
      • Working Group on Industry-University Cooperation in Education for Manufacturing
        • Educators
        • Manufacturers
        • Others
      • Working Group on Industry-University Cooperation in Research for Manufacturing
        • Educators
        • Manufacturers
        • Others
      • Working Group on Keeping Current in a Manufacturing Career
        • Educators
        • Manufacturers
        • Others
      • Working Group on National Priorities in Manufacturing Education
        • Educators
        • Manufacturers
        • Others

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