The Competitive Edge: Research Priorities for U.S. Manufacturing

by Committee on Analysis of Research Directions and Needs in U.S. Manufacturing, National Research Council, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, et al.

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309047846
• ISBN13: 9780309047845
• Release Date: February 1991
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"