Toward a New Era in U.S. Manufacturing

Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council

• 1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Statement of the Problem; 4 2 The Role of Advanced Technology in Future Manufacturing; 5 3 People and Organization; 6 4 Considerations for Government; 7 5 Summary; 8 Appendix A: The Technology of Future Manufacturing; 9 Appendix B: Management Accounting in the Future Manufacturing Environment; 10 Appendix C: A Review of Policy Recommendations of Selected Study Committees, Panels, and Commissions, 1979-1985; 11 Bibliography; 12 Index