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Manufacturing Systems: Meeting the Competitive Challenge
Pages 7-11

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... A recent publication of the Manufacturing Studies Board of the National Research Council noted that "There is substantial evidence that many U.S. manufacturers have neglected the manufacturing function, have overemphasized product development at the expense of process improvements, and have not begun to make the adjustments that will be necessary to be competitive" (National Research Council, 1986, p.
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From page 8...
... Japan is planning a new mechanism ERICH BLOCH AND KATHY PRAGER CONRAD to breed strong basic researchers the socalled technopolis project (The Economist, 1986~. On various sites, each called a technopolis, a university, local government, and industry are being brought together.
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From page 9...
... The National Science Foundation is in creasingly playing such a catalytic role. In addition to encouraging individual investi gators in this direction, it also supports multi-investigator efforts through the En gineering Research Centers, the Materials Centers and Groups, and now the Basic Science and Technology Centers.
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From page 10...
... In response to concern for the declining competitiveness of the semiconductor industry, the Department of Defense convened a special panel to examine the situation. Its recently released report calls for the establishment of a manufacturing consortium that would concentrate on advanced equipment and process research, providing a resource that member companies could use in the marketplace to further their competitive advantage (U.S.
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From page 11...
... This is as true in the government as it is in any other sector. One effort to foster such interaction is the Manufacturing Forum, to be established by the National Academy of Engineering in cooperation with the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Science Foundation.
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