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4 Preparing for 2020
Pages 57-65

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From page 57...
... Chapter 2 identifies six grand challenges that manufacturers will have to meet to thrive under these conditions and outlines technical opportunities for meeting them. Chapter 3 describes 10 priority technology areas for addressing the grand challenges and outlines research opportunities related to the priority technology areas.
From page 58...
... Second, research on modeling and simulation will help meet the challenges for enterprise-wide concurrency, the utilization of human and technological resources, the conversion of information to knowledge, and the rapid reconfiguration of manufacturing enterprises. Finally, research on information technology will help to meet all of the grand challenges.
From page 59...
... A good example is the progression from vacuum tubes and discrete transistors to the very dense integrated circuits manufactured today. Integrated circuits contain structures, produced in layers using photolithograpic processes, with features on the order of a micron or less in size.
From page 60...
... Recommendation. Establish basic research focused on breakthrough technologies, including innovative submicron manufacturing processes and enterprise modeling and simulation.
From page 61...
... information technology that can be adapted and incorporated into collaboration systems and models through manufacturing-specific research and development focused on improving methods for people to make decisions, individually and as part of a group · core technologies, including materials science, energy conservation, and environmental protection technologies BUILDING ON NEXT-GENERATION MANUFACTURING The Next Generation Manufacturing Project was a national, industry-led project conducted in 1995-1996. Nearly 500 people, mostly managers and technical experts from manufacturing companies, participated (NOM, 1997~.
From page 62...
... One important recommendation was that manufacturers develop technology road maps to identify research and development that would support the transition of present-day companies to next-generation companies. A project led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, called the Integrated Manufacturing Technology Roadmap Initiative, was established to address this recommendation in terms of information systems, modeling and simulation, manufacturing processes and equipment, and enterprise integration.
From page 63...
... INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH The committee believes that research related to manufacturing enterprises is inherently interdisciplinary and that the development of the priority technology areas for 2020 manufacturing will require an unprecedented commitment to multidisciplinary and collaborative research. The grand challenges, which reflect real-world complexities, are not amenable to single-discipline solutions.
From page 64...
... . understanding the effect of human psychology and social sciences on decision-making processes in the design, planning, and operation of manufacturing processes · managing and using information to make intelligent decisions among a vast array of alternatives adapting and reconfiguring manufacturing processes rapidly for the production of diverse, customized products · adapting and reconfiguring manufacturing enterprises to enable the formation of complex alliances with other organizations developing concurrent engineering tools that facilitate cross-disciplinary and enterprise-wide involvement in the conceptualization, design, and production of products and services to reduce time-to-market and improve quality developing educational and training technologies based on learning theory and the cognitive and linguistic sciences to enhance interactive distance learning · optimizing the use of human intelligence to complement the application and implementation of new technology · understanding the effects of new technologies on the manufacturing workforce, the work environment, and the surrounding community · developing business and engineering tools that are transparent to differences in skills, education, status, language, and culture to bridge international and organizational boundaries MEASURING PROGRESS One of the key factors in meeting the grand challenges will be monitoring the progress of technology development.
From page 65...
... Research road maps that could be used to monitor progress toward realization of the vision of manufacturing in 2020 should be established in follow-up technology seminars with focus groups exploring the priority technologies and potential research areas. Rather than trying to anticipate the advancements for a twenty-year period, the committee recommends that general long-term goals be established in each technology area and that detailed road maps be established for five-year "windows of commitment." This approach, similar to the approach of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, would provide a reasonable time frame for technology incubation, with yearly reviews to monitor progress.


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