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3 MANUFACTURING INFRASTRUCTURE: COMMON THEMES, ASSESSMENT, AND GAPS
3 MANUFACTURING INFRASTRUCTURE: COMMON THEMES, ASSESSMENT, AND GAPS
Pages 32-40
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COMMON THEMES The NRC committee identifiecl several themes common to many of the infrastructure workshops: . Each workshop emphasized the importance of focusing on the entire manufacturing system (i.e., the chain of supplier-customer relationships from the material supplier to the original equipment manufacturer that assembles parts and components and ships to the equipment users.
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These priorities, summarized by the NRC committee from the white papers, have evolved from the series of workshops involving industry, government, and academia representatives. The area of business practices is the sole exception to this pattern in that its first workshop occurred during the conference.
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In Table 3-3, common industry themes are matched with the six manufacturing infrastructure categories and an evaluation made of the strength of the linkages. In general, the linkages with industry needs clo not appear to be strong ant!
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An overall industry lead is important in partnership with government ancl academia. Existing programs sponsored by the industry and government, such as Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles, Aerospace Industry Association, USFEAST or AMTEX, or an industIy-sponsored program such as the National Electronic Manufacturing Initiative fall into the framework categories of advancer!
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a Table entries have been identified based solely on the presentations by the Panel on Manufacturing Sector Needs and Issues.
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Research, education, and technologytransfer organizations . · Reduce risks of technology deployment Precompetitive research in manufacturing systems · Cellular manufacturing lines, just-in-time inventory, statistical quality control · Concurrent · Reduce time to · Organize into product-process market strategic business development units .
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The excellent invited presentation and the inclinations of many of the participants focused the advanced manufacturing processes and equipment workshop session generally on the discrete machined components industry, and specifically on the machine too! inclustry.
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tools that could facilitate migrating to the new manufacturing technologies. There was very little discussion in the workshops or the white papers about environmental issues.
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