The Decline of the U.S. Machine-tool Industry and Prospects for Its Sustainable Recovery: Appendices and annotated bibliography

Download or read book The Decline of the U.S. Machine-tool Industry and Prospects for Its Sustainable Recovery: Appendices and annotated bibliography written by David Finegold and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 1994 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume consists of the appendices to the machine-tool study main report, MR-479/1. Among the appendices are detailed studies of the Japanese, German, and Italian machine-tool industries; an assessment of the key current and future technologies for the machine-tool industry; and separate case studies of two key technology areas: computer numerical control and transfer lines. This volume also includes the results of focus groups with industry experts and data problems associated with industry studies.