The processes and techniques of manufacturing have changed substantially over the decades and that evolution continues today. In order to examine the potential impacts of these changes, the Department of Commerce asked the NRC to design a workshop to focus on issues central to the changing nature of manufacturing. The workshop brought together a number of experts to present papers about and to discuss the current state of manufacturing in the United States and the challenges it faces. This report presents the results of that workshop. Key challenges that emerged from the workshop and that are discussed include understanding manufacturing trends; manufacturing globalization; information technology opportunities; maintaining innovation; strengthening small and medium-sized enterprises; workforce education; and rising infrastructure costs.Table of Contents
Front Matter Executive Summary Part I Summary of the Workshop Sessions 1 Manufacturing in the United States 2 Challenges Facing U.S. Manufacturing Today 3 New Directions Part II Presented Papers: Manufacturing in the U.S. Economy 4 Keynote Address: The Administration's Manufacturing Policy 5 U.S. Manufacturing at the Crossroads 6 Innovation and U.S. Manufacturing Part III Presented Papers: View from Three Manufacturing Sectors 7 Trends in Rural Manufacturing 8 Issues for Small Manufacturing Enterprises 9 Drivers and Challenges for U.S. Aerospace Manufacturing Part IV Presented Papers: Manufacturing Globalization 10 Manufacturing Globalization: Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty? 11 Manufacturing Globalization at United Technologies Corporation 12 Insights on Outsourcing Part V Presented Papers: The Human Element in Manufacturing 13 Keeping America Competitive 14 Economic Challenges to American Manufacturing 15 The Crisis in U.S. Manufacturing: A Union View 16 The Human Component in Manufacturing Part VI Presented Papers: The Way Forward 17 Standards and Infrastructure 18 Collaborating to Meet Manufacturing Challenges 19 Manufacturing, Energy, and the Future of New Technology 20 Army Manufacturing Technology Program Responds to 21st Century Challenges 21 Turning New Technologies into Products at Sandia National Laboratories Part VII Presented Papers: New Manufacturing Paradigm 22 Manufacturing in a Digital Era 23 Manufacturing Knowledge and the Arrow of Time Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members Appendix B Workshop Agenda Appendix C Acronyms and Abbreviations
1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 Part I Summary of the Workshop
Sessions 1 Manufacturing in the United States; 4 2 Challenges Facing U.S.
Manufacturing Today; 5 3 New Directions; 6 Part II Presented Papers:
Manufacturing in the U.S. Economy 4 Keynote Address: The Administration's
Manufacturing Policy; 7 5 U.S. Manufacturing at the Crossroads; 8 6
Innovation and U.S. Manufacturing; 9 Part III Presented Papers: View from
Three Manufacturing Sectors 7 Trends in Rural Manufacturing; 10 8 Issues for
Small Manufacturing Enterprises; 11 9 Drivers and Challenges for U.S.
Aerospace Manufacturing; 12 Part IV Presented Papers: Manufacturing
Globalization 10 Manufacturing Globalization: Is the Glass Half Full or Half
Empty?; 13 11 Manufacturing Globalization at United Technologies Corporation;
14 12 Insights on Outsourcing; 15 Part V Presented Papers: The Human Element
in Manufacturing 13 Keeping America Competitive; 16 14 Economic Challenges
to American Manufacturing; 17 15 The Crisis in U.S. Manufacturing: A Union
View; 18 16 The Human Component in Manufacturing; 19 Part VI Presented
Papers: The Way Forward 17 Standards and Infrastructure; 20 18 Collaborating
to Meet Manufacturing Challenges; 21 19 Manufacturing, Energy, and the Future
of New Technology; 22 20 Army Manufacturing Technology Program Responds to
21st Century Challenges; 23 21 Turning New Technologies into Products at
Sandia National Laboratories; 24 Part VII Presented Papers: New Manufacturing
Paradigm 22 Manufacturing in a Digital Era; 25 23 Manufacturing Knowledge
and the Arrow of Time; 26 Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee
Members; 27 Appendix B Workshop Agenda; 28 Appendix C Acronyms and
Abbreviations
Committee on New Directions in Manufacturing, National Research Council
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