Learning to Change : Opportunities to Improve the Performance of Smaller Manufacturers.

Learning to Change : Opportunities to Improve the Performance of Smaller Manufacturers.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Staff, National Research Council
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : National Academies Press, 1900.
Subjects:
Small business > United States.
Small business > Government policy > United States.
Small business
Small business > Government policy
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • ""LEARNING TO CHANGE""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""STUDY METHODOLOGY""; ""REPORT STRUCTURE""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES FOR SMALLER MANUFACTURING COMPANIES""; ""Barrier 1: Disproportionate Impact of Regulation""; ""Barrier 2: Lack of Awareness""; ""Barrier 3: Isolation""; ""Barrier 4: Where to Seek Advice""; ""Barrier 5: Scarcity of Capital""; ""SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE""; ""EFFECTIVENESS OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY CENTERS""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""Majority Opinion""; ""Minority Opinion""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""1 Introduction""
  • ""SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF U.S. MANUFACTURERS""""GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF MANUFACTURING""; ""DIVERSITY OF SMALLER MANUFACTURERS""; ""Product or Market Sector""; ""Modernization""; ""Company Maturity and Goals""; ""Worker Demographics""; ""Geographic Characteristics (Urban versus Rural)""; ""GLOBAL COMPETITION: CHALLENGES CONFRONTING AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS""; ""RESPONDING TO THE CHALLENGES""; ""A ROLE FOR INDUSTRIAL ASSISTANCE EFFORTS""; ""2 Improving Manufacturing Performance in Smaller Firms""; ""BARRIER 1: DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT OF REGULATION""; ""The Barrier""
  • ""Opportunities for Resolution or Improvement""""BARRIER 2: LACK OF AWARENESS""; ""The Barrier""; ""Opportunities for Resolution or Improvement""; ""BARRIER 3: ISOLATION""; ""The Barrier""; ""Opportunities for Resolution or Improvement""; ""BARRIER 4: WHERE TO SEEK ADVICE""; ""The Barrier""; ""Opportunities for Resolution or Improvement""; ""BARRIER 5: SCARCITY OF CAPITAL""; ""The Barrier""; ""Opportunities for Resolution or Improvement""; ""IMPLICATIONS FOR MANUFACTURING ASSISTANCE""; ""3 Improving Manufacturing: Sources of Assistance for Smaller Companies""; ""PRIVATE SECTOR ASSISTANCE""
  • ""Consultants""""Vendors and Suppliers of Technology""; ""Supplier Chains""; ""Professional and Trade Associations""; ""Books and Periodicals""; ""PUBLIC SECTOR ASSISTANCE""; ""State and Local Initiatives""; ""Universities""; ""Technical Schools, Community Colleges, Apprenticeship Programs""; ""Federal Programs""; ""Federal Laboratories""; ""Department of Defense""; ""Department of Commerce""; ""National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS)""; ""Shared Manufacturing Facilities/Teaching Factories""; ""OTHER MODELS FOR COORDINATED MANUFACTURING ASSISTANCE""
  • ""Cooperative Extension Service""""Japanese Kohsetsushi Centers""; ""4 Effectiveness of Manufacturing Technology Centers""; ""OBSERVATIONS REGARDING THE MTCS""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""5 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""6 Minority Opinion""; ""APPENDIXES""; ""A Manufacturing Establishments by Size and State""; ""B Selected State and Local Programs""; ""QUALITY MANAGEMENT CONSORTIA (QMC)""; ""GEORGIA TECH INDUSTRIAL EXTENSION SERVICE""; ""PENNSYLVANIA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (PENNTAP)""; ""C Federal Register Notice and Procedure for MTC Selection""

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