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Selection and Evaluation of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies

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  • © 1990

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Editors:
  1. Matthew J. Liberatore

    1. Department of Management College of Commerce and Finance, Villanova University, Villanova, USA

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VI
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Matthew J. Liberatore
      Pages 1-5

  3. Innovation Issues

    1. Some Needed Advances in the Evaluation of Technological Advances

      • Bela Gold
      Pages 6-28

    2. An Orienting Theory for Implementing Advanced Manufacturing Technologies

      • John Guarino, David Wilemon
      Pages 29-56

    3. Industrial Adoption and Use of Programmable Controllers

      • Richard C. Dorf, Johann Sandholzer
      Pages 57-84

    4. The Intra-Firm Diffusion of CADCAM in the U.K. Mechanical Engineering Industry

      • M. J. Pokorny, V. G. Lintner, M. M. Woods, M. R. Blinkhorn
      Pages 85-111

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 322-326
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Matthew J. Liberatore Department of Management Villanova University Villanova, PA 19085 1. BACKGROUND The weakening competitive position of many segments of u.s. manufacturing has been analyzed, debated and discussed in corporate boardrooms, academic journals and the popular literature. One result has been a renewed commitment toward improving productivity and quality in the workplace. The drive to reduce manufacturingยญ related costs, while meeting ever-changing customer needs, has led many firms to consider more automated and flexible manufacturing systems. The extent to which these new technologies can support business goals in productivity, quality and flexibility is an especially important issue for manufacturing firms in the u.s. and other Western nations. Problems have arisen in developing performance measures and evaluation criteria which reflect the full range of costs and benefits associated with these technologies. Some would argue that managerial policies and attitudes, and not the shortcomings of the equipment or manufacturing processes, are the major impediments to implementation (Kaplan 1984).

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  • Department of Management College of Commerce and Finance, Villanova University, Villanova, USA

    Matthew J. Liberatore

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