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The engineering industry was one of the earliest users of computer based systems in the field of design, but during the 1960s these were mainly ‘in house’ systems developed by large organisations in the aerospace, automotive and shipbuilding industries. During the last decade with the microprocessor breakthrough, computer applications in design and manufacture have become commercially available and the development of ‘turn-key’ systems has significantly widened the potential user population.
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Lee, G.L. (1988). Managerial Strategies, Information Technology and Engineers. In: Knights, D., Willmott, H. (eds) New Technology and the Labour Process. Studies in the Labour Process. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-19242-7_5
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