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The role that higher education can play in better preparing future manufacturing managers has been given a bit more attention of late. But the emphasis has been primarily on applications of technology on the plant floor. I believe we need more balance in our university curricula to reflect the balance of skills needed by manufacturing managers.
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Kropp, D. (1990). A Higher Education Agenda for Manufacturing Management. In: Chilton, K.W., Warren, M.E., Weidenbaum, M.L. (eds) American Manufacturing in a Global Market. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2516-8_14
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