KEEPING THE U.S. COMPUTER INDUSTRY COMPETITIVE: SYSTEMS INTEGRATION -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Overview -- EVOLUTION OF A U.S. BUSINESS CONCEPT -- STATUS OF THE U.S. INDUSTRY -- Global Prospects -- Sources of U.S. Advantage -- CONVERGING TECHNOLOGY: A DRIVING...

The Internationalization of U.S. Manufacturing: Causes and Consequences -- Copyright -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Contents -- The Internationalization of U.S. Manufacturing: Causes and Consequences -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Causes of Internationalization -- CHANGES IN...

The Competitive Status of the U.S. Auto Industry: -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- The Competitive Status of the U.S. Auto Industry -- Summary -- THREE HISTORICAL THEMES -- Convergence in Technology -- Internationalization -- Public Demands on the Industry -- Product Cost and Quality --...

Behind The Numbers -- Copyright -- Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- BEHIND THE NUMBER -- SUMMARY OF MAJOR CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- SUPPLEMENTING THE EXISTING STATISTICAL FRAMEWORK AND INTEGRATING DISPARATE DATA SETS -- A Supplemental Framework -- Comparable Data -- Recommendations --...

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The USGS WRD: A Performance Review -- 3 Preparing For Tomorrow -- 4 Water for Tomorrow -- References -- Appendix A: Biographical Information.

Toward a New Era in U.S. Manufacturing -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Statement of the Problem -- A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ON U.S. MANUFACTURING -- THE CURRENT ROLE OF THE MANUFACTURING FUNCTION -- RECENT PERFORMANCE OF U.S. MANUFACTURING --...

Improving Productivity in U.S. Marine Container Terminals -- Copyright -- PREFACE -- Contents -- Summary Report of the Committee on Productivity of Marine Terminals -- Findings -- State of the Art of Marine Container Terminals -- Marine Container Terminal Systems Engineering and Design --...