Trends In Manufacturing Effectiveness

Abstract

Compared to the rest of the world, the United States has stagnated or fallen behind in its investment in research and new manufacturing capabilities. Many are worried that this lack of resolve will further erode our standard of living and ability to compete. Unfortunately, direct measures of research and manufacturing productivity are rarely available or trustworthy. We will discuss some of these trends, and try to draw reasonable conclusions for where we are and where we are going.