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245 0 0 _aProduction in the innovation economy
_cEdited by Richard M. Locke and Rachel L. Wellhausen
260 _aCambridge, Mass. :
_bMIT Press,
_cc2014.
300 _axii, 274 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _aProduction in the Innovation Economy emerges from several years of interdisciplinary research at MIT on the links between manufacturing and innovation in the United States and the world economy. Authors from political science, economics, business, employment and operations research, aeronautics and astronautics, and nuclear engineering come together to explore the extent to which manufacturing is key to an innovative and vibrant economy.</p> <p>Chapters include survey research on gaps in worker skill development and training; discussions of coproduction with Chinese firms and participation in complex manufacturing projects in China; analyses of constraints facing American start-up firms involved in manufacturing; proposals for a future of distributed manufacturing and a focus on product variety as a marker of innovation; and forecasts of powerful advanced manufacturing technologies on the horizon. The chapters show that although the global distribution of manufacturing is not an automatic loss for the United States, gains from the colocation of manufacturing and innovation have not disappeared. The book emphasizes public policy that encourages colocation through, for example, training programs, supplements to private capital, and interfirm cooperation in industry consortia. Such approaches can help the United States not only to maintain manufacturing capacity but also, crucially, to maximize its innovative potential.</p> <p> Contributors Joyce Lawrence, Richard K. Lester, Richard M. Locke, Florian Metzler, Jonas Nahm, Paul Osterman, Elisabeth B. Reynolds, Donald B. Rosenfeld, Hiram M. Samel, Sanjay E. Sarma, Edward S. Steinfeld, Andrew Weaver, Rachel L. Wellhausen, Olivier de Weck
650 0 _aManufacturing industries
_zUnited States
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650 0 _aManufacturing industries
_xTechnological innovations
_zUnited States
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700 1 _aLocke, Richard M.,
_d1959-
_eEdited by
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700 1 _aWellhausen, Rachel L.,
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