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Manufacturing Anywhere
Fathom
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| Seminar Introduction |
 Are we in the middle of the second industrial revolution? With new approaches to production and powerful networking technology, manufacturing is becoming increasingly dispersed across companies in the supply chain. This pattern is occurring both domestically and globally and manufacturers are moving out of well-known urban centers and dispersing around the world. New opportunities for consumer design and customization are just around the corner. Industry will never be the same.
This seminar explores the changes that the twenty-first century will bring to manufacturing. Experts discuss how new technologies promise to transform the way that companies do business and help them cater production to the growing global marketplace. In light of changing supply-chains and sprawling manufacturing centers, they ask questions about the future of environmental regulation and policy. While today's manufacturing sector remains in transition, this seminar takes a peek at the industry of tomorrow.
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| Learning Objectives |
- Recognize how new technologies lead to a more diffused manufacturing sector.
- Define "Napsterization," postponement and outsourcing.
- Compare and contrast the exit and voice models of supplier-manufacturer relationships.
- Learn how the changes in manufacturing may change environmental leverage points.
- Explore both the present effects and possible future impact of manufacturing sprawl.
- List three obstacles to customer designed complex products.
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| Credits |
Copyright 2001, RAND.
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| Technical Requirements |
To appreciate this seminar experience, it is critical that you have the appropriate software, plug-ins, and network connections. Please take the time to download the latest versions of the plug-ins mentioned below if you do not already have them.
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