| Description |
xvi, 494 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 462-474) and index. |
| Contents |
Arrival of digital technologies and their applications -- Digitizing the American economy -- Presence and role of manufacturing industries in the American economy -- Business patterns and digital applications in the transformation of manufacturing industries -- Patterns and practices in three traditional manufacturing industries : automotive, steel and aerospace -- Patterns and practices in three process industries : petroleum, chemical, and pharmaceuticals -- Business practices and digital applications in information technology industries : semiconductors, hard drives, and software -- Business practices and digital applications in the transformation of transportation industries : trains and trucks -- Presence of wholesale and retail industries in the American economy -- Business patterns and digital applications in the transformation of wholesale and retail industries -- Patterns and practices in three retail industries : grocery, apparel, e-tailing. |
| Subject |
Automation -- Economic aspects -- United States.
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Automation -- Economic aspects. |
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United States. |
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Manufacturing industries -- United States -- Automation.
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Manufacturing industries. |
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Automation. |
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Transportation -- United States -- Automation.
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Transportation. |
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Retail trade -- United States -- Automation.
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Retail trade. |
| ISBN |
0195165888 alkaline paper |
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