Introduction The National Advanced Manufacturing Testbed (NAMT) program was conducted at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) from 1996 to 2000. The NAMT was initiated by the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL) to enable and accelerate the development of standards related to the interoperability of manufacturing systems and to aid in the injection of new technologies...

We juxtapose the effects of trade and technology on employment in US local labour markets between 1980 and 2007. Labour markets whose initial industry composition exposes them to rising Chinese import competition experience significant falls in employment, particularly in manufacturing and among non-college workers. Labour markets susceptible to computerisation due to specialisation in routine ...

This article examines the contributions of human resource and organizational practices to the development and supply chain management interface. It addresses this issue in the context of the semiconductor industry by highlighting the importance of these practices for learning-based improvement in manufacturing. One of the most important factors for competitiveness in the semiconductor industry ...

This paper explores whether defense contractors’ manufacturing technology advantages over purely commercial firms might be associated with differences in their workforce and organizational practices. I use unique original data collected specifically to test workforce and organizational complementarities in implementation of advanced manufacturing technology in small manufacturers. I find that d...

Agent technology has been recognized as a promising paradigm for next generation manufacturing systems. Researchers have attempted to apply agent technology to manufacturing enterprise integration, enterprise collaboration (including supply chain management and virtual enterprises), manufacturing process planning and scheduling, shop floor control, and to holonic manufacturing as an implementat...