Sainthood for U.S. manufacturing? More managers are talking about heaven than going there

Abstract

Fundamental changes in product, process, and organization have rocked the manufacturing industry of this country during the last decade. In an effort to document the nature and extent of these changes, we conducted a survey of senior manufacturing executives. We wanted to determine exactly how U.S. manufacturing companies were changing and why. Our specific goals were to document the nature and extent of technological change that has occurred since 1980; to determine the likely direction of change through 1990; and to compile opinions on the strategic issues facing the industry as well as on the keys to success in dealing with these issues.

Citation

Severance, D.G. and Passino, J.H. (1988), "Sainthood for U.S. manufacturing? More managers are talking about heaven than going there", Planning Review, Vol. 16 No. 6, pp. 4-27. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb054237