Sigvard Rubenowitz, Anders Olsson and Bertil Steen
The project Users Demands on CNC‐Lathes, commenced in 1988, isexamined. The project′s main object was to contribute to an increase inthe empirically‐based knowledge of the new…
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The project Users Demands on CNC‐Lathes, commenced in 1988, is examined. The project′s main object was to contribute to an increase in the empirically‐based knowledge of the new demands involved in management, organisation and the operators′ job content along with the design of hard‐and software that new technology brings about. The study was carried out at 29 plants whose production is based mainly on CNC lathes. Findings as to the role and impact of management in connection with the new technology are the main focus.
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It is reputed that PCBs worth approximately £83 billion were produced worldwide by about 7,000 manufacturers with 200,000 employees in 1987. The United States accounted for about…
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It is reputed that PCBs worth approximately £83 billion were produced worldwide by about 7,000 manufacturers with 200,000 employees in 1987. The United States accounted for about 33% of the market and Japan 28%. Well down the list in third place was West Germany with 77%, but by comparison they produced more PCBs than the UK, France and Italy together. However, there is a shift of production facilities for complete PCBs from the high wage‐earning European countries to low‐wage earning South East Asia, i.e., Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Korea, where substantial capacity is under construction.