Making Value for America: Embracing the Future of Manufacturing, Technology, and Work

by Committee on Foundational Best Practices for Making Value in America, National Academy of Engineering, Robert Pool

Globalization, developments in technology, and new business models are transforming the way products and services are conceived, designed, made, and distributed in the U.S. and around the world. These forces present challenges - lower wages and fewer jobs for a growing fraction of middle-class workers - as well as opportunities for makers and aspiring entrepreneurs to create entirely new types of businesses and jobs. Making Value for America...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309326532
• ISBN13: 9780309326537
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 145 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"