1. The Industrial Modernization Problem

Required

Paul M. Swamidass, Practices and Performance of Small and Larger US Manufacturers: Issues and Implications. In: Shapira and Youtie (Eds), Manufacturing Modernization: Learning from Evaluation Practices and Results, 1997. [ACROBAT *PDF]

Maryellen R. Kelley and Susan Helper, Firm Size and Capabilities, Regional Agglomeration, and the Adoption of New Technology. H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. February 1997. [ACROBAT *PDF 90K; MS WORD 161K]

Jan Youtie and Philip Shapira, Manufacturing Needs, Practices and Performance in Georgia: 1994 Georgia Manufacturing Technology Survey. GMEA Working Paper E9501, School of Public Policy and Economic Development Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA. January 1995.

Recommended

Philip Shapira and Terrence Rephann, The adoption of new technology in West Virginia: implications for manufacturing modernization policies. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 1996, v.14, pp: 431-450. [ACROBAT * PDF 97K]

 Matt Kane, Small and Midsized Manufacturers in the United States. Recorded at the Symposium on the Performance of Small and Midsized Manufacturers, New York, November 1996.  [Real Audio 15'31"].

Additional Resources

Modernization Forum. Manufacturing a Stronger America: Progress Depends on Small Firms. 1996. [ACROBAT *PDF 270K]

U.S. Manufacturing Fact Sheet. (Monthly Economic Review by the Congressional Task Force on Manufacturing)

Eliesh Lane, EDI links small business with Georgia Tech researchers, GTRI Connector, March 1997. (Jeff Lebow and the EDI Technology Transfer Office). [ADOBE *PDF 88K]

Edward M. Bergman, Edward J. Feser, and Alexander Kaufmann. Lean Production Systems in Regions: Conceptual and Measurement Requirements. Presented at Western Regional Science Meetings, 23-27 February 1997 [ACROBAT *PDF 49K]