Word: melman
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...proliferation of CAD/CAM technology, however, should not push untold numbers of workers into the street. CAD/CAM'S spread seems much more likely to spur demand for large new numbers of computer-savvy technicians. Says Seymour Melman, head of Columbia University's industrial engineering department: "We will need people who can understand the whole complex electronic and mechanical machinery of these new manufacturing cells, and who can intervene quickly to repair them." Otherwise, warns Melman, downtime from sophisticated electronics gear that suddenly goes on the blink-as it is wont to do-will paralyze factories. Indeed, the new technology...
...world market shrink from 21% in 1964 to a mere 7% now. More and more companies have begun turning to imported machine tools, especially from West Germany and Japan. Imports now serve fully 25% of the domestic market. "This type of situation is not just a problem," says Seymour Melman, professor of industrial engineering at Columbia University. "It is an unmitigated disaster...