The digital hand : how computers changed the work of American manufacturing, transportation, and retail industries / James W. Cortada.
By: Cortada, James W
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TextPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2004Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 462-474) and index.Description: xvi, 494 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0195165888 (alk. paper).Subject(s): Automation -- Economic aspects -- United States | Manufacturing industries -- United States -- Automation | Transportation -- United States -- Automation | Retail trade -- United States -- AutomationDDC classification: 338.0973 Online resources: Table of contents | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 338.0973 C818 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003451648 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 462-474) and index.
Arrival of digital technologies and their applications -- Digitizing the American economy -- Presence and role of manufacturing industries in the American economy -- Business patterns and digital applications in the transformation of manufacturing industries -- Patterns and practices in three traditional manufacturing industries : automotive, steel and aerospace -- Patterns and practices in three process industries : petroleum, chemical, and pharmaceuticals -- Business practices and digital applications in information technology industries : semiconductors, hard drives, and software -- Business practices and digital applications in the transformation of transportation industries : trains and trucks -- Presence of wholesale and retail industries in the American economy -- Business patterns and digital applications in the transformation of wholesale and retail industries -- Patterns and practices in three retail industries : grocery, apparel, e-tailing.
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