The New Industrial Revolution: Consumers, Globalization and the End of Mass Production

Marsh, Peter

ISBN 10: 0300197233 / ISBN 13: 9780300197235

Editore: Yale University Press, 2013

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• Titolo: The New Industrial Revolution: Consumers, Globalization and the End of Mass Production
• Editore: Yale University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0300197233
• ISBN 13: 9780300197235
• Rilegatura: Brossura
• Condizione: Very Good

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Riassunto

The world is on the cusp of a manufacturing revolution, with open opportunities for those who understand what is driving the change

The rapid emergence of China and India as prime locations for low-cost manufacturing has led some analysts to conclude that manufacturers in the "old economies"—the U.S., U.K., Germany, and Japan—are being edged out of a profitable future. But if countries that historically have been at the forefront of events in manufacturing can adapt adroitly, opportunities are by no means over, says the author of this timely book. Peter Marsh explores 250 years in the history of manufacturing, then examines the characteristics of the industrial revolution that is taking place right now.

The driving forces that influence what types of goods are made and who makes them are little understood, Marsh observes. He discusses the key changes in what is happening in manufacturing today, including advances in technology, a greater focus on tailor-made goods aimed at specific individuals and industry users, participation of many more countries in world manufacturing, and the growing importance of sustainable forms of production. With broad historical sweep and dozens of engaging examples, Marsh explains these changes and their import both for consumers making purchase choices and for manufacturers assessing how to participate successfully in the new industrial era.

Informazioni sull?autore

Peter Marsh is former manufacturing editor for the Financial Times. He lives in London.