TY  - BOOK
AU  - Roser,Christoph
TI  - "Faster, better, cheaper" in the history of manufacturing: from the Stone Age to lean manufacturing and beyond 
SN  - 9781498756303
AV  - TS183 .R68 2016
U1  - 670 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Boca Raton
PB  - CRC Press
KW  - Manufacturing processes
KW  - History
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Preface : my grandparents workshop -- Failure and success in manufacturing : the gm-toyota nummi joint venture -- The age of the artisan -- The stone age -- The urban revolution : the emergence of society -- Advances during antiquity -- The middle-ages in europe -- The industrial revolution : manufacturing gets mechanized -- Early modern europe -- Pioneers of a new age : the factory system -- Fire is stronger than blood and water : steam power -- Interchangeable parts : the end of filing in assembly -- Social conflict -- Modern times : mass production for the masses -- Technological advances -- Science meets shop floor -- The assembly line and the era of the industrial empires -- Centrally planned economies : war, communism and other catastrophes -- *click* let-me-do-this-for-you *clack* : computers in manufacturing -- The toyota production system and lean manufacturing -- The cutting edge -- Where are we now? -- Things to come -- Appendix -- Timelines -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author
ER  -