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INTRODUCTION
The Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design (BMAED-
"be made") has been in existence within the National Research Council
(NRC) since 1979. Until 1995 the Board was known as the
Manufacturing Studies Board. The current name was adopted to reflect
the focus of board, which deals with leading issues in manufacturing
that derive from technical considerations with implications for national
policy. The board has conducted studies related to specific
manufacturing issues; interactions between design, engineering, and
manufacturing; and the significance of specific manufacturing
activities for the nation.
The board considers a variety of perspectives: public policy,
research, process and product innovation, technology implementation,
industry structure and management, critical relationships between
manufacturing and nonmanufacturing functions, human and
organizational behavior, educational and skill requirements, and
international competitiveness. These heterogeneous concerns represent
the diverse interests to which manufacturing must respond in the
coming years.
The Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design is an
operational unit of the Commission on Engineering and Technical
Systems within the National Research Council and is governed by a
group of men and women who are recognized experts in the science
and technology of materials. Members are appointed for three-year
terms, with approximately one-third of the membership appointed each
year.
Studies overseen by BMAED involve experts from industry,
academe, research institutes, and government who are chosen on the
basis of competence in the relevant subject matter. They serve without
pay and are selected in accordance with the procedures of the National
Research Council, to provide a balance of disciplines, institutional
representation, and interests.
BMAED publishes a newsletter that describes studies under way
and recently completed as well as providing other information about
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BMAED and MSB Reports
BMAED and the National Research Council. Anyone wishing to
receive the newsletter distribution list should contact the board at the
address shown on page vi.
A final report is published for each BMAED study. The report
contains findings, conclusions, and recommendations and usually
include a review of the state of the art and critical analyses of data
related to problem areas.
Except for reports that contain certain distribution restrictions
(e.g., security classification and export control regulations), results of
studies are made available to the public through normal channels
without restriction. Reports are usually distributed to the sponsoring
agencies, to other government agencies interested in the subject, and to
a distribution list assembled by the sponsoring agencies. A limited
number of copies are also available from BMAED (free of charge) and
from the National Academy Press.
This catalog is intended to acquaint interested parties with recent
BMAED studies. If BALAED's supply of free copies has been
exhausted, reports can be obtained from the National Academy Press
(NAP). Studies that have been conducted in collaboration with other
boards within the NRC may be available from the other board. These
reports are clearly identified in this catalog. Instructions for ordering
reports from all sources are given on page vi. Availability of a report
can be confirmed by calling or writing any of these sources directly.
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