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Executive Summary
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... competitiveness. A particular focus is given to system integration issues, including incorporating manufacturing science, materials science, energy science, and other critical domains.
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... To be most effective, instructors must stay abreast of new developments in smart manufacturing, and new educational models such as "learn and earn" and state sponsored apprenticeship programs must be developed to ensure that the current and next-generation workforce can remain relevant and that training opportunities remain accessible to all. While many organizations are engaged in developing cur ricula and training workers for careers in smart manufacturing, none are primarily focused on these tasks.
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... Therefore, the committee recom mends that the Department of Energy in partnership with the National Institute of ­Standards and Technology, the Department of Defense, and manufacturing institutes establish mechanisms and methods for validated, standardized manufac turing data banks to enable cybersecure collaboration and facilitate various levels of autonomy within manufacturing and supply chain operations. Chapter 4 provides potential directions forward related to the roles in industry, academia, and the government for smart manufacturing in the United States.
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... The Department of Energy and other federal agencies should fund programs and consortia that develop technologies at the intersections of critical technologies (e.g., human–artificial intelligence [AI] co-piloting, sensing, AI/machine learning, platform technologies, digital twins, uncer tainty quantification)
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... Execu tive Summary 5 of implementing secure smart manufacturing (considering three pillars: envi­ronment, economy, and society) as well as industry-wide sustainability metrics.
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