Learning to Change: Opportunities to Improve the Performance of Smaller Manufacturers (1993)

Chapter: 3 IMPROVING MANUFACTURING: SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE FOR SMALLER COMPANIES

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Suggested Citation: "3 IMPROVING MANUFACTURING: SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE FOR SMALLER COMPANIES." National Research Council. 1993. Learning to Change: Opportunities to Improve the Performance of Smaller Manufacturers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2239.
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Suggested Citation: "3 IMPROVING MANUFACTURING: SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE FOR SMALLER COMPANIES." National Research Council. 1993. Learning to Change: Opportunities to Improve the Performance of Smaller Manufacturers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2239.
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Suggested Citation: "3 IMPROVING MANUFACTURING: SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE FOR SMALLER COMPANIES." National Research Council. 1993. Learning to Change: Opportunities to Improve the Performance of Smaller Manufacturers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2239.
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Suggested Citation: "3 IMPROVING MANUFACTURING: SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE FOR SMALLER COMPANIES." National Research Council. 1993. Learning to Change: Opportunities to Improve the Performance of Smaller Manufacturers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2239.
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Suggested Citation: "3 IMPROVING MANUFACTURING: SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE FOR SMALLER COMPANIES." National Research Council. 1993. Learning to Change: Opportunities to Improve the Performance of Smaller Manufacturers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2239.
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Suggested Citation: "3 IMPROVING MANUFACTURING: SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE FOR SMALLER COMPANIES." National Research Council. 1993. Learning to Change: Opportunities to Improve the Performance of Smaller Manufacturers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2239.
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Suggested Citation: "3 IMPROVING MANUFACTURING: SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE FOR SMALLER COMPANIES." National Research Council. 1993. Learning to Change: Opportunities to Improve the Performance of Smaller Manufacturers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2239.
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Suggested Citation: "3 IMPROVING MANUFACTURING: SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE FOR SMALLER COMPANIES." National Research Council. 1993. Learning to Change: Opportunities to Improve the Performance of Smaller Manufacturers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2239.
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Suggested Citation: "3 IMPROVING MANUFACTURING: SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE FOR SMALLER COMPANIES." National Research Council. 1993. Learning to Change: Opportunities to Improve the Performance of Smaller Manufacturers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2239.
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Suggested Citation: "3 IMPROVING MANUFACTURING: SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE FOR SMALLER COMPANIES." National Research Council. 1993. Learning to Change: Opportunities to Improve the Performance of Smaller Manufacturers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2239.
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Suggested Citation: "3 IMPROVING MANUFACTURING: SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE FOR SMALLER COMPANIES." National Research Council. 1993. Learning to Change: Opportunities to Improve the Performance of Smaller Manufacturers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2239.
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Suggested Citation: "3 IMPROVING MANUFACTURING: SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE FOR SMALLER COMPANIES." National Research Council. 1993. Learning to Change: Opportunities to Improve the Performance of Smaller Manufacturers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2239.
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Suggested Citation: "3 IMPROVING MANUFACTURING: SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE FOR SMALLER COMPANIES." National Research Council. 1993. Learning to Change: Opportunities to Improve the Performance of Smaller Manufacturers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2239.
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Suggested Citation: "3 IMPROVING MANUFACTURING: SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE FOR SMALLER COMPANIES." National Research Council. 1993. Learning to Change: Opportunities to Improve the Performance of Smaller Manufacturers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2239.
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Suggested Citation: "3 IMPROVING MANUFACTURING: SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE FOR SMALLER COMPANIES." National Research Council. 1993. Learning to Change: Opportunities to Improve the Performance of Smaller Manufacturers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2239.
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Suggested Citation: "3 IMPROVING MANUFACTURING: SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE FOR SMALLER COMPANIES." National Research Council. 1993. Learning to Change: Opportunities to Improve the Performance of Smaller Manufacturers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2239.
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Suggested Citation: "3 IMPROVING MANUFACTURING: SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE FOR SMALLER COMPANIES." National Research Council. 1993. Learning to Change: Opportunities to Improve the Performance of Smaller Manufacturers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2239.
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Suggested Citation: "3 IMPROVING MANUFACTURING: SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE FOR SMALLER COMPANIES." National Research Council. 1993. Learning to Change: Opportunities to Improve the Performance of Smaller Manufacturers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2239.
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Suggested Citation: "3 IMPROVING MANUFACTURING: SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE FOR SMALLER COMPANIES." National Research Council. 1993. Learning to Change: Opportunities to Improve the Performance of Smaller Manufacturers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2239.
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Suggested Citation: "3 IMPROVING MANUFACTURING: SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE FOR SMALLER COMPANIES." National Research Council. 1993. Learning to Change: Opportunities to Improve the Performance of Smaller Manufacturers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2239.
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Suggested Citation: "3 IMPROVING MANUFACTURING: SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE FOR SMALLER COMPANIES." National Research Council. 1993. Learning to Change: Opportunities to Improve the Performance of Smaller Manufacturers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2239.
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Suggested Citation: "3 IMPROVING MANUFACTURING: SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE FOR SMALLER COMPANIES." National Research Council. 1993. Learning to Change: Opportunities to Improve the Performance of Smaller Manufacturers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2239.
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