Expectations and Disappointments of Industrial Innovations

The Integrated Manufacturing System (IMS), Group Technology, Numerical Control, and Computer Aided Design (CAD) were four outstanding innovations that were one-time milestones of scientific industrial management. This book describes the expectations and d

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Gideon Halevi

Expectations and Disappointments of Industrial Innovations

Lecture Notes in Management and Industrial Engineering Series editor Adolfo López-Paredes, Valladolid, Spain

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Gideon Halevi

Expectations and Disappointments of Industrial Innovations

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Gideon Halevi CAD/CAM R&D Center I.M. Industries Tel Aviv Israel

ISSN 2198-0772 ISSN 2198-0780 (electronic) Lecture Notes in Management and Industrial Engineering ISBN 978-3-319-50701-9 ISBN 978-3-319-50702-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-50702-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017936883 © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham,