Overview
- Provides a unique analysis of production systems
- Is the only book to combine kinematics and analysis of machine speeds in productivity
- Offers an important contribution to the knowledge that will drive productivity growth in the future
Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Production Engineering (LNPE)
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This is the first book to examine the “nuts and bolts” of production processes. It proposes a truly consilient approach to modeling production processes – one that goes beyond the vague principles found in standard economics – and provides details that are consistent with the applied mechanics and engineering literature. Providing a credible analysis of some of the most pressing questions of our era, such as the productivity slowdown and the information paradox, and bridging the gap between engineering, applied physics, economics, and management science, this book is a fascinating read for anyone interested in industry, the modern economy, and how physical factors constrain productivity growth.
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Book Title: The Economics of Speed: Machine Speed as the Key Factor in Productivity
Authors: Bernard C. Beaudreau
Series Title: Lecture Notes in Production Engineering
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26713-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-26712-4Published: 08 August 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-26715-5Published: 14 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-26713-1Published: 07 August 2019
Series ISSN: 2194-0525
Series E-ISSN: 2194-0533
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 122
Topics: Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing, Industrial Organization, Production, Energy Systems, Manufacturing, Machines, Tools, Processes