Who's ahead in hi-tech? Responses to Gallup survey by US engineers

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Some 65.3 percent of 50 government, 50 industry and 50 academic Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) members surveyed by the Gallup Organization Inc (Princeton, NJ) believe that the US is technologically ahead in the members' particular fields, while 19.3 percent believe Japan is ahead in their respective fields. The random telephone survey of American IEEE Spectrum subscribers was sponsored by Japan's Nihon Keizai Shimbun business daily. The US was rated ahead in such fields as semiconductor microprocessors, software, personal computers, workstations, supercomputers, space and aviation, new industrial materials, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. Japan was rated ahead in consumer electronics, semiconductor memory and fifth-generation computers. Where the US should place its technological priorities, what fields the US will continue to lead in the 21th century, the differing perspective of the US Department of Commerce, the impact of military budget cuts and Japan's 'easy ride' are discussed.

United States, Japan, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Surveys, Technology, Leadership, Evaluation, Survey, Opinion Poll

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Concurrent engineering

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Concurrent engineering is being used by manufacturers in many industries to reduce the time required to develop new products and deliver them to market. Teamwork is the key element in concurrent engineering: people from many departments work together over the life of a product to ensure that it meets the needs of customers. Marketing, engineering, manufacturing, purchasing and accounting are among the sectors working together from product conception to delivery to avoid product delays and failures, to keep total cost down and to assure reliable supply of parts and materials. Also contributing to concurrent engineering are computer-aided design, engineering and manufacturing tools. In following articles, an overview of concurrent engineering is presented, advice is given by experts on implementation, key concepts are defined, and efforts to encourage its use are described.

Product development, Computer aided design, Computer aided engineering, Production control, Computer aided manufacturing, Concurrent engineering, Integrated Systems, Trends, Organization Structure, Computer-Aided Design, Computer-Aided Manufacturing, Computer-Aided Engineering, Time to Market

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Expert observers: defining national technology options

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Industry executives share their thoughts on the effects of US Department of Defense budget cuts on the private sector. Participants include Atlantic Electronics Corp Pres Robert S. Cooper, former head of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; American Electronics Association consultant D. Bruce Merrifield; Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania Prof of Management Walter C. Bladstrom; University of California at Berkeley Associate Prof David Mowery: and Air Force Systems Command chief scientist Allan C. Schell. The discussion revolves around capital in short supply, conversion to commercial programs, dual-use technology, consolidation in the industry, obsolescence, long-term implications and foreign business.

National security, Finance, United States. Department of Defense, Cost control, Industry Analysis, Outlook, Cost Reduction, Military, Defense Contract, Budgeting, Diversification, panel discussion

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