Title :
QuickView: an assessment tool for small- to medium-sized manufacturing firms
Author :
Simons, Gene R. ; Wallace, William A. ; O´Keefe, Robert M. ; Rush, Robert
Author_Institution :
Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, NY, USA
Abstract :
Government-sponsored manufacturing extension services, modeled after cooperative extension, have been established to provide technical and business assistance to small to medium sized manufacturers (SME). Assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of SME has become a necessary diagnostic procedure for manufacturing extension services. One such assessment procedure, QuickView, has clearly demonstrated superior results as a preliminary diagnostic tool
Keywords :
expert systems; government policies; management information systems; manufacture; manufacturing data processing; QuickView assessment tool; diagnostic procedure; government support; manufacturing extension services; preliminary diagnostic tool; small-to-medium sized manufacturers; Communication industry; Diagnostic expert systems; Expert systems; Filling; History; Investments; Manufacturing industries; Manufacturing processes; NIST; Virtual manufacturing;
Conference_Titel :
Innovation in Technology Management - The Key to Global Leadership. PICMET '97: Portland International Conference on Management and Technology
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3574-0
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.1997.653563
