The Strategic Advantages of the Factory of the Future
回顾了未来工厂自动化技术的成功应用案例，分析其成本、收益和问题，并探讨这些技术对企业战略的影响，帮助管理者理解如何利用它们获得竞争优势。
In spite of significant potential competitive advantages of automated manufacturing technologies generally known as the factory of future, American managers have been hesitant to adopt them. This article reviews a number of applications of such technologies and describes how they were successfully applied to achieve competitive advantage. It then reviews types of technologies included in concept of factory of future and identifies costs, benefits, and problems associated with them. The author then outlines implications of these technologies for business strategy.