Coping with advanced manufacturing technology
研究了企业应对计算机辅助制造设备带来的复杂性问题，基于五家公司的案例，提出政策建议和研究方向，帮助管理者评估和应对先进制造技术的挑战。
Abstract Computer aided manufacturing equipment is supposed to revolutionize batch production by increasing control over this highly uncertain mode of manufacturing. However, as computerized equipment becomes more complex it becomes less compatible with the socio‐technical systems of most firms. The ensuing problems, with which management, staff specialists and workers have great difficulty in coping, lead to the new technology being only partially under control. It is difficult to evaluate whether to purchase a computerized manufacturing system and there are problems in evaluating their efficiency once they are implemented. Evidence is presented from case studies of five firms in three nations that have purchased computerized production systems. Policy recommendations and research suggestions are provided for dealing with the situation.