Robotics at Work
Potential Impact of Robotics on Manufacturing Costs within the Metalworking Industries
Published on 1. May 1989
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-0-86187-911-3 (ISBN)
Description
In this analysis of how a new computer-based technology can affect demand for labour, the way that the characteristics of user companies can influence the pattern for the spread of this technology is also considered. The book concentrates on the impact of robotics implementation in the metal-working industries, particularly with regard to the potential scale of resulting unemployment. The author produces evidence to support his view that the initial adoption and use of robotics systems will be amongst large firms in the industry
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 150 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-86187-911-3 (9780861879113)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Potential displacement of manufacturing production workers by robots; potential impacts of fully utilizing level I and level II robots on employment and cost in industries using robots; the characteristics of low-, mid-, and high-volume manufacturing in metal-working; the identification of custom, batch and mass production industries; potential impacts on unit cost.