Yesterday, today and tomorrow: The evolution of technology for materials processing over the last 50 years: The automotive example

JOM

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 48-57

  Taub, Alan I ^a   Krajewski, Paul E ^a   Luo, Alan A ^a   Owens, John N ^a  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; AUTOMOBILE MATERIALS; COMPETITION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; MARKETING; MODERNIZATION;

ENGINEERING COMPLEXITY; GLOBAL INDUSTRY; MATERIALS PROCESSING;

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING;

EID: 33847684764     PISSN: 10474838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11837-007-0022-7     Document Type: Review

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