Title :
The importance of measurement in technology-based competition
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA
fDate :
10/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Challenges in measurement are related to the changes taking place in emerging technologies, quality assessment, and production. Strategies in product genesis and quality are discussed together with the impact of emerging technologies. The differences between traditional and modern approaches in measurement and instrumentation are compared
Keywords :
instrumentation; measurement; production testing; quality control; NIST; US; emerging technologies; in situ measurement; instrumentation; intelligent instruments; measurement; production; production testing; quality assessment; sensors; Area measurement; Environmental economics; Manufacturing industries; Manufacturing processes; Metrology; Phase measurement; Production; Productivity; Research and development; Time measurement;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
