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An assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory : fiscal year 2010 / Panel on Manufacturing Engineering, Laboratory Assessments Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies. - Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2010. - 1 online resource (vii, 31 pages)

Includes bibliographical references.

The charge of the panel and the assessment process -- Intelligent systems division -- Manufacturing metrology division -- Manufacturing systems integration division -- Precision engineering division -- Overall conclusions.

"The mission of the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is to promote innovation and the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing through measurement science, measurement services, and critical technical contributions to standards. The MEL is organized in five divisions: Intelligent Systems, Manufacturing Metrology, Manufacturing Systems Integration, Precision Engineering, and Fabrication Technology. A panel of experts appointed by the National Research Council (NRC) assessed the first four divisions."--Publisher's description.


English.

ISBN: 9780309161626 (electronic bk.) 0309161622 (electronic bk.) 0309163315 9780309163316 1282917161 9781282917163 9786612917165 6612917164

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (U.S.)--Evaluation.
Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (U.S.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Production engineering--Research--Standards--Evaluation.--United States
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Industrial Technology.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Industrial Engineering.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Production & Operations Management.
Evaluation.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: TS176 / .N38 2010eb

Dewey Class. No.: 658.50973