TY - BOOK ED - National Research Council (U.S.). TI - An assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory: fiscal year 2010 SN - 9780309161626 AV - TS176 .N38 2010eb U1 - 658.50973 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - National Academies Press KW - Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (U.S.) KW - Evaluation KW - fast KW - Production engineering KW - Research KW - Standards KW - United States KW - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING KW - Industrial Technology KW - bisacsh KW - Industrial Engineering KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS KW - Production & Operations Management KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 N2 - "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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=349289 ER -