Manufacturing skills and competencies for the Factories of the Future
Manufacturing skills and competencies for the Factories of the Future
Manufacturing skills and competencies for the Factories of the Future
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Skilled labour in USA<br />
The poor image is due to a combination <strong>of</strong> factors:<br />
First, <strong>the</strong> largely outdated view <strong>of</strong> manufacturing as dirty,<br />
noisy, unsafe.<br />
Second, <strong>the</strong> belief that, <strong>for</strong> competent students, a<br />
university education <strong>of</strong>fers higher income.<br />
Third, <strong>the</strong> belief that <strong>the</strong> US is a post-industrial economy<br />
whose future is in services, s<strong>of</strong>tware, <strong>and</strong> innovation <strong>and</strong><br />
that manufacturing will be <strong>of</strong>f-shored to <strong>the</strong> LLCCs (Low<br />
Labor Cost Countries).<br />
Laboratory <strong>for</strong> <strong>Manufacturing</strong> Systems & Automation (LMS)<br />
Director: Pr<strong>of</strong>. George Chryssolouris<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Patras, GREECE<br />
Industrial Technologies 2012<br />
Aarhus, 19-21 June 2012
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