The Economics of Speed: Machine Speed as the Key Factor in Productivity

1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-030-26712-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 122 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 383 g

Reihe: Lecture Notes in Production Engineering

This is the first book to examine the “nuts and bolts” of production processes. It proposes a truly consilient approach to modeling production processes – one that goes beyond the vague principles found in standard economics – and provides details that are consistent with the applied mechanics and engineering literature. Providing a credible analysis of some of the most pressing questions of our era, such as the productivity slowdown and the information paradox, and bridging the gap between engineering, applied physics, economics, and management science, this book is a fascinating read for anyone interested in industry, the modern economy, and how physical factors constrain productivity growth.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Beaudreau, Bernard C.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Produktionsmanagement, Qualitätskontrolle
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Produktionstechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Betriebswirtschaft für Ingenieure
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Industrielle Organisation

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The Trouble with Production Theory.- Chapter 3. The Economies of Speed, KE=1/2mv and the Productivity Slowdown.- Chapter 4. The Kinetics Approach to Production: Theory and Evidence.-  Chapter 5. The Profitability of Speed-Ups.- Chapter 6. The End of the Age of Speed and The Productivity Slowdown.- Chapter 7. The Physical Limits to Economic Growth by R&D-Funded Innovation.- Chapter 8. Speed and the Great Depression.- Chapter 9. Summary and Conclusions.

Über Autor(innen)

Bernard Beaudreau is a professor and program director in the Department of Economics, University of Laval, Canada. In recent decades, he has focused his work on the underpinnings of productivity growth, with a special emphasis on the physics (mechanics and thermodynamics) of the underlying production processes.