PRODUCT DESIGN CHOICES IN AMERICAN CAPITAL GOODS INDUSTRIES, 1850 - 1925
Standardization is a major theme in the literature of American industrial development with its focus on mass produced goods. By contrast, this artide considers the viability of standard product designs in three lines of batch produced capital goods — machine tools, steam locomotives, and stationary...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Economic & Business History Society
1999-06-01
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Series: | Essays in Economic and Business History |
Online Access: | https://www.ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/ebhs/article/view/311 |