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The Rational Factory

Architecture, Technology, and Work in America's Age of Mass Production

The Rational Factory( )
Author: Biggs, Lindy
Series title:Studies in Industry and Society
ISBN:978-0-8018-5261-9
Publication Date:Sep 1996
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $48.00
Book Description:

Searching for a ''rational'' workplace, turn-of-the-century engineers and industrial architects recast the factory itself in the image of the machine. Indeed, they considered the factory building the ''master machine,'' containing and coordinating all of the machinery within. Such rational factory planning improved production speed and the ......

Book Details
Pages:224
Detailed Subjects: Technology & Engineering / Industrial Engineering
Business & Economics / Industrial Management
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 0.79 Inches
Book Weight:1.465 Pounds



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