Manufacturing Forum

这笔拨款将支持由美国国家工程院和美国国家科学院主办的一个制造业论坛。它为来自政府、工业、劳工和大学的政策制定者提供了一个会面和讨论影响美国制造业整体竞争力的问题的机会。虽然普遍认识到需要努力改善制造业和工业运作的环境，但在议程具体行动方面没有出现明确的一致意见。这项赠款提供了一个论坛，可以考虑这些行动，并在必要时提出建议。在1986年2月由国家研究委员会的制造研究委员会召集的一次会议上，政府、工业界和学术界普遍关注这些问题。建议设立一个制造商论坛，把与制造业有关的活动的领导人聚集在一起，交换意见和审查备选行动。这一要求完全符合工程局的目标，即“促进应用工程知识解决国家利益的重大问题”。

This grant supports a manufacturing forum which will be undertaken by the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Sciences. It provides policy- makers from government, industry, labor, and universities an opportunity to meet and discuss issues that influence the overall competitiveness of U.S. industries engaged in manufacturing. While there is wide recognition that efforts are needed to improve the environment in which manufacturing and industry operate, no clear concensus of agenda specific actions has emerged. This grant provides a forum where such actions can be considered and, if necessary, recommended. Broad concerns with these issues in general has been represented by government, industry, and academe during a meeting that was convened by the Manufacturing Studies Board of the National Research Council in February 1986. It was recommended that a manufacturers forum should be created to bring together leaders of activities related to manufacturing, to exchange views and review alternative actions. This request is fully consistent with the Directorate for Engineering's objective of "stimulating the application of engineering knowledge to the solution of significant problems of national interest."