SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY
Compiled by Dean Takahashi, Times staff writer
UCI Researchers Awarded Grant: The National Science Foundation has awarded a team of UC Irvine researchers a $450,000 grant to study how computers can be used effectively in manufacturing.
Co-directors of the study are Kenneth Kraemer, a professor of management, and Rob Kling, a professor of information and computer science management.
The UCI project will include case studies on how computers are coordinated at four manufacturing firms. And the researchers will survey some 200 other companies nationwide, 40 of which will be studied continuously for 10 years.
“One reason Japanese car manufacturers are so successful is that they use computers more effectively than we do for coordinating manufacturing activities,” Kraemer said.
