OPTIONS FOR A NATIONAL PLAN
FOR SMART MANUFACTURING
Committee on Options for a National Plan for Smart Manufacturing
National Materials and Manufacturing Board
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy
Policy and Global Affairs
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Washington, DC
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