Alfred Herbert Ltd and the British Machine Tool Industry, 1887-1983
At the beginning of the twentieth century Britain was amongst the world leaders in the production of machine tools, yet by the 1980s the industry was in terminal decline. Focusing on the example of Britain's largest machine tool maker, Alfred Herbert Ltd of Coventry, this study charts the wider fortunes of this vital part of the manufacturing sector. Taking a chronological approach, the book explores how during the late nineteenth century the industry developed a reputation for excellence throughout the world, before the challenges of two world wars necessitated drastic changes and reorganisations. Despite meeting these challenges and emergi…
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Weitere Autoren: Lewis, M. J.
- ISBN: 978-1-351-95956-8
- EAN: 9781351959568
- Produktnummer: 24436195
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 364 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 5'323 KB
Über den Autor
Roger Lloyd-Jones is Professor of Economic History at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. M.J. Lewis is Senior Lecturer in Business History at Sheffield Hallam University, UK.
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