In 1989, the MIT Commission on Industrial Productivity produced the Made in America report. One of the recommendations of Made in America was to establish the Industrial Performance Center (IPC) to carry on the interdisciplinary investigations of industrial productivity, innovation, and competitiveness that the Commission had begun. Established in 1991, with the help of a major grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the IPC has brought together faculty and students from all five MIT Schools in research collaborations on industry. Since its inception, the faculty, students and affiliates of the IPC have produced numerous books, articles, papers and other publications that have advanced the understanding of strategic, technological, and organizational developments in a broad range of industries.
Article | March 21, 2022
The Puzzle of the Missing Robots
Robots in particular are the object of public concerns about employment. But in most American manufacturing plants—particularly small and medium firms.
Report | March 21, 2021
Advanced Technology, Advanced Training: A New Policy Agenda for U.S. Manufacturing
The U.S. military relies on manufacturers – particularly small and medium manufacturing firms – to sustain the defense supply chain, and a substantial share of U.S. manufacturing firms count DoD as a customer.
Book | January 22, 2019
Made by Hong Kong
Based on the results of a major year-long study, Made By Hong Kong analyzes the resources and handicaps of a significant set of Hong Kong industries as they attempt to utilize a diverse and strong set of new assets such as new technologies and a new proximity to China.
Book | January 22, 2019
National Diversity and Global Capitalism
The contributions to the volume present a challenge to conventional views on the extent and scope of globalization as well as to predictions of the imminent disappearance of the nation-state's leverage over the economy.
Book | August 30, 2018
How we Compete
Based on a five-year study by the MIT Industrial Performance Center, How We Compete goes into the trenches of over 500 international companies to discover which practices are succeeding in today’s global economy, which are failing –and why.
Book | August 30, 2018
Made by Hong Kong
Confronting the challenges that Hong Kong will face in the next decade, Made By Hong Kong focuses on the role of manufacturing in the development of the Hong Kong economy and analyzes alternative strategies and new directions for industrial growth.
Book | August 30, 2018
Global Taiwan: Building Competitive Strengths in a New International Economy
Global Taiwan examines the impact of globalization on the industry and economy of Taiwan since the spectacular growth of the 1990s.