We both are fascinated by the interaction of technology and industry. Warrian has followed the steel industry for a half century witnessing the transformation from the introduction of the basic oxygen process and electric arc mini-mills. Automotive is today steel’s biggest customer. Smitka has been visiting automotive suppliers for 30 years, primarily in Japan and the US, while focusing on research and teaching on the Japanese and more recently the Chinese economies. The auto industry looms large in our respective home areas, the Greater Toronto area in Ontario, and Detroit Michigan, though after a series of plant closings it is no longer important in rural Virginia, where Smitka resides. Through encounters at the Industry Studies Association, ...
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