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This text provides a historical perspective on how some of the most important American industries used computing over the past half century, describing their experience, their best practices and the role of industries and technologies in changing the nature of American work.

Automation --- Manufacturing industries --- Transportation --- Retail trade --- Automatisation --- Industries manufacturières --- Transport --- Commerce de détail --- Economic aspects --- Automation. --- Aspect économique --- -Manufacturing industries --- -Transportation --- -Retail trade --- -US / United States of America - USA - Verenigde Staten - Etats Unis --- 338.043 --- 338.750 --- 380.50 --- 385.0 --- Retail industry --- Retailing --- Commerce --- Marketing --- Shopping centers --- Wholesale trade --- Public transportation --- Transportation, Primitive --- Transportation companies --- Transportation industry --- Locomotion --- Communication and traffic --- Storage and moving trade --- Industries --- Manufactures --- Automatic factories --- Automatic production --- Computer control --- Engineering cybernetics --- Factories --- Industrial engineering --- Mechanization --- Assembly-line methods --- Automatic control --- Automatic machinery --- CAD/CAM systems --- Robotics --- -Automation --- Technologische vooruitgang. Automatisering. Computers. Werkgelegenheid en informatica. --- Verwerkende nijverheid: algemeenheden. --- Structuur en organisatie van de handel (algemeenheden). --- Vervoerwezen, verkeerswegen en -middelen: algemeenheden. --- Industries manufacturières --- Commerce de détail --- Aspect économique --- US / United States of America - USA - Verenigde Staten - Etats Unis --- Technologische vooruitgang. Automatisering. Computers. Werkgelegenheid en informatica --- Verwerkende nijverheid: algemeenheden --- Structuur en organisatie van de handel (algemeenheden) --- Vervoerwezen, verkeerswegen en -middelen: algemeenheden