United States Census

Economic Census
(Includes Industry Series Reports: Manufacturing; Wholesale Trade; Retail Trade; and more)

Guide to the Economic Census

Annual Survey of Manufacturers

 

Directories: California

Northern California Business Directory and Buyers Guide
REF HF 5065 .C2 N67

Southern California Business Directory and Buyers Guide
REF HF 5065 S2

Directory of California Wholesalers and Service Companies
REF HD 9981.7 .C2

 

Directories: United States

American Wholesalers and Distributors Directory
REF HF 5421. A615

Thomas Register
REF T12.T612
Also online at: ThomasNet
Register for free.

CorpTech Directory of Technology Firms
REF HG 4057

Hoover's Handbook of Emerging Companies
HG4057 .A28

Encyclopedia of American Industries
REF HC 102.E53 (2 vols.)

WEFA Industrial Monitor
REF HC 101.W434

U.S. Industry & Trade Outlook
Reference Desk

Directory of Foreign Manufacturers in the United States
REF HD9723 .A76

Manufacturing Case Studies

America's Best: IndustryWeek's Guide to World-Class Manufacturing Plants
TS149 .K53

The Perpetual Enterprise Machine: Seven Keys to Corporate Renewal Through Successful Product and Process Development
HD69.P75 P47

Making it in America: Proven Paths to Success From Fifty Top Companies
HF5386.J383

ABI/Inform
ABI/INFORM provides in-depth coverage of business issues, management techniques, competitive information, and a variety of other topics. It indexes and abstracts articles from more than 1,000 leading business and management publications, including over 350 English-language titles from outside the United States.
Provides hundreds of recent case studies.

Books

The Kennedy Library holds a wide range of books on manufacturing. To locate resources held by the Library search PolyCAT (online catalog).

Sample subjects include:

• Manufactures
• Manufactures -- Management
• Manufacturing Industries
• Manufacturing Industries -- Environmental Aspects
• Manufacturing Processes

Sample titles include:

Benchmarking Global Manufacturing: Understanding Suppliers, Customers, and Competitors
HD9720.5 .M55

Frontline Manufacturing: Rules, Tools, and Techniques for Line Workers
HD9720.5 .F67

Equalized & Synchronized Production : The High-Mix Manufacturing System That Moves Beyond JIT
TS155 .N1178

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Industry Codes

Industry Analysis

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