The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to instances of production yardsticks set down in a seventeenth century compendium of Chinese agricultural and industrial methods. The instances cited from "T'ien-kung k'ai-wu" (The creations of nature and man) by Sung Ying-hsing show that the Chinese used calculations of actual and potential production for planning and to stimulate investment in technology.
Production planning in seventeenth century China
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The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to instances of production yardsticks set down in a seventeenth century compendium of Chinese agricultural and industrial methods. The instances cited from "T'ien-kung k'ai-wu" (The creations of nature and man) by Sung Ying-hsing show that the Chinese used calculations of actual and potential production for planning and to stimulate investment in technology.Preview Only. This article cannot be rented because we do not currently have permission from the publisher.
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Production planning in seventeenth century China
Scorgie,Michael E.; Ji,Xu-Dong
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, Volume 1 (2): 37
SAGE – Jul 1, 1996
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