Introduction to technology, management of technology, and global competitiveness -- Production operations and automation engineering -- Proprietary know-how, intellectual property, and research & development: the sources of scientific industrial revolution -- Product development and customer trust -- Promise of quality: products, processes, and management -- Processing information and communication -- People resource and human capital: innovators, agile learners, creators, decision makers, change agents, and entrepreneurs -- Project management and integration -- Pioneering vision and leadership -- Projected future of technology and success in society