WHY THE PRODUCTIVITY REVOLUTION WILL SPREAD.

The article looks at efforts by U.S. manufacturing companies to use the Internet to improve productivity and reduce costs. Honeywell uses the Internet to customize prototypes. Ford Motor's AutoXchange is creating an online trading for its 30,000 suppliers. GE Power Systems uses the Internet to compare the performance of its turbines with other brands. One of the Internet's best applications is collecting information on customers and applying it in their product design and marketing programs.