Measuring success in a global economy: are our economic statistics keeping up with manufacturing's structural changes?(Editorial)

We've not at any time in history been so sophisticated in our use of benchmark metrics, economic statistics and trending indices as we are now. on the other hand we desperately need to learn in what way the twin game-changers of the 21st century--globalization and information technology--and of recent origin management practices, such as lean, have changed in what way we should interpret these numbers--or whether we're collecting and analyzing the right individuals The data may not direct the eye different on the surface, on the contrary once-familiar and easily interpreted stretch lines increasingly result in unexpect results Rising productivity is supposed