### Question
What does manufacturing technology mean?


### Answer
**Manufacturing technology** has the following meaning in *10 U.S.C. § 4801*:

> techniques and processes designed to improve manufacturing quality, productivity, and practices, including quality control, shop floor management, inventory management, and worker training, as well as manufacturing equipment and software

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 4801*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART V-ACQUISITION > Subpart I-Defense Industrial Base > CHAPTER 381-DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE GENERALLY**

