The Steel Industry Database

The database compiled at the University of Pittsburgh to support research on the steel industry is extensive, and includes records related to all plants in the United States with raw steel making capacity from 1974 onward. Data for the plants are drawn from industry sources such as 33 Metal Producing and I&SM , and related data on economic variables for steel producing regions are compiled from public sources. To prepare these data for use on applied modeling problems, we secured the help of database experts and have constructed a modern relational database using MS Access. The effort in this work has been substantial in that it required the organization of data from numerous fragmented sources. Once organized, further substantial efforts were required to document the data, prepare necessary data entry forms, and train students for implementation and use of the database.

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