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Record Nr.

UNINA9910404159503321

Autore

De Propris Lisa

Titolo

Industry 4.0 and regional transformation / / Lisa De Propris, David Bailey [editors]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Taylor & Francis, 2020

[Place of publication not identified] : , : Routledge, , [2020]

ISBN

0-429-60358-4

0-429-05798-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 258 pages)

Collana

Regions and cities

Disciplina

338/.064094

Soggetti

Manufacturing industries - Technological innovations - Europe

Industrial efficiency - Europe

Regional economics - Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

This edited volume brings together a group of expert contributors to explorebthe opportunities and the challenges that Industry 4.0 (smart manufacturing) is likely to pose for regions, fi rms and jobs in Europe. Drawing on theory and empirical cases, it considers emerging issues like servitization, new innovation models for local production systems and the increase in reshoring. Industry 4.0 and Regional Transformations captures the complexity of this new manufacturing model in an accessible way and considers its implications for the future. It will be essential reading for advanced students and researchers and policy makers in regional studies, industrial policy, economic geography, innovation studies, operations management and engineering.