Technological forecasting (TF) is a crucial tool that allows knowing the technological trends of the topics developed by scientists and entrepreneurs, thus anticipating environmental changes. On a global scale, these products (chocolates) are at the level of patents, with China being the country...

Wenn wir die ökologische Krise verstehen wollen, müssen wir die Arbeitswelt verstehen. Denn es ist die Arbeit, durch die Gesellschaften laut Karl Marx ihren Stoffwechsel mit der Natur vollziehen. Arbeitspolitik ist daher für Simon Schaupp stets auch Umweltpolitik - oder "Stoffwechselpolitik"....

"This book focuses on the advantageous features of membrane technology in petroleum industries, with an emphasis on membrane materials and the application of membranes in the separation of olefin-paraffin, oil-water, aliphatic-aromatics, heavy metals, etc., along with other applications like...

Section One - Microfibre Pollution in the Textile and Fashion IndustryChapter One - An Introduction to Microfiber PollutionR. Rathinamoorthy and S. Raja BalasaraswathiChapter Two - Impact of Artificial Ageing on Microfibre Release from Polyester TextilesTihana Dekanić, Ana Šaravanja, Tanja...

Als Basisrohstoff für die Produktion etwa von Mikrochips, Solarzellen oder auch Batterien für Elektrofahrzeuge wird Silizium immer zentraler für zahlreiche Schlüsseltechnologien. Zwar ist das Grundmaterial Quarzsand weltweit fast unbegrenzt vorhanden. Jedoch wird Silizium regional hoch...

Purpose - This study aims to examine factors that determine the adoption of additive manufacturing by small- and medium-sized industries. It provides insights with regard to benefits, challenges and business factors that influence small- and medium-sized industries when adopting this technology....

We analyze a model where firms chose a production technology which, together with some random event, determines the final emission level. We consider the coexistence of two alternative technologies: a "clean" technology, and a "dirty" technology. The environmental regulation is based on taxes...

In markets with imperfect information and heterogeneity, the information technology affects the rate at which agents meet, which in turn affects the distribution of production technologies across firms. We show that in models for such markets there are typically multiple equilibria because...

Despite the use of Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies in a lot of applications including the production of some high-value products for end use, it is still very much an untapped potential. There is an increase in usage of AM technology for the manufacture of end-use products (Rapid...

Advanced manufacturing has a high priority on the political agenda of the European Union, as a key enabler that will lead European society towards a higher industrial competitiveness, sustainable growth and job creation, and improved societal well-being. The AMT domain, including robotics and...

Chapter 1. Sustainable manufacturing -- Chapter 2. Concepts and methodologies to help promote industrial ecology -- Chapter 3. Systems design and innovations in circular economy -- Chapter 4. Communicating product recovery activities -- Chapter 4. Green design and quality initiatives -- Chapter...

Chapter 1. The world in transition -- Chapter 2. Analysis and design of a digital business performance -- Chapter 3. Eight fields of action for building digital excellence -- Chapter 4. Change management – shaping change processes successfully.

In this article we describe and test a theory of complementarities between design-manufacturing integration (DMI) and usage of advanced manufacturing technologies (AMT). This study extends prior AMT research by examining the role of complementary assets in explaining how AMTadoption contributes...

Medium-term growth can be enhanced by fiscal stabilization. However, to date, no systematic effort has been made to study the specific channels through which fiscal stabilization affects growth. This paper examines the effect of fiscal stabilization on industrial growth and how this effect...