Growing competition in the education economy has caused companies to look for new innovative solutions that can increase their competitiveness. These processes practically concern the whole world, and the development of new technologies that are related to the concepts of Industry 4.0 and...

Growing competition in the education economy has caused companies to look for new innovative solutions that can increase their competitiveness. These processes practically concern the whole world, and the development of new technologies that are related to the concepts of Industry 4.0 and...

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"....

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...

We link a new UK management survey covering 8,000 firms to panel data on productivity in manufacturing and services. There is a large variation in management practices, which are highly correlated with productivity, profitability and size. Uniquely, the survey collects firms' micro forecasts of...

"The book evaluates industry performance through sustainable green development while adopting advanced production techniques including their proper and effective selection. It discusses the application of Multi Criteria Decision Making, fuzzy and quantitative techniques, and includes case...

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.

Industry 4.0 has transformed how businesses work. It has revolutionized conventional production processes in an innovative way, enabling greater levels of efficiency across business functions as well as facilitating a more accurate and precise decision-making process. It has changed how...

Einleitung -- Prognostizierte Veränderungen der gestaltbaren Arbeitssystemdimensionen -- Systeme zur Assistenz und Effizienzsteigerung in manuellen Produktionsprozessen der Industrie auf Basis von Projektion und Tiefendatenerkennung -- Betriebliche Auswirkungen industrieller Servicerobotik am...

"This edited volume provides a collection of historical and contemporary commodity chain studies by placing labor at the centre of analysis. A global historical perspective demonstrates that splitting production processes to different, hierarchically connected locations are by no means new...

Fehlerfreie Produkte sind entscheidend für die langfristige Wettbewerbsfähigkeit eines Unternehmens! Voraussetzung hierfür sind robuste und fähige Produktionsprozesse. Highlights: - Ein wahre Fundgrube für Praktiker - Viele Beispiele und konkrete Tipps - Arbeitshilfen zum Download. Dieses...

"With a detailed discussion on the preparation and tools needed for an automotive process audit, this book addresses the fundamental issues and concerns by focusing on two objectives. Explaining the methods and tools used in the process for the organization, and to provide a reference or manual...