Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyze the robot trends of the next generation. Design/methodology/approach This paper is divided into two sections: the key modern technology on which Europe's robotics industry has built its foundation is described. Then, the next key megatrends were...

This edited volume contains the selected papers presented at the scientific board meeting of the German Cluster of Excellence on "Integrative Production Technology for High-Wage Countries", held in November 2014. The topical structure of the book is clustered in six sessions: Integrative...

Using firm-level data from nine developing countries we demonstrate that (a) certaininstitutions like restrictive labour market regulations that are considered to be bad foreconomic growth might be beneficial for production efficiency, whereas (b) good businessenvironment which is considered to...

Industrial development has had a major role in creating the situation where bio-diverse materials and services essential for sustaining business are under threat. A key contributory factor to biodiversity decline comes from the cumulative impacts of extended supply chain business operations. In...

We model the effects of consumption-type taxes which differ according to the base andlocation of the tax. Our model incorporates a monopolist producing and selling in twocountries with three sources of rent, each in a different location: a fixed factor (locatedwith production), mobile managerial...

Part I: Economies of 3D Printing - Reorganizing Manufacturing -- Part II: Communities of 3D Printing - Makers, Entrepreneurs, Outlaws -- Part III: Futures of 3D Printing - Trajectories and Applications.