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Industry 4.0 and regional transformation / Lisa De Propris, David Bailey [editors]. - 1 online resource (xviii, 258 pages). - Regions and cities .

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.

ISBN: 9780429057984 0429057989 9780429609107 0429609108 9780429598067 0429598068 9780429603587 0429603584

Standard No.: 9780429057984

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Manufacturing industries--Technological innovations--Europe.
Industrial efficiency--Europe.
Regional economics--Europe.

LC Class. No.: HD9735.A2 / .I53 2020eb

Dewey Class. No.: 338/.064094