Resilience and digital disruption : regional competition in the age of industry 4.0 /

This book focuses on how digital technologies and rapid developments in artificial intelligence are shaping a new generation of cyber-physical systems based on the convergence among robots, sensors, and 3D printing. The book tells a story based on data and indicators to compare the resilience to thi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Geuna, Aldo, Geuna, Aldo, 1965- (Author)
Other Authors: Guerzoni, Marco, Nuccio, Massimiliano, Pammolli, Fabio, Rungi, Armando
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2021
Cham, Switzerland : [2021]
Series:SpringerBriefs in business
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Digital Technologies and Industrial Transformations
  • 3. Participation in Global Supply Chains and the Offshorability of Italian Jobs
  • 4. Digital Manufacturing and the Transformation of the Automotive Industry
  • 5. The Way Ahead Towards Advanced Automation of Italian Manufacturing Regions
  • Intro
  • Acknowledgement
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Digital Technologies and Industrial Transformations
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 The Resilience of Manufacturing in the Aftermath of the Financial Rises
  • 2.3 More Robots, Fewer Jobs?
  • 2.4 Digital Disruption and the `Great Convergence´ with Emerging Economies
  • 2.5 Digital Technology and Automation in Manufacturing
  • 2.6 Mapping Techno-economic Performance in Digital Manufacturing of Italy and Piemonte
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Participation in Global Supply Chains and the Offshorability of Italian Jobs
  • 3.1 `Who´s Smiling Now?´
  • 3.2 Offshorability of Italian Jobs
  • 3.3 Reshoring
  • 3.4 Participation in Supply Chains and Contribution to Growth
  • 3.5 Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Digital Manufacturing and the Transformation of the Automotive Industry
  • 4.1 Challenges to the Uptake of Digital Manufacturing
  • 4.1.1 Robot Technologies
  • 4.1.1.1 Robotics Classifications
  • 4.1.2 Global Competition and Markets in the Robotic Industry
  • 4.1.2.1 USA
  • 4.1.2.2 China
  • 4.1.2.3 Japan
  • 4.1.2.4 Korea
  • 4.1.2.5 Europe
  • Germany
  • France
  • United Kingdom
  • Italy
  • Piemonte-Turin
  • 4.1.3 Additive Manufacturing (AM)
  • 4.1.3.1 Italy and Piemonte
  • 4.1.4 Automotive Industry
  • 4.1.4.1 Robotics and Japanese Automotives
  • Japanese Automotive: OEMs and Lead Suppliers
  • 4.1.4.2 Robotics and German Automotive
  • German Automotive: OEMs
  • German Automotive: Automotive Components Lead Suppliers
  • German Automotive: German Cars
  • 4.1.4.3 Piemonte and Torino
  • References
  • Chapter 5: The Way Ahead Towards Advanced Automation: Policy Implication for Core Italian Manufacturing Regions
  • References
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • Appendix C