We are witnessing an increasing adoption of digital technologies in manufacturing industries
around the globe. This trend is often debated under the label Industry 4.0. A key claim put …

Industry 4.0 is expected to impart profound changes to the configuration of manufacturing
companies with regards to what their value proposition will be and how their production …

Digitized production technologies in terms of 'Industry 4.0'appear to herald the future of
industrial development especially in mature economies, such as Germany. It is expected that …

Technological revolutions mark profound transformations in socio-economic systems. They
are associated with the development and diffusion of general-purpose technologies (GPTs) …

This work makes the case for integrating two industrial waves that promise to re-shape
current patterns of production and consumption: Industry 4.0 and environmentally …

This paper contributes to the debate on digitalisation and development focusing on
industrial organisation and production processes. It analyses the evolution of the global …

This paper analyses the fourth industrial revolution by shifting towards a more complexity-
aware economics. In so doing we concentrate on the complexity of interactions in the …

Industry 4.0 has attracted considerable interest from firms, governments, and individuals as
the new concept of future computer, industrial, and social systems. However, the concept …

Behind labels in the international debate such as “autonomics” and “advanced
manufacturing” hides the attempt to accelerate the digitalisation of production. In Germany …

Mention “Industry 4.0” to most manufacturing executives and you will raise eyebrows. If
they've heard of it, they are likely confused about what it is. If they haven't heard of it, they're …