Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the perceived effects between soft
management practices, employee behaviours and the implementation of digital …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to advance the understanding of paradoxes,
underlying tensions and potential management strategies when integrating digital …

The approach that associates innovative Industry 4.0 technologies with lean production
principles is called lean automation (LA). This paper aims to explore LA models …

Is lean manufacturing maturity a prerequisite for industry 4.0? Survey of SMEs in Japan and
Brazil | Emerald Insight Books and journals Case studies Expert Briefings Open Access …

In line with the recent debate, the general aim of this paper is to explore the interplay of
human intervention and digital technologies in lean production. In particular, we present an …

The debate in economic geography and regional studies on industrial upgrading and new
development paths has intensified with the transformative role of Industry 4.0 (I4. 0) …

The automotive industry is one of the industries that adapts the fastest to digital
transformation (DT) in the world because of its standard production process and mass …

All around the world, the automotive industry is undergoing profound transformations that
are affecting the living and labour conditions of thousands of workers throughout the sector …

This position paper outlines the characteristics of the trends at stake in affecting the twin
transition in the European automotive industry, and the political economy of the actors …

This paper explores digital transformation trajectories in the German and Japanese
automotive industry based on case studies. Cases include both follow-up investigations of …