Many scholars underline the significance of clusters for knowledge spillovers and related benefits in terms of innovation and firm competitiveness. The Industry 4.0 technological scenario emphasizes dispersed technologically interconnected activities and distributed knowledge management...

This paper aims to investigate the impact of Industry 4.0 and Circular Economy on Lean Leadership and Lean Culture, providing insights into how Lean Manufacturing companies can adapt their leadership and culture styles to succeed in the new business environment. We have conducted a systematic...

The main aim of this contribution is to outline the role and importance of key performance indicators in the frame of Industry 4.0 implementation. These key performance indicators are presented as a cornerstone for industry 4.0 implementation in organizational practice, since they represent key...

Industry 4.0 is the essence of the fourth Industrial revolution and is happening right now in manufacturing by using cyber-physical systems (CPS) to reach high levels of automation. Industry 4.0 is especially beneficial in highly developed countries in terms of competitive advantage, but causes...

Aim: This paper is going to investigate how Industry 4.0 concept especially the components of it, behaves in social networks and the context of this innovative approach find a place in time in means of content and sentiment comprising. Design / Research methods: Expeditious progress in...

Berufliche Bildung ist in die Kritik geraten: Ein medial genährtes schlechtes Image, und junge Menschen, die es zunehmend zur Erstausbildung an die Hochschulen zieht. Ein in die Jahre gekommenes institutionelles System, das zudem als weitgehend deutscher Sonderweg gilt, erscheint vielen als...

The goal of this literature review is first of all to help define, characterise and contextualise the phenomena that make up Industry 4.0 (I4.0), the servitisation of manufacturing and re-shoring; and secondly to explore the strong interactions between them. We conduct a systemic literature...