Part I The modern experience of fighting climate change based on the opportunities of Industry 4.0 -- Chapter 1 Industry 4.0 as the basis of fighting climate change in developed countries -- Chapter 2 Developing countries on the path to sustainable development: technological provision of...

Chapter 1. Introduction: Governance, Rent-seeking and Upgrading in Global Value Chains -- Part I: Interdisciplinary Theoretical Contributions – Framing The Debate -- Chapter 2. Contemporary Globalization and Value Systems: What Gains for Developing Countries? -- Chapter 3. Global Value Chains...

Part I. Energy sphere in Industry 4.0 -- Chapter 1. Growth of energy consumption during automatization of production, distribution, and consumption in Industry 4.0 -- Chapter 2. Energy crisis management in Industry 4.0 -- Chapter 3. Renewable energy and evaluation of its applicability in...

Einleitung -- Einordnung der Problemstellung und Überblick über die Literatur -- Modellierung stochastischer Losgrößenplanungsprobleme -- Uni-kriterielle Modelle für die stochastische Losgrößenplanung bei unsicherer Nachfrage -- Eine multi-kriterielle Modellformulierung des stochastischen...

Einleitung -- Determinanten der Transformation von Antriebsportfolios -- Planung von Antriebsportfolios in der Automobilindustrie -- Modelle zur strategischen Planung von Produkt- und Projektportfolios -- Entwicklung eines Modells zur strategischen Planung der Transformation von...

Introduction -- Design and operation of assembly lines -- Literature review on assembly line balancing under uncertainty -- Balancing under full sequencing control -- Balancing under no sequencing control -- Controlling production sequences using buffers -- Conclusion.

This edited volume comprises ideas, visions, strategies, and dreams of entrepreneurs, managers, scientists and political experts who share their best practice experience relating to the joint goal of a more sustainable, humanistic, and responsible fashion industry. Readers will find a variety of...

1 Introduction -- 2 Acceptance of the Ford Production System by Japanese Manufacturing Industries -- 3 The Foundation of the Japanese Automobile Manufacturing Industry: Attempts to Adopt Ford’s Production System -- 4 Establishing Flow Production at Toyota: Collecting the Data on Shop Floors...

Economies are changing – independent from their status, i.e. industrialized, threshold or developing. Technological advancement, e.g. in information or telecommunication, and environmental concerns make people rethink present and future activities. Many challenges can only be tackled...