The purpose of this chapter is to understand how technology contributed to the emergence and evolution of modular production networks between 1980 and the present. In a modular production network, the activities needed to create a functioning system (for example, a personal computer) are...

The modern industrial firm increasingly relies on software to support its competitive position. However, the uncertain and dynamic nature of today's global marketplace dictates that this software be continually evolved and adapted, to meet new business challenges. This ability – to rapidly...