This discussion paper investigates two questions: To what extend can Tesla be regarded as a digital firm, and do we - as a result - see elements of a distinct "Tesla production system"? While the EV-startup is widely approached as a competing automaker focusing on the electric drive train, which...

Smart factories have been found to enhance the productivity of the overall production process, proving to be an appropriate policy as a key strategy for domestic manufacturing innovation. However, to maintain its effectiveness even when the scale and recipients of policy support are expanded,...

Der gesellschaftliche, politische sowie rechtliche Druck zur Transformation von Unternehmen hin zu nachhaltigen Geschäftsmodellen wächst stetig an. Insbesondere die Automobilindustrie steht aufgrund der Luftverschmutzung in Großstädten durch Fahrzeuge im Fokus der öffentlichen...