Cover; Endorsement; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Introduction; Technology and Culture; How This Book Is Organized; Section I: Lean and the Process Industries; Section II: Seeing the Waste; Section III: Lean Tools Needing Little...

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Author; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I: Understanding of the MCPD System; 1: Let's Start by Really Tackling Improvement of the Current Level of Manufacturing Profit...

chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Concepts, evolution and policy points -- chapter 3 Cross-border deals: extent, nature and structure -- chapter 4 M&As and technological performance -- chapter 5 Production efficiency of firms with mergers and acquisitions -- chapter 6 Mergers, competition and...

Purpose: This research examines the effects of collaboration with external firms on innovation performance, with a specific focus on the mediating influence of business process innovation. The objective is to explore how external collaborations contribute to improving innovation performance by...

Purpose: To identify the skills that, in the processes of digitalization and Industry 4.0, contribute to improving the professional behaviours of the employees involved in these processes.Design/methodology/approach: For this purpose, a Delphi study was carried out, collecting the opinions of 38...