Bringing it all back home? Backshoring of manufacturing activities and the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies

Dachs, Bernhard; Kinkel, Steffen; Jäger, Angela

doi:10.1016/j.jwb.2019.101017

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“…A persistent divide in 'access' and 'use' of digital technologies is likely to increase risks of exclusion of developing country firms from GVCs. As the cost of capital falls in developed countries, there is likely to be an increase in reshoring of manufacturing value-added, as well as limited future offshoring to developing countries (Banga and te Velde 2018a; Dachs et al 2017;Rodrik 2018). The increase in 'on-demand' production brought forward by 3D printing and digital machinery is expected to further bring production closer to the end-markets, shortening the GVCs (De Backer and Flaig 2017).…”

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Digital technologies and ‘value’ capture in global value chains: Empirical evidence from Indian manufacturing firms

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2019

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Digital technologies and ‘value’ capture in global value chains: Empirical evidence from Indian manufacturing firms

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“…Dachs et al explore the relationship between support of manufacturing activities and technologies for digital production as part of Industry 4.0. They claim that it supports back shoring, because it provides higher productivity and flexibility [11]. Zhang et al on the other hand present an architecture of the use of ubiquitous robotic systems based in the cloud for intelligent production of an adapted product.…”

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Global communication environment For B2B markets

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Currently, there is an unprecedented development of modern communication technologies in B2B markets. In the context of Industry 4.0, globalization influences are increasingly reflected in the new information technologies that are becoming the domain of communication in B2B markets. The manufacturing environment is shaped by the ability to work with Big Data Analysis, use computer simulation tools and augmented reality and today’s phenomenon is evolving in the processing and business environment - linking the Internet of Things, Services and People to Potential production environment. An important role in this global interconnection of both manufacturing and processing - business environments is played by the communication conditions determined by sufficient capacity computing power. One of the real preconditions for B2B markets is to make full use of the cloud-based platform based on the establishment of dedicated data centres with the possibility of using high level of Service Level Agreement for B2B business partners. The paper deals with the evaluation and analysis of the possibilities of digitalization development in the company space, to examine the new global communication environment by using cloud computing and its impact on the quality of information service for customers. The influence of intercultural communication on the behaviour of business partners is examined.

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“…Additionally, the reduction of jobs needed in production contributes to the decrease of total salary costs, and the production previously relocated in the low-wage countries might settle down in Europe again. The efficiency, quality control opportunities, and reliability of manufacturing, as well as quick delivery associated with mass customization can intensify the backshoring decisions of businesses [70,71]. Consequently, it can bring new jobs composed of non-substitutable tasks and increase the demand for building land for industry and commerce.…”

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“…The access to knowledge and professional experience is thus also expanded and enables gaining new qualifications that correspond with the demands of the changing labour market. Furthermore, the improved location attractiveness can encourage the companies to go back or settle new business locations in the rural areas [70,80]. Decentralised production and service provision contribute to reduction of spatial disparities.…”

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Spatial Dimension of the Employment Market Exposition to Digitalisation—The Case of Austria

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Digitalisation, referred to as the fourth industrial revolution, is gradually becoming part of all areas of life. The progressing digitalisation inspires new business models, restructures production processes and provides new revenue and value-producing opportunities. Simultaneously jobs are becoming abdicable and livelihoods can get threatened. To analyse the spatial context of the susceptibility of regional labour markets to 4.0 technology in Austria, the occupation-based assessment of digitalisation probability was projected on the industry standard classification and linked to the statistical employee data at the municipal level. The outcomes reveal to what extent the economic sections and divisions are exposed to digitalisation. Results representing spatial distribution reveal that digitalisation risks cannot be explicitly assigned to certain spatial structures or localities. Still, it can be stated that urban areas and small towns are relatively less exposed to disappearing of existing jobs. Municipalities with the highest vulnerability to labour replaceability are located mainly in rural areas. The discussion focuses on regional resilience, social vulnerability and possible development paths for different frameworks and spatial context of consequences. The study emphasizes the importance of digitalisation processes for regional development and presents an approach of analysing their territorial dimensions.Sustainability 2020, 12, 1852 2 of 29 never been needed before is being created [3,[7][8][9][10]. The development of digital technologies and the increasing internetworking of the past decades have already significantly changed the economy and business models. The significance of distance has changed, it is less and less considered to be a barrier for cooperation or delivery of goods and services. Changed accessibility opens up new markets for the companies and at the same time makes more goods and services available to the consumers. Digitalisation stimulates further development, demanding more innovative approaches in order to be capable of actively participating and shaping the digital transformation. It influences the expectations for the competencies of both the employers and employees [11,12]. The projections on the future demand for knowledge and skills reveal that digital technology is more likely to displace primarily routinized work than low-skilled work [13], and therefore can be the first revolution that takes away middle-class jobs. Consequently, it can lead to the point where the worse jobs, not only in terms of income but more demanding physically and less safe, are left for humans [14,15]. In the past substitution and abandonment of tasks have normally been accompanied by the continuous adjustment and emergence of other economic activities and tasks [16]. Although these processes take place concurrently, it is also evident that new digital technologies are observed to have a potentially positive influence on employment in the long-term, but short-term consequences are rather negative [17]....

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Bringing it all back home? Backshoring of manufacturing activities and the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies

Cited by 183 publications

References 79 publications

Digital technologies and ‘value’ capture in global value chains: Empirical evidence from Indian manufacturing firms

Digital technologies and ‘value’ capture in global value chains: Empirical evidence from Indian manufacturing firms

Global communication environment For B2B markets

Spatial Dimension of the Employment Market Exposition to Digitalisation—The Case of Austria

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