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On the Role of Clusters in Fostering the Industry 4.0

Marta Götz
Barbara Jankowska

International Business in the Information and Digital Age

ISBN: 978-1-78756-326-1, eISBN: 978-1-78756-325-4

ISSN: 1745-8862

Publication date: 10 December 2018

Abstract

This chapter focuses on the junction of space and technology, place and context, on the one hand; and modern industrial systems, on the other hand; as well as the relevance of clusters and Industry 4.0. The authors will first briefly present the basics of cluster, as well as the fourth industrial revolution concepts. Then, the authors will speculate about the possible contribution of clusters to the development of Industry 4.0. This chapter demonstrates that the mechanisms and functionalities provided by clusters seem to be well aligned with the features of modern manufacturing, the industrial Internet and the integrated industry. Hence, it is reasonable to claim that clusters and Industry 4.0 are compatible, not contradictory, terms.

Keywords

  • Cluster
  • Industry 4.0
  • Digitalisation
  • Co-operation
  • Knowledge
  • Ecosystem

Citation

Götz, M. and Jankowska, B. (2018), "On the Role of Clusters in Fostering the Industry 4.0", van Tulder, R., Verbeke, A. and Piscitello, L. (Ed.) International Business in the Information and Digital Age (Progress in International Business Research, Vol. 13), Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 379-390. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1745-886220180000013016

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