...Jansen Anderson Gomes; José Celso Contador; Jeferson Alisson Gomes; Jose Luiz Contador; João Bonifácio de Oliveira Júnior; Luciano Ferreira da Silva; Walter Cardoso Satyro Purpose The new production paradigm, Industry 4.0 or the Fourth Industrial Revolution, has aroused scientific interest...

...Lucas M. Matos; Izabela Simon Rampasso; Osvaldo L.G. Quelhas; Walter Leal Filho; Rosley Anholon Purpose This study aims to discuss the difficulties faced by two large Brazilian industrial companies in technological innovation management. Design/methodology/approach Initially, a literature...

... thought of as a remedy to solve productivity problems. The purpose of this paper is to examine the “puzzle” by using industry-level data. Design/methodology/approach This research uses industry-level longitudinal data and examines changes in both labour and multifactor productivity (MFP) in Australian...

... different change was developing in the USA. In colonial America, virtually every woman was a “working woman” (though often not paid). In order to settle the country, a working partnership between a woman and her husband was the only way to survive. Later, when the country became somewhat industrialized...

...Jacqueline Skehan; Brian H. Kleiner Re‐engineering is the latest in a long line of performance improvement programmes with which US industry has experimented during the last decade. The radical approach taken by re‐engineering is the main characteristic setting it apart from any of its predecessors...

...Jon‐Chao Hong; Yi‐Shyuan Lin With changes in world and national economies and the continuing trend over the last 20 years towards industrial automation, the nature of the workforce required has changed. Take the current industrial pattern of automation as an example. The demand for production...

... practice in West Germany differs from that of other countries by being more formal and structured, and that this has been used to deliver numerous benefits. WORK STUDY IN WEST GERMANY Mehmet Gencoglu West Germany has practised work study for about as long as the UK. However, the social and industrial...