This study investigates how manufacturing companies were affected by tropical Cyclone Idai, which struck Central Mozambique in March 2019. The analysis builds upon a representative sample of 464 enterprises located the cities Beira and Chimoio interviewed 6 12 months after natural disaster. While was largely destroyed event, inland only to minor degree, thus constituting our control group. Over...

The smart and resilient transformation of manufacturing firms has flourished in the last decade. This paper investigates with application digital services. It uses a Serbian data set 136 from Digital Servitization Survey 2022 coordinated by IFIP WG5.7. authors applied different method approach through social network analysis, correlation interviews representatives firms. main results show that ...

Firms have invested over $15 billion in the past three years on new information technology and software in their manufacturing plants. In this study, we document how the implementation of new types of manufacturing practices has impacted the types of information technology investments in manufacturing plants. We present a conceptual model to develop hypotheses about relationships between manufa...

Firms have invested over $15 billion in the past three years on new information technology and software in their manufacturing plants. In this study, we document how the implementation of new types of manufacturing practices has impacted the types of information technology investments in manufacturing plants. We present a conceptual model to develop hypotheses about relationships between manufa...

Software is playing an increasingly important role in manufacturing. Many manufacturing firms have problems with software development. Software engineering is still laborintensive and prone to errors. Industrial firms are under pressure to shorten the lead-time required in introducing new software, increase the reliability of their software, and increase their market share. Software must be des...