Digital processes are the foundation for establishing new business models, increasing the availability and use of new technologies, and creating new opportunities for extensive data exchange. Digitization has propelled globalization to a whole new level: Existing markets and rules of the game have changed, new markets have emerged, trade and investment flows have transformed, and the volume and frequency of flows of people, goods, and information have all intensified. Meanwhile, the complexity of value and logistics chains has increased dramatically. European economies are called on to capitalize on the strengths of their innovation and to seize digitization as an opportunity for growth. The ability to manage these developments and turn them into competitive strengths has become a success and survival factor for companies.
The case studies from the robotics industry contained in this book reveal the dimensions of strategic and operational decisionmaking behind business transformation. Current and future decision-makers are offered a basis for systematically identifying the various impacts of the megatrends of globalization and digitization and for determining appropriate responses to them.The book highlights best practices in the areas of strategy, organization and processes, as well as technological capabilities for products and solutions.
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