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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.
This timely Research Agenda provides a state-of-the-art review of existing research on manufacturing, as well as highlighting key areas of study to advance the field. Expert contributors from across the globe analyse the central role of manufacturing industries in the global economy, considering it as a multi-scalar process and assessing the impact of climate change in necessitating the decarbonization of production processes.
Chapters identify and explore disruptive innovations in production technologies, including additive manufacturing, and their implications for future research. The book further highlights megatrends in automotive, electronics and emerging industries, including small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises, Asian electronics production networks, global production networks, and operations and supply chain management. It develops a framework for accessing corporate elites and for guiding the process of undertaking qualitative semi-structured interviews.
This Research Agenda will be a critical collection for economic geography, urban studies, city and regional planning, and business and management studies scholars seeking a forward-looking approach to the topic. It will also be useful to policymakers and practitioners working in regional economic development and planning.
Table of ContentsContents: Dedication: Michael J. Taylor xv John R. Bryson Preface xix 1 Reframing manufacturing research: place, production, risk and theory 1 John R. Bryson, Chloe Billing, William Graves and Godfrey Yeung 2 Theoretical and methodological approaches to understanding emerging industries 33 Chloe Billing and John R. Bryson 3 Transforming manufacturing? An additive manufacturing research agenda 49 Jennifer Johns 4 Megatrends and new research agendas in the automotive industry 67 Godfrey Yeung 5 Getting the right skills in place for manufacturing: challenges and opportunities 91 Anne Green and Abigail Taylor 6 Addressing the evolution of clustering strategies in manufacturing: a policy research agenda 113 William Graves and Harrison S. Campbell, Jr 7 Going global in one location: exploring SME manufacturer internationalization motives at a trade fair 135 Ronald V. Kalafsky and Douglas R. Gress 8 The transformation of Asian electronics production networks: evidence from the participation of Vietnam 157 David Yuen Tung Chan and Chun Yang 9 How to increase the usefulness and relevance of operations and supply chain management research? 177 Donato Masi and Jan Godsell 10 Corporate interviewing and manufacturing companies: a framework to guide qualitative semi-structured interviews 193 John R. Bryson, Chloe Billing, Chantal Hales, Rachel Mulhall and Megan Ronayne 11 Reading manufacturing firms and new research agendas: scalar-plasticity, value/risk and the emergency of Jenga Capitalism 211 John R. Bryson Index
