The new age economy is primarily driven by Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0, which facilitate
smartification of organizations by hel** them integrate and automate decision making …

The existing literature provides a 'piecemeal'approach to our understanding of Industry 4.0
as a 'technological revolution'. However, such an approach leads to scattered literature and …

An analysis of the competitive priorities that may lead backshoring companies to adopt new
technologies is developed and tested using secondary data from 495 relocation initiatives to …

We investigate the relationship between backshoring of production activities and digital
manufacturing technologies, also known as Industry 4.0 (I4. 0). We argue that I4. 0 supports …

Heavy-metal pollution of soil is a serious issue worldwide, particularly in China. Soil
remediation is one of the most difficult management issues for municipal and state agencies …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to present a framework for the analysis of reshoring.
The framework is then applied to analyze motivations for reshoring, as they emerge from …

Abstract 3D printing (3DP) has transformed engineering, manufacturing, and the use of
advanced materials due to its ability to produce objects from a variety of materials, ranging …

Motivations underscoring offshoring and backshoring are typically investigated as separate
entities in the academic literature. This separation undermines a deeper comprehension of …

Purpose The aim of this paper is to analyze and classify research that has been conducted
on manufacturing reshoring, ie the decision to bring back to the home country production …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to clarify the rather blurry concept of reshoring and its
main drivers and barriers. At the same time, the paper seeks to provide a much-needed …