The Decentralized and Networked Future of Value Creation
The Decentralized and Networked Future of Value Creation: 3D Printing and its Implications for Society, Industry, and Sustainable Development
Springer | Business & Management | June 15, 2016 | ISBN-10: 3319316842 | 255 pages | pdf | 4.77 mb
Springer | Business & Management | June 15, 2016 | ISBN-10: 3319316842 | 255 pages | pdf | 4.77 mb
Editors: Ferdinand, Jan-Peter, Petschow, Ulrich, Dickel, Sascha (Eds.)
Describes fundamental shifts in techno-economic paradigms, with a focus on manufacturing
Outlines the potentials of digitalization and decentralized technologies for new business models
Develops a framework for new modes and sites of participative value creation like open innovation, FabLabs, hackerspaces, open source hardware etc.
Pursues an interdisciplinary approach that yields multifaceted findings with relevance for researchers and practitioners alike
Highlights emergent sustainability issues concerning new decentralized technologies and outlines governance options
This book identifies, analyzes and discusses the current trends of digitalized, decentralized, and networked physical value creation by focusing on the particular example of 3D printing. In addition to evaluating 3D printing’s disruptive potentials against a broader economic background, it also addresses the technology’s potential impacts on sustainability and emerging modes of bottom-up and community-based innovation. Emphasizing these topics from economic, technical, social and environmental perspectives, the book offers a multifaceted overview that scrutinizes the scenario of a fundamental transition: from a centralized to a far more decentralized system of value creation.
Number of Illustrations and Tables
47 b/w illustrations
Topics
Business IT Infrastructure
e-Business/e-Commerce
Sustainable Development
Manufacturing, Machines, Tools
Operations Management
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