Coordinating the digital transformation of globally dispersed factories within international
manufacturing networks has become a critical issue for competitiveness, yet there has been …

Purpose This study explores the phenomenon of company-specific plant role models.
Following the establishment of distinct lead factories, recent studies imply that multinational …

Needs for new competences and knowledge arise as industry 4.0 evolves in increasingly
digitalized production. This development entails that job transformations and future skills …

Scholars generally recognize that managing international manufacturing networks (IMNs) is
crucial for a firm's competitive advantage. However, managers seem overwhelmed with this …

Digital transformation is complicated in International Manufacturing Networks (IMNs), where
factories are spread globally, and actions are interdependent. Adapting organizational …

Papers on operations management in major journals have studied (1) relationships between
the level of alignment in business and manufacturing strategies, practice realization, and …

Digital transformation of production systems is a challenging task that demands radical
responses from existing organizations. During the digital transformation of productions …

Method: A systematic literature review was combined with a multiple case study to reach the
research objectives. Four case companies working with digital transformation in their …

This PhD dissertation is the result of a three-year research project at the Department of
Materials and Production at Aalborg University in close collaboration with Vestas Wind …

Manufacturing companies have adapted to globalisation and collected their globally
dispersed factories into factory networks, known as international manufacturing networks …