The value chain describes the full range of activities that firms undertake to bring a product/good or service from conception to end use and beyond. A global value chain is divided among multiple firms and geographic spaces. The shape, form and geography of global value chains are dynamic and subject…

The Bangladeshi economy became capitalist and opened to global trade in the late 1970s. The production of garments has become a key economic activity — in 2011 the read-made garment (RMG) sector was the second largest globally, after China. …

The story of Fab Labs is a compelling. Set up to bring revolutionary digital technologies to the general public, Fab Labs have spread globally. There is much discussion about the activities and impact of Fab Labs from within the Fab and Maker communities, from stakeholders (such as policy makers and…

There is currently much discussion around the 3D printing industry (or additive manufacturing). It is often bundled together with robotics, digitisation and big data in the ‘Industrie 4.0’ or ‘fourth industrial revolution’ vision of the factory of the future. Such is the power of the media’s futuristic visions for the…