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The European Green Deal aims to make the EU climate neutral by 2040
False
True
2
What is the definition of “industry 4.0”
integration of smart technologies & data exchange in manufacturing
The outsourcing of industrial production to low-cost countries
The use of renewable energy sources in industrial production
shift from traditional manufacturing to fully digital production systems
3
Porter‘s cluster model:regional clusters are solely based on geographical proximity (and do not include global networks)
False
True
4
Pudong is an economic zone that focuses on labour-intensive production processes
False
True
5
questions relating to environmental protection have taken a new significance through transformation research
False
True
6
According to the multi-level pespective (MLP) on sustainability transitions, which factor is NOT typically considered ?
cultural changes
individual consumer preferences
technological advances
political and societal influences
7
What do companies try to avoid for more efficiency?
investments in small companies
competition with global companies
dispensable steps
conflict with competitors
8
How did the transition to mass production of standardized goods benefit buyers?
goods became more environmentally friendly
production focused on quality
goods were often cheaper
it saw a decrease in large international corporations
9
What do basic innovation permeate?
trigger far reaching developments throughout the environment
trigger far reaching developments throughout politics
trigger far reaching developments throughout society
trigger far reaching developments in their economy
10
just in sequence is a term that describes
the process in which two dance partners are in sequence
components that are brought to the right place, on time, during production
the perfect harmonisation of a dance move and the music
components are brought to the right place during production
11
Which of the following is NOT a key characteristic of lean production
just-in-time production
minimization of waste
high flexibility to adapt to demand changes
mass production with large inventories
12
export processing zones or free trade zones are created to stimulate...
culturally significant educational zones
economic growth
political hot-spots
environmentally sustainable precautions
13
Outsourcing refers to the subcontracting of production steps or awarding of contracts to third-party suppliers.
False
True
14
this diagram displays a network of a semi-virtual company
True
False
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a virtual company is a temporary network of ...
companies, consumers and investors
companies, third-party suppliers and consumers
companies, emloyees and investors
companies, suppliers, customers or employees
16
due to their high volume of investments, global players have a strong influence in their target countries
True
False
17
spin-off companies tend to avoid such clusters
False
True
18
Kondratiev’s long-wave theory suggests that economic cycles are driven by recurring technological innovations.
True
False
19
What does this diagram display
growth cluster in a cluster
growth spiral in Industry 4.0
20
Which is the best known example of a high-tech industry cluster?
Silicon Valley
Greater Seattle
Cambridge Cluster
Shenzhen-Hong Kong
