Scalability 4.0 as the main rent in Industry 4.0: the case study of Amazon

• Authors: Niemczyk Jerzy , Trzaska Rafał , Trzaska Mateusz

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PL

Skalowalność 4.0 jako źródło korzyści w przemyśle 4.0. Studium przypadku firmy Amazon

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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This paper discusses the research problem concerned with identifying the source of the economic efficiency of enterprises operating in the conditions of Industry 4.0. The purpose of this study was to describe scalability 4.0 using the example of Amazon, a global company. In the authors’ opinion, it can serve as an example of an organisation which consciously implements a strategy of building value relying on various forms of economies of scale based on contemporary Industry 4.0 technologies. In particular, the authors of this paper point to the capacity to achieve economies of scale, the network effect, the long tail effect, and the Big Data effect by Amazon as a whole and by individual Amazon Group entities.

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W artykule omówiono problem badawczy związany z identyfikacją źródła efektywności ekonomicznej przedsiębiorstw działających w warunkach Przemysłu 4.0. Celem tego badania było opisanie skalowalności 4.0 na przykładzie globalnej firmy Amazon. Zdaniem autorów może ona służyć jako przykład organizacji, która świadomie realizuje strategię budowania wartości na podstawie różnych form ekonomii skali, opierając się na współczesnych technologiach Przemysłu 4.0. Autorzy artykułu wskazują przede wszystkim na możliwość osiągnięcia korzyści skali, efektu sieci, efektu długiego ogona oraz efektu Big Data zarówno przez Amazon jako całość, jak i przez poszczególne podmioty Grupy Amazon.

Keywords

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Scalability; Strategic Management; Industry 4.0; Amazon

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skalowalność; zarządzanie strategiczne; Przemysł 4.0; Amazon

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
• Journal: Informatyka Ekonomiczna
• Year: 2019
• Issue: 2 (52)
• Pages: 69-84

Contributors

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Niemczyk Jerzy

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Trzaska Rafał

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Trzaska Mateusz

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