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3D printing is one of the key technologies that will benefit strongly from digitization trends and the "Internet of Things."

Instead of manufacturing products centrally at only a few locations and transporting them worldwide to their destinations, additive manufacturing enables production information to be transferred online to any site. The physical product is then manufactured directly in the target market, closer to the end-user.

Together with the Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences, the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW), and various companies from the Upper Rhine region, we are researching new business models and cross-border cooperation in the field of 3D printing.

To the website: 3D printing
Handelszeitung: An article by Dr. Florian Keller on 3D printing

Nearshoring refers to the relocation of a business operation to a nearby foreign country. In contrast to offshoring, nearshoring is distinguished primarily by shorter geographical distances and fewer cultural gaps.

Switzerland also expects to see a sharp increase in nearshoring initiatives in the wake of the fourth industrial revolution. One area in particular that can be boosted by this digitization and networking is the IT sector. Owing to a local shortage of IT specialists and cost pressures, nearshoring will become an increasingly important issue for Swiss IT companies in the near future.

Together with swissICT and Information Security Society Switzerland (ISSS), the Center for EMEA Business surveyed Swiss IT companies. Based on our findings, an IT nearshoring index was created, which shows the different dimensions of nearshoring policies among Swiss IT companies.

The Trend Nearshoring

14 November 2018
How might the division of responsibilities within the United Kingdom look after withdrawal from the EU? And how can Scotland bring its interests to bear on UK foreign policy? A new study by the ZHAW School of Management and Law which demonstrates the Swiss approach met with great interest in Edinburgh.

Report in the SML Blog Post

30 September 2018
Almost all new CEOs of Swiss corporations are the first to cut jobs. It's about money, power and psychology, economists say. Dr. Florian Keller on the subject of new bosses and job cuts.

Article at blick.ch