Industrial Layout and Optimization in China's Manufacturing
Description
This book provides a groundbreaking analysis of China's industrial reconfiguration through an innovative triple-network lens, uniquely focusing on the pivotal era of the "15th Five-Year Plan". It offers the first dedicated, in-depth examination leveraging a novel integrated framework analyzing firm spatial distribution, supply chain dynamics, and innovation networks within two critical pillars: Industrial Software as the digital backbone and the emerging, complex Low-Altitude Economy. Revealing the intricate interplay between location, production flows, and knowledge creation in these foundational and emerging sectors, it delivers specialized insights essential for scholars and policymakers in industrial economics, innovation, regional planning, and China studies. Key benefits include uncovering future trends critical to the 15th FYP, identifying optimization pathways for supply chain resilience and spatial efficiency, and providing concrete guidance for navigating China's strategic manufacturing upgrade during this decisive period - essential reading for understanding and shaping the next phase of industrial prowess.
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Prof. Tao MA is a long-tenured professor, doctoral supervisor, the Dean of the Business School, a Member of the Council of Harbin Institute of Technology, the Head of the "Digital Economy" program (the first batch in China), and the "Young Talent" of the Ministry of Propaganda (2019),the Chief Expert of Major Projects of the National Social Science Fund, the Director of the Institute of Digital Economy and Sustainable Development of HIT. He is a visiting professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen) and a part-time doctoral supervisor at Ningxia University, a member of the 60-member Forum of the Chinese School of Economics and Management Studies, the chairman of the Regional Sustainable Development Committee of the China Regional Science Association(RSAC), the vice chairman of the Small and Medium Enterprises Branch of the Chinese Society of Technology Economics, the vice chairman of the Urban and Regional Management Committee of Chinese Academy of Management, and the vice chairman of the Regional Modern Industrial System Construction Committee of the National Institute of Economic Geography. He is the leader of the projects about the 13th and 14th Five-Year Plan of the National Development and Reform Commission, Participating expert in the national "Harbin-Changchun City Cluster Development Plan", a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Green Energy (SCI) and the editorial board of the Journal of Harbin Institute of Technology (Social Science Edition). He mainly focuses on China's economy and digital economy, sustainable development of resources and energy, and layout of productive forces.
Wang Hao* is an assistant researcher and postdoctoral researcher at Harbin Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on firm location choice, supply chains, and technological innovation, exploring the transformative impact of industrial software development. He analyzes the roles of industrial software's industrial chain, supply chain, and innovation chain in promoting regional economic development.
Junzhen Li is a PhD candidate at the Harbin Institute of Technology. His research focuses on industrial layout, technological innovation, and the digital economy. He is dedicated to exploring the transformative impact of low-altitude economy technologies on traditional industries and thoroughly analyzes the pivotal role of innovation in driving regional economic development.
Content
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Spatial Distribution Analysis of Industrial Software Firms.- Chapter 3. Analysis of Location Factors Affecting Industrial Software Enterprises.- Chapter 4. The Layout of Low-Altitude Enterprises.- Chapter 5. Industrial Linkages and Demand Structure of the Low-Altitude Economy.- Chapter 6. Inter-City Cooperation Networks and Proximity Mechanisms in the Low-Altitude Industry.- Chapter 7. Conclusions and Forward Perspectives.