This book examines the diffusion of flexible automation at a local firm and global level in countries such as Brazil, India, Mexico, Thailand, Turkey and Venezuela.

Introduction Part One: Concepts, Methods and Synthesis 1. Scale and Scope: Concepts and Issues 2. Methodology and Research Design Implementation 3. The Diffusion of Flexible Automation in Developing Countries 4. Scale and Scope 5. Flexible Automation and Location of Production in Developing Countries 6. Conclusions and Policy Recommendations Part Two: The Country Studies 7. The Impact of Flexible Automation on Scale and Scope in the Brazilian Engineering Industry Ruy De Quadros Carvalho 8. The Impact of Flexible Automation on Scale and Scope in the Mexican Engineering Industry Lilia Dominguez and Flor Brown 9. The Impact of Flexible Automation on Scale and Scope in the Venezuelan Engineering Industry Oswaldo Alonso, Francisco Tamayo and Vanesa Cartaya 10. The Impact of Scale and Scope in the Indian Engineering Industry Ghayur Alam 11. The Impact of Flexible Automation on Scale and Scope in the Turkish Engineering Industry Hacer Ansal 12. The Impact of Scale and Scope in Thailand's Engineering Industry Peter Brimble Bibliography Appendices