Assessment task details and instructions
This module focuses on the development of digital technologies and their impact on the structure and operations of international businesses.
Write a 1,500-word report evaluating how the emergence of one of the following nine pillars of Industry 4.0 is impacting the strategy and operations of international businesses.
- Big Data and AI analytics
- Horizontal and vertical integration
- Cloud computing
- Augmented reality
- Industrial Internet of Things
- Additive manufacturing 3D printing
- Autonomous robots
- Simulation or digital twins
- Cybersecurity
You can choose any of the nine technological pillars mentioned above to evaluate and must support your discussion with evidence taken from academic and/or industry research.
Further details of the key concepts will be discussed during the module.
Learning outcomes:
- Demonstrate critical awareness of the impact of digitisation on globalisation and the growth of international digital business.
- Critically appraise the potential implications of Industry 4.0 technologies for international business.
- Critically evaluate the role of digital technologies and platforms for business model innovation in international business.
- Critically evaluate the opportunities and challenges of risk mitigation and sustainability in the Global Digital Economy and strategic responses to these.
- Synthesise and critically review key trends and developments in a current field of research.
- Effectively use digital and/or non-digital means to present ideas, analyse problems and develop and communicate clear and concise insights, conclusions and recommendations.
- Develop and propose solutions to challenges arising from the digital environment of international business
