Your Life Is Manufactured: How We Make Things, Why It Matters and How We Can Do It Better
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Manufacturing, Technology Management, Design Management, Sociomaterialism, Human-centred manufacturingAbstract
This book review highlights the pivotal role of manufacturing in modern society and the increasingly varied industrial landscapes shaped by digital transformation. This underscores the importance of adopting a human-centered approach to achieve sustainable manufacturing. From a sociomaterialist perspective, Cambridge University Professor Tim Minshall discusses the critical role of manufacturing within complex artificial systems that emerge from digital innovation, advocating sustainable practices rooted in human-centered values. By utilizing a sociotechnical systems innovation framework, this book offers valuable insights for those interested in exploring complex systems and technological trends, supported by the epistemic foundation of sociomaterialism that underpins Minshall's arguments. This review explores the vital contributions of manufacturing, considering its epistemological basis and addressing the often-overlooked practical agenda for latecomer manufacturers in the Global South, such as Thailand, to promote sustainable manufacturing-led innovation amid ongoing digital transformation.
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