| Title: | Effect of usage of industrial robots on quality, labor productivity, exports and environment |
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| Authors: | ID Prester, Jasna (Author)
ID Palčič, Iztok (Author) |
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| Files: |  sustainability-16-08098.pdf (281,20 KB)
MD5: E7646971F72039DF96AB81D12DE7F6FC
 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/18/8098
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Article |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | FS - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
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| Abstract: | Industrial robots are slowly finding their way into manufacturing companies. This paper
examines the impact of robots on productivity, exports, quality, sustainability and labor in European manufacturing companies. There is little research on the use of industrial robots and their
impact in developed countries. Most research relates to Chinese companies, and often, the data are
outdated. The data in this paper come from the European Manufacturing Survey project, which
was conducted in 2022 and includes 476 manufacturing companies. The results of the impact of
industrial robots on quality, labor productivity, exports and green technologies are determined using
a T-test between companies that use industrial robots and those that do not. However, the impact
of higher investment in environmental technologies by industrial robot users was examined by a
two-stage OLS regression analysis with control variables representing the contextual characteristics
of the companies. The results show positive effects on all of the variables. The results show that
the greater use of robots occurs in industries with low-to-medium technology intensity, that robots
contribute to labor productivity and exports and that companies that use robots also tend to use
environmentally friendly technologies. |
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| Keywords: | industrial robots, productivity, quality, exports, environmental, sustainability, European manufacturing survey |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Submitted for review: | 02.07.2024 |
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| Article acceptance date: | 13.09.2024 |
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| Publication date: | 16.09.2024 |
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| Publisher: | MDPI |
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| Year of publishing: | 2024 |
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| Number of pages: | 16 str. |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 16, iss. 18, [article no.] 8098 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-90888  |
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| UDC: | 658.5:681.5 |
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| ISSN on article: | 2071-1050 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 209332995 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/su16188098 |
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| Copyright: | © 2024 by the authors |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 09.12.2024 |
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