This book revolves around the Gig Economy and its multifaceted implications. It takes a broad view by examining the opportunities and challenges posed by the interplay between Smart Industries and the Gig Economy.Smart Industries in the Gig Economy: Scope, Opportunities, and Challenges discusses topics from manufacturing to service sectors, from startups to established corporations, and from localized operations to global networks using the threads of Smart Industries and the Gig Economy to weave a tapestry of innovation and change. It provides a panoramic view of Smart Industries in the context of the Gig Economy and emphasizes the recent cutting-edge technologies like Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of things, Quantum Technology, Semiconductors, Additive Manufacturing, etc. The book focuses on the intervention of the Gig Economy in major cutting-edge technologies of the global industrial revolution working towards automation and its impact on enhancing smart industries.Written as a reference for students, scholars, lecturers, researchers, scientists, experts, specialists, and engineers, this book represents an area of significant interest and importance in the realm of smart industries and the Gig Economy.
