Early surfactant administration with brief ventilation vs. selective surfactant and continued mechanical ventilation for preterm infants with or at risk for respiratory distress syndrome (Review)

A final point must be made related to the structural idiosyncracies of the ME and their characterization. The industry is less capital intensive than most other manufacturing industries. Although factory automation has always been an important topic, the opportunities are limited even for flexible automation. Single-unit and small-batch production as well as the high share of engineering and customization narrow the economic advantage of engaging in full-blown automation. For ME, compensation of labour is around 3 to 3.5 times higher than compensation of capital. ...