Industrial Layout and Optimization in China’s Manufacturing: Strategies for the 15th Five-Year Plan (20262030)

This book provides a groundbreaking analysis of China's industrial reconfiguration through an innovative triple-network lens, uniquely focusing on the pivotal era of the "15th Five-Year Plan". This book provides a groundbreaking analysis of China's industrial reconfiguration through an innovative triple-network lens, uniquely focusing on the pivotal era of the "15th Five-Year Plan". It offers the first dedicated, in-depth examination leveraging a novel integrated framework analyzing firm spatial distribution, supply chain dynamics, and innovation networks within two critical pillars: Industrial Software as the digital backbone and the emerging, complex Low-Altitude Economy. Revealing the intricate interplay between location, production flows, and knowledge creation in these foundational and emerging sectors, it delivers specialized insights essential for scholars and policymakers in industrial economics, innovation, regional planning, and China studies. Key benefits include uncovering future trends critical to the 15th FYP, identifying optimization pathways for supply chain resilience and spatial efficiency, and providing concrete guidance for navigating China's strategic manufacturing upgrade during this decisive period – essential reading for understanding and shaping the next phase of industrial prowess.