Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management
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How inventory flexibility affects productivity: the moderating roles of digital transformation and supply chain concentration
Xuechang Zhu, Qian Zhao, Xinyan YaoThis study aims to investigate the relationship between inventory flexibility, digital transformation, supply chain concentration, and productivity in the context of Chinese…
Subsidiary participation in global services: local antecedents and performance outcomes
Madalina Pana, Yang Cheng, Sami Farooq, Melanie E. KreyeThe purpose of the study is to determine the local antecedents of subsidiary participation in global services and, subsequently, the impact on local performance.
Seeing convergence in battery electric vehicle technology through patents
Madhur Srivastava, Karuna JainThe study assesses the most significant architectural core technological system that converges into a Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV).
The moderation effect of strategic alignment on the relationship between plant investment decisions and operational performance
Ike C. Ehie, Luis Miguel D.F. FerreiraGiven the sudden increase in plant investments across the manufacturing sector due to recent disruptions in the global supply chain caused by the COVID pandemic, the…
Green lean six sigma practices: a scale development and measurement model from an engineer’s perspective
Hamed Gholami, Jocelyn Ke Yin Lee, Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, Anas A. SalamehSince the advent of Industry 4.0, there has been a growing research interest in developing the Green Lean Six Sigma concept in the direction of achieving sustainable development…
Stimulating investments in manufacturing: can policy create supply chains from a void?
Michel Leseure, Chukwunonyelum Emmanuel Onyeocha, Dawn RobinsThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of a policy, the 2014 UK Supply Chain Plan, which aimed to create a local supply chain in a sector (offshore wind) where…
Industry 4.0 technologies and sustainable performance: do green supply chain collaboration, circular economy practices, technological readiness and environmental dynamism matter?
Muhammad Farrukh Shahzad, Huizheng Liu, Hira ZahidThe present research investigates the effects of adopting Industry 4.0 technologies (ADT) on the Pakistani food sector’s sustainable performance (SP). Specifically, it focuses on…
Green manufacturing, supply chain alertness, supply chain preparedness and manufacturing performance in a developing economy
Richard Kofi OpokuThis research analyses the linkages between green manufacturing (GM) and manufacturing performance (MP) dimensions comprising sustainable performance (SuP) (economic [EcP], social…
How does the technology environment impact supply chain strategy and operational performance?
Diéssica Oliveira-Dias, Juan Manuel Maqueira-Marín, José Moyano-Fuentes, Guilherme TortorellaThis paper investigates the relationship between technological uncertainty and the use of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies, and its impact on the implementation of agile and lean…
Integrate or separate: lean and digitalization programs through the lens of boundary work management
Lorenzo Pirrone, Mark Grothkopp, Lukas Budde, Thomas FriedliAlthough benefits are promising, many companies face problems leveraging synergies between Lean and Digitalization at the program management level. This paper aims to identify…
Modelling supply chain visibility: a framework with considerations for manufacturing and business
Funlade T. Sunmola, Uje D. ApejiSupply chain visibility plays a pivotal role in ensuring stakeholders have access to and share mutually beneficial information - information that is critical to processes…
The realization and transformation law of the boundary-spanning technological innovation of manufacturing enterprises based on the framework of “internal reconfiguration – networking capability – BSTI”
Xueyuan Wang, Jiasai HuangThis paper deconstructs the boundary-spanning technology innovation (BSTI) of manufacturing enterprises based on dual-meta and dual-degree perspective. We aim to explore the…
AI adoption in supply chain management: a systematic literature review
Gulnaz Shahzadi, Fu Jia, Lujie Chen, Albert JohnThis systematic literature review (SLR) aims to critically analyze the current academic research on the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in supply chain management (SCM…
Towards quality 4.0 in home appliances: definitions, deployment scenarios, and future perspectives
Hamidreza Talaie, Mehran Ziaeian, Pooria MalekinejadRecent research has garnered increasing attention to Quality 4.0, yet its implementation poses significant challenges across various industries. This study aims to identify and…
Technological management capabilities as a pathway toward green production and green competitive advantage
Muhammad Waqas, Qingfeng Meng, Syed Abdul Rehman Khan, Kramat HussainOrganizations' technological management capabilities (TMC) have emerged as a powerful tool to enable manufacturing firms to deal with environmental issues. This empirical…
A curvilinear assessment of innovation in Six Sigma project teams: the influence of psychological safety and intrinsic motivation
V. Arumugam, Maneesh Kumar, Manisha Kumar, Nicholas RichTo investigate the factors affecting innovation in Six Sigma improvement teams. Based on Activation Theory, this study explores the possibility of an inverted U-shaped association…
Enablers for green lean six sigma adoption in the manufacturing industry
Monserrat Perez-Burgoin, Yolanda Baez-Lopez, Jorge Limon-Romero, Diego Tlapa, Jorge Luis García-AlcarazThe objective of this article is to identify the relationships between the enablers in the implementation of Green Lean Six Sigma (GLSS) in the Mexican manufacturing industry…
Unleashing the power of cloud adoption and artificial intelligence in optimizing resilience and sustainable manufacturing supply chain in the USA
Aamir Rashid, Rizwana Rasheed, Abdul Hafaz Ngah, Noor Aina AmirahRecent disruptions have sparked concern about building a resilient and sustainable manufacturing supply chain. While artificial intelligence (AI) strengthens resilience, research…
Linking dynamic capability with mass customization capability: the mediating role of supply chain resilience
Haiqing Shi, Taiwen Feng, Lucheng Chen, Xiaoping LuDespite the growing interest in enhancing mass customization capability (MCC), firms still have little knowledge of dealing with the superimposed challenges of increased market…
Utilizing organizational ambidexterity to implement long-term technical change in fast-paced manufacturing settings
Anna Sannö, Sandra Rothenberg, Ezekiel LeoIn this paper, we focus on how and when organizations adopt different types of ambidexterity to facilitate projects that operate with fundamentally different time scales compared…
Supply chain resilience and international manufacturing strategy: a case study from the semiconductor industry
Lukas Fleisch, Oliver von DzengelevskiThis paper studies the interrelations between the concepts of supply chain resilience and international manufacturing strategy. On the basis of an in-depth case study of a company…
ChatGPT in supply chains: exploring potential applications, benefits and challenges
Abubaker HaddudWhile ChatGPT is gaining popularity, its potential role in supply chains (SCs) remains unexplored. This study explores the potential applications, benefits and challenges of using…
Steering through the storm: a process framework to guide purchasing and supply managers in navigating low-probability-high-impact disruptions
Deodat Mwesiumo, Bella Belerivana Nujen, Anette Utvær, Martin OrheimThis study seeks to explore the strategies purchasing and supply managers can employ to navigate the challenges presented by low-probability-high-impact (LPHI) disruptions. The…
Demystifying operator 4.0 through an integrative framework
Bella Belerivana Nujen, Deodat Mwesiumo, Erlend Alfnes, Tore TomasgardDespite increased interest in the Operator 4.0 concept, there has been scarce attention on practice-oriented frameworks that can assist firms in reaping the potential benefits of…
Investigating the impact of smart manufacturing and interconnected emerging technologies in building smarter supply chains
Prajakta Chandrakant Kandarkar, V. RaviIndustry 4.0 has put forward a smart perspective on managing supply chain networks and their operations. The current manufacturing system is primarily data-driven. Industries are…
An implementation model for socio-technical digital tools
Bassel Kassem, Matteo Rossini, Stefano Frecassetti, Federica Costa, Alberto Portioli StaudacherWhile Digitalisation is gaining momentum among practitioners and the scientific world, there is still a struggle to embark on the digitalisation journey successfully. The…
The effect of green supply chain management practices on carbon-neutral supply chain performance: the mediating role of logistics eco-centricity
Farheen Naz, Ashutosh Samadhiya, Anil Kumar, Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, Yigit Kazancoglu, Vikas Kumar, Arvind UpadhyayUsing the lens of the natural resource-based view (NRBV) theory, this study investigates the effect of green supply chain management (GSCM) practices such as green manufacturing…
An activity theory analysis of digital innovation orchestration in Industry 4.0
Carlos Alberto Carbajal Piña, Nuran Acur, Dilek CetindamarThis paper explores the orchestration of digital innovation in Industry 4.0 organisations.
Social media and sustainable innovation in manufacturing firms: a dynamic capability perspective
Jiawen Chen, Hua Yang, Linlin LiuWith social media usage growing rapidly in business sustainability in manufacturing sectors, the means through which manufacturing firms can incorporate it into the pursuit of…
Technological capability and firm performance: a literature review with meta-analysis of studies into manufacturing firms
Mônica Fitz-Oliveira, Jorge Tello-GamarraDifferent studies have been conducted on the relationship between technological capability and firm performance. These studies obtain different values for the relationship, known…
Exploring the linkages among green digital transformation capability, ambidextrous green learning and sustainability performance: a case study of manufacturing firms in Taiwan
Chih-Hsuan Huang, Yi-Chun HuangThis study proposes an innovative concept of green digital transformation capability (GDTC) and explores the interrelationships among GDTC, ambidextrous green learning (AGL) and…
Driving success through digital transformation: influence of Industry 4.0 on lean, agile, resilient, green supply chain practices
Arsalan Zahid Piprani, Syed Abdul Rehman Khan, Zhang YuGrowing emphasis on long-term viability prompts researchers and industry professionals to collaborate on innovative approaches for sustainability and survival. Industry 4.0 (I4.0…
Assessing the impact of big data analytics capability on radical innovation: is business intelligence always a path?
Weiwei Wu, Yang Gao, Yexin LiuThis study examines the mediating roles of the three dimensions of business intelligence (sensing capability, transforming capability and driving capability) in the relationship…
Enhancing strategy for Industry 4.0 implementation through maturity models and standard reference architectures alignment
Linda Salma Angreani, Annas Vijaya, Hendro WicaksonoA maturity model for Industry 4.0 (I4.0 MM) with influencing factors is designed to address maturity issues in adopting Industry 4.0. Standardisation in I4.0 supports…
Shirking in supply chain collaborations: do circular economy entrepreneurship and technical capability moderate impacts for circular economy performance?
Anita Rijal, Charles Baah, Yaw Agyabeng-Mensah, Ebenezer Afum, Innocent Senyo Kwasi AcquahSmall and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in emerging economies are encouraged to form supply chain collaborations (SCC) for better circular economy (CE) performance. Yet, the…
Lean 4.0: a systematic literature review on the interaction between lean production and industry 4.0 pillars
Bassel Kassem, Maira Callupe, Monica Rossi, Matteo Rossini, Alberto Portioli-StaudacherPrior to managing a company’s processes in the presence of a combination of paradigms, there is a need to understand their underlying interaction. This paper systematically…
Lean manufacturing in the last decade: insights from published case studies
Gaurav Kumar Badhotiya, Anand Gurumurthy, Yogesh Marawar, Gunjan SoniLean manufacturing (LM) concepts have been widely adopted in diverse industrial sectors. However, no literature review focusing on case studies describing LM implementation is…
Conceptualising the robotisation of manufacturing work: a thematic analysis of the literature using soft systems thinking as lens
Verena Stingl, Lasse Christiansen, Andreas Kornmaaler Hansen, Astrid Heidemann Lassen, Yang ChengThe introduction of robots as value-adding “workers” on the shop floor triggers complex changes to manufacturing work. Such changes involve highly entangled relationships between…
A systematic review with meta-analysis of supply chain agility antecedents and its effect on firm performance
Allahyar Beigi Firoozi, Mohammad Bashokouh, Naser Seifollahi, Ghasem ZareiThe rising complexity of business changes has increasingly highlighted the requirements to provide a comprehensive and empirical framework for the supply chain agility (SCA). A…
A comparative review of the complementary and conflicting nature of lean production and green manufacturing implementation
Tinotenda Machingura, Olufemi Adetunji, Catherine MawareBuoyed by the increasing demand for improved productivity and environmentally conscious manufacturing, research in the area of lean production and green manufacturing has…
A system dynamics approach to the balanced scorecard: a review and dynamic strategy map for operations management
Ivo Hristov, Matteo Cristofaro, Riccardo Camilli, Luna LeoniThis paper aims to (1) identify the different performance drivers (lead indicators) and outcome measures (lag indicators) investigated in the literature concerning the four…
Food supply chain resilience in major disruptions
Pauline Anne Found, Dnyaneshwar Mogale, Ziran Xu, Jianhao YangCorona Virus Disease (Covid-19) is a global pandemic that emerged at the end of 2019 and caused disruptions in global supply chains, particularly in the food supply chains that…
Challenges and benefits for small and medium enterprises in the transformation to smart manufacturing: a systematic literature review and framework
Ramesh KrishnanSmart manufacturing is revolutionizing the manufacturing industry by shifting the focus from traditional manufacturing to a more intelligent, interconnected and responsive system…
Resiliency of manufacturing systems in the Industry 4.0 era – a systematic literature review
Sara El-Breshy, Ahmad E. Elhabashy, Hadi Fors, Asmaa HarfoushWith the emergence of the different Industry 4.0 technologies and the interconnectedness between the physical and cyber components within manufacturing systems, the manufacturing…
Design of product-service systems in SMEs: a review of current research and suggestions for future directions
Jennie Åkesson, Angelina Sundström, Glenn Johansson, Koteshwar Chirumalla, Sten Grahn, Anders BerglundDespite increasing focus among scholars and practitioners on the design of product-service systems (PSS), there exists no compilation of current knowledge on the role played by…
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1741-038XRenamed from:
Integrated Manufacturing SystemsOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Harm-Jan Steenhuis