International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 28 Issue 11

Environmental management system certification and its influence on corporate practices: Evidence from the automotive industry

P. González, J. Sarkis, B. Adenso‐Díaz

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the existence of differences in the implementation of environmental practices between companies that possess some form of certified…

The role of organizational context and infrastructure practices in JIT implementation

Alberto Bayo‐Moriones, Alejandro Bello‐Pintado, Javier Merino‐Díaz‐de‐Cerio

The purpose of this paper is to analyze which factors determine the use of just‐in‐time (JIT) in companies. More precisely, the paper aims to study the role played by two…

Form postponement effects on operational performance: a typological theory

Cipriano Forza, Fabrizio Salvador, Alessio Trentin

The operational outcomes of form postponement (FP) have been increasingly investigated in the last two decades under the effects of escalating product variety and diffusion of…

Implementing strategic initiatives: a framework of leading practices

Max Saunders, Robin Mann, Robin Smith

Recent operations management research suggests that adopting and implementing the right practices are essential to attaining “world‐class” performance. The purpose of this paper…

Editorial

Andrew Taylor, Margaret Taylor