International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 37 Issue 10

Service fitness ladders: improving business performance in low cost and differentiated markets

Alex Hill, Richard Cuthbertson, Benjamin Laker, Steve Brown

The purpose of this paper is to present 13 propositions about how internal strategic fit (often referred to as fit) impacts the business performance of low cost and differentiated…

The impact of global operations on product architecture: an exploratory study

Sebastian Pashaei, Jan Olhager

The purpose of this paper is to explore how global operations of manufacturing companies influence the choice of product architecture decisions, ranging from integral to modular…

Supply chain collaboration for ERP implementation: An inter-organizational knowledge-sharing perspective

Yulong Li, Feng Wu, Wei Zong, Bo Li

The purpose of this paper is to develop and empirically test a conceptual framework to analyze how inter-organizational knowledge sharing facilitates enterprise resource planning…

The effect of clean development mechanism projects on human resource management practices in Brazil

Luz Fernández, Andrea Cardoso Ventura, Jose Célio Andrade, Julio Lumbreras, Jose Ramon Cobo-Benita

The clean development mechanism (CDM) project is a cost-effective instrument to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to transfer technology and capital from industrialized to…

A multi-dimensional approach for managing open innovation in NPD

Hanna Bahemia, Brian Squire, Paul Cousins

This paper explores openness within new product development (NPD) projects. The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of breadth, depth and partner newness on product…

Exploring the implications of supply risk on sustainability performance

Asad Shafiq, P. Fraser Johnson, Robert D. Klassen, Amrou Awaysheh

Firms are increasingly being pressured by the public, regulators and customers to ensure that their suppliers behave in a socially and ecologically sound manner. Yet, the…

A research note on multinationality and firm performance: Nonparametric frontier analysis

Kevin Grant, Roman Matousek, Martin Meyer, Nickolaos G. Tzeremes

The purpose of this paper is to provide a fresh insight into the examination of the comparison between multinationality and firm performance, measured through technical efficiency…

Pre-paradigmatic status of industrial sustainability: a systematic review

Palie Smart, Stefan Hemel, Fiona Lettice, Richard Adams, Stephen Evans

The purpose of this paper is to progress operations management theory and practice by organising contributions to knowledge production, in industrial sustainability, from…

Third-party logistics providers (TPLs) and environmental sustainability practices in developing countries: The case of Morocco

Jamal El Baz, Issam Laguir

The purpose of this paper is to examine the environmental sustainability practices of third-party logistics providers (TPLs) in a developing country and analyze the efforts made…

Re-examining manufacturing strategy from knowledge advantages: A task domain perspective

Jue-Fan Wang, David D.C. Tarn

During this current era of the knowledge economy, knowledge activities have greatly impacted manufacturing activities, with knowledge being treated as a critical factor that…

Quality ambidexterity, competitive strategies, and financial performance: An empirical study in industrial firms

Ahmad Herzallah, Leopoldo J. Gutierrez-Gutierrez, Juan Francisco Munoz Rosas

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between quality ambidexterity (QAMB), competitive strategies (cost leadership, differentiation, and focus), and firm…

Conceptualizing a circular framework of supply chain resource sustainability

S.C. Lenny Koh, Angappa Gunasekaran, Jonathan Morris, Raymond Obayi, Seyed Mohammad Ebrahimi

In response to calls for conceptual frameworks and generic theory building toward the advancement of sustainability in supply chain resource utilization and management, the…

Evaluating the effects of supply chain quality management on food firms’ performance: The mediating role of food certification and reputation

Hua Song, Rabia Turson, Anirban Ganguly, Kangkang Yu

The purpose of this paper is to identify the two kinds of supply chain quality management (SCQM) capabilities: intra-SCQM and inter-SCQM, and explore the effect of intra- and…

The role of employee empowerment in the implementation of continuous improvement: Evidence from a case study of a financial services provider

Ann-Kathrin Hirzel, Michael Leyer, Jürgen Moormann

The purpose of this paper is to understand the role of increasing employees’ level of continuous improvement (CI) empowerment, i.e. employees’ knowledge and understanding of CI…