Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management: Volume 29 Issue 2

Supply chain risk management: manufacturing- and service-oriented firms

Huy Quang Truong, Yoshinori Hara

A risk, when it occurs, causes negative effects on outputs. Typically, risks are not independent as multiple risks occur simultaneously. The purpose of this paper is to compare…

Technology push and demand pull practices for achieving sustainable development in manufacturing industries

Anuj Singla, Inderpreet Singh Ahuja, APS Sethi

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the significance of various technology push (TP) and demand pull (DP) practices substantial for achieving sustainable development in…

Sustainable supply chain collaboration: incentives in emerging economies

Nutcharee Pakdeechoho, Vatcharapol Sukhotu

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between sustainable supply chain collaboration (SSCC) and sustainability performance, and examine whether two types of…

Interdependence analysis of lean-green implementation challenges: a case of Indian SMEs

Shashank J. Thanki, Jitesh Thakkar

The purpose of this paper is to identify and analyze the critical success factors (CSFs) behind the successful implementation of lean-green practices in Indian small- and…

Graph theoretic structural modeling based new measures of complexity for analysis of lean initiatives

Varinder Singh, Pravin M. Singru

The purpose of this paper is to propose the use of graph theoretic structural modeling for assessing the possible reduction in complexity of the work flow procedures in an…

Additive manufacturing in the wood-furniture sector: Sustainability of the technology, benefits and limitations of adoption

Federica Murmura, Laura Bravi

In the world economy there is the emergence of advanced manufacturing technologies that are enabling more cost and resource-efficient small-scale production. Among them, additive…

Additive manufacturing in the mechanical engineering and medical industries spare parts supply chain

Melanie Muir, Abubaker Haddud

The purpose of this paper is to approximate the impact that additive manufacturing (AM) will have on firm inventory performance (IP) and customer satisfaction (CS) when it is…

Low carbon supply chain: a state-of-the-art literature review

Chiranjit Das, Sanjay Jharkharia

The purpose of this paper is to review the relevant literature on low carbon supply chain management (LCSCM) and classify it on contextual base. It also aims at identifying key…