Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management: Volume 30 Issue 7

Creation processes for radical manufacturing technology innovations

Pooja Chaoji, Miia Martinsuo

This paper empirically investigates the processes by which manufacturing firms create radical innovations in their core production process, referred to as radical manufacturing…

Improving radical innovation in China’s manufacturing firms: A resource management-based interpretation of social ties and firm capabilities

Hao Shen, Nan Mei, Yu Gao

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the proper matches between institutional business ties (to state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and to banks) and firm capabilities…

Application of data mining for spare parts information in maintenance schedule: a case study

U.C. Moharana, S.P. Sarmah, Pradeep Kumar Rathore

The purpose of this paper is to suggest a framework for extracting the sequential patterns of maintenance activities and related spare parts information from historical records of…

Industrial customers’ organizational readiness for new advanced services

Eija Vaittinen, Miia Martinsuo

Manufacturing firms delivering complex products and systems are increasingly offering advanced data-based services. Customers, however, are not always willing to adopt…

The impact of technological innovation upon servitization: Evidence from Taiwan Community Innovation Survey

Bang-Ning Hwang, Mu-Yen Hsu

For most manufacturing firms, technological innovations are usually the key strategies to gain their competitive advantages. However, competing strategically through service…