Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management: Volume 32 Issue 1

Lean production myths: an exploratory study

Tarcisio Abreu Saurin, Guilherme Luz Tortorella, Marlon Soliman, Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes

This paper presents an exploratory investigation of myths on lean production (LP), by identifying, dispelling and assessing their pervasiveness.

Local on-demand fabrication: microfactories and online manufacturing platforms

Jose Orlando Montes, F. Xavier Olleros

This article explores a particular on-demand fabrication unit, the microfactory (MF). It identifies and contrasts several MFs and proposes a taxonomy. This research also explores…

Blockchain adoption in the supply chain: an appraisal on challenges

Dnyaneshwar Jivanrao Ghode, Vinod Yadav, Rakesh Jain, Gunjan Soni

Adoption of blockchain technology (BT) leads to shrinking supply chains, produces a better quality product, saves product development time and increases the customized offering to…

Extending lean management along the supply chain: impact on efficiency

José Moyano-Fuentes, Juan Manuel Maqueira-Marín, Pedro José Martínez-Jurado, Macarena Sacristán-Díaz

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the contribution to improving the efficiency of the focal firm made by lean management at the internal and supply chain levels.

Analysis of enablers on the successful implementation of green manufacturing for Irish SMEs

Pezhman Ghadimi, Shane O'Neill, Chao Wang, John W. Sutherland

The purpose of this study is to identify a comprehensive list of main enablers of successful implementation of green manufacturing (GM) practices in small and medium-sized…

A topic-based patent analytics approach for exploring technological trends in smart manufacturing

Juite Wang, Chih-Chi Hsu

Smart manufacturing can lead to disruptive changes in production technologies and business models in the manufacturing industry. This paper aims to identify technological topics…

Additive manufacturing technologies and business models – a systematic literature review

Henrik Florén, Henrik Barth, Jeanette Gullbrand, Magnus Holmén

This paper reviews research on the intersection between additive manufacturing technologies (AMTs) and business models (BM). The purpose of the review is to synthesize past…

Exploring the mediating influences of total quality management and just in time between green supply chain practices and performance

Yaw Agyabeng-Mensah, Ebenezer Afum, Carin Agnikpe, Jiaxin Cai, Esther Ahenkorah, Essel Dacosta

The desire for firms to gain competitive advantage and improve performance has resulted in the adoption of several practices. Green supply chain practices (GSCPs), just in time…

Analyzing barriers of Green Lean practices in manufacturing industries by DEMATEL approach

Charanjit Singh, Davinder Singh, J.S. Khamba

Green Lean concepts offer methods for managing manufacturing organizations with the goal of improving organizational performance. Green Lean practices are good options to increase…

Manufacturer power over suppliers: scale development and validation

Yan Jin, Joy Turnheim Smith

This research empirically builds a manufacturing firm's power construct that can be used to assess the changes suppliers are willing to make in their operations decision areas…

Application of design thinking to product-configuration projects

Sara Shafiee, Anders Haug, Saeedeh Shafiee Kristensen, Lars Hvam

Product configurators are expert systems that support product customization by defining how predefined entities and their properties may be combined. Developers of configuration…