Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management: Volume 33 Issue 3

The impact of servitization on the environmental and social performance in manufacturing firms

Jingsi Zhang, Liangqun Qi, Chengdong Wang, Xichen Lyu

This study aims to examine how servitization affects the environmental and social performance of manufacturing firms.

Factors influencing Industry 4.0 adoption

Sabai Khin, Daisy Mui Hung Kee

The digital transformation towards Industry 4.0 (I4.0) has become imperative for manufacturers, as it makes them more flexible, agile and responsive to customers. This study aims…

Assessing Industry 4.0 readiness in manufacturing: a self-diagnostic framework and an illustrative case study

Krishnamurthy Ramanathan, Premaratne Samaranayake

The purpose of this paper is to present an Industry 4.0 Readiness Assessment Framework (I4.0RAF) and demonstrate its applicability and practical relevance through a case study of…

The impact of Industry 4.0 on the relationship between TPM and maintenance performance

Guilherme Tortorella, Tarcisio Abreu Saurin, Flavio Sanson Fogliatto, Diego Tlapa, José Moyano-Fuentes, Paolo Gaiardelli, Zahra Seyedghorban, Roberto Vassolo, Alejandro Francisco Mac Cawley, Vijaya Sunder M, V. Raja Sreedharan, Santiago Alfredo Sena, Friedrich Franz Forstner

In this paper, the authors examine the impact of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies on the relationship between total productive maintenance (TPM) practices and maintenance…

Opening manufacturing flexibility's black box: the unexplored role of internal flexibility

Marta Pérez-Pérez, Ana-María Serrano-Bedia, María-Concepción López-Fernández

The purpose of this paper is to empirically test a research model exploring the complex links between internal and external manufacturing flexibility capabilities (IF and EF) and…

Reconfigurable manufacturing system: a systematic bibliometric analysis and future research agenda

Rajesh Pansare, Gunjan Yadav, Madhukar R. Nagare

The purpose of this paper is to conduct a systematic bibliometric analysis of reconfigurable manufacturing system (RMS) articles using VOSviewer to identify their research themes…

Managing routines and keeping on track: technology, human cognition and performativity in SMEs

Júlio César da Costa Júnior, Leandro da Silva Nascimento, Taciana de Barros Jerônimo, Brunna Carvalho Almeida Granja

Routine dynamics provide a robust theoretical framework to explore a wide range of organizational phenomena. However, the study of routines and the effect of technology on its…

Direct and indirect influences of supply chain management practices on competitive advantage in fast fashion manufacturing industry

Mohammed Abu Jahed, Mohammed Quaddus, Nallan C. Suresh, Mohammad Asif Salam, Eijaz Ahmed Khan

This study investigates supply chain management (SCM) practices in a specific fast fashion apparel (FFA) industry. The impacts of SCM practices on competitive advantage (CA) are…

Effects of political networking capability and strategic capability on exploratory and exploitative innovation: evidence from traditional manufacturing firms in China

Guanhua Wang, Yaqin Wang, Xiaowei Ju, Xueqin Rui

This study examines the effect of political networking capability (PNC) and strategic capability on exploratory innovation/exploitative innovation through the mediation of…