Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management
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Business model structuration in Industry 4.0: an analysis of the value-based strategies of smart service providers in Brazil
Marcos Antonio de Araujo Ventura, Dimária Silva e MeirellesThis study examines the use of a dynamic value-based approach to analyze the business model structuration of smart service providers in Brazil, mapping their value creation…
Unveiling environmental excellence: the confluence of green Industrial Internet of Things, circular economy practices and dynamic capabilities in manufacturing firms
Nan Xu, Fakhar Shahzad, Rui HuTo meet environmental performance (EP) goals, this study aims to identify the complex interaction between green Industrial Internet of Things (GIIoT), circular economic practices…
Exploring the content of company-specific plant role models in international manufacturing networks
Jens Kaiser, Thomas FriedliThis study explores the phenomenon of company-specific plant role models. Following the establishment of distinct lead factories, recent studies imply that multinational companies…
Greening manufacturing: the role of institutional pressure and collaboration in operational performance
Aamir Rashid, Rizwana Rasheed, Nezih AltayEnvironmental concerns, government action and activism have increased the bar for how businesses operate. The United Nations also suggested sustainable performance in their SDG-12…
Supply chain concentration, digitalization and servitization of manufacturing firms
Baiqing Sun, Yuze XiDigitalization and supply chain collaboration are central to the successful servitization of manufacturing firms. However, how digitalization interacts with supply chain structure…
Subsidiary participation in global services: local antecedents and performance outcomes
Madalina Pana, Yang Cheng, Sami Farooq, Melanie E. KreyeThe purpose of the study is to determine the local antecedents of subsidiary participation in global services and, subsequently, the impact on local performance.
Seeing convergence in battery electric vehicle technology through patents
Madhur Srivastava, Karuna JainThe study assesses the most significant architectural core technological system that converges into a Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV).
Linking manufacturing firms with environment: role of green manufacturing and environmental management on firm’s environmental performance with moderating effect of external environmental regulations
Samera Nazir, Saqib Mehmood, Zarish Nazir, Li ZhaoleiThe purpose of this study is to examine the vital link between manufacturing firms and the environment, delving into the intricate connections among factors affecting these firms…
The moderation effect of strategic alignment on the relationship between plant investment decisions and operational performance
Ike C. Ehie, Luis Miguel D.F. FerreiraGiven the sudden increase in plant investments across the manufacturing sector due to recent disruptions in the global supply chain caused by the COVID pandemic, the…
Green lean six sigma practices: a scale development and measurement model from an engineer’s perspective
Hamed Gholami, Jocelyn Ke Yin Lee, Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, Anas A. SalamehSince the advent of Industry 4.0, there has been a growing research interest in developing the Green Lean Six Sigma concept in the direction of achieving sustainable development…
Industry 4.0 technologies and sustainable performance: do green supply chain collaboration, circular economy practices, technological readiness and environmental dynamism matter?
Muhammad Farrukh Shahzad, Huizheng Liu, Hira ZahidThe present research investigates the effects of adopting Industry 4.0 technologies (ADT) on the Pakistani food sector’s sustainable performance (SP). Specifically, it focuses on…
Green manufacturing, supply chain alertness, supply chain preparedness and manufacturing performance in a developing economy
Richard Kofi OpokuThis research analyses the linkages between green manufacturing (GM) and manufacturing performance (MP) dimensions comprising sustainable performance (SuP) (economic [EcP], social…
How does the technology environment impact supply chain strategy and operational performance?
Diéssica Oliveira-Dias, Juan Manuel Maqueira-Marín, José Moyano-Fuentes, Guilherme TortorellaThis paper investigates the relationship between technological uncertainty and the use of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies, and its impact on the implementation of agile and lean…
Integrate or separate: lean and digitalization programs through the lens of boundary work management
Lorenzo Pirrone, Mark Grothkopp, Lukas Budde, Thomas FriedliAlthough benefits are promising, many companies face problems leveraging synergies between Lean and Digitalization at the program management level. This paper aims to identify…
How inventory flexibility affects productivity: the moderating roles of digital transformation and supply chain concentration
Xuechang Zhu, Qian Zhao, Xinyan YaoThis study aims to investigate the relationship between inventory flexibility, digital transformation, supply chain concentration, and productivity in the context of Chinese…
Modelling supply chain visibility: a framework with considerations for manufacturing and business
Funlade T. Sunmola, Uje D. ApejiSupply chain visibility plays a pivotal role in ensuring stakeholders have access to and share mutually beneficial information - information that is critical to processes…
Utilizing organizational ambidexterity to implement long-term technical change in fast-paced manufacturing settings
Anna Sannö, Sandra Rothenberg, Ezekiel LeoIn this paper, we focus on how and when organizations adopt different types of ambidexterity to facilitate projects that operate with fundamentally different time scales compared…
The realization and transformation law of the boundary-spanning technological innovation of manufacturing enterprises based on the framework of “internal reconfiguration – networking capability – BSTI”
Xueyuan Wang, Jiasai HuangThis paper deconstructs the boundary-spanning technology innovation (BSTI) of manufacturing enterprises based on dual-meta and dual-degree perspective. We aim to explore the…
AI adoption in supply chain management: a systematic literature review
Gulnaz Shahzadi, Fu Jia, Lujie Chen, Albert JohnThis systematic literature review (SLR) aims to critically analyze the current academic research on the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in supply chain management (SCM…
Stimulating investments in manufacturing: can policy create supply chains from a void?
Michel Leseure, Chukwunonyelum Emmanuel Onyeocha, Dawn RobinsThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of a policy, the 2014 UK Supply Chain Plan, which aimed to create a local supply chain in a sector (offshore wind) where…
Towards quality 4.0 in home appliances: definitions, deployment scenarios, and future perspectives
Hamidreza Talaie, Mehran Ziaeian, Pooria MalekinejadRecent research has garnered increasing attention to Quality 4.0, yet its implementation poses significant challenges across various industries. This study aims to identify and…
Technological management capabilities as a pathway toward green production and green competitive advantage
Muhammad Waqas, Qingfeng Meng, Syed Abdul Rehman Khan, Kramat HussainOrganizations' technological management capabilities (TMC) have emerged as a powerful tool to enable manufacturing firms to deal with environmental issues. This empirical…
A curvilinear assessment of innovation in Six Sigma project teams: the influence of psychological safety and intrinsic motivation
V. Arumugam, Maneesh Kumar, Manisha Kumar, Nicholas RichTo investigate the factors affecting innovation in Six Sigma improvement teams. Based on Activation Theory, this study explores the possibility of an inverted U-shaped association…
Steering through the storm: a process framework to guide purchasing and supply managers in navigating low-probability-high-impact disruptions
Deodat Mwesiumo, Bella Belerivana Nujen, Anette Utvær, Martin OrheimThis study seeks to explore the strategies purchasing and supply managers can employ to navigate the challenges presented by low-probability-high-impact (LPHI) disruptions. The…
Demystifying operator 4.0 through an integrative framework
Bella Belerivana Nujen, Deodat Mwesiumo, Erlend Alfnes, Tore TomasgardDespite increased interest in the Operator 4.0 concept, there has been scarce attention on practice-oriented frameworks that can assist firms in reaping the potential benefits of…
Enablers for green lean six sigma adoption in the manufacturing industry
Monserrat Perez-Burgoin, Yolanda Baez-Lopez, Jorge Limon-Romero, Diego Tlapa, Jorge Luis García-AlcarazThe objective of this article is to identify the relationships between the enablers in the implementation of Green Lean Six Sigma (GLSS) in the Mexican manufacturing industry…
The effect of green supply chain management practices on carbon-neutral supply chain performance: the mediating role of logistics eco-centricity
Farheen Naz, Ashutosh Samadhiya, Anil Kumar, Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, Yigit Kazancoglu, Vikas Kumar, Arvind UpadhyayUsing the lens of the natural resource-based view (NRBV) theory, this study investigates the effect of green supply chain management (GSCM) practices such as green manufacturing…
Unleashing the power of cloud adoption and artificial intelligence in optimizing resilience and sustainable manufacturing supply chain in the USA
Aamir Rashid, Rizwana Rasheed, Abdul Hafaz Ngah, Noor Aina AmirahRecent disruptions have sparked concern about building a resilient and sustainable manufacturing supply chain. While artificial intelligence (AI) strengthens resilience, research…
Linking dynamic capability with mass customization capability: the mediating role of supply chain resilience
Haiqing Shi, Taiwen Feng, Lucheng Chen, Xiaoping LuDespite the growing interest in enhancing mass customization capability (MCC), firms still have little knowledge of dealing with the superimposed challenges of increased market…
Supply chain resilience and international manufacturing strategy: a case study from the semiconductor industry
Lukas Fleisch, Oliver von DzengelevskiThis paper studies the interrelations between the concepts of supply chain resilience and international manufacturing strategy. On the basis of an in-depth case study of a company…
ChatGPT in supply chains: exploring potential applications, benefits and challenges
Abubaker HaddudWhile ChatGPT is gaining popularity, its potential role in supply chains (SCs) remains unexplored. This study explores the potential applications, benefits and challenges of using…
Driving success through digital transformation: influence of Industry 4.0 on lean, agile, resilient, green supply chain practices
Arsalan Zahid Piprani, Syed Abdul Rehman Khan, Zhang YuGrowing emphasis on long-term viability prompts researchers and industry professionals to collaborate on innovative approaches for sustainability and survival. Industry 4.0 (I4.0…
Shirking in supply chain collaborations: do circular economy entrepreneurship and technical capability moderate impacts for circular economy performance?
Anita Rijal, Charles Baah, Yaw Agyabeng-Mensah, Ebenezer Afum, Innocent Senyo Kwasi AcquahSmall and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in emerging economies are encouraged to form supply chain collaborations (SCC) for better circular economy (CE) performance. Yet, the…
Investigating the impact of smart manufacturing and interconnected emerging technologies in building smarter supply chains
Prajakta Chandrakant Kandarkar, V. RaviIndustry 4.0 has put forward a smart perspective on managing supply chain networks and their operations. The current manufacturing system is primarily data-driven. Industries are…
An implementation model for socio-technical digital tools
Bassel Kassem, Matteo Rossini, Stefano Frecassetti, Federica Costa, Alberto Portioli StaudacherWhile Digitalisation is gaining momentum among practitioners and the scientific world, there is still a struggle to embark on the digitalisation journey successfully. The…
An activity theory analysis of digital innovation orchestration in Industry 4.0
Carlos Alberto Carbajal Piña, Nuran Acur, Dilek CetindamarThis paper explores the orchestration of digital innovation in Industry 4.0 organisations.
Social media and sustainable innovation in manufacturing firms: a dynamic capability perspective
Jiawen Chen, Hua Yang, Linlin LiuWith social media usage growing rapidly in business sustainability in manufacturing sectors, the means through which manufacturing firms can incorporate it into the pursuit of…
Exploring the linkages among green digital transformation capability, ambidextrous green learning and sustainability performance: a case study of manufacturing firms in Taiwan
Chih-Hsuan Huang, Yi-Chun HuangThis study proposes an innovative concept of green digital transformation capability (GDTC) and explores the interrelationships among GDTC, ambidextrous green learning (AGL) and…
Assessing the impact of big data analytics capability on radical innovation: is business intelligence always a path?
Weiwei Wu, Yang Gao, Yexin LiuThis study examines the mediating roles of the three dimensions of business intelligence (sensing capability, transforming capability and driving capability) in the relationship…
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1741-038XRenamed from:
Integrated Manufacturing SystemsOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Harm-Jan Steenhuis
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