International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 38 Issue 12

Buyers’ switching intentions in a manufacturing supply chain: a migration theory perspective

Chang Juck Suh, Jong-Hoon Kim

The purpose of this paper is to identify the negative impact of an incumbent supplier pushing out a buyer, the positive effect of an alternative supplier pulling a buyer, and the…

Dynamic supply chain capabilities: How market sensing, supply chain agility and adaptability affect supply chain ambidexterity

Haris Aslam, Constantin Blome, Samuel Roscoe, Tashfeen M. Azhar

This paper positions market sensing, supply chain agility and supply chain adaptability as a coherent cluster of dynamic supply chain capabilities. The purpose of this paper is to…

Horizontal collaboration in response to modern slavery legislation: An action research project

Amy V. Benstead, Linda C. Hendry, Mark Stevenson

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how horizontal collaboration aids organisations in responding to modern slavery legislation and in gaining a socially sustainable…

The flexibility of industrial additive manufacturing systems

Daniel R. Eyers, Andrew T. Potter, Jonathan Gosling, Mohamed M. Naim

Flexibility is a fundamental performance objective for manufacturing operations, allowing them to respond to changing requirements in uncertain and competitive global markets…

Impact of social sustainability orientation and supply chain practices on operational performance

Simon Croom, Natalia Vidal, Wellington Spetic, Donna Marshall, Lucy McCarthy

Socially sustainable supply chain (SSSC) practices address pressing social issues and may provide operational benefits as well as positive impacts on society. However, due to gaps…

The effects of risk and reward sharing on quality performance

Ying Kei Tse, Minhao Zhang, Fu Jia

Firms face critical challenges in managing product quality in a global supply chain. In many cases, these challenges could be regarded as an agency problem which is a result of…

Doing good across organizational boundaries: Sustainable supply chain practices and firms’ financial risk

Hugo K.S. Lam

The purpose of this paper is to theoretically hypothesise and empirically test the impact of sustainable supply chain practices (SSCPs) on firms’ financial risk.