International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 39 Issue 6/7/8

The fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0): technologies disruption on operations and supply chain management

Lenny Koh, Guido Orzes, Fu (Jeff) Jia

Exploring blockchain implementation in the supply chain: Learning from pioneers and RFID research

Remko van Hoek

There is great interest in blockchain in the supply chain yet there is little empirical research to support the consideration of the technology. Ferdows (2018) calls for research…

Industry 4.0 adoption as a moderator of the impact of lean production practices on operational performance improvement

Guilherme Luz Tortorella, Ricardo Giglio, Desirée H. van Dun

The purpose of this paper is to examine the moderating role of Industry 4.0 technologies on the relationship between lean production (LP) and operational performance improvement…

Understanding supply chain analytics capabilities and agility for data-rich environments

Samuel Fosso Wamba, Shahriar Akter

Big data-driven supply chain analytics capability (SCAC) is now emerging as the next frontier of supply chain transformation. Yet, very few studies have been directed to identify…

The interplay between smart manufacturing technologies and work organization: The role of technological complexity

Raffaella Cagliano, Filomena Canterino, Annachiara Longoni, Emilio Bartezzaghi

The purpose of this paper is to provide evidence on how smart manufacturing (SM) affects work organization at both micro-level – i.e. work design, described in terms of operator…

The impact of 3D printing implementation on stock returns: A contingent dynamic capabilities perspective

Hugo K.S. Lam, Li Ding, T.C.E. Cheng, Honggeng Zhou

The purpose of this paper is to theoretically hypothesize and empirically test the impact of 3D printing (3DP) implementation on stock returns. It further explores how the stock…

Leveraging open-standard interorganizational information systems for process adaptability and alignment: An empirical analysis

Xiaodie Pu, Alain Yee Loong Chong, Zhao Cai, Ming K. Lim, Kim Hua Tan

The purpose of this paper is to understand the value creation mechanisms of open-standard inter-organizational information system (OSIOS), which is a key technology to achieve…

Blockchain-driven customer order management

Veronica Martinez, Michael Zhao, Ciprian Blujdea, Xia Han, Andy Neely, Pavel Albores

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of Blockchain on the customer order management process and operations. There is limited understanding of the use and…