Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management: Volume 29 Issue 7

Validation of qualitative aspects of the Lean Assessment Tool (LAT)

Fatma Pakdil, Pelin Toktaş, Karen Moustafa Leonard

The purpose of this paper is to test the reliability and validity of the qualitative section of Lean Assessment Tool (LAT) starting from the point where a reliable and valid tool…

Cascading effects of management actions on NPD in the manufacturing sector: The Indian context

Sudeshna Roy, Pranab K. Dan, Nipu Modak

The purpose of this paper is to study the cascading effect of management actions on new product development (NPD) for achieving success in Indian manufacturing industries. The…

Flexibility and agility: evolution and relationship

Bouchra Abdelilah, Akram El Korchi, Mohammed Amine Balambo

The purpose of this paper is to clarify the confusion between flexibility and agility. The paper traces the evolution of agility and the evolution of flexibility over time…

The integrated impact of new product and market flexibilities on operational performance: The case of the Jordanian manufacturing sector

Ahmed Salameh Alamro, Abdulkareem Salameh Awwad, Abdel Latef M. Anouze

The purpose of this paper is to investigate and test the relationship between a company’s strategic flexibility, as evidenced by new product development flexibility and market…

An empirical exploration of TQM, TPM and their integration from Indian manufacturing industry

Saumyaranjan Sahoo

The purpose of this paper is to comparatively assess the contributions of total quality management (TQM) and total productive maintenance (TPM) practices, exclusively and…

Inventory leanness, risk taking, environmental complexity, and productivity: A mediated moderation model

Xuechang Zhu, Qigang Yuan, Wei Zhang

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of inventory leanness on productivity. In particular, the authors explore the moderating role of environmental complexity and…

Green supply chain management and export performance: The mediating role of environmental performance

Wafaa Shihadeh Al-Ghwayeen, Ayman Bahjat Abdallah

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of green supply chain management (GSCM) on environmental performance (EP) and export performance in the context of a developing…

Maintenance policy selection: a fuzzy-ANP approach

Narges Hemmati, Masoud Rahiminezhad Galankashi, Din Mohammad Imani, Hiwa Farughi

The purpose of this paper is to develop a fuzzy analytic network process (FANP) model to select the maintenance policy of an acid manufacturing company.