Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management: Volume 34 Issue 1

Internet of things, big data analytics and operational performance: the mediating effect of supply chain visibility

Ayman Wael Al-Khatib

This paper aims to investigate hypothesized relationships between the Internet of things (IoT) and big data analytics (BDA) with supply chain visibility (SCV) and operational…

Resources and capabilities for Industry 4.0 implementation: evidence from proactive Portuguese SMEs

Beatrice Santos, Marcos Dieste, Guido Orzes, Fernando Charrua-Santos

This paper seeks to shed light on the resources and capabilities required by SMEs to successfully implement Industry 4.0 (I4.0) and to explore how these resources and capabilities…

Effect of Industry 4.0 on the relationship between socio-technical practices and workers' performance

Guilherme Tortorella, Flavio S. Fogliatto, Maneesh Kumar, Vicente Gonzalez, Matthew Pepper

This paper aims to examine the moderating effect of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies on the relationship between socio-technical (ST) practices and workers' health, quality and…

The lean supply chain management response to technology uncertainty: consequences for operational performance and competitiveness

Noelia Garcia-Buendia, José Moyano-Fuentes, Juan Manuel Maqueira, Lucía Avella

This study aims to analyze the lean supply chain management (LSCM) strategy's role as a mechanism to address technology uncertainty and provide organizations with competitive…

Integrating Green Lean Six Sigma and industry 4.0: a conceptual framework

Mahender Singh Kaswan, Rajeev Rathi, Jennifer Cross, Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, Jiju Antony, Vishwas Yadav

This research aims to propose a framework to integrate Green Lean Six Sigma (GLSS) and Industry 4.0 to improve organizational sustainability.

Manufacturer's servitization level and financial performance: the role of risk management

Mohsin Nasir Jat, Muhammad Shakeel Sadiq Jajja, Syed Aamir Ali Shah, Sami Farooq

The objective of this research is to investigate the impact of offering product-linked services on the effectiveness of risk management and, subsequently, on financial performance.

The contingent effect of supply chain strategies on the relationship between supply chain integration and operational performance in manufacturing context

Mohamed Y. El Mokadem, Magdy A. Khalaf

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the contingent effect of supply chain strategies on supply chain integration (SCI)-performance relationship in manufacturing…

Alternative paths to high mass customization capability and the subsequent performance outcome

Hongyan Sheng, Taiwen Feng, Lunming Liu

According to sociotechnical systems theory, this study examines the configurational effects of modularity (product and process modularity), supply chain integration (information…

Assessing the impact of fusion-based additive manufacturing technologies on green supply chain management performance

Inês A. Ferreira, J.P. Oliveira, Joachim Antonissen, Helena Carvalho

This paper aims to identify the impacts of wire and arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) technology on the green supply chain management (GSCM) performance. Also, it intends to…