International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 31 Issue 5

Competitive priorities, plant improvement and innovation capabilities, and operational performance: A test of two forms of fit

David Xiaosong Peng, Roger G. Schroeder, Rachna Shah

The purpose of this paper is to examine the strategic contingency of plant improvement capability and innovation capability.

A hybrid model of competitive capabilities

Mattias Hallgren, Jan Olhager, Roger G. Schroeder

The purpose of this paper is to present and test a new model for competitive capabilities. Traditionally, a cumulative model has been viewed as having one sequence of building…

Quality management: a cross‐cultural perspective based on the GLOBE framework

Alessandra Vecchi, Louis Brennan

The purpose of this paper is to address the extent to which quality management is “culture‐specific”.

Exploring the impact of national culture on investments in manufacturing practices and performance: An empirical multi‐country study

Frank Wiengarten, Brian Fynes, Mark Pagell, Seán de Búrca

The purpose of this study is to assess how differences in national culture influence the impact of investments in manufacturing practices on operational performance. The paper…

Operations strategy for the effective delivery of integrated industrial product‐service offerings: Two exploratory defence industry case studies

Partha Priya Datta, Rajkumar Roy

As enterprises focus on offering integrated product/service bundles, performance‐based contracts become ever so important in ensuring effective delivery. Performance‐based…

Guest editorial

Krisztina Demeter, Harry Boer