International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 33 Issue 5

Diffusion of quality standards in the hospitality sector

María del Mar Alonso‐Almeida, Frederic Marimon, Merce Bernardo

The aim of this study is to compare the diffusion of certifications under two quality management systems (QMSs) in the tourism sector in Spain: the generic ISO 9001 international…

Cultural adaptation in Chinese‐Western supply chain partnerships: Dyadic learning in an international context

Fu Jia, Richard Lamming

Inter‐firm learning, or dyadic learning, has been studied extensively in recent years: however very little attention has been devoted to extending the concept to an international…

Internal lean practices and operational performance: The contingency perspective of industry clockspeed

Roberto Chavez, Cristina Gimenez, Brian Fynes, Frank Wiengarten, Wantao Yu

The purpose of this research is to examine the effect of internal lean practices on multiple operational performance dimensions, and assess the contingency perspective of these…

An empirical examination of the relationship between business strategy and socially responsible supply chain management

Stefan Hoejmose, Stephen Brammer, Andrew Millington

This paper aims to explore the effect of business strategy on socially responsible supply chain management (SR‐SCM).

Turnaround across diverse global supply chains using shared metrics and change methodology: The case of Amer Sports Corporation

Patrik Appelqvist, Valérie Chavez‐Demoulin, Ari‐Pekka Hameri, Jussi Heikkilä, Vincent Wauters

The purpose of this paper is to document the outcome of a global three‐year long supply chain improvement initiative at a multi‐national producer of branded sporting goods that is…