International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 38 Issue 1

Investigating the relationship between supply chain innovation, risk management capabilities and competitive advantage in global supply chains

Dong-Wook Kwak, Young-Joon Seo, Robert Mason

The purpose of this paper is to propose and validate a theoretical model to investigate whether supply chain (SC) innovation positively affects risk management capabilities, such…

Examining the antecedents of the technology acceptance model within e-procurement

Alistair Brandon-Jones, Katri Kauppi

Despite the widespread organisational adoption of e-procurement systems, we continue to witness disappointing performance outcomes from their implementation. This can be explained…

The role of human resource-related quality management practices in new product development: A dynamic capability perspective

Leopoldo J. Gutierrez-Gutierrez, Vanesa Barrales-Molina, Hale Kaynak

The purpose of this paper is to adopt the dynamic capability (DC) view as a theoretical framework to empirically investigate the relationships among human resource (HR)-related…

Specialization and commonalization in multi-branded manufacturing corporations: Learnings from automotive industries

Christer Karlsson, Martin Sköld

The purpose of this paper is to identify areas and issues for management to consider in balancing specialization and commonalization in large manufacturing corporations with…

Knowledge exchange and social capital in supply chains

Indria Handoko, Mike Bresnen, Yanuar Nugroho

The purpose of this paper is to contribute toward a better understanding of the impact of social capital on knowledge exchange within supply chains. An exploratory case study…

Impact of network size and demand on cost performance for high- and low-quality healthcare service organizations

Anand Nair, Mariana Nicolae, David Dreyfus

Healthcare networks are becoming ubiquitous, yet it is unclear how hospitals with varying quality capabilities would fare by being affiliated with large healthcare networks. The…

Supply chain agility, adaptability and alignment: Empirical evidence from the Indian auto components industry

Rameshwar Dubey, Nezih Altay, Angappa Gunasekaran, Constantin Blome, Thanos Papadopoulos, Stephen J. Childe

The purpose of this paper is to examine when and how organizations create agility, adaptability, and alignment as distinct supply chain properties to gain sustainable competitive…

A morphological analysis of research literature on Lean Six Sigma for services

Vijaya Sunder M., L.S. Ganesh, Rahul R. Marathe

The purpose of this paper is to review the existing literature on Lean Six Sigma (LSS) for services, construct a morphological analysis (MA) framework and identify research gaps…

Theoretical developments in empirical quantitative manufacturing strategy literature

Kamran Ali Chatha, Irfan Butt, Muhammad Shakeel Sadiq Jajja, Mamoona Arshad

The purpose of this paper is to report the extent and trends of theoretical developments in the empirical quantitative manufacturing strategy (MS) literature published between the…

Supply chain integration: value creation through managing inter-organizational learning

Quan Zhu, Harold Krikke, Marjolein C.J. Caniëls

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how inter-organizational learning (including supply chain learning and imitation prevention) mediates the relationships between supply…

Managing knowledge boundaries for open innovation – lessons from the automotive industry

Miriam Wilhelm, Wilfred Dolfsma

The rising need to innovate and obtain knowledge from more distant knowledge sources calls for new innovation strategies and a better integration of other external actors who lie…

Organizing for servitization: examining front- and back-end design configurations

Jawwad Z. Raja, Mehmet Chakkol, Mark Johnson, Ahmad Beltagui

Research suggests that to structure for servitization, organizations should separate their front- and back-end units by reference to high vs low contact activities. However, these…

Strong contracts: the relationship between power and action

Royston Morgan, Des Doran, Stephanie Jean Morgan

There is a view that strong preventative contracts are essential to control supplier opportunism and delivery during an outsourcing implementation. The purpose of this paper is to…

How does uncertainty affect workplace accidents? Exploring the role of information sharing in manufacturing networks

Frank Wiengarten, Annachiara Longoni

The purpose of this paper is to assess the influence of uncertainty on workplace accidents at the plant level. Furthermore, this study explores such relation in complex settings…