International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 40 Issue 6

Distributed manufacturing: a new form of localised production?

Jagjit Singh Srai, Gary Graham, Patrick Hennelly, Wendy Phillips, Dharm Kapletia, Harri Lorentz

The emergence of distributed manufacturing (DM) is examined as a new form of localised production, distinct from previous manifestations of multi-domestic and indigenous…

Aspirations and environmental performance feedback: a behavioral perspective for green supply chain management

Yongyi Shou, Shuo Shan, Anlan Chen, Yang Cheng, Harry Boer

This study investigates the relationships between environmental performance feedback and green supply chain management (GSCM). It explores how environmental performance above or…

Take actions or outsource? An empirical examination of strategic environmental options on greenhouse gas emissions

Wayne Fu, Hung-Chung Su

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of three strategic environmental options on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Namely, we examine the effects of…

How to enhance supplier performance in China: interplay of contracts, relational governance and legal development

Qiyuan Zhang, Jason Lu Jin, Defeng Yang

Given the pivotal influence of institutional forces, an important yet underexplored question in supply chain management literature is how contractual and relational governance…

Leading digital transformation: three emerging approaches for managing the transition

Feng Li

This study identifies three emerging approaches for leading successful digital transformation. It challenges the validity and effectiveness of traditional linear processes for…

Relationship configurations for procuring from social enterprises

Osama Meqdadi, Thomas E. Johnsen, Mark Pagell

This paper explores how the procurement function initiates and develops relationships with social enterprises that are intended to induce social impact in the supply networks of…

Publisher’s note

Internet of things adoption: a typology of projects

Alessandro Ancarani, Carmela Di Mauro, Hervé Legenvre, Marco Stefano Cardella

The internet of things (IoT) is one of the pillars of Industry 4.0. Prior OM research has conceptualized IoT, and analyzed potential applications and risks and challenges…

Operations strategy of cloud-based firms: achieving firm growth in the Big Data era

Yongyi Shou, Xinyu Zhao, Lujie Chen

Cloud computing is a major enabling technology for Industry 4.0 and the Big Data era. However, cloud-based firms, who establish their businesses on cloud platforms, have received…