International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 42 Issue 10

Performance from building smart factories of small- and medium-sized enterprises: the moderating effects of product complexity and company size

Hyunjung Kim

This study aims to investigate the relationship between building smart factories in manufacturing small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and firm performance and the…

When servitized manufacturers globalise: becoming a provider of global services

Melanie E. Kreye

To increase the global competitiveness of their service business, servitized manufacturers transition towards global services. Yet, the literature has not addressed this…

Rebuilding disrupted supply chains: How can a self-organised social group facilitate supply chain resilience?

Luluk Lusiantoro, Rimawan Pradiptyo

This paper seeks to explore how a self-organised social group (SOSG) can facilitate supply chain resilience (SCRES) during an emergency condition.

Capabilities for enhancing supply chain resilience and responsiveness in the COVID-19 pandemic: exploring the role of improvisation, anticipation, and data analytics capabilities

Manal Munir, Muhammad Shakeel Sadiq Jajja, Kamran Ali Chatha

This study aims to identify critical capabilities to address unforeseen and novel disruptions, such as those instigated by COVID-19, and explore their role as essential enablers…

Swimming against the tide: supplier bridging roles in diffusing sustainability upstream and downstream in supply networks

Thomas E. Johnsen, Federico Caniato, Osama Meqdadi, Toloue Miandar

This paper aims to investigate the bridging role of first-tier suppliers in diffusing sustainability in supply networks and how this role is facilitated by the procurement…

Impacts of R&D investment on absorptive capacity and firm innovativeness: contingent roles of dysfunctional competition

Shanshan Zhang, Zhiqiang Wang, Xiande Zhao, Jinyu Yang

Drawing upon relative absorptive capacity (AC) perspective, this study proposes a research model connecting R&D investment, three types of supply chain AC—AC from suppliers…