Industrial Management & Data Systems: Volume 121 Issue 11

Linking supplier JIT to flexibility performance: the moderating impact of advanced manufacturing technology and human resource empowerment

Mohammed Ali Suleiman, Baofeng Huo, Yuxiao Ye

Implementing just-in-time (JIT) practices on the supplier side is a common practice to streamline procurement and production planning in realization of cost efficiency and lead…

Exploring SMEs' behavioral intentions of participating in platform-based innovation ecosystems

Fenfen Wei, Nanping Feng, Jinqi Xue, Ruxiang Zhao, Shanlin Yang

Small- and-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) significantly contribute to the success of platform-based innovation ecosystems (PIEs). However, less is known about their behaviors and…

How to be agile: the distinctive roles of IT capabilities for knowledge management and process integration

One-Ki Daniel Lee, Peng Xu, Jean-Pierre Kuilboer, Noushin Ashrafi

The purpose of this study is to understand how IT capabilities for knowledge management and process integration can build a firm's agile process capabilities for sensing…

Linking digitalization and human capital to shape supply chain integration in omni-channel retailing

Shaohua Song, Xianliang Shi, Guang Song, Fahian Anisul Huq

Supply chain integration (SCI) is key to implementing omni-channel retailing (OCR) strategy. In this paper, the authors explore the role of digitalization as a driver of SCI, as…

Why discontinue Facebook usage? An empirical investigation based on a push–pull–mooring framework

Shaoxiong Fu, Hongxiu Li, Yong Liu

Social media platforms are currently facing the challenge of declining user activity. Building on the push–pull–mooring (PPM) framework, the current study developed a research…

Assessing readiness for lean thinking in healthcare settings: the case for Oman

Amrik Sohal, Tharaka de Vass, Prakash Singh, Shahid Al Balushi, Abdullah Said Al Hajri, Yahya Al Farsi, Rashid Al Arbi

Healthcare provision is costly, and patient expectations are increasing. Lean implemented within healthcare settings is one possible solution for dealing with this issue, with…