Industrial Management & Data Systems: Volume 123 Issue 6

Gratification matters? An explorative study of antecedents and consequence in livestream shopping

Jie Zhang, Yinghan Xu, Lingfeng Dong, Qingqi Long

This study aims to explore whether gratification matters in influencing consumers' attitudes towards purchase in the context of livestream shopping and the antecedents that lead…

The impact of digital supply chain capabilities on enterprise sustainable competitive performance: an ambidextrous view

Ning Li, Dai Liu, Francis Boadu

The construction of digital supply chains to integrate internal and external resources is becoming an important path for manufacturing enterprises to gain competitiveness…

Antecedents of digital supply chains for a circular economy: a sustainability perspective

Ashish Dwivedi, Priyabrata Chowdhury, Dindayal Agrawal, Sanjoy Kumar Paul, Yangyan Shi

A digital supply chain (DSC) positively enhances circular economy (CE) practices. However, what factors and conditions lead to the implementation of DSC for transitioning toward…

The effects of AI service quality and AI function-customer ability fit on customer's overall co-creation experience

Xue Yang

The application of artificial intelligence (AI) in the customer market has completely changed customer behaviors. This study aims to investigate the customers' co-creation…

The effects of the fuzzy front end and cross-functional interfaces in the NPD process

Lingjia Li, Jing Dai, Bin Guo, Yongyi Shou

As the start of a new product development (NPD) process, the front fuzzy end (FFE) is believed to determine new product performance to a large extent. However, its effects on new…

Additive manufacturing–enabled innovation in small- and medium-sized enterprises: the role of readiness in make-or-buy decisions

Jan Stentoft, Kent Adsbøll Wickstrøm, Anders Haug, Kristian Philipsen

The digital transition process is an important strategic initiative for manufacturing companies to ensure continued competitiveness. The purpose is to investigate the relationship…

Conducting Monte Carlo simulations with PLS-PM and other variance-based estimators for structural equation models: a tutorial using the R package cSEM

Tamara Schamberger

Structural equation modeling (SEM) is a well-established and frequently applied method in various disciplines. New methods in the context of SEM are being introduced in an ongoing…

Supplier selection criteria using analytical hierarchy process (AHP)-based approach: a study in refractory materials manufacturers

Gu-Hong Lin, Cheng-An Chuang, Cheng Ling Tan, Sook Fern Yeo, Fan-Yi Wu

Refractory materials are now used in all major industries that demand high-temperature resistance, including petrochemicals, steel, cement and aviation. Businesses must decrease…

The continuous usage of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered mobile fitness applications: the goal-setting theory perspective

Jung-Chieh Lee, Rongrong Lin

Due to the popularity of mobile devices and the development of artificial intelligence (AI), AI-powered mobile fitness applications (MFAs) have entered people's daily lives…