Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management: Volume 34 Issue 5

How do environmental taxes affect green process innovation? Evidence from the Chinese manufacturing industry

Lan Wei, Yanbo Zhang, Jinan Jia

The absence of government intervention and market supervision cannot effectively promote green process innovation in manufacturing industries. As a new government regulation…

Impact of entrepreneurial leadership on supply chain performance: the mediating role of supply chain resilience

Muhammad Zia ul Haq, Haris Aslam

The purpose of this study is to discern the role of entrepreneurial leadership (EL) – a dynamic capability – in increasing supply chain performance (SCP), through building supply…

The performance effects of supply chain agility with sensing and responding as formative capabilities

Soomin Park, Michael J. Braunscheidel, Nallan C. Suresh

The study presents a conceptual model of a firm's supply chain agility (FSCA) as a formative construct formed by sensing and responding capabilities. Both construct validity and…

Smart manufacturing maturity models and their applicability: a review

David Vance, Mingzhou Jin, Christopher Price, Sachin U. Nimbalkar, Thomas Wenning

The purpose of this paper is to review existing smart manufacturing (SM) maturity models' dimensions and maturity levels to assess their applicability and drawbacks. There are…

Key factors in operational excellence for Industry 4.0: an empirical study and maturity model in emerging countries

Rafael Henriquez, Andres Muñoz-Villamizar, Javier Santos

This paper proposes a maturity model to indicate the operational excellence (OE) implementation status of businesses in emerging countries, considering its importance in Industry…

Unlocking supply chain product and process innovation through the development of supply chain learning capabilities under technological turbulence: Evidence from Egyptian SMEs

Mahmoud Abdelaziz Ahmed Abdelaziz, Jiani Wu, Changwei Yuan, Mohamed Ahmed Ghonim

In light of the current challenges in the business environment, firms, particularly those involved in supply chains, must foster innovation. In this context, the current study…

Robotising, but how? Evidence from the automotive sector in South Africa

Guendalina Anzolin, Antonio Andreoni

This paper focuses on understanding firm-level determinants of industrial robots' adoption and how these determinants result in heterogenous processes of robotisation across firms…

Driving forces for industry 4.0 readiness, sustainable manufacturing practices and circular economy capabilities: does firm size matter?

Kashif Ali, Satirenjit Kaur Johl

Despite just eight years remaining to meet the sustainable development goals (SDG, 2030), the manufacturing industry faces numerous challenges for small and medium-sized…