Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management: Volume 34 Issue 6

The impact of dynamic capabilities on circular economy: the mediating effect of the industrial Internet of things

Ayman wael AL-Khatib

The current study aimed to identify the impact of the dynamic capabilities on the circular economy in Jordan's small- and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises sector as and the…

Robot adoption and export performance: evidence from Chinese industrial firms

Fanfan Zhang, Qinan Zhang, Hang Wu

As a new research interest, robots have surpassed human performance across several aspects. In this research, the authors wish to investigate whether robot adopters perform better…

Enabling supply chain efficacy through supply chain absorptive capacity and ambidexterity: empirical study from Middle East region - a moderated-mediation model

Mohammad A.K. Alsmairat, Moh'd Anwer AL-Shboul

This study tries to examine how supply chain (SC) absorptive capacity (AC), SC ambidexterity, SC risk mitigation and supply chain agility (SCA) affect SC efficacy (SCE) in…

The mechanism of knowledge management process toward minimizing technical risks under green implementation network: a direct and configurational approach

Sajjad Alam, Jianhua Zhang, Said Muhammad, Ahmad Ali, Naveed Khan

The knowledge management (KM) sharing process plays an essential role in manufacturing under Green Implementation Network (GIN). This study aims to analyze the KM process of…

An enquiry into competitive value of sustainable manufacturing capabilities

Bhavya Pande, Gajendra K. Adil

Despite its great practical and theoretical significance, research on how and to what extent sustainable manufacturing capabilities (SMCs) provide competitive advantage to firms…

Does technological innovation matter in the nexus between supply chain resilience and performance of manufacturing firms in a developing economy?

Zulaiha Hamidu, Barbara Deladem Mensah, Kassimu Issau, Emmanuel Asafo-Adjei

Despite the economic growth in Ghana, the manufacturing industry faces numerous challenges in their supply chains. The study aims to investigate the mediated-moderated role of…

How can lean tools support the innovation process of SMEs?

Cinzia Battistella, Andrea Fornasier, Elena Pessot

Adopting lean principles can unleash several opportunities for firms seeking to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of their product development (PD) process. This study…

Determinants of technological and non-technological innovation: empirical insights from Indian manufacturing industries

Paras Kanojia, Gurcharan Singh

This paper empirically explored the influence of external and internal factors on technological and non-technological innovation of 5747 Indian firms. The study also explored…

Open-source 3-D printing materials database generator

Dheeraj Choppara, Alysia Garmulewicz, Joshua M. Pearce

This study aims to apply an open-source approach to protect the 3D printing industry from innovation stagnation due to broad patenting of obvious materials.