International Journal of Operations & Production Management
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Hide away from implication: potential environmental reputation spillover and strategic concealment of supply chain partners’ identities
Bai Liu, Tao Ju, Jiarui Lu, Hing Kai ChanThis research investigates whether focal firms employ strategic supply chain information disclosure, focusing on the concealment of supplier and customer identities, as part of…
Digitalization in lean manufacturing firms: a cumulative capability development perspective
Daryl John Powell, Désirée A. Laubengaier, Guilherme Luz Tortorella, Henrik Saabye, Jiju Antony, Raffaella CaglianoThe purpose of this paper is to examine the digitalization of operational processes and activities in lean manufacturing firms and explore the associated learning implications…
Dynamic capabilities of global and local humanitarian organizations with emergency response and long-term development missions
Byung-Gak Son, Samuel Roscoe, ManMohan S. SodhiThis study aims to answer the question: What dynamic capabilities do diverse humanitarian organizations have?
Does digitalization enhance the effects of lean production on social performance?
Roberto Chavez, Wantao Yu, Mark Jacobs, Chee Yew WongThis study aims to investigate whether Industry 4.0 digital technologies can enhance the effects of lean production on social performance.
Theorising worker voice for supply chain justice – communication, representation and recognition
Victoria Stephens, Amy Victoria Benstead, Helen Goworek, Erica Charles, Dane LukicThe paper explores the notion of worker voice in terms of its implications for supply chain justice. The paper proposes the value of the recognition perspective on social justice…
The liability of foreignness and operational security: evidence from emerging markets
Yuxiao Ye, Yiting Han, Baofeng HuoIn this research, we explore the adverse impact of foreign ownership on operational security, a critical operational implication of the liability of foreignness (LOF).
Follow the leader (or not): the influence of superstars on crowd size in crowdsourcing contests
Zhongzhi Liu, Fujun Lai, Qiaoyi YinAs the application of crowdsourcing contests grows, leveraging the participation of superstars (i.e. solvers who have outstanding performance records in a crowdsourcing platform…
Why project managers’ knowledge hiding is harmful to NPD projects: resilient team resource caravans as an explanatory mechanism
Zhen Zhang, Min MinNew product development (NPD) projects are strategically important for firms’ operations but suffer from high failure rates. Leadership is a key factor for project success…
Exploring tensions of Industry 4.0 adoption in lean production systems from a dialectical perspective
Emanuele Gabriel Margherita, Alessio Maria BracciniThis paper uses dialectical inquiry to explore tensions that arise when adopting Industry 4.0 technologies in a lean production system and their reconciliation mechanisms.
The impact of supply chain transparency on financing offerings to firms: the moderating role of supply chain concentration
Rongrong Shi, Qiaoyi Yin, Yang Yuan, Fujun Lai, Xin (Robert) LuoBased on signaling theory, this paper aims to explore the impact of supply chain transparency (SCT) on firms' bank loan (BL) and supply chain financing (SCF) in the context of…
Elastic manufacturing: provisioning and deprovisioning production capacity to vary product volume and mix
Sudhir Rama Murthy, Thayla Tavares Sousa-Zomer, Tim Minshall, Chander Velu, Nikolai Kazantsev, Duncan McFarlaneAdvancements in responsive manufacturing have been supporting companies over the last few decades. However, manufacturers now operate in a context of continuous uncertainty. This…
The bright side of being uncertain: the impact of economic policy uncertainty on corporate innovation
Chen Liang, Peter K.C. Lee, Minghao Zhu, Andy C.L. Yeung, T.C.E. Cheng, Honggeng ZhouThis study aims to theoretically hypothesize and empirically examine the impact of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) on firms' innovation performance as well as the contingency…
Digital capabilities to manage agri-food supply chain uncertainties and build supply chain resilience during compounding geopolitical disruptions
Amine Belhadi, Sachin Kamble, Nachiappan Subramanian, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Mani VenkateshThe agricultural supply chain is susceptible to disruptive geopolitical events. Therefore, agri-food firms must devise robust resilience strategies to hasten recovery and mitigate…
Leveraging organizational knowledge to develop agility and improve performance: the role of ambidexterity
Gerald Stei, Alexander Rossmann, Levente SzászAs a response to the increased frequency of disruptive events and intense competition, organizational agility has become a key concept in organizational research. Fostering…
The impact of supply chain strategy on supply chain transparency over the firm lifecycle: evidence from China
Qinru Wang, Xiaobo Xu, Yonggui WangIn this study, the authors investigate whether supply chain (SC) strategies (lean or agile) improve or hinder the supply chain transparency (SCT) and what factors affect this…
Big textual data research for operations management: topic modelling with grounded theory
Eyyub Can Odacioglu, Lihong Zhang, Richard Allmendinger, Azar ShahgholianThere is a growing need for methodological plurality in advancing operations management (OM), especially with the emergence of machine learning (ML) techniques for analysing…
Navigating supply chain disruptions: a purchasing portfolio matrix analysis of Chinese manufacturing SMEs in the context of COVID-19
Yu Han, Anna Yumiao Tian, Woon Kian Chong, Alain Yee Loong Chong, Antony PaulrajThe purpose of this paper is to provide small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets with an updated Purchasing Portfolio Matrix (PPM) specifically for…
(Re)-discovering simulation as a critical element of OM/SCM research: call for research
Steven Alexander Melnyk, Matthias Thürer, Constantin Blome, Tobias Schoenherr, Stefan GoldThis study focuses on (re-)introducing computer simulation as a part of the research paradigm. Simulation is a widely applied research method in supply chain and operations…
Cooperative management of an initial training program: case study of a Czech production site of a Japanese globalized manufacturing firm
Nobuko Nishiwaki, Akitsu OeThis study examines the case of an initial training, called “Dojo”, invented and implemented at a production site in the Czech Republic. It clarifies the initial training program…
Advancing social procurement: an institutional work perspective
Kamran Razmdoost, Leila AlinaghianThe adoption of social procurement, the emerging practice of using a firm's spending power to generate social value, requires buying firms to navigate conflicts of institutional…
Hiding operational problems that need to be revealed – a study linking environmental accidents and product recalls
Rick Hardcopf, Rachna ShahThis study investigates whether a firm that has experienced an environmental accident (EA) is less likely to conduct a product recall. If true, it would indicate that EAs tempt…
Sociopolitical and financial goals in state-owned manufacturers' expansion of production capacity: evidence from China
Renfei Gao, Jane Lu, Helen Wei Hu, Geoff MartinThe rapid, yet low-profit, expansion of the production capacity of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) represents a remarkable phenomenon. However, the motivation behind this key…
Inventory and financial performance in the pharmaceutical industry: what transpired over the last two decades?
Jeong Hoon Choi, Sangdo Choi, Nallan C. SureshThe objective of this study is to explore the structural attributes of the pharmaceutical industry before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic by examining the relationship between…
Does supply chain concentration improve sustainability performance: the role of operational slack and information transparency
Fu Jia, Ying Xu, Lujie Chen, Kiran FernandesDespite the increasing interest in the role of supply chain concentration (SCC) in improving performance, its influence on firms' sustainability performance remains unexplored, as…
Toward a moral approach to stakeholder management: insights from the inclusion of marginalized stakeholders in the operations of social enterprises
Kelsey M. Taylor, Eugenia RoscaPrevious literature on sustainable supply chain management has largely adopted an instrumental view of stakeholder management and has focused on understanding the effect of…
Impact pathways: unravelling the hybrid food supply chain – identifying the relationships and processes to drive change
Emmanuel Acquah Sawyerr, Michael Bourlakis, Damien Conrad, Carol WagstaffThis paper explores the nature and operations of the supply chain that serves disadvantaged groups. With the increasing reliance on supplementary food provision through food aid…
Linking production geography and financial performance
Oliver von Dzengelevski, Torbjørn H. Netland, Ann Vereecke, Kasra FerdowsWhen is it more profitable for multinational manufacturers to manufacture in high-cost environments and when in low-cost environments? While the literature offers many cues to…
Making supply chains great again: examining structural changes to US manufacturing supply chains
Mehmet Chakkol, Mark Johnson, Antonios Karatzas, Georgios Papadopoulos, Nikolaos KorfiatisPresident Trump's tenure was accompanied by a series of protectionist measures that intended to reinvigorate US-based production and make manufacturing supply chains more “local”…
Reducing forced labour in supply chains: what could traditional companies learn from social enterprises?
Evelyne Vanpoucke, Robert D. KlassenForced labour is one of the most exploitative practices in supply chains, generating serious human right abuses. The authors seek to understand how relationships for reducing…
Uncovering the link between well-being and factory performance among workers in China: a longitudinal study
Minette Bellingan, Catherine Tilley, Mukesh Kumar, Luciano Batista, Steve EvansCompanies are concerned about the well-being of workers in their supply chains, but conventional audits fail to uncover critical problems. Yet, if the happy worker – productive…
Let's talk about it: the impact of nurses' implicit voice theories on individual agility and quality of care
Pierre-Luc Fournier, Lionel Bahl, Desirée H. van Dun, Kevin J. Johnson, Jean CadieuxThe complexity and uncertainty of healthcare operations increasingly require agility to safeguard a high quality of care. Using a microfoundations of dynamic capabilities…
The “dark side” of Industry 4.0: How can technology be made more sustainable?
Marcos Dieste, Guido Orzes, Giovanna Culot, Marco Sartor, Guido NassimbeniA positive outlook on the impact of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) on sustainability prevails in the literature. However, some studies have highlighted potential areas of concern that have…
The spillover effects of supply chain corruption practices on stock returns
Geng Wang, Yangchun Xiong, Yang Cheng, Hugo K.S. LamThis study aims to explore the spillover effects of supply chain corruption practices (SCCPs) on stock returns along the supply chain and within the industry. Specifically, it…
Operations of cost-effective charities: a qualitative study
Anton Shevchenko, Sara Hajmohammad, Mark PagellPeople donate to charities with the aim of improving society. Yet, many charities fail to use donations efficiently or have ineffective interventions. The authors explore the…
Complex supply chain structures and multi-scope GHG emissions: the moderation effect of reducing equivocality
M. Cristina De Stefano, Maria J. Montes-SanchoClimate change requires the reduction of direct and indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, a task that seems to clash with increasing supply chain complexity. This study aims to…
Delivering societal impact through supply chain design: insights from B Corps
Eugenia Rosca, Kelsey M. TaylorThis paper examines how different configurations of societal impact are pursued by purpose-driven organizations (PDOs) and how these configurations align with the application of…
Supplier selection at the base of the chain: navigating competing institutional logics for shared mutual value
C. Zoe Schumm, Linda S. NiehmTraditional purchasing best practices primarily follow a commercial logic and may not necessarily be applicable for social enterprises (SEs) supplier selection. This study…
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