Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management: Volume 32 Issue 2

Industry 4.0 collaborative networks for industrial performance

Leonardo Moraes Aguiar Lima Dos Santos, Matheus Becker da Costa, João Victor Kothe, Guilherme Brittes Benitez, Jones Luís Schaefer, Ismael Cristofer Baierle, Elpidio Oscar Benitez Nara

Although prior studies have identified several technologies related to Industry 4.0 and their individual potential, it is still unclear how these technologies could be integrated…

Understanding the influence of environmental production practices on firm performance: a proactive versus reactive approach

Charles Baah, Douglas Opoku-Agyeman, Innocent Senyo Kwasi Acquah, Kassimu Issau, Farid Abdel Moro Abdoulaye

Exploring ways to sustain competitive positions as well as improve firm performance through environmental production initiatives has been a major preoccupying topic for mostly…

Business model innovation and growth of manufacturing SMEs: a social exchange perspective

Jiawen Chen, Linlin Liu, Yong Wang

This study investigates business model innovation in small- and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) and its impact on firm growth.

Motives and performance outcomes of mass customization capability: evidence from Chinese manufacturers

Hongyan Sheng, Taiwen Feng, Lucheng Chen, Dianhui Chu, Weijie Zhang

The purpose of this study aims to develop and test a motives-mass customization (MC) capability-performance model by dividing MC capability into product-oriented MC capability and…

Effects of modular platforms on suppliers companies: evidence from Volkswagen Polo manufacturing in Navarra (Spain)

María J. Paz, María E. Ruiz Gálvez

This paper analyzes the effects on local suppliers of the adoption of a modular platform, taking into account different supply-chain relations.

The sequence of implementation of reconfigurability core characteristics in manufacturing systems

Isabela Maganha, Cristovao Silva, Luis Miguel D.F. Ferreira

The objective of this study is to propose a sequence of implementation of the core characteristics of reconfigurability: modularity, integrability, diagnosability, adaptability…

Sensitivity about inventory leanness

Subrata Chakrabarty, Liang (Lucas) Wang

This study aims to suggest that firms and stock market investors are more sensitive about inventory leanness when industry information technology (IT) usage is high. First, when…

Inventory stickiness, environmental dynamism, financial constraints and survival of new SMEs in China

Xuechang Zhu, Jingbin Wang, Bin Liu, Xiaoyi Di

Although the adoption of lean inventory management for performance improvement has been widely recognized, sticky inventory management is still a stopgap measure for new small and…

The impact of operational stickiness on product quality: product diversification moderation

Yu Lin, Shuaishuai Zhang, Yingjie Shi

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of operational stickiness on product quality. Particularly, it analyzes the moderating effect of product diversification on the…

Linking industrial agglomeration and manufacturers inventory performance: the moderating role of firm size and enterprise status in the supply chain

Xinyu Wang, Yu Lin, Yingjie Shi

From the intra- and inter-regional dimensions, this paper investigates the linkage between industrial agglomeration and inventory performance, and further demonstrates the…

Industrial practices of collaborative manufacturing involving tool and die development: Malaysian perspective

Suman Selvarajoo, Raja Ariffin Raja Ghazilla, Azuddin Mamat

The purpose of this paper is to understand the current practices of tool and die development, particularly in the Malaysian context with respect to collaborative manufacturing…

Development of a decision support system for assessing the supply chain risk mitigation strategies: an application in Indian petroleum supply chain

Pradeep Kumar Tarei, Jitesh J. Thakkar, Barnali Nag

The purpose of this paper is to develop a decision support system (DSS) to assist supply chain (SC) risk managers to select a suitable risk management (RM) strategy and expedite…