Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management: Volume 31 Issue 7

Cloud manufacturing: a myth or future of global manufacturing?

Muhammad Haris Aziz, Summyia Qamar, Mohammad T. Khasawneh, Chanchal Saha

Cloud manufacturing (CMfg) has emerged as a service-oriented paradigm that enables modularization and on-demand servitization of resources in the context of manufacturing. The…

The influence of lean management and environmental practices on relative competitive quality advantage and performance

Yaw Agyabeng-Mensah, Esther Ahenkorah, Ebenezer Afum, Dallas Owusu

Firms are adopting strategies to advance product quality and environmental sustainability to achieve improved profitability and shareholders’ wealth. The study investigates…

Consequences of sustainable innovations on the reshoring drivers’ framework

Carmen Martínez-Mora, Fernando Merino

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how the introduction of new technologies can lead to reconsidering the division of the production process as well as the location of…

Measuring the influence values of lean criteria on leanness

Esra Kurt Tekez, Gökhan Taşdeviren

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impact of lean criteria on leanness as well as prioritize them, taking the relationships between dimensions into consideration for…

Exploring the link between green manufacturing, operational competitiveness, firm reputation and sustainable performance dimensions: a mediated approach

Ebenezer Afum, Yaw Agyabeng-Mensah, Zhuo Sun, Bright Frimpong, Lawrence Yaw Kusi, Innocent Senyo Kwasi Acquah

The aim of this study is to explore the link between green manufacturing practices, operational competitiveness, firm reputation and sustainable performance dimensions as well as…

Development of a lean assessment tool and measuring the effect of culture from employee perception

Nicholas Loyd, Gregory Harris, Sampson Gholston, David Berkowitz

Few companies have had the success that Toyota Motor Corporation has experienced over the past 70 years. Many give credit for Toyota's success to the company's famous Toyota…

Superior position equal to greater influence? The moderating role of technological complexity

Yaowu Sun, Xiaoye Gong

Technological standardization can promote the development of complex products and systems (CoPS) (e.g. large aircraft, high-speed trains). Many studies argue that a superior…

The impact of product variety on fill rate, inventory and sales performance in the consumer goods industry

Victor Santos, Mauro Sampaio, Dario Henrique Alliprandini

The impact of product variety decisions on fill rate, inventory and sales performance in a consumer goods company has been examined. From a marketing perspective, it is possible…