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Dynamic capabilities of global and local humanitarian organizations with emergency response and long-term development missions International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Byung-Gak Son, Samuel Roscoe, ManMohan S. Sodhi
Purpose This study aims to answer the question: What dynamic capabilities do diverse humanitarian organizations have? Design/methodology/approach We examine this question through the lens of dynamic capabilities with sensing, seizing and reconfiguring capacities. The research team interviewed 15 individuals from 12 humanitarian organizations that had (a) different geographic scopes (global versus local)
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Digitalization in lean manufacturing firms: a cumulative capability development perspective International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Daryl John Powell, Désirée A. Laubengaier, Guilherme Luz Tortorella, Henrik Saabye, Jiju Antony, Raffaella Cagliano
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the digitalization of operational processes and activities in lean manufacturing firms and explore the associated learning implications through the lens of cumulative capability theory. Design/methodology/approach Adopting a multiple-case design, we examine four cases of digitalization initiatives within lean manufacturing firms. We collected data through
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The liability of foreignness and operational security: evidence from emerging markets International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Yuxiao Ye, Yiting Han, Baofeng Huo
Purpose In this research, we explore the adverse impact of foreign ownership on operational security, a critical operational implication of the liability of foreignness (LOF). Design/methodology/approach The empirical analysis is based on a multi-country dataset from the World Bank Enterprises Survey, which contains detailed firm-level information from over 8,902 firms in 82 emerging market countries
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Exploring tensions of Industry 4.0 adoption in lean production systems from a dialectical perspective International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Emanuele Gabriel Margherita, Alessio Maria Braccini
Purpose This paper uses dialectical inquiry to explore tensions that arise when adopting Industry 4.0 technologies in a lean production system and their reconciliation mechanisms. Design/methodology/approach We conducted an in-depth qualitative case study over a 3-year period on an Italian division of an international electrotechnical organisation that produces electrical switches. This organisation
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Follow the leader (or not): the influence of superstars on crowd size in crowdsourcing contests International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Zhongzhi Liu, Fujun Lai, Qiaoyi Yin
Purpose As the application of crowdsourcing contests grows, leveraging the participation of superstars (i.e. solvers who have outstanding performance records in a crowdsourcing platform) becomes an emergent approach for managers to solve crowdsourced problems. Although much is known about superstars’ performance implications, it remains unclear whether and how their participation affects the size of
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The impact of supply chain transparency on financing offerings to firms: the moderating role of supply chain concentration International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Rongrong Shi, Qiaoyi Yin, Yang Yuan, Fujun Lai, Xin (Robert) Luo
Purpose Based 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 voluntary disclosure of supplier and customer lists. Design/methodology/approach Based on panel data collected from Chinese-listed firms between 2012 and 2021, fixed-effect models and a series of robustness checks are
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Theorising worker voice for supply chain justice – communication, representation and recognition International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Victoria Stephens, Amy Victoria Benstead, Helen Goworek, Erica Charles, Dane Lukic
Purpose The 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 for framing workers’ experiences in global supply chains and identifies opportunities for the advancement of the worker voice agenda with recognition justice in mind. Design/methodology/approach The paper adopts a
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What are the root causes of material delivery schedule inaccuracy in supply chains? International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Patrik Jonsson, Johan Öhlin, Hafez Shurrab, Johan Bystedt, Azam Sheikh Muhammad, Vilhelm Verendel
Purpose This study aims to explore and empirically test variables influencing material delivery schedule inaccuracies? Design/methodology/approach A mixed-method case approach is applied. Explanatory variables are identified from the literature and explored in a qualitative analysis at an automotive original equipment manufacturer. Using logistic regression and random forest classification models,
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Leveraging organizational knowledge to develop agility and improve performance: the role of ambidexterity International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Gerald Stei, Alexander Rossmann, Levente Szász
Purpose As a response to the increased frequency of disruptive events and intense competition, organizational agility has become a key concept in organizational research. Fostering organizational agility requires leveraging knowledge that exists both outside (exploration) and inside (exploitation) the organization. This research tests the so-called ambidexterity hypothesis, which claims that a balance
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Digital capabilities to manage agri-food supply chain uncertainties and build supply chain resilience during compounding geopolitical disruptions International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Amine Belhadi, Sachin Kamble, Nachiappan Subramanian, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Mani Venkatesh
Purpose The agricultural supply chain is susceptible to disruptive geopolitical events. Therefore, agri-food firms must devise robust resilience strategies to hasten recovery and mitigate global food security effects. Hence, the central aim of this paper is to investigate how supply chains could leverage digital technologies to design resilience strategies to manage uncertainty stemming from the external
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Antecedents and consequences of procurement managers' willingness to pay for sustainability: a multi-level perspective International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2024-01-08 Owais Khan, Andreas Hinterhuber
Purpose The role of procurement managers is crucial for diffusing sustainability throughout the supply chain. Whether or not they are willing to pay for sustainability is an important and not yet fully understood question. The authors examine antecedents and consequences of their willingness to pay (WTP) for sustainability. Design/methodology/approach The authors develop a multi-level framework to
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The bright side of being uncertain: the impact of economic policy uncertainty on corporate innovation International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2024-01-08 Chen Liang, Peter K.C. Lee, Minghao Zhu, Andy C.L. Yeung, T.C.E. Cheng, Honggeng Zhou
Purpose This study aims to theoretically hypothesize and empirically examine the impact of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) on firms' innovation performance as well as the contingency conditions of this relationship. Design/methodology/approach This study collects and combines secondary longitudinal data from multiple sources to test for a direct impact of EPU on firms' innovation performance. It
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Elastic manufacturing: provisioning and deprovisioning production capacity to vary product volume and mix International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Sudhir Rama Murthy, Thayla Tavares Sousa-Zomer, Tim Minshall, Chander Velu, Nikolai Kazantsev, Duncan McFarlane
Purpose Advancements in responsive manufacturing have been supporting companies over the last few decades. However, manufacturers now operate in a context of continuous uncertainty. This research paper explores a mechanism where companies can “elastically” provision and deprovision their production capacity, to enable them in coping with repeated disruptions. Such a mechanism is facilitated by the
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Big textual data research for operations management: topic modelling with grounded theory International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Eyyub Can Odacioglu, Lihong Zhang, Richard Allmendinger, Azar Shahgholian
Purpose There is a growing need for methodological plurality in advancing operations management (OM), especially with the emergence of machine learning (ML) techniques for analysing extensive textual data. To bridge this knowledge gap, this paper introduces a new methodology that combines ML techniques with traditional qualitative approaches, aiming to reconstruct knowledge from existing publications
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Hiding operational problems that need to be revealed – a study linking environmental accidents and product recalls International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Rick Hardcopf, Rachna Shah
Purpose This 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 firms to hide operational problems that need to be revealed. The logic is that both events are operational failures that damage a firm's reputation and share price. Following an EA, a firm may avoid a discretionary product
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Cooperative management of an initial training program: case study of a Czech production site of a Japanese globalized manufacturing firm International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Nobuko Nishiwaki, Akitsu Oe
Purpose This 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 implementation process and offers a conceptual framework for cooperative management of subsidiary activities at the site and firm. Design/methodology/approach This study conducts an in-depth analysis of qualitative
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Inventory and financial performance in the pharmaceutical industry: what transpired over the last two decades? International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Jeong Hoon Choi, Sangdo Choi, Nallan C. Suresh
Purpose The 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 inventory and firm performance and developing a taxonomy of pharmaceutical firms based on the earns-turns matrix. Design/methodology/approach This study examines the inventory–firm performance linkage, considering
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(Re)-discovering simulation as a critical element of OM/SCM research: call for research International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Steven Alexander Melnyk, Matthias Thürer, Constantin Blome, Tobias Schoenherr, Stefan Gold
Purpose This 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 management. However, leading journals, such as the International Journal of Operations and Production Management, have often been reluctant to accept simulation studies. This study provides guidelines on how to conduct simulation
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Does supply chain concentration improve sustainability performance: the role of operational slack and information transparency International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-12-04 Fu Jia, Ying Xu, Lujie Chen, Kiran Fernandes
Purpose Despite the increasing interest in the role of supply chain concentration (SCC) in improving performance, its influence on firms' sustainability performance remains unexplored, as do the underlying mechanisms of this relationship. Drawing on resource dependence theory, the authors investigate the relationship between SCC and manufacturing firms' sustainability performance and the moderating
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Impact pathways: unravelling the hybrid food supply chain – identifying the relationships and processes to drive change International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Emmanuel Acquah Sawyerr, Michael Bourlakis, Damien Conrad, Carol Wagstaff
Purpose This 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, the authors seek to emphasise efficiency and sustainability in these supply chains. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interview data from 32 senior managers and experts from both commercial and food aid supply
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Seeing with fresh eyes – the potential of paradox theory to explore persistent, interdependent tensions in supply chains International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Canan Kocabasoglu-Hillmer, Evelyne Vanpoucke, Byung-Gak Son, Sinéad Roden
Purpose This study explores the potential of paradox theory as a novel theoretical lens to investigate persistent and interdependent tensions in supply chains. It is based on a critical literature review focusing on paradoxes observed within complex supply chains in dynamic business environments, including the articles selected for this special issue, “Environmental Dynamism and Supply Chain Complexity:
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Toward a moral approach to stakeholder management: insights from the inclusion of marginalized stakeholders in the operations of social enterprises International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-11-10 Kelsey M. Taylor, Eugenia Rosca
Purpose Previous literature on sustainable supply chain management has largely adopted an instrumental view of stakeholder management and has focused on understanding the effect of powerful stakeholders who have a more decisive influence on an organization's supply chain decisions. Social enterprises have emerged as organizations that often aim to create impact by integrating marginalized stakeholders
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Advancing social procurement: an institutional work perspective International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-11-06 Kamran Razmdoost, Leila Alinaghian
Purpose The 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 logics. Adopting an institutional work perspective, this study aims to investigate how buying firms change their existing procurement institutions to adopt and advance social procurement. Design/methodology/approach
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Impact pathways: improving supply chain sustainability by due diligence acts? Insights from a German case International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-10-12 Marcus Brandenburg, Ronakeh Warasthe, Stefan Seuring
Purpose By January 1, 2023, the German supply chain due diligence act (SCDDA) has become effective. This represents a strong governmental intervention into global operations and supply chain management (SCM). Hence, its frame conditions and implications are worth being studied. Design/methodology/approach Expert interviews with managers reveal factors of risks and opportunities as well as performance
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How to enhance circular supply chains? Aligning R-imperatives, uncertainty management and sustainability International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-10-09 Felipe Alexandre de Lima, Stefan Seuring, Andrea Genovese
Purpose Operationalizing R-imperatives in firms is seen as vital to bolstering circularity through reduce, reuse and recycle and building circular supply chains (CSCs). However, this process introduces various uncertainties to firms within CSCs. This is a gap that still requires an in-depth analysis, particularly to answer the question of how firms align the operationalization of R-imperatives with
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Realizing operational and innovation benefits in buyer–supplier relationships: the role of close ties to the partner's partners International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-09-13 Veronica H. Villena, Li Cheng, Stefan Wuyts
Purpose As buyers and suppliers seek to create value, they face the challenge of creating an environment that promotes coordination and information sharing and discourages opportunism. While the literature suggested dyadic mechanisms to create such an environment, this study focuses on ties beyond the buyer–supplier dyad. Specifically, close connections to one's partner's partners (CPP) are crucial
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A complexity-based measure for emergency department crowding International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-09-11 Enayon Sunday Taiwo, Farzad Zaerpour, Mozart B.C. Menezes, Zhankun Sun
Purpose Overcrowding continues to afflict emergency departments (EDs), and its attendant consequences are becoming increasingly severe. The burden of the COVID-19 pandemic is further escalating the situation worldwide. One of the most critical questions is how to adequately quantify what constitutes overcrowding and determine implications for operations management in improving service efficiency. This
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When suppliers engage in sustainable supply chain management: how does the stock market react? International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-09-06 Jason X. Wang, Tsan-Ming Choi, Lincoln C. Wood, Karin Olesen, Torsten Reiners
Purpose Sustainable supply chain management (SSCM), driven by the downstream buyers' power, transfers sustainability responsibilities to the upstream supplier. In contrast to the heavily-focused buyers' perspective in the literature, the authors investigate how this buyer-driven SSCM influences suppliers' performance, using the measure of stock market reaction. Design/methodology/approach Grounded
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Performance measurement systems in the health and care sector: Are targets and monitoring additional demands or resources for employees? International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-08-31 Lilian M. de Menezes, Ana B. Escrig-Tena
Purpose This paper aims to improve our understanding of performance measurement systems in the health and care sector, by focussing on employee reactions to core performance measurement practices. Targets and monitoring are hypothesised to be associated with employee perceptions of job control, supportive management and job demands, which in turn, are expected to be linked to employee-wellbeing and
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Paradox-responding in humanitarian temporary supply networks: exploring strategies and enabling mechanisms International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Aline Rodrigues Fernandes, Nonhlanhla Dube
Purpose This study investigates paradox-responding strategies and enabling mechanisms in humanitarian temporary supply networks (TSNs). Given the high stakes involved in life-saving supply networks, understanding how diverse, often under-resourced, organisations jointly tackle paradoxical tensions under time pressure is crucial. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative single case study approach is
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Impact pathways: unhooking supply chains from conflict zones—reconfiguration and fragmentation lessons from the Ukraine–Russia war International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-08-22 Jagjit Singh Srai, Gary Graham, Remko Van Hoek, Nitin Joglekar, Harri Lorentz
Purpose The new geopolitical context being created by the Ukraine–Russia war highlights the need for structured approaches to planning and implementing unhooking strategies and developing associated supply chain reconfigurations. Design/methodology/approach The authors have interviewed six supply chain executives to begin the investigation of the key supply chain risks and disruptions caused by the
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Impact pathways: a home for insights from relevant and impactful operations and supply chain management research International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-08-16 Federico Caniato, Gary Graham, Jens K. Roehrich, Ann Vereecke
Purpose International Journal of Operations and Production Management (IJOPM)'s Impact Pathway (IP) section has been launched in 2020 to host short contributions grounded in current managerial practices and/or policy development, challenging established operations and supply chain management (OSCM) knowledge and highlighting innovative and relevant research directions. This commentary reflects on the
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Using not-for-profit innovation networks to transition new technologies across the valley of death International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-08-21 Hamid Moradlou, Samuel Roscoe, Hendrik Reefke, Rob Handfield
Purpose This paper aims to seek answers to the question: What are the relevant factors that allow not-for-profit innovation networks to successfully transition new technologies from proof-of-concept to commercialisation? Design/methodology/approach This question is examined using the knowledge-based view and network orchestration theory. Data are collected from 35 interviews with managers and engineers
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Making supply chains great again: examining structural changes to US manufacturing supply chains International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-08-22 Mehmet Chakkol, Mark Johnson, Antonios Karatzas, Georgios Papadopoulos, Nikolaos Korfiatis
Purpose President 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”. Amidst these increasing institutional pressures to localise, and the business uncertainty that ensued, this study investigates the extent to which manufacturers reconfigured their supply bases. Design/methodology/approach
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Linking production geography and financial performance International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-08-14 Oliver von Dzengelevski, Torbjørn H. Netland, Ann Vereecke, Kasra Ferdows
Purpose When is manufacturing in high-cost environments and more profitable for multinational manufacturers and when in low-cost environments? While the literature offers many cues to answer this question, too little empirical research directly addresses this. In this study, we quantitatively and empirically investigate the financial effect of companies' production footprint in low-cost and high-cost
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Reducing forced labour in supply chains: what could traditional companies learn from social enterprises? International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-08-15 Evelyne Vanpoucke, Robert D. Klassen
Purpose Forced 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 forced labour are influenced by institutional logics. The emerging supply chain efforts of social enterprises offer particularly intriguing approaches, as their social mission can spur creative new approaches and reshape
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Strength in numbers: collaborative procurement and competitiveness of craft breweries International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-08-11 Timothy I. Ramjaun, Madeleine Pullman, Maneesh Kumar, Vasco Sanchez Rodrigues
Purpose This article aims to investigate collaborative procurement as a sourcing strategy amongst competing small enterprises in an effort to reduce their material supply costs through increased efficiencies, bargaining power and economies of scale. Design/methodology/approach A case study approach is applied to a network of breweries that are regionally clustered. Interview data from producers, suppliers
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Governance, cooperation and coordination in large inter-organisational project networks: a viable system perspective International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-08-09 Mohamad Tannir, Grant Mills, Ilias Krystallis, Jas Kalra
Purpose This study aims to further the understanding of multi-level analysis in inter-organisational relationships by investigating the interplay of governance, cooperation and coordination in inter-organisational projects (IOPs) on sub-system and project levels. Design/methodology/approach The authors use the Viable Systems Model as a framework to analyse inter-organisational project governance, cooperation
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The paradox of supplier development in technology-based luxury supply chains International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-08-09 Paolo Barbieri, Brice Dattée, Santosh K. Mahapatra
Purpose This paper aims to examine how collaborative supplier development (SD) activities, supplier capabilities and buyer–supplier relationship interrelate in technology-based, luxury product business contexts characterized by small volumes, difficult targets and resource constraints relative to those targets. Design/methodology/approach Using inductive case research method, the authors investigate
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Operations of cost-effective charities: a qualitative study International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-08-01 Anton Shevchenko, Sara Hajmohammad, Mark Pagell
Purpose People 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 strategic operational priorities and processes that enable charities to efficiently implement their interventions and have a positive impact on society. Design/methodology/approach The authors first review the literature
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From supply chain learning to the learning supply chain: drivers, processes, complexity, trade-offs and challenges International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-07-31 Bruno Silvestre, Yu Gong, John Bessant, Constantin Blome
Purpose The view that supply chain learning (SCL) has become a fundamental capability that supply chains must employ to innovate and improve their financial, technological, operational, environmental and social performance is widely accepted. However, the SCL phenomenon is still understudied and not fully understood by scholars, decision-makers and government representatives. This article aims to make
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Toward a common humanitarian supply chain process model: the Frontline Humanitarian Logistics Initiative International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-07-28 Félicia Saïah, Diego Vega, Gyöngyi Kovács
Purpose This study focuses to develop a common humanitarian supply chain process model (HSCPM) that enables effective enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems for NGOs, and the study also investigates the role of modularity as a dynamic capability that supports creating such model. Design/methodology/approach A multifocus group study was performed as part of a larger project, the Frontline Humanitarian
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Enterprise-wide lean management systems: a test of the abnormal profitability hypothesis International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-07-20 Arnaldo Camuffo, Alberto Poletto
Purpose The paper tests if and to what extent lean management system adoption generates abnormal profitability, and how it accrues over time. Configurational approaches to lean management systems and “S-curve” effects in lean implementation are used to ground the paper's hypotheses and interpret its findings. Design/methodology/approach Using the emerging view of lean as enterprise-wide management
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Achieving risk resilience in an environment of mistrust: supply chain piracy of physical goods International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-07-20 Kenyth Alves de Freitas, Barbara Bechler Flynn, Ely Laureano Paiva, Amrou Awaysheh
Purpose This paper investigates how companies become resilient to supply chain (SC) piracy through using transactional and relational governance mechanisms to develop strategies effective in environments characterized by weak regulative institutions and mistrust. Design/methodology/approach This study developed case studies of nine large manufacturers with operations in Brazil. Findings The companies
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Cracking the code: the effects of codes of conduct and decision frames on supplier selection in financially distressed firms International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-07-19 Christian F. Durach, Mary Parkinson, Frank Wiengarten, Mark Pagell
Purpose Firms are increasingly required to make ethical choices when selecting suppliers for their supply chains, and the decisions often rest on individual purchasing managers within the firm. This study builds on the literature on ethical decision-making and the concept of decision frames to investigate the decision-making process of purchasing managers in financially distressed firms. Codes of Conduct
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Impact pathways: just transition in fashion operations and supply chain management International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-07-12 Hakan Karaosman, Donna Marshall
Purpose This impact pathways paper proposes that operations and supply chain management (OSCM) can help to ensure that the transition from a high-carbon to low-carbon fashion industry takes place in a just, inclusive and fair way. By immersion in fashion brands, suppliers and workers' realities across multiple supply chains, the authors identify challenges and issues related to just transitions, whilst
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Navigating the “performing-organizing” paradox: tensions between supply chain transparency, coordination, and scope 3 GHG emissions performance International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Frederik Dahlmann, Stephen Brammer, Jens K. Roehrich
Purpose Drawing on paradox theory and the category of the “performing-organizing” paradox, the study investigates the tensions firms experience in the context of organizing the processes involved in managing their indirect GHG emissions. Design/methodology/approach The authors develop hypotheses to explain why the paradox elements of supply chain transparency and supply chain coordination affect firms'
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Linking government interventions to firm performance: the influence of stringency and support during the COVID-19 pandemic International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Qi Zou, Yuan Wang, Sachin Modi
Purpose This study uncovers how government interventions, in terms of stringency and support, shape coronavirus disease 2019's (COVID-19) detrimental impact on organizations' performance. Specifically, this paper studies whether stringency and support play complementary or substitutive roles in lowering COVID-19's impact on organizations' performance. Design/methodology/approach The authors gathered
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Social sustainability and human rights in global supply chains International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-07-04 Yinyin Cao, Benn Lawson, Frits K. Pil
Purpose Firms are accountable for upholding worker rights and well-being in their supply base. The authors unpack the evolution in lead firm thinking and practice about how to assure labor conditions at suppliers. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted interviews with the social sustainability leaders at 22 global corporations (“lead firms”) and their sustainability consultants to understand
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An experimental investigation of attribute framing effects on risky sourcing behaviour: the mediating role of attention allocated to suppliers' quality information International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-06-26 Ricky S. Wong
Purpose Despite its significance, research on how attribute framing affects ordering decisions in dual sourcing remains insufficient. Hence, this study investigated the effects of attribute framing in a sourcing task involving certain and uncertain qualities of two suppliers and analysed the role of attention with respect to suppliers' information in framing effects. Design/methodology/approach The
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The “dark side” of Industry 4.0: How can technology be made more sustainable? International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-06-20 Marcos Dieste, Guido Orzes, Giovanna Culot, Marco Sartor, Guido Nassimbeni
Purpose A 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 not yet been systematically addressed. The goal of this study is to challenge the assumption of a sustainable Fourth Industrial Revolution by (1) identifying the possible unintended negative impacts of I4.0 technologies
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Balancing structural IT capabilities for organizational agility in digital transformation: a resource orchestration view International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-06-20 Hongyi Mao, Shan Liu, Yeming Gong
Purpose To achieve digital transformation, organizations have continued to rely on integrating the capabilities of information technology (IT) to facilitate decision-making and developing their reconfiguration capability to enhance agile operations. The pressure imposed by digital transformation necessitates investigations on leveraging different IT capabilities to attain substantial organizational
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Breaking bad: how can supply chain management better address illegal supply chains? International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-06-16 Madeleine Pullman, Lucy McCarthy, Carlos Mena
Purpose This pathway paper offers research guidance for investigating illegal supply chains as they increasingly threaten societies, economies and ecosystems. There are implications for policy makers to consider incorporating supply chain expertise. Design/methodology/approach The authors’ work is informed by the team's previous and ongoing studies, research from fields such as criminology, investigative
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Delivering societal impact through supply chain design: insights from B Corps International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-06-13 Eugenia Rosca, Kelsey M. Taylor
Purpose This paper examines how different configurations of societal impact are pursued by purpose-driven organizations (PDOs) and how these configurations align with the application of varying supply chain design (SCD) practices. Design/methodology/approach This multi-method study uses quantitative data from 1588 B Corps and qualitative data from 316 B Corps to examine how PDOs align SCD with the
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Let's talk about it: the impact of nurses' implicit voice theories on individual agility and quality of care International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-06-09 Pierre-Luc Fournier, Lionel Bahl, Desirée H. van Dun, Kevin J. Johnson, Jean Cadieux
Purpose The complexity and uncertainty of healthcare operations increasingly require agility to safeguard a high quality of care. Using a microfoundations of dynamic capabilities perspective, this study investigates the effects of nurses' implicit voice theories (IVTs) on the behaviors that influence their individual agility. Design/methodology/approach This research uses quantitative survey data collected
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The emergence of data sharing along complex supply chains International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-06-08 Hervé Legenvre, Ari-Pekka Hameri
Purpose To improve supply chain performance, companies are now exploring new pathways including industry-wide data sharing initiatives along complex supply chains. The purpose of this paper is to stimulate research in this field by describing the benefits, obstacles and the governance required for supply chain data sharing initiatives. Design/methodology/approach Based on publicly available information
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Servitization in cross-border relationships: investigating the effects of global supply chain dependence on the servitization level of the manufacturers International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Yimeng Niu, Zhibin Jiang
Purpose Servitization is a business transformation that increases service provision in manufacturers. This study aims to empirically examine how a manufacturer's global supply chain dependence and its power positions affect its servitization output. Design/methodology/approach This study employs secondary longitudinal datasets and econometric specifications to test the relationship between global supply
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Social media analytics and product innovation: mediating effects of knowledge exploration and exploitation competences International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-05-29 Colin C.J. Cheng, Chwen Sheu
Purpose Prior research on business analytics has advanced substantially our understanding of how social media analytics affect business performance. However, the specific value of social media analytics to product innovation has not been fully explored and appreciated. To address this important issue, the present study draws on the resource-based view and the knowledge-based view to examine (1) whether
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Complex supply chain structures and multi-scope GHG emissions: the moderation effect of reducing equivocality International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 M. Cristina De Stefano, Maria J. Montes-Sancho
Purpose Climate 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 analyse the upstream supply chain complexity dimensions suggesting the importance of understanding the information processing that these may entail. Reducing equivocality can be an issue in some dimensions, requiring
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Deriving efficiency from the major customer network: the role of network connectedness and centeredness International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IF 9.36) Pub Date : 2023-05-23 Ta-Wei (Daniel) Kao, Hung-Chung Su, Yi-Su Chen
Purpose Prior studies on major customer relationships (i.e. embedded ties) focus mostly on the ties between a focal firm and its immediate customers, hindering the understanding of the influence of indirect ties (both upstream and downstream) on a focal firm's operational performance. In this study, the authors analyze how a focal firm's upstream and downstream connectedness and network location affect