OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Operations & Production Management is 18. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Research opportunities for a more resilient post-COVID-19 supply chain – closing the gap between research findings and industry practice	524
Supply chain sustainability: learning from the COVID-19 pandemic	370
Corona virus, tariffs, trade wars and supply chain evolutionary design	171
Digital transforming capability and performance: a microfoundational perspective	136
Ambiguity and its coping mechanisms in supply chains lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic and natural disasters	121
Leading digital transformation: three emerging approaches for managing the transition	115
On the road to digital servitization – The (dis)continuous interplay between business model and digital technology	82
Pandemic-induced knowledge gaps in operations and supply chain management: COVID-19’s impacts on retailing	79
Strategic supplier relationships and supply chain resilience: Is digital transformation that precludes trust beneficial?	71
The role of digital transformation to empower supply chain finance: current research status and future research directions (Guest editorial)	67
Managing information asymmetry in public–private relationships undergoing a digital transformation: the role of contractual and relational governance	64
Managing supply chain uncertainty arising from geopolitical disruptions: evidence from the pharmaceutical industry and brexit	63
Designing blockchain systems to prevent counterfeiting in wine supply chains: a multiple-case study	61
The interplay of governance mechanisms in supply chain collaboration and performance in buyer–supplier dyads: substitutes or complements	60
Supply chain sustainability trajectories: learning through sustainability initiatives	60
The application of theory in literature reviews – illustrated with examples from supply chain management	59
The hidden side of sustainable operations and supply chain management: unanticipated outcomes, trade-offs and tensions	57
Agility and lean practices as antecedents of supply chain social sustainability	56
Rethinking lean supplier development as a learning system	55
Explaining the servitization paradox: a configurational theory and a performance measurement framework	54
Preparing supply chain for the next disruption beyond COVID-19: managerial antecedents of supply chain resilience	53
Big data analytics in digital platforms: how do financial service providers customise supply chain finance?	53
The impact of digitalization and inter-organizational technological activities on supplier opportunism: the moderating role of relational ties	53
The mitigating role of blockchain-enabled supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic	51
Exploring digital servitization trajectories within product–service–software space	48

Digital orientation, digital maturity, and digital intensity: determinants of financial success in digital transformation settings	48
Supplier–supplier coopetition and supply chain disruption: first-tier supplier resilience in the tetradic context	46
Leveraging the circular economy with a closed-loop supply chain and a reverse omnichannel using blockchain technology and incentives	43
Supply chain resilience in mindful humanitarian aid organizations: the role of big data analytics	43
Inventory and ordering decisions: a systematic review on research driven through behavioral experiments	43
Exploring the application of blockchain to humanitarian supply chains: insights from Humanitarian Supply Blockchain pilot project	43
Digitization of manufacturing: the role of external search	42
Modern slavery in supply chains: insights through strategic ambiguity	41
Additive manufacturing in the apparel supply chain — impact on supply chain governance and social sustainability	41
The dark side of supply chain digitalisation: supplier-perceived digital capability asymmetry, buyer opportunism and governance	41
Catastrophic supply chain disruptions and supply network changes: a study of the 2011 Japanese earthquake	41
Digitally enabled advanced services: a socio-technical perspective on the role of the internet of things (IoT)	38
Is lean a theory? Viewpoints and outlook	37
Digitalization opportunities for the procurement function: pathways to maturity	36
Toward a multilevel perspective on digital servitization	35
Capabilities for enhancing supply chain resilience and responsiveness in the COVID-19 pandemic: exploring the role of improvisation, anticipation, and data analytics capabilities	35
Socially responsible operations in the Industry 4.0 era: post-COVID-19 technology adoption and perspectives on future research	34
Developing a learning-to-learn capability: insights on conditions for Industry 4.0 adoption	34
Can we have it all? Sustainability trade-offs and cross-insurance mechanisms in supply chains	34
Practitioners' learning about healthcare supply chain management in the COVID-19 pandemic: a public procurement perspective	34
An unstructured big data approach for country logistics performance assessment in global supply chains	34
Innovativeness and lean practices for triple bottom line: testing of fit-as-mediation versus fit-as-moderation models	33
Geopolitical disruptions and the manufacturing location decision in multinational company supply chains: a Delphi study on Brexit	33
“Managing the “new normal”: the future of operations and supply chain management in unprecedented times”	33
Redesigning global supply chains during compounding geopolitical disruptions: the role of supply chain logics	32
Maximising “Community Benefits” in public procurement: tensions and trade-offs	32
Product returns: a growing problem for business, society and environment	32
The interplay between digital transformation and governance mechanisms in supply chains: evidence from the Italian automotive industry	31
A complexity management approach to servitization: the role of digital platforms	30
Understanding the influence of servitization on global value chains: a conceptual framework	30
Paradoxical tensions in sustainable supply chain management: insights from the electronics multi-tier supply chain context	29
Coopetition in temporary contexts: examining swift trust and swift distrust in humanitarian operations	29
Exploring the antecedents of organizational resilience practices – A transactive memory systems approach	29
The metaverse as a breakthrough for operations and supply chain management: implications and call for action	28
The role of strategic collaborations and relational capital in enhancing product performance – a moderated-mediated model	28
Aspirations and environmental performance feedback: a behavioral perspective for green supply chain management	28
Social network analysis in operations and supply chain management: a review and revised research agenda	28
“The map is not the territory”: a boundary objects perspective on supply chain mapping	27
The hidden side of sub-supplier firms' sustainability – an empirical analysis	26
Structuring the phenomenon of procurement digitalisation: contexts, interventions and mechanisms	26
Supplier-initiating risk management behaviour and supply-side resilience: the effects of interpersonal relationships and dependence asymmetry in buyer-supplier relationships	26
The dark side of sustainable dairy supply chains	26
Achieving loyalty for sharing economy platforms: an expectation–confirmation perspective	26
Big data and big disaster: a mechanism of supply chain risk management in global logistics industry	25
Expect the unexpected: toward a theory of the unintended consequences of sustainable supply chain management	25
Reconciling and reconceptualising servitization research: drawing on modularity, platforms, ecosystems, risk and governance to develop mid-range theory	24
Supply chains' sustainability trajectories and resilience: a learning perspective in turbulent environments	24
Leveraging social media in new product development: organisational learning processes, mechanisms and evidence from China	24
Blockchain announcements and stock value: a technology management perspective	23
Unpacking the impact of social media analytics on customer satisfaction: do external stakeholder characteristics matter?	23

An empirical analysis of suppliers' trade-off behaviour in adopting digital supply chain financing solutions	23
The mediating role of knowledge management processes in the effective use of artificial intelligence in manufacturing firms	23
Thinking differently about supply chain resilience: what we can learn from social-ecological systems thinking	22
Social media–based customer service and firm reputation	22
The role of absorptive capacity in the adoption of Smart Manufacturing	21
How does reverse factoring affect operating performance? An event study of Chinese manufacturing firms	21
Supply chain corruption practices circumventing sustainability standards: wolves in sheep's clothing	21
The impacts of supply chain finance initiatives on firm risk: evidence from service providers listed in the US	21
Environmental collaboration with suppliers and cost performance: exploring the contingency role of digital orientation from a circular economy perspective	21
Fostering firms' ability to cascade sustainability through multi-tier supply chains: an investigation of power sources	20
The boundary-spanning role of first-tier suppliers in sustainability-oriented supplier development initiatives	20
Service delivery system design for risk management in sharing-based product service systems: a customer-oriented approach	20
Unlocking supply chain agility and supply chain performance through the development of intangible supply chain analytical capabilities	20
Theory development in servitization through the application of fsQCA and experiments	20
Direct and mediation effect of supply chain complexity drivers on supply chain performance: an empirical evidence of organizational complexity theory	20
Beyond COVID-19 supply chain heroism, no dust settling yet – lessons learned at Rolls Royce about advancing risk management thinking	19
Servitization for consumer products: an empirical exploration of challenges and benefits for supply chain partners	19
Improving high lean team performance through aligned behaviour-value patterns and coactive vicarious learning-by-doing	19
Informal governance in the digital transformation	19
The institutional logic of the sustainable organisation: the case of a chocolate supply network	19
Mitigating personal protective equipment (PPE) supply chain disruptions in pandemics – a system dynamics approach	19
Exploring the root causes of servitization challenges: an organisational boundary perspective	19
Addressing modern slavery in supply chains: an awareness-motivation-capability perspective	18
Maintaining stability while boosting growth? The long-term impact of environmental accreditations on firms' financial risk and sales growth	18
Performance effects of entrepreneurial orientation, strategic intent and absorptive capacity within coopetitive relationships	18
Smart maintenance: instrument development, content validation and an empirical pilot	18
A history-based framework of servitization and deservitization	18
Data analytics capability and servitization: the moderated mediation role of bricolage and innovation orientation	18
Embracing supply base complexity: the contingency role of strategic purchasing	18
Distributed manufacturing: a new form of localised production?	18
Silence is golden: the role of team coordination in health operations	18
How to enhance supplier performance in China: interplay of contracts, relational governance and legal development	18
Relationship configurations for procuring from social enterprises	18