OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Production Planning & Control is 28. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Leaning on leadership? Understanding how a lean implementation impacts hospital workers’ performance	128
The evaluation of innovation efficiency of China’s high-tech manufacturing industry based on the analysis of the three-stage network DEA-Malmquist model	90
Using ISO 14001 certification to signal sustainability equivalence: an examination of the critical success factors	85
Mitigating the effects of global disruptions on supply chains: gaining insights from the dairy industry during Covid-19	74
Curating a domain ontology for rework in construction: challenges and learnings from practice	67
Why Scrum works in new product development: the role of social capital in managing complexity	65
Management innovation in SMEs – taking psychological ownership of Hoshin Kanri	65
Proactive product warranty service planning and control: unravelling the boons of customer-generated content and multi-frequency analyses	63
Fast-and-frugal heuristics: an exploration into building an adaptive toolbox to assess the uncertainty of rework	63
Approaches to performance appraisal in TQM-driven organizations: does control vs. learning approach matter?	63
Guanxi and information sharing in supply chain quality management: a multi-method investigation	61
Pandemics related-demands upon managers and job crafting in the production sector in Poland	58
Unpacking the complexity of non-technological barriers for blockchain adoption in the supply chain: framework proposal and practical illustration	56
A methodology to boost data-driven decision-making process for a modern maintenance practice	55
Supply chain 4.0: a multi-sector grey systems-based analysis of buyer-supplier relationship development in Brazil	53
Engaging with ‘Engineer for Supply Chain’ (EfSC): insights from two engineer-to-order manufacturers	41
Contract, network or hierarchy? Selecting governance mechanisms in megaprojects from the perspective of contractor alliances	39
A meta-analysis of the relationship between quality management and innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises	37
Unpacking the cultural impacts on long-term manufacturer-supplier relationships in the Arab Middle East region: the moderating role of trust	37
Eliminating production losses in changeover operations: a case study on a major European food manufacturer	36
Operational decisions of live-streaming platform supply chain based on control power: considering the dual preferences of consumers	35
Exploring the dynamic interplay among agility practices, societal culture, and performance paradox: empirical evidence from manufacturing firms	34
Leagile supply chains and sustainable business performance: application of total interpretive structural modelling	33
Captain and conscript or companions in operational reconfiguration? The case of an infrastructure owner with projects and asset management units	32
Customising Hybrid project management methodologies	32

IoT-based patient stretcher movement simulation in smart hospital using type-2 fuzzy sets systems	31
‘Logistics 4.0’ technologies in the 3PL industry: a maturity model	28
Supply chain resilience and improving sustainability through additive manufacturing implementation: a systematic literature review and framework	28
Managing the powder coat waste stream: an industrial experimentation approach	28
A conceptualization and empirical investigation of strategic sourcing approaches for engineer-to-order manufacturers	28