OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management is 6. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Buyer-supplier dyad on performance and sustainability	166
Investigating the impact of smart manufacturing and interconnected emerging technologies in building smarter supply chains	120
Perspectives on the evolution of a fabrication laboratory in an emerging country: a comparative lexicometric study of European FabLabs	100
Enablers for green lean six sigma adoption in the manufacturing industry	77
Social media and sustainable innovation in manufacturing firms: a dynamic capability perspective	61
The lean supply chain management response to technology uncertainty: consequences for operational performance and competitiveness	57
The path to supply chain resilience and robustness: a dynamic capability view	53
Business-to-business platform ecosystem practices and their impacts on firm performance: evidence from high-tech manufacturing firms	50
Manufacturing competitive capabilities and market performance: the case of additive manufacturing	48
Suppliers' GHG mitigation strategies (Scope 3): the case of a steelmaking company	47
Opening manufacturing flexibility's black box: the unexplored role of internal flexibility	43
Industry 4.0 benefits, challenges and critical success factors: a comparative analysis through the lens of resource dependence theory across continents and economies	42
Enhancing ambidextrous green innovation: the role of green supply chain integration, knowledge capabilities and technology dynamism in manufacturing	42
The effect of green supply chain management practices on carbon-neutral supply chain performance: the mediating role of logistics eco-centricity	41
An implementation model for socio-technical digital tools	41
Supply chain concentration, digitalization and servitization of manufacturing firms	40
Effect of Industry 4.0 on the relationship between socio-technical practices and workers' performance	39
Reconfigurable manufacturing system: a systematic bibliometric analysis and future research agenda	37
Digital transformation readiness in large manufacturing firms: a building block model proposition	37
Combining internal quality-oriented product design with external supplier involvement for enhancing operational performance: the moderating role of product modularity	35
A note on bi-objective optimization for sustainable supply chain network design in omnichannel	35
Sociotechnical factors and Industry 4.0: an integrative perspective for the adoption of smart manufacturing technologies	34
Exploring the digitalization paradox: the impact of digital technology convergence on manufacturing firm performance	34
Lean 4.0: a systematic literature review on the interaction between lean production and industry 4.0 pillars	32
Linking manufacturing firms with environment: role of green manufacturing and environmental management on firm’s environmental performance with moderating effect of external environmental regulations	31

The effect of NPD complexity on NPD performance via inter-organizational collaboration and conflict	31
Achieving green product and process innovation through green leadership and creative engagement in manufacturing	31
The effects of the Toyota Way on agile manufacturing: an empirical analysis	30
Building legitimacy in digital servitization: an exploratory case study in manufacturing	30
Does the integration of lean production and Industry 4.0 in green supply chains generate a better operational performance?	29
3D printing driven business model innovation and supply chain operations: a perspective of strategic alignment	29
Lean manufacturing in the last decade: insights from published case studies	29
Guest editorial: State-of-the-art for manufacturing management: advancing the research agenda and practice through literature reviews	28
The impact of management support on individual learning opportunity and creativity performance in Hong Kong manufacturing companies	28
The strategic role of R&D outsourcing practices and partners in the relationship between product modularization and new product development efficiency	28
How customer integration drives green innovation: exploring the influence of regulatory pressures and market changes	28
An enquiry into competitive value of sustainable manufacturing capabilities	27
Quick changeover design: a new Lean methodology to support the design of machines in terms of rapid changeover capability	26
Guest editorial: Creativity management and manufacturing firms' performance	26
Advancing maturity in the adoption of digital technologies for energy efficiency in manufacturing industry	25
Strategies for achieving customer order flexibility – supplier perspective	25
Assessing the adoption of critical success factors for lean six sigma implementation	25
Effects of Industry 4.0 technologies and servitization on firm performance: evidence from the Pakistani manufacturing sector	25
Ecosystem-related digital capabilities and radical service innovation: evidence from the Chinese manufacturing industry	25
Fourth industrial (r)evolution? Investigating the use of technology bundles and performance implications	25
The realization and transformation law of the boundary-spanning technological innovation of manufacturing enterprises based on the framework of “internal reconfiguration – networking capability – BSTI	24
A systematic review with meta-analysis of supply chain agility antecedents and its effect on firm performance	23
Unpacking the nice-to-have and must-have antecedents and outcomes of supplier commitment	23
Strategic perception of Industry 4.0 and its impact on digital servitization in manufacturing firms	23
Industry 4.0: what is the relationship between manufacturing strategies, critical success factors and technology adoption?	22
The role of leadership in digital transformation – a paradox way to improve operational performance	22
The impact of digital voice of customer and product lifecycle management on Quality 4.0: moderating role of AI in SMEs	22
Implementing Hoshin Kanri in small manufacturing companies	21
Sustaining lean changes: the influence and significance of different change sustainability factors in maturing lean change programmes	21
Assessing the impact of fusion-based additive manufacturing technologies on green supply chain management performance	21
Technological management capabilities as a pathway toward green production and green competitive advantage	20
Global value chain breadth and firm productivity: the enhancing effect of Industry 4.0	20
A framework for the prioritization of industry 4.0 and lean manufacturing technologies based on network theory	19
Developing capabilities underlying to Industry 4.0 design principles within the manufacturing context	19
Configurations for emerging market firms to achieve a high-level servitization strategy: evidence from Chinese manufacturing firms	18
Small and medium-sized manufacturers’ ways of involving suppliers in digitally-enabled services	17
How can lean tools support the innovation process of SMEs?	17
Providers or users of Industry 4.0-based solutions: how does the innovation ecosystem affect a company’s decision to engage in Industry 4.0?	17
Linking dynamic capability with mass customization capability: the mediating role of supply chain resilience	17
Alternative paths to high mass customization capability and the subsequent performance outcome	17
Strategic governance dynamics in manufacturing firms: navigating operational performance through contractual and relational mechanisms in the face of product complexity	17
Challenges and benefits for small and medium enterprises in the transformation to smart manufacturing: a systematic literature review and framework	16
The operational performance effect of digitalized manufacturing processes and the mediation effect of supply chain resilience	16
Drivers of green supply chain integration and green product innovation: a motivation-opportunity-ability framework and a dynamic capabilities perspective	16
Generative artificial intelligence in manufacturing: opportunities for actualizing Industry 5.0 sustainability goals	16
Role of leadership in the digitalisation of manufacturing organisations	15
A comparative review of the complementary and conflicting nature of lean production and green manufacturing implementation	15
What happens with the host during reshoring? An exploration of the host company's response in China	15
The impact of servitization on the environmental and social performance in manufacturing firms	15
How do environmental taxes affect green process innovation? Evidence from the Chinese manufacturing industry	15

Navigating innovation in the age of AI: how generative AI and innovation influence organizational performance in the manufacturing sector	15
The nature and role of informal resilience practices in the performance of lean production systems	15
Exploring whether digital technologies ameliorate firms’ servitization: the moderating role of organizational slack and research and development intensity	15
Organizational creativity and sustainability-oriented innovation as drivers of sustainable development: overcoming firms' economic, environmental and social sustainability challenges	14
Effects of CEO and COO overconfidence on the firm's inventory leanness	14
A deep attention based approach for predictive maintenance applications in IoT scenarios	14
Green lean six sigma practices: a scale development and measurement model from an engineer’s perspective	13
Stimulating investments in manufacturing: can policy create supply chains from a void?	13
The contingent effect of supply chain strategies on the relationship between supply chain integration and operational performance in manufacturing context	13
Resilience, complexity and digital transformation: three case studies in the valves industry	13
Cross-functional integration between demand and supply processes: a case study about the role of digital technologies	13
Effects of Industry 4.0 on different export dimensions: empirical analysis on manufacturing SMEs	12
Shirking in supply chain collaborations: do circular economy entrepreneurship and technical capability moderate impacts for circular economy performance?	12
Augmented reality for industrial services provision: the factors influencing a successful adoption in manufacturing companies	12
Managing multi-sided platforms in an emerging country: challenges, critical success factors and contrasts with traditional companies	12
Linking incremental and radical creativity to product and process innovation with organisational knowledge	12
Servitization and firm performance: evidence from a specific policy in China	11
Value-capture in digital servitization	11
Challenges in the implementation of lean manufacturing in the wood and furniture industry	11
Are smart contracts too smart for Supply Chain 4.0? A blockchain framework to mitigate challenges	11
Assessing Industry 4.0 readiness in manufacturing: a self-diagnostic framework and an illustrative case study	11
Integrating Green Lean Six Sigma and industry 4.0: a conceptual framework	11
Organizational changes approaches to facilitate the management of Industry 4.0 transformation in manufacturing SMEs	11
Digital transformation maturity model development framework based on design science: case studies in manufacturing industry	11
Effects of lean manufacturing on sustainable performance: results from two conceptual approaches	10
Does lean inventory management alleviate financing constraints?	10
Antecedents and consequences of green supply chain management practices in Ghana’s manufacturing sector	10
Comparing viewpoints of top management, consultants and employees about Lean Six Sigma	10
An IoT-based and cloud-assisted AI-driven monitoring platform for smart manufacturing: design architecture and experimental validation	10
Adopting sustainability business models for value creation and delivery: an empirical investigation of manufacturing firms	10
Technology-pushed, market-pulled, or government-driven? The adoption of industry 4.0 technologies in a developing economy	10
Supply chain resilience and international manufacturing strategy: a case study from the semiconductor industry	10
The impact of Industry 4.0 on the relationship between TPM and maintenance performance	10
Integrate or separate: lean and digitalization programs through the lens of boundary work management	10
Investigating the impact of smart manufacturing on firms' operational and financial performance	10
Unlocking supply chain product and process innovation through the development of supply chain learning capabilities under technological turbulence: Evidence from Egyptian SMEs	10
Does customer concentration hinder or enhance manufacturing firms’ ESG performance? Customer concentration, manufacturer industry competition and ESG performance	10
Identifying factors influencing industry 4.0 adoption for sustainability	10
Lean Six Sigma practices supported by Industry 4.0 technologies: evidence from heavy vehicle manufacturers	9
Towards quality 4.0 in home appliances: definitions, deployment scenarios, and future perspectives	9
The impact of lean inventory management on ESG performance	9
Leveraging the value from digitalization: a business model exploration of new technology-based firms in vertical farming	9
Translating transparency into value: an approach to design IoT solutions	9
Additive manufacturing technology integration: an operational capability perspective	9
Supply chain resilience and performance of manufacturing firms: role of supply chain disruption	9
Internet of things, big data analytics and operational performance: the mediating effect of supply chain visibility	8
How knowledge sharing and protection in strategic alliances affects technological innovation in high-tech manufacturing firms	8
Demystifying operator 4.0 through an integrative framework	8
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on manufacturing operations and supply chain resilience: effects and response strategies	8
Factors influencing Industry 4.0 adoption	8
Industry 4.0 technologies and sustainable performance: do green supply chain collaboration, circular economy practices, technological readiness and environmental dynamism matter?	8
Does technological innovation matter in the nexus between supply chain resilience and performance of manufacturing firms in a developing economy?	8
Manufacturers managing complexity during the digital servitization journey	8
Analysing the alignment between the Green Lean and Circular strategies: towards a Circular Lean approach	8
Impact of digital technologies on manufacturing firm resilience during COVID-19 pandemic: a PLS-SEM and artificial neural network analysis	8
Investigating the effect of Industry 4.0 technologies on Lean bundles: a stakeholder perspective for quality improvement	8
The workers' perspective: emotional consequences during a lean manufacturing change based on VSM analysis	8
Drum-Buffer-Rope in an engineering-to-order productive system: a case study in a Brazilian aerospace company	8
Manufacturer's servitization level and financial performance: the role of risk management	7
Unpacking the value conversion in a circular business model: exploring the effect of competitive criteria	7
Enabling supply chain efficacy through supply chain absorptive capacity and ambidexterity: empirical study from Middle East region - a moderated-mediation model	7
Effects of product complexity on human learning in assembly and disassembly operations	7
How servitization affects firm performance: the moderating roles of corporate social responsibility and green innovation	7
Strategizing organizational capabilities for industrial digitalization – exploring managers' technological frames	7
Managing routines and keeping on track: technology, human cognition and performativity in SMEs	7
Open-source 3-D printing materials database generator	7
Critical categories of nostalgia and their negative impact on green manufacturing intentions for processed food products	6
Influence of supply chain digitalization on supply chain agility, resilience and performance: environmental dynamism as a moderator	6
Synergistic effect of green knowledge sharing and green creative climate for circular economy practices: role of artificial intelligence information quality	6
Utilizing organizational ambidexterity to implement long-term technical change in fast-paced manufacturing settings	6
Navigating implementation strategies: insights from XPS programmes	6
Investigating relationships between production transfer management and transfer success	6
Smart manufacturing maturity models and their applicability: a review	6
The mechanism of knowledge management process toward minimizing technical risks under green implementation network: a direct and configurational approach	6
Servitization maturity model: developing distinctive capabilities for successful servitization in manufacturing companies	6
Unleashing the power of manufacturing flexibility: enhancing performance in Bangladesh's ready-made garment industry	6
Blockchain technology: a catalyst for sustainable supply chains in emerging economies through enhanced transparency and traceability	6
The moderating role of technological collaboration in the relationship between absorptive capacity and servitization: an open innovation approach in high-tech industries	6
Why project success in manufacturing digitalization remains elusive: charting the way forward	6