OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management is 14. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Investigating the impact of smart manufacturing and interconnected emerging technologies in building smarter supply chains	155
Social media and sustainable innovation in manufacturing firms: a dynamic capability perspective	110
Business-to-business platform ecosystem practices and their impacts on firm performance: evidence from high-tech manufacturing firms	94
Buyer-supplier dyad on performance and sustainability	81
The lean supply chain management response to technology uncertainty: consequences for operational performance and competitiveness	74
Enablers for green lean six sigma adoption in the manufacturing industry	64
Perspectives on the evolution of a fabrication laboratory in an emerging country: a comparative lexicometric study of European FabLabs	55
Supply chain concentration, digitalization and servitization of manufacturing firms	52
Enhancing ambidextrous green innovation: the role of green supply chain integration, knowledge capabilities and technology dynamism in manufacturing	48
An implementation model for socio-technical digital tools	47
Effect of Industry 4.0 on the relationship between socio-technical practices and workers' performance	46
Suppliers' GHG mitigation strategies (Scope 3): the case of a steelmaking company	42
Opening manufacturing flexibility's black box: the unexplored role of internal flexibility	38
The effect of green supply chain management practices on carbon-neutral supply chain performance: the mediating role of logistics eco-centricity	38
Industry 4.0 benefits, challenges and critical success factors: a comparative analysis through the lens of resource dependence theory across continents and economies	37
Digital transformation readiness in large manufacturing firms: a building block model proposition	37
Exploring the digitalization paradox: the impact of digital technology convergence on manufacturing firm performance	36
Sociotechnical factors and Industry 4.0: an integrative perspective for the adoption of smart manufacturing technologies	35
Lean 4.0: a systematic literature review on the interaction between lean production and industry 4.0 pillars	35
Reconfigurable manufacturing system: a systematic bibliometric analysis and future research agenda	34
Linking manufacturing firms with environment: role of green manufacturing and environmental management on firm’s environmental performance with moderating effect of external environmental regulations	34
The effect of NPD complexity on NPD performance via inter-organizational collaboration and conflict	34
A note on bi-objective optimization for sustainable supply chain network design in omnichannel	33
Achieving green product and process innovation through green leadership and creative engagement in manufacturing	32
Combining internal quality-oriented product design with external supplier involvement for enhancing operational performance: the moderating role of product modularity	32

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

Navigating innovation in the age of AI: how generative AI and innovation influence organizational performance in the manufacturing sector	14
Cross-functional integration between demand and supply processes: a case study about the role of digital technologies	14
The impact of servitization on the environmental and social performance in manufacturing firms	14