OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management is 15. 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
Enhancing ambidextrous green innovation: the role of green supply chain integration, knowledge capabilities and technology dynamism in manufacturing	42
Industry 4.0 benefits, challenges and critical success factors: a comparative analysis through the lens of resource dependence theory across continents and economies	42
An implementation model for socio-technical digital tools	41
The effect of green supply chain management practices on carbon-neutral supply chain performance: the mediating role of logistics eco-centricity	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
Digital transformation readiness in large manufacturing firms: a building block model proposition	37
Reconfigurable manufacturing system: a systematic bibliometric analysis and future research agenda	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
Exploring the digitalization paradox: the impact of digital technology convergence on manufacturing firm performance	34
Sociotechnical factors and Industry 4.0: an integrative perspective for the adoption of smart manufacturing technologies	34
Lean 4.0: a systematic literature review on the interaction between lean production and industry 4.0 pillars	32
Achieving green product and process innovation through green leadership and creative engagement in manufacturing	31

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
Building legitimacy in digital servitization: an exploratory case study in manufacturing	30
The effects of the Toyota Way on agile manufacturing: an empirical analysis	30
Lean manufacturing in the last decade: insights from published case studies	29
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
How customer integration drives green innovation: exploring the influence of regulatory pressures and market changes	28
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
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
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
Advancing maturity in the adoption of digital technologies for energy efficiency in manufacturing industry	25
Strategies for achieving customer order flexibility – supplier perspective	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
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
A systematic review with meta-analysis of supply chain agility antecedents and its effect on firm performance	23
The impact of digital voice of customer and product lifecycle management on Quality 4.0: moderating role of AI in SMEs	22
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
Assessing the impact of fusion-based additive manufacturing technologies on green supply chain management performance	21
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
Global value chain breadth and firm productivity: the enhancing effect of Industry 4.0	20
Technological management capabilities as a pathway toward green production and green competitive advantage	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
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
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
Generative artificial intelligence in manufacturing: opportunities for actualizing Industry 5.0 sustainability goals	16
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
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

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