Outputs (20)

The impact of culture of quality (COQ) on the organizational performance (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Culture of Quality (COQ) is regarded as an important component of TQM however this is a relatively new theme, compared to other concepts in the quality management domain. However, literature resources on this topic are relatively scarce and there is... Read More about The impact of culture of quality (COQ) on the organizational performance.

Supply Chain 4.0: concepts, maturity and research agenda (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Industry 4.0 is one of the most emergent research topics attracting significant interest by researchers as well as practitioners. Many articles have been published with regards Industry 4.0; however, there... Read More about Supply Chain 4.0: concepts, maturity and research agenda.

Investigating the motivators, barriers and enablers associated with the implementation of sustainable supply chain in Saudi manufacturing industry (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) can play a significant role in improving company sustainability performance by addressing the social, environmental and economic issues in the supply chain, including suppliers, in-house operations, distribu... Read More about Investigating the motivators, barriers and enablers associated with the implementation of sustainable supply chain in Saudi manufacturing industry.

Measuring sustainability performance of SMEs in a developing country – A study of Southern Vietnam (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Over the last decade, measuring sustainability performance has been increasingly important. So far, research about the subject matter has been mostly conducted in developed nations, and for large corporations but SMEs in developing countries has rece... Read More about Measuring sustainability performance of SMEs in a developing country – A study of Southern Vietnam.

Transport operations optimisation through lean implementation – A case study (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Lean has benefited industries, however, the research regarding its implementation in the transportation sector is limited. Therefore, there is huge potential for the implementation of Lean in the transportation sector. With the growing population and... Read More about Transport operations optimisation through lean implementation – A case study.

Categorization of supply chain sustainability risks in SMEs: A preliminary evidence from a developing country (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are an important contributor to the global economic growth. Nevertheless, owing to their lack of managerial capability to manage the impact of business uncertainty, they are prone to business failures. To prevent t... Read More about Categorization of supply chain sustainability risks in SMEs: A preliminary evidence from a developing country.

Knowledge management for sustainability in operations (2019)
Journal Article

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of Knowledge Management (KM) as a platform to enable sustainability in firms’ operations and to provide recommendations for managers to integrate sustainable operations into their business strategies... Read More about Knowledge management for sustainability in operations.

Understanding circular economy awareness and practices in manufacturing firms (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Circular economy (CE) has evolved as a result of the growing environmental awareness, environmental legislation and the need for social responsibility. However, awareness levels of CE are not as high as ex... Read More about Understanding circular economy awareness and practices in manufacturing firms.

Green and lean: a Gemba–Kaizen model for sustainability enhancement (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Despite the encouraging results obtained from the application of Green Lean, organizations have found the integration of Green and Lean, and their implementation as an integrated... Read More about Green and lean: a Gemba–Kaizen model for sustainability enhancement.

Facilitating students’ (doctoral) transition to the workplace: A critical review (2019)
Book Chapter

The recent ongoing changes to the UK higher education sector have put immense pressure on both academics and students. Where academics are working hard to enhance the quality of the educational product, students, on the other hand, are struggling wit... Read More about Facilitating students’ (doctoral) transition to the workplace: A critical review.

A classification and framework for measuring sustainability supply chain risk indices in small and medium enterprises (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Considering its significant contribution to the global Gross Domestic Product, improving an understanding of
risks affecting the sustainability of operation in small and medium enterprises in a networked economy is undeniably
important. Unfortunate... Read More about A classification and framework for measuring sustainability supply chain risk indices in small and medium enterprises.

From linear to circular manufacturing business models (2019)
Journal Article

Purpose - This editorial piece introduces the special issue titled ‘From Linear to Circular Manufacturing Business Models’.
Design/methodology/approach - The ‘Background and Motivation’ section provides an overview of the current practical environm... Read More about From linear to circular manufacturing business models.

Circular economy in the manufacturing sector: Benefits, opportunities and barriers (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: In recent years, circular economy (CE) has come to prominence as an alternative to the classic approach of “make-use-dispose”. How companies can exploit the opportunities of CE to position themselves bette... Read More about Circular economy in the manufacturing sector: Benefits, opportunities and barriers.

Farmers’ attitudes towards participation in short food supply chains: Evidence from a Chinese field research (2019)
Journal Article

As the industrialized agro-food supply systems have been commonly criticized for their adverse environmental and social impact, Short food supply chains have emerged as a promising sustainable alternative. Given that the history of SFSCs is relativel... Read More about Farmers’ attitudes towards participation in short food supply chains: Evidence from a Chinese field research.

Investigating “circular business models” in the manufacturing and service sectors (2019)
Journal Article

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of the different circular business models (CBMs) in the manufacturing and service sector and apply this in the context of the food industry (FI), through a systematic literature review of... Read More about Investigating “circular business models” in the manufacturing and service sectors.

Aerospace industry in México and biofuels: A sustainability approach (2019)
Journal Article

The development of the aerospace industry in Mexico shows potential growth measured through the levels of state investment and the arrival of several international manufacturers to set up manufacturing production because of advantages offered by the... Read More about Aerospace industry in México and biofuels: A sustainability approach.

Coalescing the lean and circular economy (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Growing population along with technological advancement to pace the production speed like never before has raised alarming concerns and attracted attention globally. Circular Economy, a fairly new concept has emerged to address such issues by proposi... Read More about Coalescing the lean and circular economy.

The adoption of operational environmental sustainability approaches in the Thai manufacturing sector (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd Evidence suggests that manufacturing companies have tried to address the current environmental challenges derived from their operations by implementing various operational environmental sustainability approaches, including green m... Read More about The adoption of operational environmental sustainability approaches in the Thai manufacturing sector.

The challenges of GSCM implementation in the UK manufacturing SMEs (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The importance of green supply chain management has long attracted the interest of both researchers and practitioners in the industry. As environmental concerns are becoming one of the major issues discussed in the 21st century, countries with manufa... Read More about The challenges of GSCM implementation in the UK manufacturing SMEs.

Improving the reliability of warehouse operations in the 3PL industry: An Australian 3PL case study (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Warehouses play an important value-adding role to provide a competitive edge to any organization, and support business growth and efficiency throughout their supply chains. This paper explores warehouse operations (i.e. receiving, put away, picking,... Read More about Improving the reliability of warehouse operations in the 3PL industry: An Australian 3PL case study.