All Outputs (11)

Supply Chain 4.0: concepts, maturity and research agenda (2019)
Journal Article
Frederico, G. F., Garza-Reyes, J. A., Anosike, A., & Kumar, V. (2019). Supply Chain 4.0: concepts, maturity and research agenda. Supply Chain Management, 25(2), 262-282. https://doi.org/10.1108/SCM-09-2018-0339

© 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.

The soft side of knowledge transfer partnerships between universities and small to medium enterprises: an exploratory study to understand process improvement (2019)
Journal Article
White, G., Cicmil, S., Upadhyay, A., Subramanian, N., Kumar, V., & Dwivedi, A. (2019). The soft side of knowledge transfer partnerships between universities and small to medium enterprises: an exploratory study to understand process improvement. Production Planning and Control, 30(10-12), 907-918. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2019.1582098

© 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The study explores the soft side of knowledge transfer partnerships between universities and small to medium enterprises (SMEs), a topic which is often neglected in the knowledge... Read More about The soft side of knowledge transfer partnerships between universities and small to medium enterprises: an exploratory study to understand process improvement.

Knowledge management for sustainability in operations (2019)
Journal Article
Citlalli López-Torres, G., Garza-Reyes, J. A., Maldonado-Guzmán, G., & Kumar, V. (2019). Knowledge management for sustainability in operations. Production Planning and Control, 30(10-12), 813-826

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
Liakos, N., Kumar, V., Pongsakornrungsilp, S., Garza-Reyes, J. A., Gupta, B., & Pongsakornrungsilp, P. (2019). Understanding circular economy awareness and practices in manufacturing firms. Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 32(4), 563-584. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEIM-02-2019-0058

© 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
Cherrafi, A., Elfezazi, S., Hurley, B., Garza-Reyes, J. A., Kumar, V., Anosike, A., & Batista, L. (2019). Green and lean: a Gemba–Kaizen model for sustainability enhancement. Production Planning and Control, 30(5-6), 385-399. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2018.1501808

© 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.

From linear to circular manufacturing business models (2019)
Journal Article
Garza-Reyes, J. A., Kumar, V., Batista, L., Cherrafi, A., & Rocha-Lona, L. (2019). From linear to circular manufacturing business models. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 30(3), 554-560. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMTM-04-2019-356

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
Kumar, V., Sezersan, I., Garza-Reyes, J. A., Gonzalez, E. D., & AL-Shboul, M. A. (2019). Circular economy in the manufacturing sector: Benefits, opportunities and barriers. Management Decision, 57(4), 1067-1086. https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-09-2018-1070

© 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
Wang, M., Kumar, V., Ruan, X., & Neutzling, D. (in press). Farmers’ attitudes towards participation in short food supply chains: Evidence from a Chinese field research

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
Upadhyay, A., Akter, S., Adams, L., Kumar, V., & Varma, N. (2019). Investigating “circular business models” in the manufacturing and service sectors. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 30(3), 590-606. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMTM-02-2018-0063

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
López-Torres, G. C., Rocha-Lona, L., Muñoz-Sánchez, C., Garza-Reyes, J. A., & Kumar, V. (2019). Aerospace industry in México and biofuels: A sustainability approach. https://doi.org/10.12720/sgce.8.2.206-216

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.

The adoption of operational environmental sustainability approaches in the Thai manufacturing sector (2019)
Journal Article
Mangla, S. K., Maldonado-Guzmán, G., Piyathanavong, V., Garza-Reyes, J. A., & Kumar, V. (2019). The adoption of operational environmental sustainability approaches in the Thai manufacturing sector. Journal of Cleaner Production, 220, 507-528. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.02.093

© 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.