Outputs (147)

Exploring lean manufacturing practices' influence on process innovation performance (2018)
Journal Article

Little is known about the effects of lean manufacturing practices on the process innovation performance of manufacturing organisations. This research aims to fill this gap and explore the aforementioned interdependency. A research framework consistin... Read More about Exploring lean manufacturing practices' influence on process innovation performance.

Exploring the implementation of ERP as a complex innovation: The case of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2018)
Thesis

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems have been highlighted in the literature as one of the most popular business management systems, providing the benefits of real-time capabilities and greater managerial control in organisations. With today’s... Read More about Exploring the implementation of ERP as a complex innovation: The case of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

A Lean transportation approach for improving emergency medical operations (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This paper extends the approach of Lean transportation to improve the performance of emergency medical processes (EMP) by adapting its main concepts into the main characteristics... Read More about A Lean transportation approach for improving emergency medical operations.

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.

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.

A circularity measurement toolkit for manufacturing SMEs (2018)
Journal Article

The development and adoption of the concept of circular economy in the last two decades have been remarkable. However, despite its widespread adoption, little progress has been made regarding its measurement, especially in manufacturing SMEs. This pa... Read More about A circularity measurement toolkit for manufacturing SMEs.

Exploring short food supply chains from triple bottom line lens: A comprehensive systematic review
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Growing awareness towards the sustainability has compelled supply chain domain experts to explore its relevance in this context. As a result, a number of studies in recent years have focused on investigating sustainable supply chain practices across... Read More about Exploring short food supply chains from triple bottom line lens: A comprehensive systematic review.

Lean, green practices and process innovation: A model for green supply chain performance (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. This paper investigates the relationship between lean, green and process innovation practices and green supply chain (GSC) performance. Data were collected from 374 manufacturing firms and results analyzed using Structural Equati... Read More about Lean, green practices and process innovation: A model for green supply chain performance.

Servitization strategies from customers’ perspective: the moderating role of co-creation (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the moderating role of co-creation in the implementation of servitization strategies in the pharmaceutical industry in a business-to-business (B-to-B) context. More specifica... Read More about Servitization strategies from customers’ perspective: the moderating role of co-creation.

Innovation capabilities and performance: are they truly linked in SMEs? (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: In an environment where business uncertainty is the norm, developing innovation capability in an organisation is increasingly important. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects that innovat... Read More about Innovation capabilities and performance: are they truly linked in SMEs?.

A lean-TOC approach for improving Emergency Medical Services (EMS) transport and logistics operations (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The improvement of transport and logistics performance of Emergency Medical Services (EMSs) systems has been mainly addressed through mathematical modelling, operations research,... Read More about A lean-TOC approach for improving Emergency Medical Services (EMS) transport and logistics operations.

Gamification and entrepreneurial intentions (2019)
Journal Article

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how gamification can influence entrepreneurial intentions (EI) of a group of users of an online platform provided by a private company. Design/methodology/approach – A quantitative research strat... Read More about Gamification and entrepreneurial intentions.

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.

Legitimacy and emotions in crowdfunding campaign pitches (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Crowdfunding solicits small investments over the internet from a variety of supporters. But, the lack of a proven track record leaves crowdfunding entrepreneurs struggling to convince others of their new venture. The online campaign pitch is the only... Read More about Legitimacy and emotions in crowdfunding campaign pitches.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.