OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Production Research is 55. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Supply Chain Viability and the COVID-19 pandemic: a conceptual and formal generalisation of four major adaptation strategies	243
Machine learning in manufacturing and industry 4.0 applications	232
The Industry 5.0 framework: viability-based integration of the resilience, sustainability, and human-centricity perspectives	208
Ripple effect and supply chain disruption management: new trends and research directions	197
5G in digital supply chain and operations management: fostering flexibility, end-to-end connectivity and real-time visibility through internet-of-everything	162
Barriers to the adoption of blockchain technology in business supply chains: a total interpretive structural modelling (TISM) approach	151
Learning to schedule job-shop problems: representation and policy learning using graph neural network and reinforcement learning	145
Antecedents and consequences of supply chain risk management capabilities: an investigation in the post-coronavirus crisis	143
Zero-defect manufacturing the approach for higher manufacturing sustainability in the era of industry 4.0: a position paper	141
An investigation of information alignment and collaboration as complements to supply chain agility in humanitarian supply chain	121
Linkages between big data analytics, circular economy, sustainable supply chain flexibility, and sustainable performance in manufacturing firms	120
Artificial intelligence (AI) in augmented reality (AR)-assisted manufacturing applications: a review	117
Building supply-chain resilience: an artificial intelligence-based technique and decision-making framework	117
Multi-objective robust optimisation model for MDVRPLS in refined oil distribution	115
The emergence of cognitive digital twin: vision, challenges and opportunities	110
Blockchain in food supply chains: a literature review and synthesis analysis of platforms, benefits and challenges	106
Big Data in operations and supply chain management: a systematic literature review and future research agenda	106
Critical success factors influencing artificial intelligence adoption in food supply chains	98
Deep reinforcement learning in production systems: a systematic literature review	94
The impact of flexibility and redundancy on improving supply chain resilience to disruptions	93
An analysis of strategies for adopting blockchain technology in the fresh product supply chain	92
The role of artificial intelligence in supply chain management: mapping the territory	88
Research opportunities in preparing supply chains of essential goods for future pandemics	83
Evaluating barriers and solutions for social sustainability adoption in multi-tier supply chains	82
Industry 4.0 technologies as enablers of collaboration in circular supply chains: a systematic literature review	81

Coordination of a supply chain with an online platform considering green technology in the blockchain era	79
Data-driven secure, resilient and sustainable supply chains: gaps, opportunities, and a new generalised data sharing and data monetisation framework	78
A review on reinforcement learning algorithms and applications in supply chain management	76
A robust location-inventory model for food supply chains operating under disruptions with ripple effects	73
Integrating Internet of Things and multi-temperature delivery planning for perishable food E-commerce logistics: a model and application	72
Blockchain technology in maritime supply chains: applications, architecture and challenges	72
Deep reinforcement learning for dynamic scheduling of a flexible job shop	71
Artificial intelligence-driven risk management for enhancing supply chain agility: A deep-learning-based dual-stage PLS-SEM-ANN analysis	71
Facility layout planning. An extended literature review	69
Human-centric artificial intelligence architecture for industry 5.0 applications	69
A machine learning approach for predicting hidden links in supply chain with graph neural networks	68
Smart city for sustainable urban freight logistics	66
Financial performance and supply chain dynamic capabilities: the Moderating Role of Industry 4.0 technologies	66
A multi-layer Bayesian network method for supply chain disruption modelling in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic	65
The influence of digital transformation on low-carbon operations management practices and performance: does CEO ambivalence matter?	64
The role of Artificial Intelligence networks in sustainable supply chain finance for foodand drink industry	63
Visualisation of ripple effect in supply chains under long-term, simultaneous disruptions: a system dynamics approach	63
Design and management of assembly systems 4.0: systematic literature review and research agenda	62
COVID-19 as a trigger for dynamic capability development and supply chain resilience improvement	62
Production and operations management for intelligent manufacturing: a systematic literature review	61
The shortage economy and its implications for supply chain and operations management	61
A model integrating lean and green practices for viable, sustainable, and digital supply chain performance	60
State of the art, conceptual framework and simulation analysis of the ripple effect on supply chains	58
The evolution of production scheduling from Industry 3.0 through Industry 4.0	58
Big data analytics in manufacturing: a bibliometric analysis of research in the field of business management	57
Towards AI driven environmental sustainability: an application of automated logistics in container port terminals	57
Demonstration of a blockchain-based framework using smart contracts for supply chain collaboration	57
The zero trust supply chain: Managing supply chain risk in the absence of trust	56
Toward supply chain viability theory: from lessons learned through COVID-19 pandemic to viable ecosystems	56
Product returns management: a comprehensive review and future research agenda	55
Potentials and challenges of augmented reality smart glasses in logistics and supply chain management: a systematic literature review	55
Anti-conflict AGV path planning in automated container terminals based on multi-agent reinforcement learning	55