OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Production Planning & Control is 32. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Using ISO 14001 certification to signal sustainability equivalence: an examination of the critical success factors	136
Leaning on leadership? Understanding how a lean implementation impacts hospital workers’ performance	96
Curating a domain ontology for rework in construction: challenges and learnings from practice	82
Guanxi and information sharing in supply chain quality management: a multi-method investigation	81
Relationships between competences and lean automation practices: an exploratory study	78
Management innovation in SMEs – taking psychological ownership of Hoshin Kanri	76
Proactive product warranty service planning and control: unravelling the boons of customer-generated content and multi-frequency analyses	73
Approaches to performance appraisal in TQM-driven organizations: does control vs. learning approach matter?	70
The evaluation of innovation efficiency of China’s high-tech manufacturing industry based on the analysis of the three-stage network DEA-Malmquist model	63
Why Scrum works in new product development: the role of social capital in managing complexity	60
A methodology to boost data-driven decision-making process for a modern maintenance practice	60
Mitigating the effects of global disruptions on supply chains: gaining insights from the dairy industry during Covid-19	58
Pandemics related-demands upon managers and job crafting in the production sector in Poland	55
The driving and dependence power between Lean leadership competencies: an integrated ISM/fuzzy MICMAC approach	52
Fast-and-frugal heuristics: an exploration into building an adaptive toolbox to assess the uncertainty of rework	51
Exploring the dynamic interplay among agility practices, societal culture, and performance paradox: empirical evidence from manufacturing firms	49
From Quality-I to Quality-II: cultivating an error culture to support lean thinking and rework mitigation in infrastructure projects	49
Supply chain 4.0: a multi-sector grey systems-based analysis of buyer-supplier relationship development in Brazil	48
Engaging with ‘Engineer for Supply Chain’ (EfSC): insights from two engineer-to-order manufacturers	46
Operational decisions of live-streaming platform supply chain based on control power: considering the dual preferences of consumers	46
A meta-analysis of the relationship between quality management and innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises	44
Contract, network or hierarchy? Selecting governance mechanisms in megaprojects from the perspective of contractor alliances	44
The role of collaboration in reducing quality variability in Brazilian breweries	43
Unpacking the cultural impacts on long-term manufacturer-supplier relationships in the Arab Middle East region: the moderating role of trust	43
Eliminating production losses in changeover operations: a case study on a major European food manufacturer	42

Integrating product design and supply chain management for a circular economy	42
Analysis of critical success factors for implementing Industry 4.0 integrated circular supply chain – moving towards sustainable operations	39
Application of Industry 4.0 tools to empower circular economy and achieving sustainability in supply chain operations	37
Captain and conscript or companions in operational reconfiguration? The case of an infrastructure owner with projects and asset management units	34
Customising Hybrid project management methodologies	33
IoT-based patient stretcher movement simulation in smart hospital using type-2 fuzzy sets systems	33
A conceptualization and empirical investigation of strategic sourcing approaches for engineer-to-order manufacturers	33
Supply chain resilience and improving sustainability through additive manufacturing implementation: a systematic literature review and framework	32