Production Planning & Control

Article	Citations
A digital supply chain twin for managing the disruption risks and resilience in the era of Industry 4.0	537
Drivers and barriers for Industry 4.0 readiness and practice: empirical evidence from small and medium-sized manufacturers	198
Food supply chain in the era of Industry 4.0: blockchain technology implementation opportunities and impediments from the perspective of people, process, performance, and technology	143
Lean Six Sigma and Industry 4.0 integration for Operational Excellence: evidence from Italian manufacturing companies	127
Industry 4.0 and the supply chain digitalisation: a blockchain diffusion perspective	124
Artificial intelligence in operations management and supply chain management: an exploratory case study	97
The impact of digitalization and servitization on the financial performance of a firm: an empirical analysis	94
The impact of Industry 4.0 on the reconciliation of dynamic capabilities: evidence from the European manufacturing industries	86
Industry 4.0 technologies: critical success factors for implementation and improvements in manufacturing companies	83
Blockchain adoption in food supply chains: a review and implementation framework	75
Big data supply chain analytics: ethical, privacy and security challenges posed to business, industries and society	71
Perspectives on the future of manufacturing within the Industry 4.0 era	65
Towards the next generation of manufacturing: implications of big data and digitalization in the context of industry 4.0	58
Additive manufacturing and supply chains – a systematic review	55
The impact of Operations and IT-related Industry 4.0 key technologies on organizational resilience	54
Sustainability challenges and how Industry 4.0 technologies can address them: a case study of a shipbuilding supply chain	52
Artificial intelligence and food security: swarm intelligence of AgriTech drones for smart AgriFood operations	51
Adoption of AI-empowered industrial robots in auto component manufacturing companies	50
Industry’s 4.0 transformation process: how to start, where to aim, what to be aware of	48
Practical implications and future research agenda of lean manufacturing: a systematic literature review	48
SMEs strategy and scale constraints impact on agri-food supply chain collaboration and firm performance	47
Sustainability implementation challenges in food supply chains: a case of UK artisan cheese producers	46
Sustainable supplier selection based on industry 4.0 initiatives within the context of circular economy implementation in supply chain operations	44
Big data analytics in turbulent contexts: towards organizational change for enhanced agility	43
The impact of relational capital on green supply chain management and financial performance	42

Combining lean and agile manufacturing competitive advantages through Industry 4.0 technologies: an integrative approach	39
Implementing industry 4.0 real-time performance management systems: the case of Schneider Electric	38
Lean manufacturing systems in the area of Industry 4.0: a lean automation plan of AGVs/IoT integration	37
Examining the role of procurement 4.0 towards remanufacturing operations and circular economy	37
Development of a conceptual model for lean supply chain planning in industry 4.0: multidimensional analysis for operations management	36
Digitalisation and quality management: problems and prospects	35
Supply chain traceability: a review of the benefits and its relationship with supply chain resilience	34
Framework for a sustainable supply chain to overcome risks in transition to a circular economy through Industry 4.0	31
Selecting spare parts suitable for additive manufacturing: a design science approach	29
Detecting and remediating modern slavery in supply chains: a targeted audit approach	29
Integrating product design and supply chain management for a circular economy	29
Blockchain application in modern logistics information sharing: a review and case study analysis	29
Going green? Investigating the relationships between proactive environmental strategy, GSCM practices and performances of third-party logistics providers (TPLs)	28
Industry experiences of artificial intelligence (AI): benefits and challenges in operations and supply chain management	28
A review of lean and agile management in humanitarian supply chains: analysing the pre-disaster and post-disaster phases and future directions	28
The impact of supply chain complexities on supply chain resilience: the mediating effect of big data analytics	27
Analysing the role of Industry 4.0 technologies and circular economy practices in improving sustainable performance in Indian manufacturing organisations	27
Integrating circular economy and Industry 4.0 for sustainable supply chain management: a dynamic capability view	25
Supply chain risks in Industry 4.0 environment: review and analysis framework	25
Impact of Industry 4.0 drivers on the performance of the service sector: comparative study of cargo logistic firms in developed and developing regions	25
Drivers of industry 4.0-enabled smart waste management in supply chain operations: a circular economy perspective in china	24
Healthcare supply chain resilience framework: antecedents, mediators, consequents	24
Blockchain applications in the supply chain management in German automotive industry	24
Analysis of critical success factors for implementing Industry 4.0 integrated circular supply chain – moving towards sustainable operations	24
The impact of 3D printing on the humanitarian supply chain	24
Data-driven machine criticality assessment – maintenance decision support for increased productivity	22
A Big Data Analytics-driven Lean Six Sigma framework for enhanced green performance: a case study of chemical company	22
Analysing the influence of organisational culture and leadership styles on the implementation of lean manufacturing	22
Key operational and institutional factors for improving food safety: a case study from Chile	22
Understanding resistance in lean implementation in healthcare environments: an institutional logics perspective	22
Extenuating operational risks through digital transformation of agri-food supply chains	22
Real-time data-driven discrete-event simulation for garment production lines	21
Disaster resilient proactive and reactive procurement models for humanitarian supply chain	21
Product lifespan: the missing link in servitization	21
Measuring the effect of Healthcare 4.0 implementation on hospitals’ performance	21
An empirical investigation on association between human factors, ergonomics and lean manufacturing	20
Improving patient care at a multi-speciality hospital using lean six sigma	20
The relationship between internal lean practices and sustainable performance: exploring the mediating role of social performance	20
The role of supplier information availability for construction supply chain performance	20
Analysis of ERP implementation to develop a strategy for its success in developing countries	20
Post-Brexit back-shoring strategies: what UK manufacturing companies could learn from the past?	19
The art of gamifying digital gig workers: a theoretical assessment of evaluating engagement and motivation	19
Enhancing digital transformation towards virtual supply chains: a simulation game for Dutch floriculture	19
Determinants and barriers of implementing lean manufacturing practices in MSMEs: a behavioural reasoning theory perspective	18
A framework for the systematic implementation of Green-Lean and sustainability in SMEs	18
Supply chain design during product development: a systematic literature review	18
Meaningful inhibitors of the lean journey: a systematic review and categorisation of over 20 years of literature	18
Digital supply network design: a Circular Economy 4.0 decision-making system for real-world challenges	18
Performance measurement and lean maturity: congruence for improvement	18
Are food supply chains taking advantage of the circular economy? A research agenda on tackling food waste based on Industry 4.0 technologies	18

Buyer–supplier collaboration during emerging technology development	17
Understanding the implications of artificial intelligence on field service operations: a case study of BT	17
Innovative decision support model for construction supply chain performance management	17
Gaining strategic insights into Logistics 4.0: expectations and impacts*	17
How selection of collaborating partners impact on the green performance of global businesses? An empirical study of green sustainability	17
Power, supply chain integration and quality performance of agricultural products: evidence from contract farming in China	17
Supplier selection and supply chain configuration in the projects environment	16
From data to value: conceptualising data-driven product service system	16
The role of organisational culture in organisational change towards sustainability: evidence from the garment manufacturing industry	16
The adoption of artificial intelligence powered workforce management for effective revenue growth of micro, small, and medium scale enterprises (MSMEs)	16
Modelling interactions of select enablers of Lean Six-Sigma considering sustainability implications: an integrated circular economy and Industry 4.0 perspective	16
Innovation in megaprojects and the role of project complexity	16
Application of Industry 4.0 tools to empower circular economy and achieving sustainability in supply chain operations	16
Lean-as-imagined differs from lean-as-done: the influence of complexity	16
Supplier resilience assessment in project-driven supply chains	15
How additive manufacturing allows products to absorb variety in use: empirical evidence from the defence industry	15
EPEC 4.0: an Industry 4.0-supported lean production control concept for the semi-process industry	15
Lean in High-Mix/Low-Volume industry: a systematic literature review	15
The role of artificial intelligence in shaping the future of Agile fashion industry	15
Sustainability in supply chains: reappraising business process management	15
Development of mass customization implementation guidelines for small and medium enterprises (SMEs)	15
Supply chain management in construction and engineer-to-order industries	14
Preparing for smart product-service system (PSS) implementation: an investigation into the Daimler group	14
A systematic literature review on sustainability-oriented supplier development	14
A tactical demand-supply planning framework to manage complexity in engineer-to-order environments: insights from an in-depth case study	14
Extending dynamic capabilities towards lean thinking in humanitarian supply chains	14
The impact of knowledge governance mechanisms on supply chain performance: empirical evidence from the agri-food industry	14
Agri-food risks and mitigations: a case study of the Brazilian mango	14
Implementation of big data analytics and Manufacturing Execution Systems: an empirical analysis in German-speaking countries	14
Achieving sustainability in supply chain operations in the interplay between circular economy and Industry 4.0	13
ISO 9001 internal decertification motivations: exploring barriers and benefits of certification as withdrawal antecedents	13
Determining and evaluating socially sustainable supply chain criteria in agri-sector of developing countries: insights from West Africa cashew industry	13
Overall Construction Productivity: a new lean metric to identify construction losses and analyse their causes in Engineer-to-Order construction supply chains	13
Dissecting the project anatomy: Understanding the cost of managing construction projects	13
Employee involvement for continuous improvement and production repetitiveness: a contingency perspective for achieving organisational outcomes	13
Building sustainable and resilient supply chains: a framework and empirical evidence on trade-offs and synergies in implementation of practices	13
Exploring the role of lean managers within the Toyota supply network: evidence from a social media platform	13
The role of reverse logistics in a circular economy for achieving sustainable development goals: a multiple case study of retail firms	13
The analysis of information flow interdependencies within projects	13
Supplier quality management and performance: the effect of supply chain oriented culture	13
A TISM approach for the analysis of enablers in implementing mass customization in Indian manufacturing units	13
Digitalization of maintenance: exploratory study on the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies and total productive maintenance practices	12
The effects of supply chain flexibility on customer responsiveness: the moderating role of innovation orientation	12
Barriers to lean implementation in engineer-to-order manufacturing with subsequent assembly on-site: state of the art and future directions	12
Capturing and reusing knowledge: analysing the what, how and why for construction planning and control	12
Blockchain and network governance: learning from applications in the supply chain sector	12
A fuzzy synthetic evaluation of capabilities for improving supply chain resilience of industrialised construction: a Hong Kong case study	12
Improving operational efficiency through blockchain: evidence from a field experiment in cross-border trade	12
How to assess investments in industry 4.0 technologies? A multiple-criteria framework for economic, financial, and sociotechnical factors	12
Producers responding to environmental turbulence in the Greek agricultural supply chain: does buyer type matter?	12
Operational excellence in humanitarian logistics and supply chain management through leagile framework: a case study from a non-mature economy	12
A decision support system to facilitate collaborative supply of food cooperatives	11
Servitization and performance: the moderating effect of supply chain integration	11
Modelling enablers for building agri-food supply chain resilience: insights from a comparative analysis of Argentina and France	11
Relationship between routines of supplier selection and evaluation, risk perception and propensity to form buyer–supplier partnerships	11
Understanding motives for and barriers to implementing asset management system: an empirical study for engineered physical assets	11
Wisdom from Arabian networks: a review and theory of regional supply chain management	11
A lean construction and BIM interaction model for the construction industry	11
Critical analysis of the impact of big data analytics on supply chain operations	11
Entering the world behind the clothes that we wear: practical applications of blockchain technology	11
From Quality-I to Quality-II: cultivating an error culture to support lean thinking and rework mitigation in infrastructure projects	11
The impact of project portfolio management practices on the relationship between organizational ambidexterity and project performance success	11
A decision-support framework for Lean, Agile and Green practices in product life cycle stages	11
Autonomous mobile robots in sterile instrument logistics: an evaluation of the material handling system for a strategic fit framework	11
Implementing configurators to enable mass customization in the Engineer-to-Order industry: a multiple case study research	11
Learning to see value-adding and non-value-adding work time in renovation production systems	11
Deploying Kaizen events in the manufacturing industry: an investigation into managerial factors	10
Third-party logistics in construction: perspectives from suppliers and transport service providers	10
Empowering freight transportation through Logistics 4.0: a maturity model for value creation	10
Sustainable setup stream mapping (3SM): a systematic approach to lean sustainable manufacturing	10
Gigification, job engagement and satisfaction: the moderating role of AI enabled system automation in operations management	10
Implementation of an intelligent supply chain control tower: a socio-technical systems case study	10
Effects of employing third-party logistics arrangements in construction projects	10
Investigating effectiveness of time studies in lean construction projects: case of Transbay Block 8	10
Innovation potential of megaprojects: a systematic literature review	10
Integration of Industry 4.0 technologies into Lean Six Sigma DMAIC: a systematic review	10
Time to be responsive in the process industry: a literature-based analysis of trends of change, solutions and challenges	10
Continuous improvement implementation models: a reconciliation and holistic metamodel	9
Lean implementation in healthcare: offsetting Physicians’ resistance to change	9
Managing complexity through integrative tactical planning in engineer-to-order environments: insights from four case studies	9

Implementation of continuous improvement cells: a case study from the civil infrastructure sector in the UK	9
The driving and dependence power between Lean leadership competencies: an integrated ISM/fuzzy MICMAC approach	9
The organization performance framework considering competitiveness and sustainability: the application of the sustainability evaluation model	8
Equipment upgrade service provision in the context of servitization: drivers, capabilities, and resources	8
Supply chain social responsibility in labour- intensive industries: a practitioner’s perspective	8
The stakeholder challenge: dealing with challenging situations involving stakeholders	8
Development of delay mitigation measures in construction projects: a combined interpretative structural modeling and MICMAC analysis approach	8
Understanding and eliminating waste in Engineer-To-Order (ETO) projects: a multiple case study	8
Stakeholder satisfaction in complex relationships during the disaster response: a structured review and a case study perspective	8
The impact of corporate social responsibility practices on sustainability performance in manufacturing networks: the moderating effect of interplant coordination	8
Technical, economic, and environmental performance assessment of manufacturing systems: the multi-layer enterprise input-output formalization method	8
The impact of Additive Manufacturing on the product-process matrix	8
The role of supply chain analytics capability and adaptation in unlocking value from supply chain relationships	8
Turning German automotive supply chains into sponsors for sustainability	8
Lean manufacturing implementation in time of crisis: the case of Estaleiro Atlântico Sul	8
Identification and evaluation of the contextual relationship among barriers to the circular supply chain in the Pakistani context – an interpretive structural modelling approach	8
Business ecosystem embeddedness to enhance supply chain competence: the key role of external knowledge capacities	8
Operational improvement programs and humanitarian operations	8
Proposition of a method for stochastic analysis of value streams	8
Fostering project risk management in SMEs: an emergent framework from a literature review	8
Emergent barriers to the lean healthcare journey: baronies, tribalism and scepticism	7
Competitive priorities for regional operations: a Delphi study	7
The effect of buyers’ socialization efforts on the culture of their key strategic supplier and its impact on supplier operational performance	7
Industry 4.0 digital transformation and opportunities for supply chain resilience: a comprehensive review and a strategic roadmap	7
Innovation readiness in public sector service delivery: an exploration	7
Variation in project management practices across borders	7
A method for assessing pull production systems: a study of manufacturing, healthcare, and construction	7
Managing strategic resources in petroleum industry projects	7
Bottleneck detection in high-variety make-to-Order shops with complex routings: an assessment by simulation	7
The influence of supply chain risk management in healthcare supply chains performance	7
Revitalising the setup reduction activities in Operations Management	7
Improving food safety through data pattern discovery in a sensor-based monitoring system	7
Exploring pillars of supply chain competitiveness: insights from leading global supply chains	7
Combining an automatic material handling system with lean production to improve outgoing quality assurance in a semiconductor foundry	7
Influence of modularity on delivery dependability: analysis in a bus manufacturer	7
A note about ‘on replenishment schedule for deteriorating items with time-proportional demand’	7
Integrating Theory of Constraints, Lean and Six Sigma: a framework development and its application	7
Business model canvas for humanitarian operations of logistics service providers*	7
How purchasing departments facilitate organizational ambidexterity	7
The role of organisational culture and leadership style in performance measurement and management: a longitudinal case study	6
Modular product architecture implementation and decisions on production network structure and strategic plant roles	6
Circular supply chain implementation performance measurement framework: a comparative case analysis	6
Blockchain in supply chain management: a multiple case study analysis on setups, contingent factors, and evolutionary patterns	6
Implementation of blockchain-enabled supply chain finance solutions in the agricultural commodity supply chain: a transaction cost economics perspective	6
Making the most of game theory in the supplier selection process for complex items	6
Horizontal supply chain collaboration amongst small enterprises: insights from UK brewery networks	6
How do platforms improve social capital within sharing economy-based service triads: an information processing perspective	6
Procurement organisation in project-based setting: a multiple case study of engineer-to-order companies	6
Operations management and collaboration in agri-food supply chains	6
Harnessing AI for business development: a review of drivers and challenges in Africa	6
Using an integrated humanitarian supply chain ERP system to improve refugee flow management: a conceptual framework and validation	6
Group-specific business process improvements via a port community system: the case of Rotterdam	6
How quality management can enhance performance? A model of relationships mediated by innovation	6
Digitalization of supply chains in Industry 4.0 environment of manufacturing organizations: conceptualization, scale development & validation	6
Disruptive social manufacturing models: lessons learned from Ferrari cars and Isinnova networks for a post-pandemic value creation path	6
Manufacturing strategy in small firms: unveiling the drivers of strategic consensus	6
A fuzzy-based leanness evaluation model for manufacturing organisations	6
Recent developments in sustainable lean six sigma frameworks: literature review and directions	5
A comparative study of overall equipment effectiveness measurement systems	5
When challenges need an evaluation: for operational excellence and sustainability orientation in humanitarian supply and logistics management	5
Developing a framework for adopting environmental manufacturing practices: learning from breweries	5
Operational effectiveness in post-pandemic times: Examining the roles of digital technologies, talent management and employee engagement in manufacturing SMEs	5
The role of collaboration in reducing quality variability in Brazilian breweries	5
Information sharing for replenishment planning and control in fresh food supply chains: a planning environment perspective	5
Exploring the links between simulation modelling and construction production planning and control: a case study on the last planner system	5
Cold chain logistics model of agricultural products based on embedded system and blockchain	5
Complexity transfer in supplier-customer systems	5
Ambiguity in performance management systems of complex multi-stakeholder organisations	5
A (meta)governance framework for multi-level governance of inter-organizational project networks	5
Mitigating the risk of failure in lean banking implementation: the role of knowledge codification	5
Developing resilience in disaster relief operations management through lean transformation	5
Digitizing global supply chains through blockchain	5
Exploring the potential of blockchain-enabled lean automation in supply chain management: a systematic literature review, classification taxonomy, and future research agenda	5
Learning curve applications in Industry 4.0: a scoping review	5
Relationships between competences and lean automation practices: an exploratory study	5
Project-focussed literature on public-private partnership (PPP) in developing countries: a critical review	5
Industrialized housebuilding business strategies and the design of performance management systems	5
Managing contract violations in construction projects: a moderated mediating model of enforcement decisions	5
Unboxing the hyper-connected supply chain: a case study in the furniture industry	5
Coordination and collaboration for humanitarian operational excellence: big data and modern information processing systems	5
The integration between enterprise risk management and performance management system: managerial analysis and conceptual model to support strategic decision-making process	5
Supply chain resilience in relation to natural disasters: Framework development	5
Organisational culture in lean construction: managing paradoxes and dilemmas	5
Causes of delay in offshore wind turbine construction projects	5
The impact of economic and political imperatives on the successful use of public-private partnership (PPP) in projects	5
Managing sequence-dependent setup times - The target conflict between output rate, WIP and fluctuating throughput times for setup cycles	5
A conceptual framework of the applicability of production scheduling from a contingency theory approach: addressing the theory-practice gap	5
An examination of the dynamics of intergenerational tensions and technological change in the context of post-pandemic recovery	5
Supply chain redesign in the aquaculture supply chain: a longitudinal case study	5