OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management is 17. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Buyer-supplier dyad on performance and sustainability	117
Enablers for green lean six sigma adoption in the manufacturing industry	87
The lean supply chain management response to technology uncertainty: consequences for operational performance and competitiveness	77
The path to supply chain resilience and robustness: a dynamic capability view	77
Investigating the impact of smart manufacturing and interconnected emerging technologies in building smarter supply chains	66
Linking green manufacturing and frugal innovation: resource optimization as a driver of sustainable advantage	62
Social media and sustainable innovation in manufacturing firms: a dynamic capability perspective	60
How does environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance affect carbon emission reduction in the manufacturing industry?	57
Assessing the mediating role of human capital in the relationship between digital transformation and firm performance	56
Enhancing ambidextrous green innovation: the role of green supply chain integration, knowledge capabilities and technology dynamism in manufacturing	54
Effect of Industry 4.0 on the relationship between socio-technical practices and workers' performance	52
Suppliers' GHG mitigation strategies (Scope 3): the case of a steelmaking company	49
Manufacturing competitive capabilities and market performance: the case of additive manufacturing	49
The effect of green supply chain management practices on carbon-neutral supply chain performance: the mediating role of logistics eco-centricity	49
Supply chain concentration, digitalization and servitization of manufacturing firms	48
The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption on operational performance in manufacturing	48
An implementation model for socio-technical digital tools	43
Unveiling the transformative role of artificial intelligence in improving business process performance	41
The role of additive manufacturing in process industry spare parts supply chains	39
Industry 4.0 benefits, challenges and critical success factors: a comparative analysis through the lens of resource dependence theory across continents and economies	38
The effect of NPD complexity on NPD performance via inter-organizational collaboration and conflict	38
Asymmetric effects of digital innovation eco-embeddedness on service innovation: evidence from manufacturing firms	37
Combining internal quality-oriented product design with external supplier involvement for enhancing operational performance: the moderating role of product modularity	37
Building antifragile manufacturing systems through strategic technology integration	37
Digital transformation readiness in large manufacturing firms: a building block model proposition	35

Exploring the digitalization paradox: the impact of digital technology convergence on manufacturing firm performance	35
Lean 4.0: a systematic literature review on the interaction between lean production and industry 4.0 pillars	35
RETRACTED: Supply chain efficiency via knowledge management and blockchain adoption readiness	34
Study on the effects and mechanisms of rising housing prices on manufacturing technological innovation	34
RETRACTED: Linking manufacturing firms with environment: role of green manufacturing and environmental management on firm’s environmental performance with moderating effect of external environmental r	34
An enquiry into competitive value of sustainable manufacturing capabilities	33
The effects of the Toyota Way on agile manufacturing: an empirical analysis	32
3D printing driven business model innovation and supply chain operations: a perspective of strategic alignment	31
Lean manufacturing in the last decade: insights from published case studies	30
Building legitimacy in digital servitization: an exploratory case study in manufacturing	30
The strategic role of R&D outsourcing practices and partners in the relationship between product modularization and new product development efficiency	30
Does the integration of lean production and Industry 4.0 in green supply chains generate a better operational performance?	30
Guest editorial: State-of-the-art for manufacturing management: advancing the research agenda and practice through literature reviews	30
How customer integration drives green innovation: exploring the influence of regulatory pressures and market changes	29
The realization and transformation law of the boundary-spanning technological innovation of manufacturing enterprises based on the framework of “internal reconfiguration – networking capability – BSTI	28
Understanding the manufacturer’s technological innovation driven by digital business strategy	28
Guest editorial: Creativity management and manufacturing firms' performance	26
Effects of Industry 4.0 technologies and servitization on firm performance: evidence from the Pakistani manufacturing sector	25
Quick changeover design: a new Lean methodology to support the design of machines in terms of rapid changeover capability	25
Unpacking the nice-to-have and must-have antecedents and outcomes of supplier commitment	25
Fourth industrial (r)evolution? Investigating the use of technology bundles and performance implications	25
Ecosystem-related digital capabilities and radical service innovation: evidence from the Chinese manufacturing industry	24
Aligning governance mechanisms and firm capabilities for omnichannel integration in manufacturing	24
Strategic perception of Industry 4.0 and its impact on digital servitization in manufacturing firms	24
A systematic review with meta-analysis of supply chain agility antecedents and its effect on firm performance	24
Advancing maturity in the adoption of digital technologies for energy efficiency in manufacturing industry	24
Industry 4.0: what is the relationship between manufacturing strategies, critical success factors and technology adoption?	24
Editorial: Ten lessons for successful publishing in the Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management	23
Assessing the impact of fusion-based additive manufacturing technologies on green supply chain management performance	23
Technological management capabilities as a pathway toward green production and green competitive advantage	22
The impact of digital voice of customer and product lifecycle management on Quality 4.0: moderating role of AI in SMEs	22
The role of leadership in digital transformation – a paradox way to improve operational performance	22
Achieving green competitive advantage in manufacturing firms through green creativity and carbon footprint tracking technology	22
Sustaining lean changes: the influence and significance of different change sustainability factors in maturing lean change programmes	21
Generative artificial intelligence in manufacturing: opportunities for actualizing Industry 5.0 sustainability goals	21
A framework for the prioritization of industry 4.0 and lean manufacturing technologies based on network theory	21
Challenges and benefits for small and medium enterprises in the transformation to smart manufacturing: a systematic literature review and framework	21
A prescriptive generative AI maturity model for new product development processes	21
Towards integrated lean, sustainable and smart product design: a systematic literature review	21
Developing capabilities underlying to Industry 4.0 design principles within the manufacturing context	21
Small and medium-sized manufacturers’ ways of involving suppliers in digitally-enabled services	20
Drivers of green supply chain integration and green product innovation: a motivation-opportunity-ability framework and a dynamic capabilities perspective	20
Linking dynamic capability with mass customization capability: the mediating role of supply chain resilience	20
Impacts of additive manufacturing on manufacturing supply chain design	19
Providers or users of Industry 4.0-based solutions: how does the innovation ecosystem affect a company’s decision to engage in Industry 4.0?	19
How can lean tools support the innovation process of SMEs?	19
Beyond technology: how systemic coordination enables AI integration in manufacturing	19
The conditional path from artificial intelligence to operational performance through resource reconfiguration under supply chain integration	19
Alternative paths to high mass customization capability and the subsequent performance outcome	19
Strategic governance dynamics in manufacturing firms: navigating operational performance through contractual and relational mechanisms in the face of product complexity	19

Configurations for emerging market firms to achieve a high-level servitization strategy: evidence from Chinese manufacturing firms	19
Unveiling environmental decision-making logic: the joint impact of affective and deliberative information processing mechanisms	18
What happens with the host during reshoring? An exploration of the host company's response in China	18
Exploring whether digital technologies ameliorate firms’ servitization: the moderating role of organizational slack and research and development intensity	18
A comparative review of the complementary and conflicting nature of lean production and green manufacturing implementation	18
From trade-offs to strategic synergy: how digitalization–greenization synergy drives innovation efficiency in manufacturing	18
The nature and role of informal resilience practices in the performance of lean production systems	18
Navigating innovation in the age of AI: how generative AI and innovation influence organizational performance in the manufacturing sector	17
How do environmental taxes affect green process innovation? Evidence from the Chinese manufacturing industry	17
The operational performance effect of digitalized manufacturing processes and the mediation effect of supply chain resilience	17
Role of leadership in the digitalisation of manufacturing organisations	17
The contingent effect of supply chain strategies on the relationship between supply chain integration and operational performance in manufacturing context	17
Configuring digital supply chains for green supply chain management	17