OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management is 12. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Unveiling environmental excellence: the confluence of green Industrial Internet of Things, circular economy practices and dynamic capabilities in manufacturing firms	161
A framework for the prioritization of industry 4.0 and lean manufacturing technologies based on network theory	117
Business-to-business platform ecosystem practices and their impacts on firm performance: evidence from high-tech manufacturing firms	79
Buyer-supplier dyad on performance and sustainability	76
Better understanding of triadic supply chain relationships through power dynamics in manufacturing firms context: evidence from case study approach from a developed country	70
Investigating the impact of smart manufacturing and interconnected emerging technologies in building smarter supply chains	68
Social media and sustainable innovation in manufacturing firms: a dynamic capability perspective	61
Sustaining lean changes: the influence and significance of different change sustainability factors in maturing lean change programmes	58
Prioritisation and causal relationships of industry 4.0 readiness determinants: empirical validation of an assessment framework	52
Managerial perspectives on green-lean-six sigma adoption in the flexible packaging industry: empirical evidence from an emerging economy	49
The reverse logistics resource matrix: a novel classification scheme	45
Investigating the impact of smart manufacturing on firms' operational and financial performance	44
The mechanism of knowledge management process toward minimizing technical risks under green implementation network: a direct and configurational approach	42
Adopting sustainability business models for value creation and delivery: an empirical investigation of manufacturing firms	42
The moderating role of technological collaboration in the relationship between absorptive capacity and servitization: an open innovation approach in high-tech industries	42
Resources and capabilities for Industry 4.0 implementation: evidence from proactive Portuguese SMEs	39
Global value chain breadth and firm productivity: the enhancing effect of Industry 4.0	38
The effect of the industry technology intensity on the drivers of manufacturing backshoring	36
Subsidiary participation in global services: local antecedents and performance outcomes	33
Why project success in manufacturing digitalization remains elusive: charting the way forward	32
Digital transformation success under Industry 4.0: a strategic guideline for manufacturing SMEs	32
Perspectives on the evolution of a fabrication laboratory in an emerging country: a comparative lexicometric study of European FabLabs	31
Longitudinal study of lean tools in Spanish manufacturing firms	30
Developing capabilities underlying to Industry 4.0 design principles within the manufacturing context	30
Relevance of the cooperation in financing the automobile industry's supply chain: the case of reverse factoring	29

Enablers for green lean six sigma adoption in the manufacturing industry	29
Determinants of technological and non-technological innovation: empirical insights from Indian manufacturing industries	29
ChatGPT in supply chains: exploring potential applications, benefits and challenges	26
Utilizing organizational ambidexterity to implement long-term technical change in fast-paced manufacturing settings	26
Research on product-service systems: topic landscape and future trends	25
Technological capability and firm performance: a literature review with meta-analysis of studies into manufacturing firms	24
Effects of digital orientation on organizational resilience: a dynamic capabilities perspective	23
Enhancing strategy for Industry 4.0 implementation through maturity models and standard reference architectures alignment	23
Servitisation and performance in the business-to-business context: the moderating role of Industry 4.0 technologies	23
A systematic literature review regarding the influence of lean manufacturing on firms' financial performance	23
Data driven predictive maintenance for large-scale asset-heavy process industries in Singapore	22
The lean supply chain management response to technology uncertainty: consequences for operational performance and competitiveness	22
Circular supply chain practices and corporate sustainability performance: do ethical supply chain leadership and environmental orientation make a difference?	22
Cultivating product innovation performance through creativity: the impact of organizational agility and flexibility under technological turbulence	21
Making or breaking the business case of digital transformation initiatives: the key role of learnings	21
The impact of dynamic capabilities on circular economy: the mediating effect of the industrial Internet of things	21
Integrate or separate: lean and digitalization programs through the lens of boundary work management	20
Technological management capabilities as a pathway toward green production and green competitive advantage	20
Demand-pull vs supply-push strategy: the effects of organizational structure on supply chain integration and response capabilities	19
Navigating implementation strategies: insights from XPS programmes	19
Manufacturing innovation for Industry 4.0: an innovation capability perspective	19
Guest editorial: Opportunities and threats in providing remote access to manufacturing-related environments	18
Alternative paths to high mass customization capability and the subsequent performance outcome	18
Identifying factors influencing industry 4.0 adoption for sustainability	18
Supply chain resilience and international manufacturing strategy: a case study from the semiconductor industry	17
The effect of green supply chain management practices on carbon-neutral supply chain performance: the mediating role of logistics eco-centricity	17
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?	17
Steering through the storm: a process framework to guide purchasing and supply managers in navigating low-probability-high-impact disruptions	17
Suppliers' GHG mitigation strategies (Scope 3): the case of a steelmaking company	17
Linking dynamic capability with mass customization capability: the mediating role of supply chain resilience	16
Does lean inventory management alleviate financing constraints?	16
Design of product-service systems in SMEs: a review of current research and suggestions for future directions	16
Generative artificial intelligence in manufacturing: opportunities for actualizing Industry 5.0 sustainability goals	16
Do repetitive and non-repetitive companies equally benefit from Lean 4.0?	15
Exploring the relationship between Lean and Green for further research	15
Lean and industry 4.0 principles toward industry 5.0: a conceptual framework and empirical insights from fashion industry	15
Antecedents and consequences of green supply chain management practices in Ghana’s manufacturing sector	14
Unleashing the power of manufacturing flexibility: enhancing performance in Bangladesh's ready-made garment industry	14
Is past performance a guarantee for current results? The influence of learning on business performance in manufacturing	14
Strategic governance dynamics in manufacturing firms: navigating operational performance through contractual and relational mechanisms in the face of product complexity	14
Opening manufacturing flexibility's black box: the unexplored role of internal flexibility	14
Small and medium-sized manufacturers’ ways of involving suppliers in digitally-enabled services	13
Innovation capabilities and the organization of the firm: evidence from Brazil	13
Servitization maturity model: developing distinctive capabilities for successful servitization in manufacturing companies	13
Configurations for emerging market firms to achieve a high-level servitization strategy: evidence from Chinese manufacturing firms	13
How can lean tools support the innovation process of SMEs?	13
Effect of Industry 4.0 on the relationship between socio-technical practices and workers' performance	13
Robotising, but how? Evidence from the automotive sector in South Africa	12
Challenges and benefits for small and medium enterprises in the transformation to smart manufacturing: a systematic literature review and framework	12
Robustness assessment in production systems	12

A decision-support framework for selecting additive manufacturing technologies	12
Investigating the efficacy of isomorphic pressures on the adoption of green manufacturing practices and its influence on organizational legitimacy and financial performance	12
Manufacturing internationalization: from distance to proximity? A longitudinal analysis of offshoring choices	12
The implementation of Lean Six Sigma for operational excellence in digital emerging technology companies	12