...Seng Cheong Cheah; Cheng Ling Tan Purpose This study intends to examine the relationships between external knowledge sourcing (EKS), organizational ambidexterity (OA), and manufacturing performance (MP) in the context of large manufacturing firms within a dynamic environment setting. The research...

... under study. Later, the simulation model of a firm is created in a discrete-event simulation (DES) software Arena© to evaluate the applicability of the proposed APP. A comparative analysis of the manufacturing performance levels (namely throughput, lead time, and resource utilization) achieved through...

...Saumyaranjan Sahoo Purpose The purpose of the paper is to examine the impact of human-related support practices, total productive maintenance (TPM) practices, and total quality management (TQM) practices on manufacturing performance parameters and their inter-relationship. Design/methodology...

... Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Small- to-medium-sized enterprises Lean production Manufacturing performance Lean tools In the present global scenario, manufacturing organizations are mainly facing challenges from two directions. First, advanced manufacturing...