... complexity. Across surveyed firms, digital technologies appear to be used primarily to support cost-based competitive advantage, while differentiation-oriented benefits are rated lower. Given the cross-sectional design, findings are interpreted as evidence of association rather than definitive causal...

... of integrating front-end digital technologies with JIT practices within the unique scenario of the Brazilian manufacturing industry. More specifically, our theoretical framework offers a new perspective on the unpredictable nature of performance outcomes regarding technology adoption in operations. Mateus do...

... and the sets of practices with the greatest likelihood of being enabled by various digital technologies. Practical implications The work presents various lean and agile practices that practitioners can deploy to operations, alongside the technologies that could support the implementation of the practices...