...Jean Pierre Seclen-Luna; Marta Fernández-Olmos; Carmen Paz-Aparicio Purpose This work aims to study the relationships between digitalization and servitization of manufacturing firms and whether this relationship is stronger for importer firms. Design/methodology/approach Using a dataset...

...Ai-Fen Lim; Keng-Boon Ooi; Garry Wei-Han Tan; Tat-Huei Cham; Mohammad A.A. Alryalat; Yogesh K. Dwivedi Purpose The evolution of modern digitalization technologies necessitates the development of a competitive digital supply chain quality management (SCQM) strategy by manufacturers. Using the new...

...Saumyaranjan Sahoo; Satish Kumar; Mohammad Zoynul Abedin; Weng Marc Lim; Suresh Kumar Jakhar Purpose Deep learning (DL) technologies assist manufacturers to manage their business operations. This research aims to present state-of-the-art insights on the trends and ways forward for DL applications...

... implications The paper includes use cases for Blockchain in manufacturing and IIOT applications. Potential caveats for practitioners are presented. Originality/value This paper addresses the need to understand to which degree Blockchain is a suitable technology in manufacturing, especially in context...

...Eda Bolturk Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop the Pythagorean fuzzy extension of CODAS method. Design/methodology/approach Supplier selection is a critical issue for manufacturing companies since it is a multidimensional problem including several conflicting criteria. A suitable...

...K.L. Choy; W.B. Lee Many companies that were once centrally involved in the actual manufacture of products, and the delivery of their supporting services, now find themselves primarily engaged in integrating a number of other organizations, some of which they may own but many of which...

... an overview of business process modelling methods that can be used to identify ways of eliminating these barriers. A case study is used to demonstrate how simulation modelling can be used to effectively re‐engineer manufacturing processes. The developed model is then manipulated, with results being generated...

...Brian McGarrie This paper describes the development and application of a framework to aid small manufacturing companies in the selection, improvement and implementation of production planning and control systems. The framework has been validated in ten small manufacturing companies in the UK...

...Eric Sandelands Looks (in this special issue), at technology strategies in manufacturing and how it may pan out in the next decade, covering logistical future; information challenge; 21st century manufacturing; and 21st century service industries. Posits feelings about product life and the “throw...

...Jay Jina; Arindam K. Bhattacharya; Andrew D. Walton Much has been written and talked about on the subject of lean manufacturing (LM) since the idea was first defined by Womack, Jones and Roos. This has stimulated academics and practitioners within various sectors of manufacturing industry to assess...

...Mike Benwell Examines three areas within warehouse management of stocks: determining material requirements; establishing storage needs; and controlling supplies. Based on an example of a company manufacturing different boxed games, Monopoly for example, argues for slick scheduling to bring stock...

...Mac Exon‐Taylor Provides a short introduction to the concept of enterprise management. Enterprise management is concerned with ensuring that certain key business processes (manufacturing planning, scheduling and demand allocation) work in a much more co‐ordinated manner, so as to be more responsive...

...Tim Foxlow New knowledge‐based manufacturing software, incorporating artificial intelligence techniques, offers benefits to companies whose products are complex, highly varied or made‐to‐order. These are precisely the areas where conventional MRP II (manufacturing resource planning) systems...

.... Moreover, stock trends in the vehicle manufacturing industry have been less marked than in manufacturing as a whole. If reductions in stock ratios had been due to the adoption of JIT, we would expect the opposite to be the case. Evidence drawn from aggregate stock data thus provides little support...

...Andy Wood Discusses a new methodology – efficient consumer response(ECR) – which the authors describe as an extension of MRP, JIT and QR. ECR aims to optimize the grocery supply chain through partnerships formed between manufacturers and retailers. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Grocery industry...

...Colin Armistead; John Mapes Reports the results of a survey of manufacturing managers to assess their perception of the changing manufacturing task and the role of the manufacturing manager. Within this context investigates the contribution of new manufacturing techniques and approaches...

...Louis Giust Describes the evolution, concept and strategies of just‐in‐time(JIT) manufacturing, focusing on the application of material handling within a JIT environment. Argues that a dynamic and ever‐changing environment requires an understanding of JIT principles: all companies are not just...

...R.C. Barker Manufacturing organizations are now being exposed to world class value‐adding standards; therefore restructuring frameworks are required that identify weakness and guide investment. A time‐based functional model has been developed which is capable of analysing the supply chain and all...

...Mohsen M.D. Hassan; Jerry Kinard Many manufacturers have attempted to improve the productivity of their facilities without much success. The Japanese, on the other hand,have recently achieved significant improvements in productivity by implementing JIT. There are several reasons for the Japanese...