... the significant differences between the volume of “process improvement” and “inflation” papers, as well as papers discussing the topics together. Web of Science and Scopus provided the most comparable search functionality, consistent with systematic literature review procedures outlined by Tranfield et...

...Gaurav Kumar Badhotiya; Anand Gurumurthy; Yogesh Marawar; Gunjan Soni Purpose Lean manufacturing (LM) concepts have been widely adopted in diverse industrial sectors. However, no literature review focusing on case studies describing LM implementation is available. Case studies represent the actual...

... literature that discusses the interaction between lean production (LP) and the fourth industrial revolution (i.e. Industry 4.0). The study aims to understand how the interaction unfolds and whether it is synergistic. Design/methodology/approach The research relies on a systematic literature review...

.... The paper is divided into five sections, one of which is the current one. Section 2 conducts a literature review of RMS articles, while section 3 discusses research methodology. Section 4 describes an analysis of selected research articles using VOSviewer, while section 5 contains implications...

.... Table 1 offers a summary of the differences in terms of assumptions and costs between traditional literature review methodologies based on article reading and the topic modeling approach. The main differences relate to the automation of the process and the required to instruct and perform the analysis...

... – This paper goes beyond previous literature reviews of Lean by systematically and critically evaluating key themes of Lean implementation within an SME environment. It not only provides a road map for SME owners/managers who intend to implement Lean, but also provides the academic community with an agenda...

.... Originality/value – The paper offers a guide to the previous research on this topic and identifies the most important issues that need to be addressed in future research. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Freight transportation Literature review Logistics Environmental sustainability...

... papers are written at firm level only and several industrial sectors such as construction, retail, and agriculture are still unexamined. Originality/value There have been a couple of literature reviews in SCM but none of them focused exclusively on empirical research methodology in SCM. Also...