... of technology, lean, quality and human resource practices. Findings The four manufacturing practices positively enhance performance: quality and lean practices produce the most consistent effects, while technology and human resource practices turn more beneficial in the latest sample. Furthermore...

...Tomaž Čater; Barbara Čater; Matej Černe; Matjaž Koman; Tjaša Redek Purpose The paper aims to contribute to a better understanding of the drivers for the use of Industry 4.0 technologies by investigating (1) what motivates companies to consider using I4 technologies and (2) what enables (or hinders...

...Leonardo Moraes Aguiar Lima Dos Santos; Matheus Becker da Costa; João Victor Kothe; Guilherme Brittes Benitez; Jones Luís Schaefer; Ismael Cristofer Baierle; Elpidio Oscar Benitez Nara Purpose Although prior studies have identified several technologies related to Industry 4.0 and their individual...

...Chiara Cimini; Albachiara Boffelli; Alexandra Lagorio; Matteo Kalchschmidt; Roberto Pinto Purpose This article aims to investigate the organisational implications of adopting Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies, giving specific attention to operations. The paper addresses these implications in two...

...Katarzyna Nosalska; Zbigniew Michał Piątek; Grzegorz Mazurek; Robert Rządca Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce coherent Industry 4.0 definition via a rigorous analysis framework, and provide a holistic view of technological, organizational and other key aspects (variables...

... on analyzing the knowledge and adoption levels of specific I4.0 enabling technologies, also considering how organizations are involved and which are the main benefits and obstacles. Design/methodology/approach A descriptive survey has been carried out on a total of 103 respondents related to manufacturing...

...Pamela J. Zelbst; Kenneth W. Green; Victor E. Sower; Philip L. Bond Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the combined impact of radio frequency identification (RFID), Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Blockchain technologies on supply chain transparency (SCT). Design...

...Cristina Orsolin Klingenberg; Marco Antônio Viana Borges; José Antônio Valle Antunes Jr Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify current technologies related to Industry 4.0 and to develop a rationale to enhance the understanding of their functions within a data-driven paradigm. Design...

...Anuj Singla; Inderpreet Singh Ahuja; APS Sethi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the significance of various technology push (TP) and demand pull (DP) practices substantial for achieving sustainable development in Indian manufacturing industries. The research crucially examines...

..., drivers, barriers, and models of IoT adoption by organizations and supply chain should be explored. Whitmore et al. (2015) conclude that IoT is not well represented in the management literature and it is dominated by research relating to IoT technologies. The IoT has opened up a completely...

...Nor Kamariah Kamaruddin; Zulkifli Mohamed Udin Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the relevance of technology adoption factors and to explore how it can influence suppliers of automotive manufacturers to adopt the supply chain technology (SCT) within their organisations. Design...

... end‐manufacturers can source new technology via innovative NPD‐related supplier relationships. Whereas prior work on buyer‐supplier relationships is dominated by a product‐oriented view, the present research has adopted a resource‐based (competence) view to develop a framework to guide companies...

...Thomas Lager; Sven‐Åke Hörte In a study of the development of process technology in the process industry, 25 potential success factors were developed and later ranked in a survey to R&D managers in the European process industry. The results show that success factors for process development...

...Atul Gupta; Frank R. Whitehouse This study uses a moderated, regression model and data from four‐digit SIC manufacturing industries to examine the advanced manufacturing strategy based on organizational size. Its results confirm recent studies that high technology has a negative effect...

...Ji Li; Kevin Lam; Yong‐qing Fang This study deals with one strategic issue for manufacturing firms operating in Asian emerging markets – technology commitment or investment. It compares two different approaches adopted by international manufacturing firms in China, one of the major emerging markets...

...Stuart Orr Recent research has focused on identifying the role of technology in strategic manufacturing decision making in a particular industry, in this case the Australian wine industry. This industry was chosen because it has a major focus on the use of advanced process technology as part of its...

... manufacturing technologies (AMT) can be linked to collaborative buyer‐supplier relationships. Derives a model from the literature to link these aspects. Tests empirically major propositions from this model using data from 83 firms positioned at the top of the Turkish automotive industry supply chain...

...David Bennett; Zhao Hongyu; Kirit Vaidya; Wang Xing Ming Results of complementary surveys of foreign and Chinese manufacturing enterprises with respect to their objectives and expectations regarding technology transfer into China show that the major strategic objective of foreign enterprises...

...Patrick Dawson Examines the experience of Australian industrial collaborative projects. Identifies some of the people and organizational issues which surround the design, development and application of advanced technology. Uses the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation’s...

...Regine Slagmulder; Werner Bruggeman Over the last years traditional accounting methods of investment appraisal (such as pay‐back period and discounted cash‐flow analysis)have been abundantly criticized for not being appropriate to evaluate strategic investments, in advanced production technology...