... future research agendas. We want to understand the mechanisms by which digital innovation adoption (DIA) and digital transformation (DT) help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) achieve competitive advantage and enhance operational performance, ultimately leading to sustainable competitive advantage (SCA...

... norms present unique challenges to modern management practices. This study also discussed the organizational culture (OC) as a potential moderator to strengthen the impact of Lean and HIHRM practices on operational performance (OP). Design/methodology/approach Convenient and snowball sampling...

... (EOW) and operational performance (OP) and comprehend how the EOW mediates the relationship between an LMS and OP within the apparel industry of a developing economy. Design/methodology/approach The researchers collected data from 227 garment companies in Bangladesh. These organization-level data...

...Ayman wael AL-Khatib Purpose The current work sought to investigate the mediating effect of supply chain ambidexterity on the relationship between Industry 4.0 capabilities and operational performance of manufacturing firms in Jordan. Design/methodology/approach Data collection was carried out...

... Limited Licensed re-use rights only Lean six sigma ELSS framework Operational performance Environmental sustainability Case study Volatile market economics and customers demand have forced the manufacturing sector to produce quality products at a low cost (Garza-Reyes et al...

... the compatibility between the two techniques for better implementation of one another and the techniques' combined impact on operational performance. Originality/value Most of the review studies related to the domain of integration of Lean manufacturing and Industry 4.0 have adopted a systematic literature...

... Licensed re-use rights only TQM soft practice Entrepreneurial coaching Operational performance Financial performance Actually, TQM manifests as a source of competitive advantage creation, innovativeness and firm performance (Khalfallah et al., 2022). TQM implementation requires...

... studies on the performance impacts of total quality management practices have mainly focused on the financial performance of firms in the manufacturing sector. This study focusses on the research questions: (1) What is the effect of TQM practices on operational performance? and (2) How do TQM practices...

...Kong Siew Mui; Rajendran Muthuveloo; Josephine Ie Lyn Chan Purpose The purpose of this research is to examine the effect of kaizen culture on innovation and operational performance of electrical and electronic manufacturing companies in Malaysia. A research framework, with underpinning theories...

... advantage (CA) and enhance their operational performance (OP). The purpose of this paper is to develop and empirically test a framework to investigate how CA is achieved through SCA and LP and how these, in turn, can enhance a firm's OP. Design/methodology/approach For data collection, the authors...

... performance. The existing literature has insufficiently explored the nonlinear relationship of the lean tools application status on operational performance and environmental performance using the same theoretical framework. A combination approach of interpretative structural modeling (ISM) and Bayesian...

... Continuous improvement Lean management Social outcomes Soft factors Hard factors Operational performance Empowerment Engagement Systematic literature review Dark side Lean: either you like it or you do not. Since the bestseller The Machine that Changed the World (1990) popularised...

...Mulugeta Kebede Adem; Sandeep Singh Virdi Purpose This study is aimed at examining the effect of Total Quality Management (TQM) practices on the operational performance of ISO 9001:2008 certified manufacturing companies in Ethiopia. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional survey...

...Catherine Maware; Olufemi Adetunji Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the moderating impact of industry clockspeed (IC) on the relationship between Lean Manufacturing (LM) practices and operational performance. A model for evaluating the impact of LM is developed and the moderating...