Purpose Research on purchasing managers and their skills requirements supports the
training and education of purchasing professionals. This paper offers an in-depth analytical …

The world today faces global competition. The supply chain is a vital part of the globalization
process. Presenting a global view of the scope and complexity of supply chain management …

Collaboration is an essential element of new product development (NPD). This research
examines the associations between four types of information technology (IT) tools and NPD …

Prior research suggests that supply chain collaboration has enabled companies to compete
more efficiently in a global economy. We investigate a class of collaboration software for …

Due to the increase in sophisticated customer needs and intense competition, mass
customisation has increasingly drawn the attention of companies and scholars. The …

Purpose Industry 4.0 technologies are promising to increase manufacturing companies'
performance through the new knowledge that such digital technologies allow to create and …

Born in manufacturing environment, only recently Lean Management has been implemented
in services. In particular, the role of automation and information technology in leaning …

This paper examines the management of product architecture modularity for mass
customization. Product architecture modularity is concerned with system decomposition, the …

Purpose–The impact of information technology (IT) on mass customization (MC) capability
has been implied in the literature but seldom subjected to empirical examination. This study …

Working collaboratively with internal and external partners (suppliers, customers and
internal stakeholders) has been at the epicentre of product design. Knowledge sharing has …