Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to use content analysis to review the extensive supply
chain literature to summarize its past and current trends, and uncover existing gaps and …

The advent of vertical disintegration coupled with the globalization of markets has brought
about increased attention to how firms coordinate flow of materials and information across …

Lean strategies have been developed to eliminate or reduce waste and thus improve
operational efficiency in a manufacturing environment. However, in practice, manufacturers …

The reported study was conducted to compare and contrast current manufacturing practices
between two countries, Australia and Malaysia, and identify the practices that significantly …

Anecdotal evidence suggests that product configurators may be crucial in improving time
performance when offering customized products so as to overcome what has been termed …

Background: Nowadays, the manufacturing industry is much more fiercely competitive and
global than ever before. For sustainable increases in market share and profitability …

Improving operations performance is often achieved through the application of practices
such as Lean, Agility and Green (LAG) practices. However, the wide choice of LAG practices …

The purpose of this mixed methods sequential explanatory study was to understand the
effect of lean manufacturing on operations performance and business performance in the …

This research investigates the application of Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM)
practices by enterprises in Brazil, Europe, and the USA. QRM is a management concept that …

Production flow analysis (PFA) is a well-established methodology used for transforming
traditional functional layout into product-oriented layout. The method uses part routings to …