Purpose–A growing body of literature has begun to recognise that in the era of supply chain
management it is important to look beyond the flexible factory to the flexible supply chain …

Direct digital manufacturing, or '3D printing'as it is more commonly known, offers a wealth of
opportunities for product and process innovation, and is often touted to 'revolutionize'today's …

Research on supply chain (SC) digitalization, resilience, sustainability and leagility has
remarkably progressed, most of it focused on the individual contributions of these four major …

The purpose of this study is to explore the causal impact of project management effort on
project profitability (ie, profit on sales) for varying degrees of project complexity in an …

This research aims to assess the impact of lean and agile operational strategies on
improving order winners in the food service industry in the UAE. Research disclosed a few …

Purpose While manufacturing digitalization is currently considered an important enabler of
competitive advantage, its applicability across the industrial spectrum is unclear. This paper …

Awareness and use of agile methods has grown rapidly among the information systems
development (ISD) community in recent years. Like most previous methods, the …

The application of VSM is a proven approach for lean-based improvements. Typically, this
becomes challenging, when applied for complex production environments. The purpose of …

With the emergence of a business era that embraces 'change'as one of its major
characteristics, manufacturing success and survival are becoming more and more difficult to …

Impact of additive manufacturing technology adoption on supply chain management processes
and components | Emerald Insight Books and journals Case studies Expert Briefings Open …