Purpose Industry 4.0 is one of the most emergent research topics attracting significant
interest by researchers as well as practitioners. Many articles have been published with …

The adequacy of business models to Industry 4.0 (I4. 0) is an urgent requirement and a clear
concern. Ways to recognize the relative position of a company and ways to evolve towards …

Purpose Manufacturers seek to innovate and improve processes using new digital
technologies. However, knowledge about these new technologies often resides outside a …

It is generally accepted that lean production improves manufacturing processes through the
systematic application of lean practices, and equally assumed that present day IT systems …

Maturity models (MMs) are strategic tools used to assess and improve the current state of
processes, objects, or people, with the goal of achieving continuous performance …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop and empirically validate a model for
assessing demand planning maturity in organisations. Design/methodology/approach The …

The shift towards a climate-neutral economy will affect businesses in the upcoming decades.
Companies will need to increase their transformation towards environmentally sustainable …

Purpose The aim of this study is to develop a framework for measuring of service supply
chain (SSC) maturity process. Design/methodology/approach The main framework of the …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate an effective project
management practice focusing on planning and control. By doing so, it contributes to the …

Digital technologies are considered the main drivers for the transformation of the
manufacturing industry. To effectively navigate this wave of transformation, companies need …