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View article: Geopolitical rivalry over strategically important industries: understanding the effects on global supply chain design
Geopolitical rivalry over strategically important industries: understanding the effects on global supply chain design Open
View article: Geopolitical disruptions in global supply chains: a state-of-the-art literature review
Geopolitical disruptions in global supply chains: a state-of-the-art literature review Open
This paper systematically reviews the literature on the impact of geopolitical disruptions on supply chains to identify primary discourses, emergent themes and key gaps to set a future research agenda. The guiding research question is 'how…
View article: The role of generative design and additive manufacturing capabilities in developing human–AI symbiosis: Evidence from multiple case studies
The role of generative design and additive manufacturing capabilities in developing human–AI symbiosis: Evidence from multiple case studies Open
The benefits of additive manufacturing (AM) extend beyond the attributes of physical products and production processes they enable. Experience with AM can augment the way design is approached and can increase opportunities to pivot toward …
View article: Building Parallel Supply Chains: How the Manufacturing Location Decision Influences Supply Chain Ambidexterity
Building Parallel Supply Chains: How the Manufacturing Location Decision Influences Supply Chain Ambidexterity Open
The purpose of this paper is to examine how managers can develop ‘parallel’ supply chains to overcome the efficiency/flexibility trade‐offs of offshored versus reshored/nearshored production. Primary evidence is gathered from 22 field inte…
View article: Using not-for-profit innovation networks to transition new technologies across the valley of death
Using not-for-profit innovation networks to transition new technologies across the valley of death Open
Purpose This paper aims to seek answers to the question: What are the relevant factors that allow not-for-profit innovation networks to successfully transition new technologies from proof-of-concept to commercialisation? Design/methodology…
View article: Balancing the Exploitation-Exploration Paradox During Major Geopolitical Disruptions
Balancing the Exploitation-Exploration Paradox During Major Geopolitical Disruptions Open
We answer the question “How do companies develop and deploy supply chain structural ambidexterity to effectively manage geopolitical disruptions?” by investigating three significant geopolitical disruptions: Brexit, the US-China trade war,…
View article: Transitioning additive manufacturing from rapid prototyping to high‐volume production: A case study of complex final products
Transitioning additive manufacturing from rapid prototyping to high‐volume production: A case study of complex final products Open
This paper seeks answers to the question: what are the key factors that enable the scaling of additive manufacturing (AM) from rapid prototyping to high‐volume production? Using a longitudinal case study, we collected primary and secondary…
View article: Redesigning global supply chains during compounding geopolitical disruptions: the role of supply chain logics
Redesigning global supply chains during compounding geopolitical disruptions: the role of supply chain logics Open
Purpose Why do managers redesign global supply chains in a particular manner when faced with compounding geopolitical disruptions? In answering this research question, this study identifies a constrained system of reasoning (decision-makin…
View article: Guest editorialEmerging technologies in emergency situations
Guest editorialEmerging technologies in emergency situations Open
While scholars have identified the coordination mechanisms needed to provide a synchronised response to emergency situations such as natural disasters (Holguín‐Veras et al., 2012; Oloruntoba & Gray, 2006; van Wassenhove, 2006), the process…
View article: Geopolitical disruptions and the manufacturing location decision in multinational company supply chains: a Delphi study on Brexit
Geopolitical disruptions and the manufacturing location decision in multinational company supply chains: a Delphi study on Brexit Open
Purpose This study investigates the impact of geopolitical disruptions on the manufacturing supply chain (SC) location decision of managers in UK multinational firms. The context of study is the UK manufacturing sector and its response to …
View article: Of Narrow Windows and Acrobats: COVID-Responsiveness and Knock-Ons via Additive Manufacturing Capabilities
Of Narrow Windows and Acrobats: COVID-Responsiveness and Knock-Ons via Additive Manufacturing Capabilities Open
View article: Stakeholder engagement in a sustainable sales and operations planning process
Stakeholder engagement in a sustainable sales and operations planning process Open
The purpose of this paper is to understand how companies can transition to a sustainable sales and operations planning process to improve economic, environmental, and social performance. Data are collected from a survey of 120 managers in …
View article: Innovation in healthcare manufacturing: transforming deployed medical care
Innovation in healthcare manufacturing: transforming deployed medical care Open
This paper analyses the case for transforming deployed medical care through innovations in advanced manufacturing. Early-stage findings present expert views based on a cross-disciplinary roadmapping workshop, designed to steer requirements…
View article: The future of UK supply chains in a disrupted world: Brexit and Covid-19
The future of UK supply chains in a disrupted world: Brexit and Covid-19 Open
The world will transition from a centralised to a decentralised manufacturing model, writes Sam Roscoe
View article: Managing supply chain uncertainty arising from geopolitical disruptions: evidence from the pharmaceutical industry and brexit
Managing supply chain uncertainty arising from geopolitical disruptions: evidence from the pharmaceutical industry and brexit Open
Purpose This paper examines how firms of different sizes formulate and implement strategies to achieve fit with an external environment disrupted by a geopolitical event. The context of the study is the pharmaceutical industry and how it m…
View article: Determining the antecedents of dynamic supply chain capabilities
Determining the antecedents of dynamic supply chain capabilities Open
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the antecedents of dynamic supply chain capabilities (DSCCs). The authors test entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and supply chain learning orientation (SCLO) as two antecedents of DSCCs. Des…
View article: Determining how internal and external process connectivity affect supply chain agility: a life-cycle theory perspective
Determining how internal and external process connectivity affect supply chain agility: a life-cycle theory perspective Open
This paper examines how organizations connect internal and external processes to enable an agile response to continuous change. Drawing on life cycle theory, a hypothetical model is developed regarding the independent and combinative effec…
View article: Understanding the emergence of redistributed manufacturing: an ambidexterity perspective
Understanding the emergence of redistributed manufacturing: an ambidexterity perspective Open
The purpose of this paper is to extend operations management theory concerning efficiency and flexibility trade-offs to the emergent phenomenon of redistributed manufacturing (RDM). The study adopts a multiple case design including five sm…
View article: Dynamic supply chain capabilities
Dynamic supply chain capabilities Open
Purpose This paper positions market sensing, supply chain agility and supply chain adaptability as a coherent cluster of dynamic supply chain capabilities. The purpose of this paper is to understand how dynamic supply chain capabilities in…
View article: The social preferences of local citizens and spontaneous volunteerism during disaster relief operations
The social preferences of local citizens and spontaneous volunteerism during disaster relief operations Open
Existing studies on disaster relief operations (DRO) pay limited attention to acts of spontaneous volunteerism by local citizens in the aftermath of disasters. The purpose of this paper is to explore how social preferences motivate citizen…
View article: A framework for the adoption of redistributed manufacturing in pharmaceutical supply chains
A framework for the adoption of redistributed manufacturing in pharmaceutical supply chains Open
This paper explores the adoption of redistributed manufacturing strategies by UK pharmaceutical firms. A multiple case study of six firms is coupled with expert opinion from academics in the fields of innovation, life sciences, pharmaceuti…
View article: Incremental and radical eco-innovations: routes for discovery and development
Incremental and radical eco-innovations: routes for discovery and development Open
This paper presents the findings of an in-depth case study of a UK aerospace firm. Drawing on the Natural Resource Based View, we categorise the environmental capabilities of pollution prevention and product stewardship as incremental eco-…
View article: Towards strategic sustainability: the barriers and enablers of supplier involvement in product stewardship and clean technology strategies
Towards strategic sustainability: the barriers and enablers of supplier involvement in product stewardship and clean technology strategies Open
Many of today’s firms see sustainability as an exercise in cost and risk minimization. Using the Natural Resource Based View this paper calls for a more strategic approach to sustainability; one that involves suppliers in embedding product…
View article: Developing eco-innovations: a three-stage typology of supply networks
Developing eco-innovations: a three-stage typology of supply networks Open