Lean supply chain management (LSCM) is one of the emergent fields of research. The
present study objective is to perform review on existing LSCM frameworks and proposes a …

Due to the scarcity of resources, global warming, and rising energy prices, there has been
significant growth in research and development in sustainable manufacturing. This has …

Purpose–Global outsourcing shifts manufacturing jobs to emerging countries, which
provides new opportunities for improving their economic development. The authors develop …

Purpose In today's globalized and heavily industrialized economy, sustainability issues that
negatively affect the human population and external environment are on the rise. This study …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework that explains how new
product development and supply chain variables are related to one another and how they …

Purpose–Modularity has been identified as one of the most important methods for achieving
mass customization. However, service models that apply varying levels of modularity and …

In this paper we examine how the rise of Autonomous Vehicles (AV) is reshaping the power
dynamics in the automobile industry through competition from the information technology …

Modularization has recently attracted considerable interest among academics and
practitioners. In the construction industry, several modular solutions have been introduced …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to systematically review the extant literature on the
relationship between product architectures and supply chain design to identify gaps in the …

Attempts to link 'lean'and 'green'have a long history, yet they mostly remain wedded to an
eco-efficiency agenda. The question addressed here is to what extent lean can inform more …