Purpose–A literature review within the manufacturing strategy (MS) discipline with a focus
on thematic developments is provided. Based on recent studies, a set of challenges posed …

Since the start of industrialization, machine capabilities have increased in such a way that
human control of processes has evolved from simple (with mechanization) to cognitive (with …

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly embedded into service firms' operations. However,
production systems and operations management scholars have not yet examined if AI …

Structuring the phenomenon of procurement digitalisation: contexts, interventions and
mechanisms | Emerald Insight Books and journals Case studies Expert Briefings Open …

One objective of Industry 4.0 is to reach a better system performance as well as to have a
better consideration of humans. This would be done by benefiting from knowledge and …

The purpose of this paper is to propose a quantitative method for formulating a
manufacturing strategy. It is based on the accepted framework for manufacturing strategy …

Purpose–The paper aims to discuss the importance of considering both the physical and
cognitive automation when aiming for a flexible or reconfigurable assembly system. This is …

Industry 4.0 (I4. 0) has increasingly been adopted as an advanced manufacturing strategy to
counter global competition. The capability of a company to compete on various …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to categorize and analyse the drivers and barriers of
Lean Manufacturing (LM) and subsequently, based on the structural model develop a house …

Research has shown that alignment between manufacturing strategy and decisions
regarding automation are often of an ad hoc nature, ie the support for automation decisions …