Due to the rise in environmental awareness, green technologies and practices have become the conscientious imperative expected from all manufacturing industries. Consequently, environmental initiatives are becoming an essential part of the strategic planning in organizations, including the small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Thus, the objectives of this study were to determine the extent of im...

How does contract manufacturing /outsourcing affect productivity? Existing studies have conflicting empirical findings regarding this issue. This paper aims to reconcile these in the literature by viewing research question through lens of property rights theory. The authors develop a moderated moderation model empirically examine how productivity is influenced interactions among manufacturing, ...

Lean and flexible manufacturing is a matter of necessity for the automotive industries today. Rising consumer expectations, higher raw material processing costs, dynamic market conditions are driving auto sector to become smarter agile. This paper presents machine learning-based soft sensor approach identification prediction lean (LM) levels based on their performances over multifarious flexibi...