Showing papers in "International Journal of Production Research in 2019"
TL;DR: This paper critically examines how blockchains, a potentially disruptive technology that is early in its evolution, can overcome many potential barriers and proposes future research propositions and directions that can provide insights into overcoming barriers and adoption of blockchain technology for supply chain management.
Abstract: Globalisation of supply chains makes their management and control more difficult. Blockchain technology, as a distributed digital ledger technology which ensures transparency, traceability, and sec...
1,637 citations
TL;DR: This paper analyses recent literature and case-studies seeking to bring the discussion further with the help of a conceptual framework for researching the relationships between digitalisation and SC disruptions risks and emerges with an SC risk analytics framework.
Abstract: The impact of digitalisation and Industry 4.0 on the ripple effect and disruption risk control analytics in the supply chain (SC) is studied. The research framework combines the results from two is...
884 citations
TL;DR: This paper explores the role of Internet of Things (IoT) and its impact on supply chain management (SCM) through an extensive literature review and finds that most studies have focused on conceptualising the impact of IoT with limited analytical models and empirical studies.
Abstract: This paper explores the role of Internet of Things (IoT) and its impact on supply chain management (SCM) through an extensive literature review. Important aspects of IoT in SCM are covered including IoT definition, main IoT technology enablers and various SCM processes and applications. We offer several categorisation of the extant literature, such as based on methodology, industry sector and focus on a classification based on major supply chain processes. In addition, a bibliometric analysis of the literature is also presented. We find that most studies have focused on conceptualising the impact of IoT with limited analytical models and empirical studies. In addition, most studies have focused on the delivery supply chain process and the food and manufacturing supply chains. Areas of future SCM research that can support IoT implementation are also identified.
727 citations
TL;DR: This paper presents a new method for product design based on the digital twin approach, which places emphasis on the analysis of physical data rather than the virtual models and illustrates the application of the proposed DTPD method.
Abstract: With the advent of new generation information technologies in industry and product design, the big data-driven product design era has arrived. However, the big data-driven product design mainly pla...
638 citations
TL;DR: This paper develops, and statistically validates a model for understanding the user perceptions on BT adoption, based on the integration of three adoption theories- technology acceptance model (TAM), technology readiness index (TRI), and the theory of planned behaviour (TPB).
Abstract: Blockchain technology (BT) is expected to bring a revolutionary paradigm shift in the manner the transactions are carried in the supply chains. BT provides better visibility and transparency by rem...
480 citations
TL;DR: A comprehensive review of supply chain literature is provided that addresses problems relevant to SCRM using approaches that fall within the AI spectrum and proposes directions for future research at the confluence of SCRM and AI.
Abstract: Supply chain risk management (SCRM) encompasses a wide variety of strategies aiming to identify, assess, mitigate and monitor unexpected events or conditions which might have an impact, mostly adve...
355 citations
TL;DR: The Cyber-Physical System (CPS) and Digital Twin technologies are introduced to build the interconnection and interoperability of a physical shop floor and corresponding cybershop floor and it is expected that DT-CPPS will provide the basis for shop floors to march towards smart manufacturing.
Abstract: Smart manufacturing is the core idea of the fourth industrial evolution. For a smart manufacturing shop floor, real-time monitoring, simulation and prediction of manufacturing operations are vital ...
274 citations
TL;DR: The results show that the constructed Digital Twin rotor model enables accurate diagnosis and adaptive degradation analysis, and a model updating scheme based on parameter sensitivity analysis is proposed to enhance the model adaptability.
Abstract: With significant advancement in information technologies, Digital Twin has gained increasing attention as it offers an enabling tool to realise digitally-driven, cloud-enabled manufacturing. Given ...
271 citations
TL;DR: A sustainable innovation criteria framework for investigating sustainable supply chains in manufacturing companies is proposed and a sample of five Indian manufacturing companies are used to evaluate and prioritise the sustainable innovation management criteria, using the ‘best–worst’ multi-criteria decision-making model.
Abstract: Sustainability is hinged on innovation. The importance of sustainable innovation management in sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) cannot be underestimated. Studies on SSCM have emphasised t...
260 citations
TL;DR: Findings suggest that a great degree of vertical integration by one actor in the supply chain is not a necessary condition for Circular Economy implementation, and a framework linking the challenges to specific levers that companies may pursue to overcome them is developed.
Abstract: Despite companies face several challenges when redesigning their supply chain for the Circular Economy, the literature lacks a systematisation of such challenges and of the ways to overcome them. T...
255 citations
TL;DR: A digital twin-driven methodology for rapid individualised designing of the automated flow-shop manufacturing system using physics-based system modelling and distributed semi-physical simulation to provide engineering solution analysis capabilities and generates an authoritative digital design of the system at pre-production phase is presented.
Abstract: Under a mass individualisation paradigm, the individualised design of manufacturing systems is difficult as it involves adaptive integrating both new and legacy machines for the formation of part f...
TL;DR: The results allow the identification of an LCN SC framework, concepts and technologies for its implementation as well as missing themes and new research questions which contribute to a better understanding of SC disruption risks.
Abstract: This study suggests a new approach to supply chain (SC) disruption risk management where SC behaviour is less dependent on the certainty of our knowledge about the environment and its changes The
TL;DR: A survey on the applications of optimal control to scheduling in production, supply chain and Industry 4.0 systems with a focus on the deterministic maximum principle to derive major contributions, application areas, limitations, as well as research and application recommendations for the future research.
Abstract: This paper presents a survey on the applications of optimal control to scheduling in production, supply chain and Industry 4.0 systems with a focus on the deterministic maximum principle. The first objective is to derive major contributions, application areas, limitations, as well as research and application recommendations for the future research. The second objective is to explain control engineering models in terms of industrial engineering and production management. To achieve these objectives, optimal control models, qualitative methods of performance analysis and computational methods for optimal control are considered. We provide a brief historic overview and clarify major mathematical fundamentals whereby the control engineering terms are brought into correspondence with industrial engineering and management. The survey allows the grouping of models with only terminal constraints with application to master production scheduling, models with hybrid terminal–logical constraints with applications to ...
TL;DR: A new decision-making schema, Smart Scheduling, is introduced, intended to yield flexible and efficient production schedules on the fly, taking advantage of the features of these new environments of smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0.
Abstract: Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 production environments integrate the physical and decisional aspects of manufacturing processes into autonomous and decentralised systems. One of the main aspe...
TL;DR: A state-of-the-art literature survey on scheduling issues in cloud manufacturing and a detailed statistical analysis of the literature is provided based on the data gathered from the Elsevier’s Scopus abstract and citation database.
Abstract: For the past eight years, cloud manufacturing as a new manufacturing paradigm has attracted a large amount of research interest worldwide. The aim of cloud manufacturing is to deliver on-demand man ...
TL;DR: This study proposes a social sustainability attribute decision framework to evaluate and select socially sustainable suppliers and a case study of an Iranian manufacturing company is used to exemplify the applicability and suitability of the proposed social sustainability decision framework.
Abstract: Organisational and managerial decisions are influenced by corporate sustainability pressures. Organisations need to consider economic, environmental and social sustainability dimensions in their de...
TL;DR: The main contribution presented in this paper is the novel digital twin-based system for the WEEE recovery to support the manufacturing/remanufacturing operations throughout the product’s life cycle, from design to recovery.
Abstract: The waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recovery can be categorised into two types, i.e. recycling at the material level and remanufacturing at the component level. However, the WEEE r...
TL;DR: This work reviews and classify the related supply chain contracting literature into three categories with respect to different kinds of information considerations, namely (i) demand information updating, (ii) supply information updating and (iii) information asymmetry.
Abstract: Supply chain contracting and the use of information are undoubtedly two critical and influential areas in modern supply chain management. However, relatively little is known about supply chain cont...
TL;DR: This review study aims to investigate the studies in the area of RL&CLSCM published in IJPR from 2000 until July 2017 by presenting a thorough bibliometric and content analysis of 94 studies.
Abstract: Reverse Logistics and Closed Loop Supply Chain Management (RL&CLSCM) are universally recognised as two environmentally friendly practices that could help in greening conventional supply chains. The...
TL;DR: The review of the literature suggests that production research enabled by data has shifted from that based on analytical models to data-driven, and data mining is becoming a dominant methodology in production research.
Abstract: Data have been utilised in production research in meaningful ways for decades. Recent years have offered data in larger volumes and improved quality collected from diverse sources. The state-of-the...
TL;DR: A comprehensive literature review of recent and state-of-the-art papers is vital to draw a framework of the past, and to shed light on future directions of disassembly line balancing.
Abstract: The disassembly line balancing (DLB) problem assigns the set of tasks to each workstation for each product to be disassembled and aims at attaining several objectives, such as minimising the number...
TL;DR: A survey of the development of horizontal collaborative transport (HCT) over the past ten years is provided, to identify research trends and gaps, then to propose some research opportunities.
Abstract: Horizontal collaboration has been considered as effective practice for sustainable logistics and freight transport and it has gained increased attention in recent years. This paper aims to provide ...
TL;DR: A method for modelling customer satisfaction from online reviews using an ensemble neural network based model (ENNM) and an effect-based Kano model (EKM) is proposed to measure the effects of customer sentiments toward different CSDs on customer satisfaction.
Abstract: With the rapid advances in information technology, an increasing number of online reviews are posted daily on the Internet. Such reviews can serve as a promising data source to understand customer ...
TL;DR: It is argued that agile manufacturing is at the centre of achieving a sustainable competitive advantage, especially in light of current unprecedented market instability coupled with complex customer requirements, and the emphasis which agile manufacturing places on responsive adaptability would counter the destabilising influence of competitive pressures on organisations performance criteria.
Abstract: Academics and practitioners have long acknowledged the importance of agile manufacturing and related supply chains in achieving firm sustainable competitiveness. However, limited, if any, research ...
TL;DR: A novel multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) model for evaluation of LMPs is developed and facilitates the identification of a ‘locus of investments’ for a better selection of L MPs.
Abstract: Lean manufacturing practices (LMPs) and corporate environmental sustainability are becoming inextricably linked. Throughout the lean and green debate, many organisations have recognised that LMPs h...
TL;DR: A detailed enabling systematic implementation for HRCD is presented, combined with a set of advanced technologies such as cyber-physical production system (CPPS) and artificial intelligence (AI), and it involves five aspects which including perception, cognition, decision, execution and evolution aiming at the dynamics, uncertainties and complexities in disassembly.
Abstract: Sustainable manufacturing is a global front-burner issue oriented to the sustainable development of humanity and society. In this context, this paper takes the human-robot collaborative disassembly...
TL;DR: The Ellen MacArthur Foundation butterfly model is used as a coherent systems overview of key material stocks and flows, and representation of relationships between inputs, outputs, recovery processes, emissions, energy and value loops in physical and financial measures which constitute the CE supply chain.
Abstract: There are widely differing experiences and practices in the development of indicators to monitor, report and communicate progress towards the implementation of the circular economy (CE). We present...
TL;DR: According to the findings, cold chain technology and supply risks categories are highly prioritised and can assist practising managers and government authorities in effectively developing and managing GSC initiatives in line with sustainable development goals in the context of the pharmaceutical industry.
Abstract: The pharmaceutical industry is very important in delivering life-saving products/services to society. There are many ways for materials/products/services concerned with pharmaceuticals to influence...
TL;DR: The results demonstrate that the IGA is more effective than the genetic algorithm (GA), simulating annealing algorithm (SA) and migrating birds optimisation algorithm (MBO) and within no more than 10% of the running time of the best MILP model.
Abstract: This paper investigates an energy-conscious hybrid flow shop scheduling problem with unrelated parallel machines (HFSP-UPM) with the energy-saving strategy of turning off and on We first analyse t
TL;DR: A new product development paradigm is proposed, i.e. smart, connected open architecture product (SCOAP), which follows the adaptable design principles for product extendibility and lifecycle consideration and enlarges the scope of existingOpen architecture product by involving IT-driven innovation consideration as well.
Abstract: Nowadays, the emphasis on manufacturing has shifted from a manufacturer-dominating to a customer-centric manner by actively involving users into the co-creation process to realise individual satisf...