scholarly journals A systematic and network-based analysis of data-driven quality management in supply chains and proposed future research directions

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rohit Agrawal ◽  
Vishal Ashok Wankhede ◽  
Anil Kumar ◽  
Sunil Luthra
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Research Direction ◽  
Strategic Decision ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Future Research Directions

PurposeThis work aims to review past and present articles about data-driven quality management (DDQM) in supply chains (SCs). The motive behind the review is to identify associated literature gaps and to provide a future research direction in the field of DDQM in SCs.Design/methodology/approachA systematic literature review was done in the field of DDQM in SCs. SCOPUS database was chosen to collect articles in the selected field and then an SLR methodology has been followed to review the selected articles. The bibliometric and network analysis has also been conducted to analyze the contributions of various authors, countries and institutions in the field of DDQM in SCs. Network analysis was done by using VOS viewer package to analyze collaboration among researchers.FindingsThe findings of the study reveal that the adoption of data-driven technologies and quality management tools can help in strategic decision making. The usage of data-driven technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning can significantly enhance the performance of SC operations and network.Originality/valueThe paper discusses the importance of data-driven techniques enabling quality in SC management systems. The linkage between the data-driven techniques and quality management for improving the SC performance was also elaborated in the presented study.

scholarly journals Hotel performance and research streams: a network cluster analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 425-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruggero Sainaghi ◽  
Rodolfo Baggio ◽  
Paul Phillips ◽  
Aurelio G. Mauri
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Performance Reviews ◽  
Network Cluster ◽  
Hotel Performance ◽  
Network Modules ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Analytical Research

Purpose This paper aims to provide a review of hotel performance within the hospitality and tourism research domain. The authors use network analysis to examine two research questions. The first relates to ascertaining general trends within the hotel performance literature, and the second focuses on identifying the salient streams and sub-topics. Design/methodology/approach Articles were selected according to three criteria: keywords, journals and year of publication. The analysis embraces 20 years (1996-2015). These choices assure a wide coverage of the literature. Using these three criteria, the sample includes 1,155 papers. For the analysis, the authors created a network of papers designated as nodes, and the citations among the papers as links. A network approach recognizes the internal structure of the network by identifying groups of nodes (papers) that are more densely connected between themselves than to other nodes within the network (modules, clusters or communities). Findings The authors found 761 papers that were “connected” studies within the network. By contrast, 34 per cent of the sample (394 papers) consists of “unconnected” studies. Excluding outliers, the net sample was 734 articles. The authors identify 14 clusters, which they break down into several sub-topics. The authors conclude by providing some conclusions regarding trends and future research directions. With regards to salient topics, cross-citation and network analysis provide a detailed picture of where the literature comes from and where it currently stands. Conclusions are articulated at the theoretical and empirical levels. Originality/value Compared with previous hotel performance reviews, the approach followed by this study enables the discovery of an analytical research map, which is able to identify both clusters and sub-topics populating each segment. Researchers are able to position their work and identify issues that are in growth and decline.

Quality management in the global brewing industry

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charisis G. Vrellas ◽  
George Tsiotras
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Brewing Industry ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The World ◽  
Quality Tools ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to stimulate interest in the use of quality management methods and tools and to provide a basis and direction for further improvement in the global brewing industry. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology that is followed in the paper is based on the study of quality management tools and best practices in global brewing companies. Findings – From all evidence found by this research, the conclusion is that quality management can dramatically improve certain operations and reduce cost or increase profit as well. All of the global brewing companies examined in this paper have their quality policies and each one of them uses what fits best to its business profile. Research limitations/implications – This study refers to some of the largest brewing companies in the world. Future research could be addressed toward the analysis of other smaller brewing companies, which are characterized by the concepts of quality management. Practical implications – The analysis of quality management in the global brewing industry may cause the interest of other brewing companies and other stakeholders affected by this industry. Quality tools can be very useful for dealing with problems and improving procedures in a brewery. Furthermore, the extension of this work with detailed references to these tools could produce a quality guide for brewing companies. Originality/value – The value of this paper lies in the identification and presentation of tools and quality policies which have been successfully developed by global brewing companies and may as well be implemented by others.

A systematic review of innovation in family firms and future research agenda

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Manzoor Ul Akram ◽  
Koustab Ghosh ◽  
Dheeraj Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Family Firm ◽  
Strategic Decision ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Future Research Directions

PurposeIn this paper, the authors have used a systematic literature review methodology of 147 journal articles published in peer-reviewed journals. The analysis includes studies based on country of origin, the periodic proliferation of studies and the methodological design of the studies. As an outcome of the review, the studies are classified on the innovation in family firms under four broad categories – innovation input, family governance mechanisms, innovation output and the external environment. Some fruitful avenues of research are outlined in this domain.Design/methodology/approachThe literature on innovation in family firms – the most dominant and ubiquitous form of organization across the world – is gaining pace. The influence of family by way controlling ownership, management and governance on, and in interaction with business acts as a complex proposition that shapes the strategic decision-making in the family firm including innovation. The purpose of this paper, therefore, is to advance the understanding of innovation in family firms and provide a list of future research questions of theoretical and practical value.FindingsBased on this review, the authors provide future research directions pertaining to innovation in emerging economy family firms, effect of the institutional environment of family firm innovation as well family firms' innovativeness in the wake of pro-market reforms, different classes of ownership in family firms and innovation, family firm goal heterogeneity and innovation, and family firm dynamic capabilities and innovation.Originality/valueThe review provides a comprehensive understanding, trends and future research directions in the domain of innovation in family firms.

Twenty-five years’ contribution of “Benchmarking: an International Journal” to manufacturing strategy: a scientometric review

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (10) ◽  
pp. 2887-2908 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vishwas Dohale ◽  
Angappa Gunasekaran ◽  
Milind M. Akarte ◽  
Priyanka Verma
Keyword(s):  
Research Direction ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Manufacturing Strategy ◽  
Research Gaps ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Review Study ◽  
Research Type

PurposeThis study aims at reviewing the articles on the themes of manufacturing strategy (MS) published in “Benchmarking: An International Journal (BIJ)” and investigating the trends of publication for future research.Design/methodology/approachFive-stage methodology to conduct a literature review is adopted comprising: (1) article collection, (2) inclusion/exclusion criteria, (3) reviewing the articles, (4) analyzing the articles and (5) future research directions. A total of 57 articles specific to MS domain published in BIJ are reviewed. Further, a bibliometric analysis comprising keywords co-occurrence, citation and co-citation using a VOSviewer© software followed by content analysis to analyze the type of research, type of industry and type of tool/method used is carried out.FindingsThe study helps to find the scope of the journal and research gaps in the MS domain to provide future research directions. Most of the work found is survey-based or case-based in nature. However, there is a need for empirical research to be done in the field of MS.Research limitations/implicationsThe study facilitates researchers willing to publish in BIJ to understand different themes of accepted papers concerning MS domain. The identified research gaps and future research direction can motivate researchers and practitioners to coin new approaches in the MS domain.Originality/valueA comprehensive review and analysis of the MS literature published in BIJ has been provided. To the best of authors' knowledge, the current study is the only review study in MS domain focusing on one specific journal.

scholarly journals Research status in Halal: a review and bibliometric analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abid Haleem ◽  
Mohd Imran Khan ◽  
Shahbaz Khan ◽  
Abdur Rahman Jami
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Bibliometric Study ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Scopus Database

Purpose Halal is an emerging business sector and is steadily gaining popularity among scholars and practitioners. The purpose of this paper is to critically evaluate and review the reported literature in the broad area of Halal using bibliometric technique and network analysis tools. Moreover, this paper also proposes future research directions in the field of Halal. Design/methodology/approach This paper employed a systematic review technique followed by bibliometric analysis to gain insight and to evaluate the research area associated with Halal. Furthermore, data mining techniques are used for analysing the concerned article title, keywords and abstract of 946 research articles obtained through the Scopus database. Finally, network analysis is used to identify significant research clusters. Findings This study reports top authors contributing to this area, the key sub-research areas and the influential works based on citations and PageRank. We identified from the citation analysis that major influential works of Halal are from the subject area of biological science and related areas. Further, this study reports established and emerging research clusters, which provide future research directions. Research limitations/implications Scopus database is used to conduct a systematic review and corresponding bibliometric study; the authors might have missed some peer-reviewed studies not reported in Scopus. The selection of keywords for article search may not be accurate for the multi-disciplinary Halal area. Also, the authors have not considered the banking/financial aspects of Halal. The proposed four research clusters may inform potential researcher towards supporting the industry. Originality/value The novelty of the study is that no published study has reported the bibliometric study and network analysis techniques in the area of Halal.

Mapping the intellectual structure of short food supply chains research: a bibliometric analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianli Luo ◽  
Yuanxiang Liang ◽  
Yanhu Bai
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chains ◽  
Citation Analysis ◽  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Food Supply Chains ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Short Food Supply Chains

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify major research topics and propose future research directions for the short food supply chains (SFSCs) by conducting a comprehensive bibliometric analysis.Design/methodology/approachA step-by-step literature review was performed. A total of 684 scientific papers were retrieved from Scopus, dated between 2000 and 2020. Then, content analysis was conducted based on 162 articles selected from the co-citation analysis. Bibexcel and Gephi software were employed to analyse, integrate and visualize the data.FindingsThe results of the descriptive analysis provided insights into publication trends, prominent countries, institutions and journal sources, which had not been fully captured or evaluated by previous reviews. In the citation analysis, the authors determined the highly cited papers based on the global citation. Additionally, in the co-citation analysis, the authors derived six research clusters, identified research gaps in each of six clusters and then suggested possible future research directions.Originality/valueAlthough several reviews have focused on certain aspects of SFSCs, a comprehensive review has been lacking. This study is among the first to comprehensively examine the knowledge structure of SFSCs research by using rigorous bibliometric analysis. More importantly, the future lines presented here offer potential insights for SFSCs researchers and policymakers.

Quality 4.0: leveraging Industry 4.0 technologies to improve quality management practices – a systematic review

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Afef Saihi ◽  
Mahmoud Awad ◽  
Mohamed Ben-Daya
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Quality Costs ◽  
Quality Aspects

PurposeQuality 4.0 is an emerging research topic concerned with rethinking how quality management needs to be adopted in the digital era. The purpose of this research is to conduct a systematic review on the state of the research in the field of Industry 4.0 impact on improving quality management aspects and how technology can be leveraged to enhance its practices.Design/methodology/approachA systematic review of the literature published in the last 5 years is conducted. 52 papers were selected, mapped based on the technology they focused on and categorized based on the addressed quality aspects.FindingsThe review revealed various areas where quality management can benefit from Industry 4.0 technologies, identified several research gaps and suggested new directions for future research. Firstly, the literature provided some insights about industry 4.0 potential contributions but lacks further detail on the exact applications and solutions through use cases and case studies. Secondly, there has been a focus on the potential benefits provided for quality control while there is a clear scarcity in terms of the other quality management tools and methodologies. Thirdly, there is a lack of studies on economic analysis or detailed impacts on quality costs that justifies the substantial investments needed. Finally, there is a need for including more studies about the mapping and integration of ISO 9001 requirements and Industry 4.0 features.Originality/valueThis is the first attempt to conduct a comprehensive review on the ways industry 4.0 technologies can be leveraged for the field of quality management. Based on this review, several directions for further research in this area are identified.

Mapping the antecedents and consequences of thriving at work

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sehrish Shahid ◽  
Michael K. Muchiri ◽  
Fred O. Walumbwa
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Research Direction ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Antecedents And Consequences ◽  
Thriving At Work

Purpose This paper aims to explore the antecedents and consequences of thriving at work, identifies existing gaps in the literature and proposes a framework, which encapsulates potential pathways for future research on thriving. Design/methodology/approach This paper follows a rigorous review of the extant literature on thriving mainly based on journal articles published between 2005 and 2020. Findings The paper proposes a feasible conceptual framework highlighting the antecedents and outcomes of thriving. Specifically, the review illustrates how contextual factors, represented by transformational leadership and organisational virtuousness (OV), act as antecedents of thriving and then proposes potential research direction where thriving is associated with psychological empowerment, psychological capital and innovative work behaviour. Practical implications Understanding how and when contextual factors such as transformational leadership and OV promote thriving is important for organisations and leaders who wish to know how and when they can shape resources and organisational features to enable thriving. Originality/value This unique review is one of a few studies adding to the growing research on positive psychology at the workplace. The proposed framework and future research directions have the potential to help unpack the unique relationship between work-related contextual factors and thriving.

scholarly journals Reshoring and insourcing: drivers and future research directions

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 492-515 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Foerstl ◽  
Jon F. Kirchoff ◽  
Lydia Bals
Keyword(s):  
Transaction Cost Economics ◽  
Research Direction ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Buying Behavior ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organizational Challenges ◽  
Outcome Relationship ◽  
Future Research Directions

Purpose – Reshoring and insourcing decisions have been discussed in the popular press, yet coverage of these topics in the academic literature is limited. The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, it seeks to develop a more complete understanding of the underlying drivers of reshoring and insourcing decisions and their permutations. Second, it seeks to provide directions for future research to further analyze the link between drivers and outcomes of the reshoring and insourcing phenomena. Design/methodology/approach – This research follows a conceptual approach guided by transaction cost economics (TCE) and organizational buying behavior (OBB) theories. First, a theoretical framework of reshoring and insourcing decisions is developed. Next a comprehensive summary of reshoring and insourcing drivers is evaluated, yielding an in-depth discussion of future research directions (FRDs). Findings – The analysis demonstrates that the framework can be utilized to explain recent insourcing and reshoring changes of firms and to help dismantle the external and organizational challenges associated with reshoring and insourcing decision making. Research limitations/implications – Three FRDs are presented in the light of TCE and OBB. A fourth research direction highlights additional contextual factors outside the scope of these two theoretical lenses. These four research directions yield insightful implications for scholars and contribute to the emerging reshoring and insourcing literature. Practical implications – The full array of potential reshoring and insourcing permutations are structured to allow for an elaboration of their respective drivers. Moreover, enablers and obstacles in implementing the multitude of combined reshoring and insourcing decisions are highlighted and summarized as contextual variables. Originality/value – The concluding conceptual framework guides the evaluation of the reshoring and insourcing driver-outcome relationship across various value creation tasks and provides guidance to scholars and managers alike.

Toward a service ecosystem perspective at the base of the pyramid

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 684-705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soumaya Ben Letaifa ◽  
Javier Reynoso
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Research Direction ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Base Of The Pyramid ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Service Ecosystems ◽  
Service Logic ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Service Ecosystem ◽  
Bop Markets

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to combine service-dominant logic premises with ecosystem characteristics in the base of the pyramid (BoP) environment, aiming to establish the foundations of a new service ecosystem framework for BoP contexts. Design/methodology/approach – This conceptual paper is developed by connecting service logic with an ecosystem perspective, developing theoretical propositions for sustainable service ecosystems at the BoP, and identifying future research direction using this new framework. Findings – The paper first highlights main challenges faced in the BoP environment. It then constructs an ecosystem framework for BoP contexts composed by four theoretical propositions: first, need to shift from a top-down to a multi-actor BoP approach; second, need of social embeddedness for successful BoP initiatives; third, service co-creation for and with local communities with actors playing multiple social roles; and fourth, multi-actor and multi-dimensional value creation. Future research directions are identified related to these propositions. Research limitations/implications – Theoretical propositions integrating the service ecosystem framework need further exploration and confirmation with additional empirical studies. Practical implications – Proposed framework and propositions provide useful insights for practitioners from different types of organizations aiming to participate in BoP markets. Social implications – Understanding the need to integrate a service ecosystem perspective in BoP contexts is fundamental to better address the needs of all actors involved. Originality/value – The conceptual framework proposed offers a comprehensive, multi-dimensional, and multi-actor perspective on how to understand, and better address services in BoP contexts. Future research avenues identified offer a more inclusive agenda for increasing service knowledge at the BoP.

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