Abstract Green‐lean‐six sigma (GLSS) is an evolving strategy that can be applied in the manufacturing context to address pressing environmental issues. However, due a lack of research this area, investigating motivations behind GLSS implementation crucial develop deeper understanding factors shape overall management firm. Drawing on natural‐resource‐based view and institutional theory, we explore drivers compare developed developing country contexts by conducting in‐depth interviews with...

Purpose This paper attempts to explore the green-lean-six sigma (GLSS) practices in continuous process industry particularly flexible packaging (FP) an emerging economy for addressing environmental sustainability issues. Design/methodology/approach The authors have employed a qualitative multiple-case approach examine managerial perspectives on GLSS adoption industry. Semi-structured interviews with senior corporate managers two large FP organizations Pakistan were conducted as primary...

Abstract Increasingly, companies are embracing the green‐lean‐six sigma (GLSS) approach to managing their environmental impacts. Nevertheless, there is a paucity of studies that examined underlying motivations behind GLSS deployment in manufacturing organizations. Accordingly, this study investigates motivators developed and developing economy context through multiple case which semi‐structured interviews conducted with senior corporate managers flexible packaging industry. Drawing on...

Purpose – Previous research on supply chain integration (SCI) enablers has primarily focussed interorganizational relationships, the purpose of this paper is to broaden discussion include interpersonal relationships (IPRs). Design/methodology/approach Based a comprehensive literature review, series propositions are postulated and synthesized into conceptual model how IPRs maintain enable SCI, which decomposed strategic alliance, information sharing, process coordination. Findings The authors...

Green lean six sigma (GLSS) is an emerging approach towards environmental sustainability in conjunction with operational achievements. The success of this premised on understanding the different components a GLSS program; being determinants for its outcomes. aim paper to investigate various constructs that play essential role achieving sustainability. For purpose, systematic review available literature has been conducted evaluate drivers, enablers (tools), and outcomes strategy as well...

Purpose Organizations invest in enterprise systems (ESs) with an expectation to share digital information from disparate sources improve organizational effectiveness. This study aims examine how organizations realize business strategies using ES. It does so by evaluating the ES data support activities for knowledge creation, particularly are transformed into corporate relevance sought. Further, this leads realization of benefits. The linkage between establishing strategy, utilization...

Purpose Despite differing strategies towards environmental sustainability in developed and developing nations, the manufacturing sector these regional domains faces substantial issues. The purpose of this study is to examine green-lean-six sigma (GLSS) enablers outcomes for enhancing firms both, a country context by using an environment-centric natural resource-based view (NRBV). Design/methodology/approach First, framework GLSS aligned with NRBV strategic capabilities proposed through...

Web data have grown exponentially to reach zettabyte scales. Mountains of come from several online applications, such as e-commerce, social media, web and sensor-based devices, business sites, other information types posted by users. Big analytics (BDA) can help derive new insights this huge fast-growing source. The core advantage BDA technology is in its ability mine these provide on underlying trends. BDA, however, faces innate difficulty optimizing the process capabilities that require...

The purpose of this review is to investigate environmental sustainability issues the flexible packaging (FP) segment industry. Increasingly, waste and pollution caused by FP have become a significant challenge for global sustainable development. Prior research studies examined diverse set challenges associated with FP, albeit, in fragmented way. There paucity exploring synthesizing burden an integrated fashion. To bridge knowledge gap, we conducted systematic literature (SLR) identify,...

Cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are hosted services offering opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that often lack IT resources. Few studies have examined the adoption of cloud ERP in SMEs, specifically, from perspective vendors who domain experts. Drawing on vendors' perspectives New Zealand (NZ) context, this paper evaluates influential characteristics adopting SMEs. The uses an integrative model combining technological, organizational, environmental...

Knowledge-sharing strategies are used across the industry as open innovation and distributed collaboration becoming more popular to achieve technological competencies, faster time-to-market, competitiveness growth. Sharing of knowledge can provide benefits manufacturing new product development (NPD) companies in improving their quality enhancing business potential. This paper examines implementation knowledge-sharing New Zealand aimed at bridging physical locational issues collaborative NPD...

This paper presents a bibliometric and thematic review of journal papers specifically related to BE frameworks (BEFs) that are used for national awards advocated by the Global Excellence Model (GEM) Council. The will help researchers practitioners locate relevant data information more easily, guide them on which journals in publish them. research includes an assessment average citation rate per year paper. 10,089 potential were initially identified from keyword search Elsevier database,...

In order to successfully implement strategies and respond business variations in real-time, intelligence (BI) systems have been deployed by organisations that assist focused analytical assessments for execution of critical decisions. Although businesses realised the significance BI, few studies explored their decision-enabling capabilities linked organisational practices. This study investigates BI practices creating meta-knowledge strategy-focused decision-making. First, key suppliers are...

Purpose The concept of lean and ISO 14001 as a combined approach is an evolving strategy for streamlining operational processes attaining environmental sustainability in the manufacturing context. This paper explores critical success factors (CSFs) implementation industry achieving benefits. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review (SLR) based on Scopus Web Science databases conducted to present peer-reviewed articles CSFs operations. article applies CSF theory classify...

Abstract Educational institutions rely on academic citizenship behaviors to construct knowledge in a responsible manner. However, they often struggle contain the unlawful reuse of (or transgressions) by some learning communities. This study draws upon secondary data from two televised episodes describing contract cheating ghostwriting) practices prevalent among international student Against this background, we have investigated emergent teaching and structures that been extended formal...

Global software development (GSD) faces several inherent challenges due to temporal, organizational, socio-cultural and geographical distances. Since GSD operates at different functional levels that include country, company team levels, there is a need understand categorize these levels. This paper aims re-investigate them the level. It will help academia look into issues with respect operational allow companies improve their processes management

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is a well-known business management system that enhances functional efficiencies through integration of processes in company. Cloud ERP systems have recently evolved which are taking precedence over on-premise due to the convenience remote information access real-time. The purpose this study investigate and identify critical success factors (CSFs) organisational, environmental, technological individual characteristics impact implementation cloud systems. 81...

Purpose The aim of this paper is to explore the implementation an integrated lean and ISO 14001 approach in meat industry for environmental performance examine a proposed conceptual framework by capturing insights from experts New Zealand (NZ). Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews have been conducted with group consultants (lean 14001) evaluate suitability performance. A literature has guided study leading its further development based on empirical evidence collected....

To reduce costs and enhance the efficiency effectiveness of enterprises, implementation enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems is required in a highly competitive market. ERP have evolved from on-premise to cloud-based, which employ cloud computing features through an application-oriented software for storing data on remote servers. However, there been few studies that investigated critical success factors (CSFs) challenges systems, particularly vendors’ perspective New Zealand...

In the modern world, fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) has been introduced to manufacturing sector. This strategy uses Internet-of-things (IoT) platforms and new technologies in order provide integrated connectivity via Internet. The purpose of this is enhance automation communication businesses a comprehensive view their processes real-time. Cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP) one that plays vital role core part inter-connected data exchange Industry 4.0 based companies....

The market for enterprise systems (ESs) continues to grow as business becomes increasingly global and competitive.Increasingly, the focus ES vendors is on small businesses.The purpose of this study provide a unique vendor/consultant perspective (a) benefits medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) expect from their investment (b) examine current practices implementation in SMEs through conceptual framework that considers organisational, process strategic context implementation.This does so with...