International Journal of Production Economics

Inventory theory often assumes that demands during out-of-stock periods are backordered, although lost demands are arguably more realistic, especially in retail settings. This is, to a large extent, due to the fact that lost-sales systems are harder to analyse, especially if multiple orders can be outstanding. This paper considers the classic single-item, single-location, continuous review (R, Q)…

Knowledge sharing across dispersed factories is a key performance lever for global manufacturers, yet we know little about how operations managers understand it and what drives their participation in this activity. Prior research emphasizes structural mechanisms and unit-level antecedents of knowledge sharing, while largely neglecting the individual-level meaning-making processes that shape it. T…

Virtualization technologies—digital twins and virtual prototyping—are widely promoted as efficiency levers in new product development, yet we know little about how increasingly central virtual representations reorganize prototyping work over time and how ensuing contradictions become workable. We address this gap through a longitudinal case study of ALPHA, a luxury fashion engineering firm, traci…

Supply chain actors are continually navigating unfolding exogenous disruptions. Advances in technology, connectivity and network visibility have provided practitioners with new ways to prepare for, cope with, and manage unknown unknowns. Scholars have also made significant advances in capturing and disseminating supply chain resilience management techniques, with multiple review papers producing …