Manufacturing industry protection in Thailand: issues and empirical studies

2017 ◽  
pp. 77-98
Author(s):  
Narongchai Akrasanee ◽  
Juanjai Ajanant
Keyword(s):  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Empirical Studies

scholarly journals Környezeti innovációk a hazai feldolgozóiparban (Environmental innovations in the Hungarian manufacturing industry)

2012 ◽  
pp. 60-73
Author(s):  
Anna Széchy
Keyword(s):  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Cleaner Production ◽  
Innovation Activity ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Environmental Innovation

A cikk a hazai feldolgozóipari vállalatok környezeti innovációs tevékenységét, annak mozgatórugóit vizsgálja. Felvázolja a témakörrel foglalkozó jelentősebb elméleteket, kutatásokat, illetve az ezek által azonosított, a környezeti innovációs tevékenységet befolyásoló tényezőket (pl. hatósági szabályozás, vállalatméret, környezeti stratégia stb.). A bemutatott kutatás egy kérdőíves felmérésen alapul, melyben közel 300 vállalat vett részt az elektronika, az élelmiszeripar, a gépipar, a járműipar és a vegyipar területéről. A vizsgálat célja a környezeti innováció különböző típusainak (csővégi, megelőző, termék; új, adaptált) differenciált elemzése, figyelembe véve mind a vállalat, mind a környezet jellemzőit. A vállalatok innovációs tevékenysége jelentősen különbözhet az egyes ágazatokban, illetve a különböző méretű cégek között – a cikk ezen eltérések vizsgálatára is kitér. ______ The article examines the environmental innovation activity of Hungarian manufacturing companies and its determinants. It provides a brief overview of the most important theories and recent empirical studies addressing the topic. The research presented is based on a questionnaire survey with the participation of nearly 300 firms from the chemicals, electronics, food, machines and vehicles sectors. The goal of the study is to identify differences in the determinants of the various types of environmental innovation (end-of-pipe, cleaner production, product; novel, adopted), with regard to both the characteristics of the environment and the companies themselves. Differences between firms of various sizes and industries are also a part of the analysis.

Antecedents, mediators and consequences of sustainable operations

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 2189-2212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julio Cesar Ferro De Guimarães ◽  
Eric Charles Henri Dorion ◽  
Eliana Andréa Severo
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Organizational Studies ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Extensive Review ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Sustainable Operations ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Theoretical Contribution

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a framework for analyzing the relationships between the antecedent factors, mediators and consequences of sustainable operations (SO), which can be applied for empirical studies in the manufacturing industry. Design/methodology/approach Based on the importance of identifying the determinants of SO, a qualitative and exploratory research was developed through an extensive review of the literature. Findings The main theoretical contribution of this research on organizational studies is the SO analysis proposition framework, which allows the elaboration of scales, based on observable variables of each factor, as well as evaluating the influence intensity of the relations between the constructs. Research limitations/implications The proposed framework of this research was developed to analyze companies of the manufacturing industry. In order to use the proposed framework in other industries (commerce, services), it will be necessary to make adaptations and adjustments on the observable variables and constructs. Originality/value The paper has an important theoretical value in proposing scales for the SO factors and can be useful for future quantitative approach and surveys. Consequently, the researcher will be able to evaluate the scales of the factors and the intensity of the relations between observable variables in the formation of the constructs, as well as the intensity of influence among the constructs.

scholarly journals Stakeholder Pressures and Corporate Environmental Strategies: A Meta-Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lixiang Wang ◽  
Weian Li ◽  
Lujun Qi
Keyword(s):  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Practical Implication ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Environmental Strategies ◽  
Stakeholder Pressures ◽  
The Relationship

Stakeholder pressures and corporate environmental strategies continue to be important topics of corporate sustainability. Limited by sample size, there is a lack of general conclusions on which groups of stakeholder pressures are the main drivers of environmental strategies. Amassing a database of 58 empirical studies, the authors divided stakeholder pressures into four groups—internal, coercive, market, and social pressure—and explored the relationship between different pressures and environmental strategies by conducting a meta-analysis. The main result shows that internal pressure is the main driver of environmental strategies. Further empirical results show that stakeholder pressures could have a larger effect on corporate environmental strategies in developed countries and that non-manufacturing firms could change their environmental strategies more easily than manufacturing firms. The results provide the practical implication that a green industry transition is strongly needed in the manufacturing industry, especially for polluting industries, and that firms in polluting industries should implement environmental strategy changes in the future. This paper contributes to clarifying the relationship between stakeholder pressures and corporate environmental strategies based on a meta-analysis.

scholarly journals Scoping research on sustainability performance from manufacturing industry sector

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ismail Hussien Droup Adam ◽  
Ahmad Jusoh ◽  
Abbas Mardani ◽  
Dalia Streimikiene ◽  
Khalil Md Nor
Keyword(s):  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Manufacturing System ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Sustainable Operations ◽  
Sustainable Performance ◽  
Sustainable Value ◽  
Sustainability Practices ◽  
The Impact

Sustainability is a key area of concern for manufacturing firms’ long-term success. However, the manufacturing industry has not been fully conscious of the potential sustainable values across manufacturing system. There is a need to better understand how companies can improve sustainable value creation. Recent research and practices have shown that sustainable operations can be one way to create sustainable values (e.g. economic, environmental and social). This review article focuses on the available empirical studies on the impact of lean and sustainability practices on sustainable performance from 2000 to 2018 in the context of manufacturing firms. Integrating lean and sustainability practices into manufacturing system confrontы operations managers with paradoxical tensions of sustainability objectives. Theoretically having paradoxical mindset will help firms’ managers make sense of and responв to such paradoxical tensions. In the context of sustainable operations studies, the issue of paradoxical mindset has been given less emphasis. Therefore, through the lens of the paradox theory, this study has developed a new conceptual framework for future research to investigate how paradoxical mindset moderates the impact of lean and sustainability practices on the sustainable performance of manufacturing industry. This study may add to the understanding of the circumstances, under which lean and sustainability practices impact sustainable outcomes.

Robots and potential technological unemployment in the Russian regions: Review and preliminary results

2017 ◽  
pp. 142-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Zemtsov
Keyword(s):  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Russian Regions ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Technological Unemployment ◽  
Life Long Learning ◽  
Compensation Mechanisms ◽  
The Future

The use of unmanned technologies can cause a decrease in the level of employment. The article discusses the compensation mechanisms and conflicting results of empirical studies. On the basis of internationally comparable methods, it was estimated that about 44% of the workers in Russia can be replaced, which is lower than in most developed countries. In the regions, specializing in the manufacturing industry, this value is higher, the least values are in the least developed regions. Some people will not be ready for life-long learning, competition with robots, and accordingly there is a possibility of their social exclusion in the future.

Logistics flexibility: a systematic review

2015 ◽  
Vol 64 (7) ◽  
pp. 947-970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid Jafari
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
Narrative Literature ◽  
Emerging Themes ◽  
Methodological Considerations ◽  
Chain Level

Purpose – There is a lack of consensus in conceptualizing and defining logistics flexibility as a distinct construct among supply chain scholars. The purpose of this paper is to systematically analyze the existing literature on logistics flexibility. Design/methodology/approach – By taking a systematic approach to literature review, a total of 100 academic articles were content analyzed. As a general framework, the classification broadly provided by Zhang et al. (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006) was applied in order to increase the consistency and validity of the review. Findings – The results show that logistics flexibility has gained an increasing academic attention in the past two decades in terms of the number of published articles. First, the various terminologies often used in relation to logistics flexibility are explored. Second, the definitions of logistics flexibility at various levels of analysis are presented along with methodological considerations of the current literature. It is shown that most of the existing articles claim to study the matter at the chain level. The main methodological tools used in studying logistics flexibility are revealed as well as the fact that the majority of the empirical studies correspond to the manufacturing industry. Moreover, a synthesis of the principal measures used to gauge logistics flexibility is provided. Finally, current and emerging themes in logistics flexibility research are highlighted. The study also underlines the main measures used in studying logistics flexibility. Research limitations/implications – This paper only focusses on academic articles published in journals and does not include other contributions such as books, etc. The systematic literature review facilitates further conceptual and empirical studies; however, more narrative literature reviews could complement the results of this study. Originality/value – This paper is unique in the sense that it specifically reviews the literature on logistics flexibility in a systematic fashion. The content analysis has been carried out using NVivo 10 enabling the systematic nature of the review as well as increasing the pedagogical value of the method.

scholarly journals Impact of IoT on Manufacturing Industry 4.0: A New Triangular Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 12506
Author(s):  
Tahera Kalsoom ◽  
Shehzad Ahmed ◽  
Piyya Muhammad Rafi-ul-Shan ◽  
Muhammad Azmat ◽  
Pervaiz Akhtar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
Iot Applications ◽  
Research Domains ◽  
The Internet Of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT) has realised the fourth industrial revolution concept; however, its applications in the manufacturing industry are relatively sparse and primarily investigated without contextual peculiarities. Our research undertakes an intricate critical review to investigate significant aspects of IoT applications in the manufacturing Industry 4.0 perspective to address this gap. We adopt a systematic literature review approach by Denyer and Tranfield (2009) to carry out critical analyses that help develop future research domains based on empirical studies. We describe key knowledge gaps in the existing literature and empirical studies by exploring the main contribution categories and finding six critical differences between traditional and manufacturing Industry 4.0 and 10 enablers and 11 challenges of IoT applications. Finally, an agenda for future research is proposed with 11 research domains to focus on the recognised gaps.

scholarly journals Identifying and Evaluating Recirculation Strategies for Industry in the Nordic Countries

Recycling ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 74
Author(s):  
Jutta Hildenbrand ◽  
Johan Dahlström ◽  
Sasha Shahbazi ◽  
Martin Kurdve
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Empirical Evaluation ◽  
Nordic Countries ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Material Recycling ◽  
Value Recovery ◽  
Legal Implications

The manufacturing industry in the Nordic countries aims to include closing product and material loops to recover values in their circular economy strategies. Recirculating strategies for products and materials are required for existing products that are part of the stock and are also anticipated to be aligned with products designed for circularity and circular business models in the future. Options to capture value of discarded products are diverse and include reuse, remanufacturing and material recycling. The Circular Economy Integration in the Nordic Industry for enhanced sustainability and competitiveness (CIRCit) project developed a framework to guide decision makers in the industry on how to identify suitable treatments and subsequent use at the end of use or end of life of a product and how to select among different options. Factors considered in the assessment include technical feasibility, necessary efforts, networks of business partners, legal implications and overall sustainability aspects. Our empirical studies show great support for decision-makers in the value recovery of different products with different complexity levels. It is also concluded that the properties of products at their end of use are the main drivers behind selecting a proper recirculation strategy. This study contributes with an empirical evaluation and a consistent terminology framework for recirculation options. The general setup is relevant for the Nordic countries.

scholarly journals Achieving Service innovation Through Market Orientation: The Role of Relationship Marketing and Knowledge Management

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asad Ullah ◽  
Mansoora Ahmed ◽  
Dmitry V. Zhukov
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Market Orientation ◽  
Relationship Marketing ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Service Industry ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Service Innovation ◽  
The Past

Market orientation is a widely discussed concept in marketing literature while relationship marketing has emerged as an important paradigm over the past decade. Research has shown the significance of relationship marketing for increased sales and enhanced organizational performance. On the other hand, knowledge management is also an important agenda for organizations. Prevalent approach of service dominant logic has raised the interest of researchers in studying service as science. Both manufacturing industry and service industry rely on service innovations for success and competitive advantage. This paper theoretically analyzes the role of market orientation, relationship marketing and knowledge management and proposes a theoretical framework for their combined effect on service innovation. The framework is proposed for researchers to conduct further empirical studies in order to test its validity in practical work environment.

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