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Additive manufacturing scenario for automotive spare parts supply: A case study approach

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International Journal of Production Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2025.109552

Alexander Bade, Rainer Lasch, Nick Schneider

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Beyond efficiency: Revisiting AI platforms, servitization and power relations from a critical perspective

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International Journal of Production Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2025.109550

Başak Canboy , Wafa Khlif

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Manufacturers’ performance with industrial symbiosis under cap-and-trade policy considering waste supply-demand mismatch

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International Journal of Production Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2025.109523

Quanyao Cao , Zhongdong Xiao , T.C. Edwin Cheng , Qiangfei Chai

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Reselling or hosting? Examining platform’s co-opetition strategy with third-party sellers

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International Journal of Production Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2025.109520

Xuhong Wang , Yongbo Xiao , Yifan Dou

{"title":"Reselling or hosting? Examining platform’s co-opetition strategy with third-party sellers","authors":"Xuhong Wang , Yongbo Xiao , Yifan Dou","doi":"10.1016/j.ijpe.2025.109520","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijpe.2025.109520","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>E-commerce retailers (etailers) often run the self-operated storefronts while hosting stores from third-party sellers (3PSs), which potentially causes the price competition in between. Besides, the etailer may be better off because of the commission contributed by these 3PSs’ stores. Motivated by the real-world practice, our paper studies the cooperation and competition strategy with 3PSs from the perspective of an etailer. Specifically, our paper extends the prior literature from two aspects: (1) we look into the scenario where the 3PS serves as the supplier such that a co-opetition case emerges; (2) we compare the cases with exogenous and endogenous wholesale prices. Benchmarked by a standard two-channel structure, we find that, when the 3PS plays a dual role (i.e., a supplier and a marketplace seller), co-opetition is more preferred as the 3PS is better off when the etailer opens a competing, self-operated store, suggesting a more nuanced relationship between the etailer’s platform and 3PSs. What is more, a powerful etailer can capitalize its advantage of consumer reach by inducing the supplier to choose a particular channel structure.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":14287,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Production Economics","volume":"282 ","pages":"Article 109520"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143266871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Design of supply chain resilience strategies from the product life cycle perspective

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International Journal of Production Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2025.109532

Yi Yang , Chen Peng , En-Zhi Cao

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AI quality control in competitive recycling facing material contamination

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International Journal of Production Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2025.109541

Baozhuang Niu , Chengwei Lai , Zebin Zheng , Zhiyuan Qi , Zhipeng Dai

{"title":"AI quality control in competitive recycling facing material contamination","authors":"Baozhuang Niu , Chengwei Lai , Zebin Zheng , Zhiyuan Qi , Zhipeng Dai","doi":"10.1016/j.ijpe.2025.109541","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijpe.2025.109541","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In a typical material recycling supply chain, material recovery facilities (MRFs) are generally classified as dirty MRFs(dMRFs) whose material faces contamination and clean MRFs(cMRFs) whose material is of high clarity. As the downstream manufacturer, purchasing from dMRFs or cMRFs faces the trade-off between material purchasing price (dMRF's material is cheaper) and the waste disposal cost (dMRF's contaminated material will be wasted and disposed of). This also motivates dMRFs to adopt an AI quality control system to eliminate contamination. We build a game-theoretic model to analyze the decision-makers’ incentive of AI adoption and interesting findings include: (1) Even AI quality control pushes the purchasing price upward, dMRF's supply quantity can be surprisingly reduced, indicating “inefficient use of AI”; (2) AI quality control cost and the manufacturer's waste disposal cost exhibit a substitutable relationship in promoting the dMRF's AI adoption. These findings provide important insights for managers in formulating purchasing strategies, investment decisions, and AI adoption. They are suggested to pay attention to win-win-win situations regarding the dMRF's profit, the manufacturer's profit, and the system's environmental sustainability with the dMRF's AI quality control. Since all-win situations for the stakeholders will not sustain as the equilibrium, subsidy schemes should be designed to improve the cMRF's profit.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":14287,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Production Economics","volume":"282 ","pages":"Article 109541"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143266869","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Tackling food waste: The role of food suppliers’ investment in preservation technology and government intervention

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International Journal of Production Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2025.109542

Na Luo , Zhangwei Feng , Yanping Liu , Sihong Wu , Xiaoxiao Liang

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Unveiling the interaction among circular economy, industry 4.0, and lean production: A multiple case study analysis and an empirically based framework

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International Journal of Production Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2025.109537

Violetta Giada Cannas, Rossella Pozzi, Nicolò Saporiti, Andrea Urbinati

{"title":"Unveiling the interaction among circular economy, industry 4.0, and lean production: A multiple case study analysis and an empirically based framework","authors":"Violetta Giada Cannas, Rossella Pozzi, Nicolò Saporiti, Andrea Urbinati","doi":"10.1016/j.ijpe.2025.109537","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijpe.2025.109537","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Recent years have seen a growing interest among academics and practitioners in the approaches of Industry 4.0 (I40), Lean Production (LP), and Circular Economy (CE). Scientific studies have largely examined these approaches separately, or in a dual, pairwise combination. More recent research has also shown how I40 technologies and LP practices affect the implementation of CE strategies. In particular, it has been noted that I40 technologies and LP practices mutually not only enhance each other's efficacy but also have a positive impact on CE strategies. Despite this evidence, many of the existing works leave a critical gap in our knowledge about an integrated perspective among these three approaches. In other words, a more synergistic interaction among the I40 technologies, LP practices, and CE strategies is not yet well explored in the existing academic literature and needs to be developed. To address this research gap, this study leverages a multiple case study analysis of six companies operating in the manufacturing sector that operate with I40 technologies, LP practices, and CE strategies. Our results confirm that I40 technologies and LP practices foster each other and enable CE strategies. In addition, our empirical analysis adds to the existing studies that the synergistic interaction among the three approaches lies in the fact that the implementation of one approach triggers another one sequentially. In other words, the implementation of I40 technologies contributes to the activation of LP practices, which in turn enable the adoption of CE strategies. The evidence of our results has been visualized in empirically based framework that highlights for scholars and managers how manufacturing companies can optimize their transition pathway towards CE through I40 technologies and LP practices and paving thus the way for a more sustainable and effective industrial environment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":14287,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Production Economics","volume":"282 ","pages":"Article 109537"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143266874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Integration of machine learning and optimization models for a data-driven lot sizing problem with random yield

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International Journal of Production Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2025.109529

Bijan Bibak, Fikri Karaesmen

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Scenario-based optimization and simulation framework for human-centered Assembly Line Balancing

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International Journal of Production Economics Pub Date : 2025-01-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2024.109513

Mohammed-Amine Abdous , Xavier Delorme , Daria Battini , Fabio Sgarbossa

{"title":"Scenario-based optimization and simulation framework for human-centered Assembly Line Balancing","authors":"Mohammed-Amine Abdous , Xavier Delorme , Daria Battini , Fabio Sgarbossa","doi":"10.1016/j.ijpe.2024.109513","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijpe.2024.109513","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Assembly lines are essential components of manufacturing operations but often face challenges due to variable operation times and ergonomic risks leading to increased musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and associated economic burdens such as absenteeism and workers’ compensation. Assembly line balancing approaches frequently overlook these issues and their impact on worker well-being, highlighting the need for models that integrate both ergonomics and variable operation times.</div><div>This paper introduces a new scenario-based optimization model for assembly line balancing, incorporating a fatigue and recovery ergonomic assessment. The model aims to reduce worker fatigue by considering the variability of operation times across different scenarios and their probabilities. An Integer Linear Program (ILP) is developed and efficiently solved using an Iterative Dichotomic Search algorithm. A simulation framework evaluates the model’s robustness and supports dynamic managerial policies such as job rotation, overrun policies, and scheduled rest allowances.</div><div>Numerical experiments demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach in improving ergonomic conditions and reducing the risk of MSDs without compromising production efficiency. Implementing the model enables managers to proactively address worker fatigue, enhancing well-being, increasing productivity, and achieving significant cost savings through reduced absenteeism and lower compensation claims. The model also provides actionable insights for managerial decision-making to improve resource allocation and strategic planning. By aligning with Industry 5.0 principles, the approach fosters sustainable, human-centric production systems, offering competitive advantages. The method’s adaptability provides practical solutions that enhance operational management and contribute to long-term organizational success by balancing worker health with economic efficiency.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":14287,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Production Economics","volume":"282 ","pages":"Article 109513"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143266870","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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