International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 41 Issue 7

Guest editorialEmerging research and future pathways in digital supply chain governance

Paolo Barbieri, Lisa Ellram, Marco Formentini, Joerg-Martin Ries

Additive manufacturing in the apparel supply chain — impact on supply chain governance and social sustainability

Marlene M. Hohn, Christian F. Durach

Focusing on the apparel industry, this study extends current knowledge on how additive manufacturing (AM) may impact global supply chains regarding structures of…

Informal governance in the digital transformation

Jakob Keller, Patricia Burkhardt, Rainer Lasch

The purpose of this study is to explore if and how informal governance mechanisms are used for coordinating actors of digitalized supply networks.

The impact of digitalization and inter-organizational technological activities on supplier opportunism: the moderating role of relational ties

Lu Yang, Baofeng Huo, Min Tian, Zhaojun Han

Digitalization encourages the manufacturer to engage in inter-organizational technological activities (i.e. supplier IT integration and supply visibility) with its major supplier…

The interplay between digital transformation and governance mechanisms in supply chains: evidence from the Italian automotive industry

Emilio Paolucci, Elena Pessot, Riccardo Ricci

This paper aims to investigate the effect of specific subsets of digital technologies and governance mechanisms (i.e. relational and contractual) on the efficiency of the…

Managing information asymmetry in public–private relationships undergoing a digital transformation: the role of contractual and relational governance

Tom A.E. Aben, Wendy van der Valk, Jens K. Roehrich, Kostas Selviaridis

Inter-organisational governance is an important enabler for information processing, particularly in relationships undergoing digital transformation (DT) where partners depend on…

Strategic supplier relationships and supply chain resilience: Is digital transformation that precludes trust beneficial?

Murtaza Faruquee, Antony Paulraj, Chandra Ade Irawan

The purpose of this study is to investigate the role that communication, trust and digital transformation can play in the relationship between joint problem-solving and supply…

The dark side of supply chain digitalisation: supplier-perceived digital capability asymmetry, buyer opportunism and governance

Byung-Gak Son, Hyojin Kim, Daesik Hur, Nachiappan Subramanian

In this paper, the authors seek to contribute to the supply chain digitalisation literature by investigating a potential dark side of supply chain digitalisation from the…