quality management
Pedram Esmaeilzadeh; Abolfazl Kazzazi; Amiri Maghsoud; Jahanyar Bamdadsoofi
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Despite the recognized importance of strategic alignment for competitiveness and quality management maturity for operational excellence, a significant literature gap persists in systematically integrating these concepts. This study addresses how to systematically align strategic alignment dimensions ...
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Despite the recognized importance of strategic alignment for competitiveness and quality management maturity for operational excellence, a significant literature gap persists in systematically integrating these concepts. This study addresses how to systematically align strategic alignment dimensions with quality management maturity. Using a systematic literature review and thematic analysis, 843 documents were screened, resulting in 47 articles for data coding and analysis. The primary contribution is the "Cross-mapping Table of Strategic Alignment and Quality Management Maturity Dimensions," which delineates interrelationships between six strategic alignment dimensions (skills, governance, value, communication, stakeholder participation, and scope) and seven quality management maturity dimensions (context, leadership, process management, resource management, performance analysis and evaluation, and improvement, learning and innovation). The research provides an integrated framework elucidating interaction mechanisms between these domains. Practically, it offers managers a diagnostic tool for assessing organizational status and developing simultaneous enhancement strategies for both quality maturity and strategic alignment. This framework fosters a paradigm shift in managerial approaches and facilitates leveraging existing platforms to strengthen the interaction between strategic and quality management systems, ultimately supporting sustained organizational excellence.
supply chain management
Mehdi Seifbarghy; Shaghayegh Zangeneh
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The increasing volume of industrial waste and the environmental pressures caused by non-biodegradable products have highlighted the necessity of redesigning supply chains within the framework of a circular economy. Polyester carpets, as a high-consumption product with a short lifecycle, play a significant ...
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The increasing volume of industrial waste and the environmental pressures caused by non-biodegradable products have highlighted the necessity of redesigning supply chains within the framework of a circular economy. Polyester carpets, as a high-consumption product with a short lifecycle, play a significant role in this challenge. This study presents a mixed-integer linear programming model for the design and optimization of a closed-loop supply chain in the Iranian polyester carpet industry. In the proposed model, forward and reverse flows are integrated across multiple levels, including raw material supply, production, distribution, collection of used products, refurbishment, and recycling. The objectives of the model are to minimize the total network costs and enhance environmental performance through the use of eco-friendly materials and clean technologies. To address the multi-objective nature of the problem, fuzzy programming and goal programming approaches are employed. The model is validated through a case study in the Iranian carpet industry using real-world data. The results show that the fuzzy programming approach provides much better environmental performance than other methods; so that the environmental index value in this method is equal to 259658, which shows a significant improvement compared to the value of 54437 of the goal programming method. However, this improvement is naturally accompanied by an increase in the total network costs. Overall, the proposed model creates a good trade off between the total network costs and environmental goals.
production and operations management
Maryam Rahimi; Roohollah Ghasemi; Ali Mohaghar
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In the competitive landscape of international markets, export performance is recognized as a key indicator of organizational success. Identifying the drivers that enhance this performance is therefore of critical importance. The present study examines the simultaneous effects of production capabilities ...
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In the competitive landscape of international markets, export performance is recognized as a key indicator of organizational success. Identifying the drivers that enhance this performance is therefore of critical importance. The present study examines the simultaneous effects of production capabilities and competitive strategies on export performance, with marketing capabilities considered as a mediating variable, in AmadehLaziz Company. This research is applied in nature and adopts a descriptive-correlational design. A stratified random sample of 320 respondents was selected. Data were collected using validated and reliable questionnaires, and analyzed through structural equation modeling. The findings indicate that production capabilities exert a direct influence on marketing capabilities. Competitive strategies also significantly reinforce marketing capabilities. Additionally, marketing capabilities directly affect export performance. Importantly, marketing capabilities serve as a mediating mechanism, such that production capabilities and competitive strategies indirectly shape export performance through marketing capabilities. However, the direct effects of production capabilities and competitive strategies on export performance were not statistically significant.
Industrial management
Amin Askari; Mohsen Jalali Majidi; Hossein Shirazi; Arnoosh Shakeri
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Sustainable manufacturing systems have emerged as a strategic approach in process industries, aiming to reduce environmental impacts, optimize resource utilization, and enhance economic and social performance. Despite their potential benefits, the adoption and implementation of such systems in the petrochemical ...
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Sustainable manufacturing systems have emerged as a strategic approach in process industries, aiming to reduce environmental impacts, optimize resource utilization, and enhance economic and social performance. Despite their potential benefits, the adoption and implementation of such systems in the petrochemical industry are confronted with multiple challenges that may impede the achievement of sustainability objectives. Therefore, a systematic and context-specific identification of these challenges is essential. This study aims to identify and contextualize the challenges associated with the adoption and implementation of sustainable manufacturing systems in the Iranian petrochemical industry using a mixed-methods research design. In the qualitative phase, a meta-synthesis approach was employed to extract common challenges reported in previous studies. In the quantitative phase, second-order confirmatory factor analysis was applied to validate and structure the identified challenges within the Iranian petrochemical context. The study population comprised managers, policymakers, industry experts, and academic scholars with relevant expertise in the petrochemical sector, from whom 225 respondents were selected using a convenience sampling method. The results of the meta-synthesis revealed 45 challenges categorized into 12 major dimensions. The confirmatory factor analysis indicated that 41 of these challenges are significant and applicable to the Iranian petrochemical industry. Moreover, human resources, financial/economic, and organizational dimensions were identified as the most critical challenge areas, with path coefficients of 0.33, 0.316, and 0.247, respectively. The findings provide valuable insights for improving strategic decision-making, resource allocation, and sustainability-oriented policies, and offer a solid foundation for future research in similar complex and technology-intensive industries.
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