António J. Marques Cardoso

Lean tools and Industry 4.0 technologies: a multidimensional analysis of firm performance

Purpose This study aims to examine how Lean/Lean Six Sigma (LSS) tools and Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies relate to firm performance across multiple dimensions and time horizons. Prior research has focused predominantly on productivity; the authors extend this view to profitabi...

The impact of the dimensions of digital maturity in Industry 4.0 on the performance of industrial companies in Portugal’s Dão Lafões region

Purpose This study investigates the relationship between individual dimensions of digital maturity in the context of Industry 4.0 and financial and operational performance outcomes. Moving beyond aggregate maturity measures, the analysis adopts a dimensional perspective to captur...