Purpose: This paper reviews current literature and contributes a set of findings that capture the current state-of-the-art of the topic of green production. Design/methodology/approach: A literature review to capture, classify and summarize the main body of knowledge on green production and, translate this into a form that is readily accessible to researchers and practitioners in the more mainstream operations management community. Findings: The existing knowledge base is somewhat fragmented. This is a relatively unexplored topic within mainstream operations management research and one which could provide rich opportunities for further exploration. Originality/value: This paper sets out to review current literature, from a more conventional production operations perspective, and contributes a set of findings that capture the current state-of-the-art of this topic.

Drawing on several theoretical perspectives on the determinants of organisational performance, the study seeks to identify company characteristics that can significantly predict servitization outcomes. Empirical data from 81 unsuccessful servitized manfacturers and 227 successful competitors are contrasted to develop insights on how companies can achieve the best fit with services.