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International Journal of Operations & Production Management

ISSN: 0144-3577
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Unique attributes

The International Journal of Operations & Production Management exists to provide a communication medium for all those working in the operations management field. This includes:

• Private and public sectors 
• Manufacturing and service settings
• Academic institutions  
• Consultancies.

The content of the Journal focuses on topics which have a substantial management (as opposed to technical) content. A double-blind review process ensures the journal content's high quality, validity and relevance.

Topicality

The International Journal of Operations & Production Management looks at the managerial problems of developing and implementing operations plans and systems. Drawing on the experiences of both service and manufacturing industry sectors, in both private and public settings, the Journal has become a widely respected resource in a complex and increasingly important field in business management.

Key benefits

The international team of editorial advisers insists that material published in the Journal is of value to the practicing manager as well as the academic community. With contributions from both academics and professionals working in the field, the journal's content is relevant to current needs, offering specific guidance and problem-solving in key areas.

Key journal audiences

• Academic researchers in the field
• Corporate and academic libraries 
• Managers whose roles include supply chain management and managing within networks
• Operations practitioners in manufacturing and service 
• Operations practitioners in private and public settings
• Production and operations directors 
• Production planners and project managers

Coverage

The scope of the Journal covers all aspects of operations management: manufacturing and service, profit and non-for-profit, including, but not limited to, the topics listed below.

• Capacity planning and control
• E-business and operations
• Global operations management 
• Human resource management in operations
• Information and knowledge management
• Lean/agile operations
• Logistics, order fulfilment and distribution
• Management of technology for operations
• Managing technological/organisational change 
• Mass customisation
• Materials and inventory management
• New product and service design/development
• Operations planning, scheduling and control
• Operations strategy
• Performance measurement and management
• Plant location, design and layout
• Project management in operations
• Quality management in operations
• Role of operations in sustainability
• Supplier/customer relationship management
• Supply chain management

International Journal of Operations & Production Management is indexed and abstracted in:

• Emerald Management Reviews
• Business Index
• Cabell's Dictionary of Publishing Opportunities in Management and Marketing
• Contents pages in Management
• INSPEC
• International Abstracts in Operations Research
• ISI: Alerting Services
• ISI: Current Contents/Social and Behavioral Sciences
• ISI: Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences Edition
• Science Abstracts
• ISI: Social Science Citation Index
• ISI: Social Scisearch
• Research Alert®
• Scopus

International Journal of Operations & Production Management is available as part of an online subscription to the Emerald Operations and Logistics Management Subject Collection. For more information, please email collections@emeraldinsight.com.

This journal is a member of and subscribes to the
principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics.