INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
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EDITORS
Editor-in-Chief
Professor Robert W. Grubbström
Department of Production Economics
Linköping Institute of Technology
S-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
North-American Editor
Professor Peter Kelle
Department of Information Systems
and Decision Sciences
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-6316, USA
Asian-Pacific Editor
Professor T.C. Edwin Cheng
Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hung Hom
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Assistant Editor
Professor Ou Tang
Linköping University
Department of Management and Engineering
581 83 Linköping, Sweden
EDITORIAL BOARD
P.J. Agrell, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
S. Axsäter, Lund University, Sweden
W.L. Berry, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
L.E. Cárdenas-Barrón, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico
N.S. Chen, R.M.I.T. University, Bundoora, Vict., Australia
A. Chikán, Corvinus University, Budapest, Hungary
A.H. Christer, University of Salford, Salford, UK
H. Ding, Northern Jiaotong University, Beijing, China
S.M. Disney, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
Th. Durand, Ecole Centrale Paris, France
S.E. Elmaghraby, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
W.G. Ferrell, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
B.E. Flores, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
J.R. Freeland, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
L.F. Gelders, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
T.N. Goh, National University of Singapore, Singapore
M. Gregory, University Engineering Department, Cambridge, UK
A. Gunasekaran, University of Massachusetts, North Dartmouth, MA, USA
H.H. Hinterhuber, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
K. Hitomi, Center of Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Kyoto, Japan
R.H. Hollier, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
T. Ichimura, Tokyo, Japan
K. Inderfurth, University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
K. Ishii, Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Ishikawa, Japan
U.S. Karmarkar, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
B.M.T. Lin, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
R.J. Linn, Boeing 787 Program, Everett, WA, USA
S. Minner, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
T. Morton, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
J.A. Muckstadt, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
D.N.P. Murthy, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
Ch. O’Brien, University of Nottingham, UK
S. Park, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
L. Peccati, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy
J.-M. Proth, CESCOM, Technopie, Metz, France
D.S. Remer, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA, USA
B.-H. Rho, Sagang University, Seoul, South Korea
D.A. Samson, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vict., Australia
B.R. Sarker, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
C.A. Snyder, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
R. Steinberg, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
M.T. Tabucanon, Asian Institute of Technology, Pathumthani, Thailand
J.M.A. Tanchoco, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
D.R. Towill, University of Wales, Cardiff, UK
M. Tuominen, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Lappeenranta, Finland
L.N. Van Wassenhove, INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France
D.C. Whybark, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
J. Wijngaard, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
S. Wu, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
H. Yamashina, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
C.A. Yano, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
P.H. Zipkin, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES
The journal focuses on topics treating the interface between engineering and management. All
aspects of the subject in relation to manufacturing
and process industries, as well as to production
in general are covered. The journal is inter-disciplinary in nature, considering whole cycles of
activities, such as the product life cycle—research,
design, development, test, launch, disposal—and
the material flow cycle—supply, production,
distribution.
The ultimate objective of the journal is to disseminate knowledge for improving industrial
practice and to strengthen the theoretical base
necessary for supporting sound decision making.
It provides a forum for the exchange of ideas
and the presentation of new developments in
theory and application, wherever engineering
and technology meet the managerial and economic environment in which industry operates. In
character, the journal combines the high standards of a traditional academic approach with the
practical value of industrial applications.
TYPES OF CONTRIBUTIONS
• Original papers, short notes and comments on
– advances in theory, techniques, applications and
practice
– industrial developments, including case studies and
projections
• Surveys and reviews, including book reviews
• Educational and instructional material
• Other relevant information, experience and expertise
of general interest
• Forthcoming events and news items
All contributions will be refereed and high
standard of content, style and presentation will
be required. An important criterion will be their
relevance to industrial problems and their
potential utility. A “Guide for Authors’’ for the
preparation of manuscripts is available online.
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Engineering economics
Production planning, scheduling and control
Synchronized production (JIT)
Inventory management, MRP
Procurement and resource management
Material flow — movement and storage
Production systems engineering & facilities design
Distribution and logistics
Maintenance management
Quality assurance and improvement (SPC, TQC, SQC)
Strategic planning for production
Forecasting models and methods
Investment & financial analysis
Cost & information systems
Human factors in design & operations, including
computer applications of these topics, aiming at
integrating engineering as well as managerial and
economic concepts and aspects.
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Publication information: International Journal of Production Economics (ISSN 0925-5273). For 2009, volumes
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