The International Journal of Operations and Production Management is a peer-reviewed

Peer review

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 academic journal

Academic journal

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 published by Emerald Group Publishing

Emerald Group Publishing

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. It is the official journal of the European Operations Management Association

European Operations Management Association

The European Operations Management Association is an international network of academics and practitioners from around the world who have a common interest in the continuing development of Operations Management. EurOMA is a European-based network with rapidly growing international links, whereby...

 and provides guidance on the management of systems, whether in academic institutions, industry or consultancy.

The journal publishes articles on a wide variety of topics, including capacity planning and control

Capacity planning

Capacity planning is the process of determining the production capacity needed by an organization to meet changing demands for its products. In the context of capacity planning, "capacity" is the maximum amount of work that an organization is capable of completing in a given period of time...

, computer applications, delivery performance, ergonomics

Ergonomics

Ergonomics is the study of designing equipment and devices that fit the human body, its movements, and its cognitive abilities.The International Ergonomics Association defines ergonomics as follows:...

, human resources

Human resources

Human resources is a term used to describe the individuals who make up the workforce of an organization, although it is also applied in labor economics to, for example, business sectors or even whole nations...

 in operations, industrial engineering

Industrial engineering

Industrial engineering is a branch of engineering dealing with the optimization of complex processes or systems. It is concerned with the development, improvement, implementation and evaluation of integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information, equipment, energy, materials, analysis...

, inventory planning and control, just in time, lean/agile production, maintenance, management of organizational or technological change, motivation and payment systems, MRPII, performance measurement, plant location design and layout, process and product design, production planning and control, productivity

Productivity

Productivity is a measure of the efficiency of production. Productivity is a ratio of what is produced to what is required to produce it. Usually this ratio is in the form of an average, expressing the total output divided by the total input...

, quality in operations

Operational excellence

Operational Excellence is a philosophy of leadership, teamwork and problem solving resulting in continuous improvement throughout the organization by focusing on the needs of the customer, empowering employees, and optimizing existing activities in the process....

, scheduling and load planning, service operations, strategy in manufacturing operations, supply chain management/purchasing

Supply chain management

Supply chain management is the management of a network of interconnected businesses involved in the ultimate provision of product and service packages required by end customers...

, and work study.

The International Journal of Operations and Production Management is indexed by the Social Sciences Citation Index

Social Sciences Citation Index

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 (ISI), with a 2010 impact factor

Impact factor

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 of 1.812. It publishes twelve issues per year, and is currently edited by Steve Brown, Andi Smart, Harry Maddern, and Roger Maull of the University of Exeter

University of Exeter

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 Business School, UK. Until 2009 the journal was edited by Margaret and Andrew Taylor of the University of Bradford

University of Bradford

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School of Management, UK.