International Journal of Production Economics

1991 - 2026

Continuation of Engineering Costs and Production Economics.

Current editor(s): Stefan Minner

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Volume 30-31, issue 1, 1993

Strategic and operational issues in production economics pp. 1-2

Robert W. Grubbstrom and Hans H. Hinterhuber

Production control in engineer-to-order firms pp. 3-22

J. W. M. Bertrand and D. R. Muntslag

The influence of central government's policy on production and the inventory in a spatial oligopoly pp. 23-30

Marija Bogataj and Ludvik Bogataj

Capacity smoothing and sequencing for mixed-model lines pp. 31-42

Maria Decker

Simulation of pull type manufacturing system for evaluating maintenance planning pp. 43-52

Semra Durmusoglu

Integrating marketing and production planning in make-to-order companies pp. 53-66

Brian Kingsman, Lee Worden, Linda Hendry, Alan Mercer and Elaine Wilson

Manufacturing flexibility and profitability pp. 67-78

Jan Olhager

Feedback production planning in a stochastic two-machine flowshop: Asymptotic analysis and computational results pp. 79-93

Suresh Sethi, Houmin Yan, Zhang Qing and Xun Yu Zhou

Manpower capacity planning -- A hierarchical approach pp. 95-106

Bernhard Wild and Christoph Schneewei

Production Planning and Control (PPC) systems including load-oriented order release -- Problems and research perspectives pp. 107-122

G. Zapfel and H. Missbauer

Process planning for a modular component placement system pp. 123-135

W. H. M. Zijm and A. van Harten

Capacitated lot-sizing with minimum batch sizes and setup times pp. 137-152

Edward J. Anderson and Boon Soon Cheah

Initial order quantities in a multistage production system with backlogging pp. 153-166

Robert W. Grubbstrom and Huiping Ding

Measuring and improving planning stability of reorder-point lot-sizing policies pp. 167-178

Thomas Jensen

Optimal and approximate (Q, r) inventory policies with lost sales and gamma-distributed lead time pp. 179-194

Soren Glud Johansen and Anders Thorstenson

A theoretical framework for understanding why JIT reduces cost and cycle time and improves quality pp. 195-204

John Miltenburg

Different evaluations of `criticity' in production processes pp. 205-212

Luigi Poiaga

A capacitated single-item lot-size model pp. 213-219

Kaj Rosling

Heterogeneous batch structures in throughput scheduling pp. 221-227

P. J. Weeda

Industrial conversion to natural gas--An efficient and risk neutral strategy? pp. 229-242

Berndt Andersson and Ted Lindblom

The challenges of capacity planning pp. 243-264

Nils Arne Bakke and Roland Hellberg

Engineering design and product development and its relationship to manufacturing: A programme of case study research in British companies pp. 265-272

P. M. Braiden, N. Alderman and A. T. Thwaites

Manufacturing practice in a transition economy pp. 273-280

Attila Chikan and Krisztina Demeter

Integrated performance measurement: A review of current practice and emerging trends pp. 281-296

M. J. Gregory

What makes a strategist out of a manager? What engineers should know about strategic management pp. 297-307

Hans H. Hinterhuber and Wolfgang Popp

Design of the decision process for strategic investment in advanced manufacturing systems pp. 309-322

C. O'Brien and S. J. E. Smith

Operational technology transfer: Can we calculate the behavior costs? pp. 323-330

Shanthakumar Palaniswami and Ronald C. Bishop

The analytic hierarchy process based expert analysis of strategies and critical success factors of forest industries in Finland pp. 331-343

Markku Tuominen and Pentti Sierila

Progress on developing a framework for computer aided production management pp. 345-353

M. C. Bonney and M. A. Head

Architectural framework for the design of a simulation environment for decentralized production management pp. 355-364

Chr. Kruse, M. Zell and A. -W. Scheer

Decentralized production planning and design of a production management system based on an object-oriented architecture pp. 365-383

M. Rohloff

Quality of services "applicable to production?" pp. 385-397

C. P. M. Govers

Improving service quality: Learning from manufacturing pp. 399-413

Robert N. Mefford

Inventory control and quality system requirements--a case study pp. 415-425

Urpo Moisio and Veli-Matti Virolainen

Analysis of the conversion from a job shop system to a cellular manufacturing system pp. 427-436

M. Bulent Durmusoglu

Using a knowledge-based decision support system development environment to implement a scheduling system for a workshop pp. 437-451

Michel Klein, Catherine Lecomte and Pierre Dejax

An expert system for a local planning environment pp. 453-464

G. J. Meester

The appraisal of industrial investments: A new method and a case study pp. 465-476

Paolo Gallo and Lorenzo Peccati

Post-implementation reviews of investment: Evidence from a two-stage study pp. 477-488

Eleanor J. Morgan and Yan Ling Tang

An integrated approach to the layout of flexible transfer lines (FTLs): Buffer stocks allocation pp. 489-499

Layek Abdel-Malek and Chi Tang

Determining the number of spares in an inventory/repair system which supports equipment with scheduled usage pp. 501-518

Michael S. Bridgman and Clark A. Mount-Campbell

The economic lot size and relevant costs pp. 519-530

Michael Corbey and Rutger Jansen

Determining economic inventory policies in a multi-stage just-in-time production system pp. 531-542

A. Gunasekaran, S. K. Goyal, T. Martikainen and P. Yli-Olli

Inventory control of repairable tools with incomplete information pp. 543-550

Thomas Hamann and Jean-Marie Proth

Reducing system nervousness in multi-product inventory systems pp. 551-562

Erik van der Sluis

Global relations between inventory, manufacturing lead time and delivery date promises pp. 563-569

Gyula Vastag and D. Clay Whybark

Freight rates for small shipments pp. 571-577

F. J. Arcelus and J. E. Rowcroft

Scheduling of packaging lines in the process industry: An empirical investigation pp. 579-589

Peter van Dam, Gerard Gaalman and Gerard Sierksma

A practical solution to a newspaper distribution problem pp. 591-599

R. J. Mantel and M. Fontein

Volume 295, issue C, 2026

Role of artificial intelligence in financial leasing: Assessing bias and real-time value

Wenyi Zhang, Feng Yang, Ziming Wang, Chen Bi and Dawei Wang

Involving suppliers in a low-carbon supply chain: The role of symbolic awards

Junjun Liu, Yuxiao Chen and Qinghua Zhu

Financing capital-constrained manufacturers: The impact of credit rating under carbon trading

Tianyu Cheng, Wenli Wang and Jin Xiao

When does food become surplus? A game theoretical model for philanthropic partnerships in food supply chains

Sinan Salman, Suzan Alaswad, Imen Nouira and Ramzi Hammami

Hybrid MILP-deep reinforcement learning approach for reusable container flows in the automotive industry

Eduardo Guzmán, Beatriz Andrés and Raúl Poler

Side by Side or “Get Out of My Way!”—Examining the Impact of Picker Blocking and AGV Assistance in Picker-to-Parts Order-Picking Systems

Jonas Koreis and Matthias Klumpp

Automation, augmentation, or dual AI strategies for superior product line performance: the functional subsidiarity challenge

Yancy Vaillant, Esteban Lafuente and Ferran Vendrell-Herrero

When to use large language models for digital manufacturing in supply chains?

Bing Qing Tan, Kai Kang and Ray Y. Zhong

Business optimization for digital manufacturing: A fine-tuned large language model approach

Pivithuru Thejan Amarasinghe, Su Nguyen, Yuan Sun, Arisian, Sobhan (Sean) and Damminda Alahakoon

Optimal fulfillment and transshipment strategies in omnichannel retailing with cross-channel returns

Yuchi Guo and Armagan Bayram

Is it wise for cross-border e-commerce platforms to bear estimated imported charges on behalf of consumers?

Huiling Song, Xinwei Dong, Mingwu Liu, Bo Xiang and Qinxia Chen

Greener to Share? Green logistics service sharing decision at the E-commerce platform

Yixuan Feng, Jia Song, Yongrui Duan and Jiazhen Huo

The sustainable reverse inventory-routing problem with time windows and simultaneous pickup and delivery

Chaima Zormati, Tarik Chargui, Abdelghani Bekrar and Abdessamad Ait El Cadi

Facilitation mechanisms for supply chain resilience-oriented inputs: a digitalization and enterprise alliance based perspective

Gang Tian, Ziying Chen, Ziyi Xia, Hasnain Abbas and Weihua Liu

Towards a post-irrevocable payment undertaking era: Dynamic credit limits in supply chain finance

George Shapiro, Volodymyr Babich and David Wuttke

Collaborative information and capacity sharing: Strategies for managing uncertain demand with competitors

Jianghua Wu, Luyao Li and Yuhong He

Orchestrating blockchain for sustainability-oriented supply chains: Empirically exploring the strategic role of technology providers in emerging countries

Elhoussaine Wahyana, Lamiae Benhayoun and Néstor Fabián Ayala

Operation and maintenance of digital platform network ecosystems: A digital integration-enabling mechanism

Qian Xue, Juan He and Xianglin Jiang

Integrating generative artificial intelligence into the smart device ecosystem

Bin Shen, Yiwen Sun and Jianing Zhang

How does city-level differentiated pricing improve electric vehicle battery recycling efficiency? Evidence from dual-price signals of China

Zhonglin Ma, Chao Wang and Guida Xu

A new solution for sustainable manufacturing: The dynamics of digital twins and carbon futures under emission reduction targets

Jianhua Xiao, Junning Li, Siyuan Ma, Shuyi Wang and George Q. Huang

Why and how do corporate lean programs change? A punctuated equilibrium perspective

Torbjørn Netland, Mark Grothkopp, Matteo Rossini, Thomas Friedli and Alberto Portioli Staudacher

Green fuzzy scheduling approach of hydraulic cylinder manufacturing workshop based on nonlinear grey wolf optimizer incorporating simulated annealing

Xixing Li, Yongjun Ma, Rui Wu, Hongtao Tang and Yibing Li

Blockchain-enabled green Loans: Mitigating greenwashing through inventory and emission signaling

Xia Bing, Li Jian and Ma Qi

Live-streaming encroachment and blockchain resistance in online retail channels

Jialuo Wang, Changhong Li and Yifan Shi