International Journal of Production Economics

1991 - 2025

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 286, issue C, 2025

Vertically probabilistic selling mechanism under asymmetric quality-tier competition: An analytical exploration

Guang Yang, Lin Tian, Mei Cai, Jie Cao and Zaiwu Gong

win–win contract farming in dual-channel agribusiness supply chains under yield, quality, and price uncertainty

Mohammadreza Nematollahi, Adel Guitouni, Jafar Heydari and Eric M. Gerbrandt

Designing profit-maximizing omnichannel distribution networks for high responsiveness

Dung Nguyen, Walid Klibi and Imen Ben Mohamed

Implications of platform ecosystems on manufacturers’ selling model selection

Lipan Feng, Xiaoxu Chen, Minyue Jin, Yongjian Li and Wei Wang

Agency selling or reselling? Differentiated medication pricing in a healthcare platform with consultation

Shaofu Du, Hengjia Bao and Tengfei Nie

The power of Robotic Mobile Fulfilment Systems — A sensitivity analysis

Julia Wenzel, Ralf Elbert, Felix Weidinger and Simon Emde

Integrated training course planning and hierarchical multi-skilled employee scheduling in the workforce skill transformation context

Guiping Su, Huiling Zhong and Jian Zhang

Strategic peril of sustainable logistics innovations under channel co-opetition

Zhipeng Dai, Jin, Yong (Jimmy), T.C. Edwin Cheng and Xingchen Zhu

Stochastic modeling and analysis of two-phase operations in container terminal with automated lifting vehicles: A novel queuing approach

Govind Lal Kumawat, Divyansh Tripathi and Vishal Bansal

Reselling or agency selling? The implication of non-deceptive counterfeits in the luxury industry

Zhennan Yuan and Lina Bao

Integrating 3D printing and inventory to manage multi-product demand uncertainties

Lan Deng, Juliang Zhang and T.C.E. Cheng

Special Issue (SI) Editorial Note: Sustainable semiconductor supply chain under industrial disruption: Risk and resilience concerns

Ming-Lang Tseng, Chen-Fu Chien, Ming K. Lim and Anthony SF. Chiu

Comparative analysis of crowdfunding and bank financing: The effect of market uncertainty

Mingzhao Tang, Tian-Hui You and Bing-Bing Cao

Managerial practices shaping the transformation towards artificial intelligence-enabled product–service systems

Marko Kohtamäki, Thomas Brekke, Rimsha Naeem, David Sjödin and Vinit Parida

Will supplier's quality improvement discourage competing buyers' joint procurement? Impact of product differentiation and manufacturing cooperation

Baozhuang Niu, Chengwei Lai, Zebin Zheng, Fanzhuo Zeng and Zhipeng Dai

Supply chain network design with the presence of the bullwhip effect

Agus Darmawan, Hartanto Wijaya Wong and Jan Fransoo

Box rates unveiled: Predictive analytics for ocean freight rates with system dynamics and text mining under supply chain disruptions

Junwoo Jeon, Çağatay Iris, Sungchul Hong and Andrew Lyons

Balancing stability and flexibility: The effects of blockchain adoption on supply chain resilience

Haidi Zhou, Qiang Wang and Xiande Zhao

Why do manufacturers launch virtual NFT products? The role of aspirational inventory levels

Wenqian Zhu, Di Fan and Shuhan Wang

A sustainable supply chain finance ecosystem: A review and conceptual framework

Ziling Liao, Lorenzo Bruno Prataviera, Abhijeet Ghadge and Ismail Abushaikha