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 288, issue C, 2025

Analytical modeling of an acceptance sampling plan with the functional process capability index for circular profiles

Atefe Banihashemi, Chien-Wei Wu and Amirhossein Amiri

Integrated inbound and inplant logistics scheduling of containers via heterogeneous material-handling resources

Priyam Bajpai, Chandrasekharan Rajendran, Renu Agarwal, Sanjoy Kumar Paul and A.S. Balakrishnan

FP-Growth-based risk pattern discovery for dual cost-risk mitigation in resilient multi-sourcing order allocation under time-varying demand

Samia Chehbi Gamoura, David Damand, Youssef Lahrichi and Tarik Saikouk

Can FICO scores be used to explain managerial decision making?: Evidence from a supply-chain resilience experiment

Yiseon Choi and Noah Dormady

Blockchain in the pharmaceutical sector: empirical evidence on the associated challenges and countermeasures

Mirco Peron, Saporiti, Nicolo’, Rossella Pozzi and Maria Pia Ciano

Production–inventory planning in high-tech low-volume manufacturing supply chains

Tijn Fleuren, Yasemin Merzifonluoglu, Renata Sotirov and Maarten Hendriks

Financial impact of digitalization – A time-lagged analysis

Botond Benedek, Ottó Csiki, Krisztina Demeter, Dávid Losonci and Levente Szász

Supporting delivery allocation decisions in a beverage company with multi-criteria methods and an optimization model

Laís Sant'anna Fonseca and Diogo Lima

How to arrange production and carbon emissions reduction? Thoughts towards remanufacturing authorization, risk aversion and carbon cap-and-trade

Hongxia Sun, Zhijie Wang, Ke Yan, T.C.E. Cheng and Guowei Hua

Platform's role in green vs. non-green product competition: Blockchain transparency and selling contract selection

Jianghua Wu, Junzhu Yao and Yuqian Wang

Seizing opportunity: Advancing the science and practice of opportunistic maintenance in manufacturing

Jon Bokrantz, Mukund Subramaniyan and Anders Skoogh

Managing paradoxical tensions between Corporate Social Responsibility and Automation: How organizations reach sustainability and digital transformation

João Felipe Capioto Seelent, Fernando Henrique Lermen, Cíntia Wilke Franco and Guilherme Brittes Benitez

The effect of blockchain implementation on supply chain disputes

Xiaoqi Lyu, Baofeng Huo and Min Tian

A process model of governance adaptation and performance outcomes in e-commerce permissioned blockchain networks

Sulafa Badi and Livashnee Naidoo

Optimal buy-online-and-pick-up-in-store strategies in the livestreaming selling context

Zhengqiang Li, Azmat Ullah, Qingyun Xu and Benjamin Lev

Development of a cost-effective inspection scheme with adaptive lot-disposition mechanisms and a third-generation capability index

To-Cheng Wang

Revenue management optimization for make-to-order and engineering-to-order manufacturing context

Jose V. Cavero, M.M.E. Alemany, Ana Esteso and Alfredo Giménez

Circular economy challenges under uncertainty in the Indonesian fashion industry: A causal hierarchical model

Tat-Dat Bui, Rita Rosiana, Feng-Ming Tsai, Anthony SF. Chiu and Ming-Lang Tseng

Analyzing the role of digital technology to enhance firms’ green innovation resilience: A moderated mediation model

Min Guo, Jingbei Wang, Hui Liu and He Zhai

Diffusion of digital transformation initiatives in multi-tier supply chains: The double agency role of Tier-1 suppliers

Zhi Zhang, Nishikant Mishra, Nur Baiti Ingga Wulandhari, Ismail Gölgeci and Akshit Singh