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 291, issue C, 2026

Impact of informality on operational security in emerging markets

Xingze Zhao, Yuxiao Ye, Yiting Han and Baofeng Huo

Can Gen-AI promote community group buying? A tripartite evolutionary game analysis

Fuli Zhou, Chenchen Zhang, Sunil Tiwari, Xingjun Huang and Preetam Basu

Leveraging AI to enhance firms’ resource efficiency: ecological modernization theory and resource-based view perspectives

Lang Zhao, Jiawei Xu, Baofeng Zhang and Jianjun Lu

Digital corporate governance at diversity, equity, and inclusion in operations and supply chain management: A mixed-method approach

Alexandre Arns Steiner, Laura Visintainer Lerman, Dalton Alexandre Kai and Guilherme Brittes Benitez

Forecasting and managing price volatility in salmon production: A hybrid system using conformal prediction and dynamic hedging

Manuel Luna, Olaya Pérez-Mon and João Luiz Becker

Benchmarking supplier performance: How scorecard comparisons and supply risk influence termination decisions

Neale G. O'Connor, Jorge Romero and Kaveh Asiaei

A deep fusion framework for end-to-end multi-product inventory optimization in e-commerce scenarios

Shan Chen, Meizhen Zhu, Shuihua Han and Shivam Gupta

An intelligent Digital Twin based on machine learning for interpretable decision-making in manufacturing

Stefano Genetti, Giorgio Scarton, Marco Formentini and Giovanni Iacca

Digital twins in supply chain management: Scope and methodological issues

Latifa Benhamou, Vincent Giard and Samir Lamouri

Impact of pricing and replenishment decisions on food waste at stores and households

Bouchra Bacha, Yann Bouchery, M. Zied Babai and Zied Jemai

Optimization of cooperation mode and decision strategy in online game supply chain

Longmei Tian, Bneyong Hu and Chao Mneg

Positioning of omnichannel inventories to protect revenue

Alborz Hassanzadeh and Victor Martínez-de-Albéniz

Impact of network nestedness on resistance and recovery of supply chain resilience

Sihang Chen, Junqin Lin, Xiaopo Zhuo, Libo Yin and Jiaxin Shen

Nudging the last mile: Combining behavioral insights and monetary incentives for sustainable delivery choices

Eleonora Rizzitello, Giovanna Lo Nigro, Simona Mancini and Margaretha Gansterer

Responding to upstream uncertainty: How does supplier risk-taking affect client ESG performance?

Jing Zhou, Tingwei Wu and Kaiwen Wu

Joint bunker fuel and freight revenue management in liner shipping: A decision-focused learning approach

Nitish Bhide, Jasashwi Mandal, Ramesh Kumar and Manoj K. Tiwari

Uncovering the risks of digital supply chains: A large language model framework for semantic identification and validation

Jiaqi Fang, Bixiang Su, Shuzhen Wang and Bin Wang

Integrating industry 4.0 technologies into green supply chains: An empirical investigation of pathways to green innovation and circular economy

Fakhar Shahzad, Younes Ben Zaied and Qingyu Zhang

Redefining work in the supply chain: combining digital technologies and knowledge sharing for a smart working environment

Joyce Danielle de Araújo, Cíntia Wilke Franco, Paulo Renato de Sousa and Alejandro G. Frank

Platform-led or firm-led? An analysis of artificial intelligence development strategies in agricultural supply chains

Changhua Liao, Qihui Lu, Yanglei Li and Victor Shi

Integrated production and maintenance planning in imperfect hybrid manufacturing–remanufacturing systems with outsourcing and carbon emissions

Mohammed Merghem, Mohammed Haoues, Ahmed Senoussi, Mohammed Dahane and Nadia Kinza Mouss

Firm remanufacturing and product distinction decisions: The implications of servitization implementation

Junwei Zhao, Huiqin Zhang, Yuxiang Zhang and Deru Xie

Identifying critical node set in supply chain network considering hybrid operational risk management

Bin Hou, Xinyu Wang and Jiafu Tang

Navigating trade-offs in online food delivery: The interplay of buy-online-and-pick-up-in-store and delay insurance

Minjian Liu, Qi Dong, Yunbing Li and Shaofu Du

Impacts of supply chain finance on enterprise resilience: the interplay between financial linkage and business relationship among supply chain partners

Bei Cui