International Journal of Production Economics

1991 - 2026

Continuation of Engineering Costs and Production Economics.

Current editor(s): Stefan Minner

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Volume 296, issue C, 2026

Strategic return-exchange promotions with customer loss aversion in omnichannel operations

Chenchen Ge and Jianjun Zhu

How to prevent the contradiction in the allocation of carbon emission quota and energy quota? Evidence from a modified DEA model

Yaxian Wang, Yanxi Zhou, Tomas Baležentis and Dalia Streimikiene

ESG disclosure synergy mechanism between shipper and carrier under demand uncertainty

Na Li, Jiaguo Liu, Jian Li and Jihong Chen

Is pursuing multiple certifications beneficial for firms? A firm risk perspective

Kangkang Yu, Cheng Qian, Pavel Castka, Qiwen Huang and Qiuhuan Lin

COVID-19 and supply chain disruptions: A novel perspective using a network of payments in Brazil

Thiago Christiano Silva, Carlos Eduardo de Almeida and Benjamin Miranda Tabak

Exploring framing and spillover effects in sustainable logistics provider selection: Role of attentional biases

Anupama Prashar

Robust multi-manned mixed-model assembly line balancing with dynamic task assignment considering product mix uncertainty

S. Ehsan Hashemi Petroodi, Simon Thevenin, Sergey Kovalev and Alexandre Dolgui

Design of a trade-in and performance-based warranty considering time-varying covariates

Xin Wang, Yang Cai, Anshu Dai and Xun Zhang

Subsidization and service enhancement: Which benefits the two-sided platform?

Jie Wei and Xinru Zhang

Impacts of heterogeneous autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) on smart manufacturing

Sai-Ho Chung, Qing Zhang, Hoi-Lam Ma, Xin Wen and Yige Sun

Integrated decision of release and patch planning for warrantied smart products considering hardware–software interaction

Le Gao, Anshu Dai, Avinash Kumar Shrivastava, Zhen He and Shuguang He

Wholesale price confidentiality under demand uncertainty in competing supply chains

Chu Zhang and Junjie Wu

Partial reservation policy for cost-effective inventory management incorporating customer preferences

Jung Woo Baek

The Scheduled Joint Replenishment Problem

Miguel Chastre, Albert H. Schrotenboer, Christina Imdahl and Tom Van Woensel

LLM-enabled carbon emissions abatement in green production: Single or double hedging?

Jiangyu Tong, Yue Zhai and T.C.E. Cheng

Impact of power structure on probabilistic selling in supply chains

Mengying Zhang, Zihao Zhang, Zhennan Yuan and Huan Yu

Blockchain-embedded carbon emission allowance pledge financing: Resolving maturity mismatch with machine trust and collateral flexibility

Ting Yang, Chaoqun Ma, Xianhua Mi, Hui Li and Dongqing Chen

Incorporating human reliability analysis into project buffer management: A novel approach for enhancing project performance

Junguang Zhang, Xi Wang and Estrella Díaz

Performance evaluation of two-stage network systems with tradable intermediate measures: An application to China's steel industry

Junfei Chu, Yanhua Dong and Fangqing Wei

Modeling price regulation in pharmaceutical supply chains under panic buying during public health emergencies

Zhaofang Mao, Yueran Zhao, Yuqiong Jiang and Jie Miao

The art of sustainable supply chain management: Inspiring supplier behavior through managerial practices and justice

Li Cui, Ziyi Wang, Lin Wu, Lujie Chen and Chenho Chao

Digital twin-enabled nested Q-learning for multi-layer production planning and inventory control

Erickson Liang and Kuo-Hao Chang

Antecedents of hospital resilience: integrating resources, capabilities, and contingencies

Cristina De Luca, Roberta Pellegrino and Nunzia Carbonara

Data-driven lead time forecasting and promising for an online retail platform

Tengfei Zhang and Xiaoping Xu

Can artificial intelligence serve as an accelerator for carbon reduction in supply chains within China's manufacturing sector? — Evidence from the national new generation artificial intelligence innovation and development pilot zones

Jianhua Yin, Chunguang Zhou, Xiaotong Yan, JinZuo Kan and TianYu Dong

A three-tier framework for regulated closed-loop supply chains: Low carbon operations and climate change mitigation

Busra Bayrak, Tsan-Ming Choi, Shu Guo and Yue Chen

Decarbonisation and firm financial performance: The roles of supply chain transparency and resilience

Michael Wang, Yang Liu, Duanyang Geng, Manoj Dora and Alex Hill

Perceived influence structures of resilience capabilities in agri-food supply chains and the role of big data analytics: Insights from a fuzzy hybrid decision model

Alireza Asgari, Morteza Alaeddini, Philipp C. Sauer and Paul Reaidy

Human-Centric Order Batching and Allocation When Picking With Robot Teammates in the Warehouse

Xiaowei Li, Guowei Hua, T.C.E. Cheng and Shuai Liu

Bridging theory and practice in AI-driven supply chains: Prioritizing LLM adoption challenges and SCOR-based applications

Harshad Sonar, Nikhil Ghag and Isha Sharma

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