International Journal of Production Economics

1991 - 2025

Continuation of Engineering Costs and Production Economics.

Current editor(s): Stefan Minner

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Volume 142, issue 2, 2013

A decision-making tool to maximize chances of meeting project commitments pp. 214-224

Trong-Hung Nguyen, François Marmier and Didier Gourc

Interactions-based risk clustering methodologies and algorithms for complex project management pp. 225-234

Franck Marle, Ludovic-Alexandre Vidal and Jean-Claude Bocquet

Design for rebirth (DFRb) and data structure pp. 235-246

Christian Mascle

A framework for analysing supply chain performance evaluation models pp. 247-258

Dominique Estampe, Samir Lamouri, Jean-Luc Paris and Sakina Brahim-Djelloul

A taxonomy of line balancing problems and their solutionapproaches pp. 259-277

Olga Battaïa and Alexandre Dolgui

Service parts inventory control with lateral transshipment and pipeline stockflexibility pp. 278-289

Guangyuan Yang, Rommert Dekker, Adriana F. Gabor and Sven Axsäter

An interactive approach to optimize production–distribution planning for an integrated feed swinecompany pp. 290-301

Kullapapruk Piewthongngam, Supachai Pathumnakul and Suphakan Homkhampad

Optimal control of a production-inventory system with productreturns pp. 302-310

Samuel Vercraene and Jean-Philippe Gayon

Maritime transport chain choice by carriers, ports and shippers pp. 311-316

Wayne K. Talley and ManWo Ng

The relationship of operational innovation and financial performance—A critical perspective pp. 317-323

Beate Klingenberg, Rachel Timberlake, Tom G. Geurts and Roger J. Brown

Inventory control in a lost-sales setting with information about supply lead times pp. 324-331

Abhijit Bhagwan Bendre and Lars Relund Nielsen

The impact of batch retrievals on throughput performance of a carousel system serviced by a storage and retrieval machine pp. 332-342

Jennifer A. Pazour and Russell D. Meller

A supplier–retailer supply chain with intermediate storage for batch ordering pp. 343-352

Juhwen Hwang and Yat-wah Wan

Quality supervision and coordination of logistic service supply chain under multi-period conditions pp. 353-361

Wei-hua Liu, Dong Xie and Xue-cai Xu

A new data structure of solution representation in hybrid ant colony optimization for large dynamic facility layout problems pp. 362-371

Gary Yu-Hsin Chen

Manufacturer–retailer contracting with asymmetric information on retailer's degree of loss aversion pp. 372-380

Xiaoxue Deng, Jinxing Xie and Huachun Xiong

Individually rational buyback contracts with inventory level dependent demand pp. 381-387

Lokendra Devangan, R.K. Amit, Peeyush Mehta, Sanjeev Swami and Kripa Shanker

On monitoring process variability under double sampling scheme pp. 388-400

Shabbir Ahmad, Muhammad Riaz, Saddam Abbasi and Zhengyan Lin

Volume 142, issue 1, 2013

The impact of repeated interactions on supply chain contracts: A laboratory study pp. 3-15

Diana Yan Wu

The human dimension of modular care provision: Opportunities for personalization and customization pp. 16-26

Carolien de Blok, Bert Meijboom, Katrien Luijkx and Jos Schols

Asymmetric effects, regulatory focus, and attribute satisfaction—Mixed experimental evidence in airline overbooking recovery pp. 27-36

Xiang Zhang and Rongqiu Chen

Do personal traits influence inventory management performance?—The case of intelligence, personality, interest and knowledge pp. 37-50

Jürgen Strohhecker and Andreas Größler

Team attributes and performance of operational service teams: An empirical taxonomy development pp. 51-60

Peter K.C. Lee, Wai Ming To and Billy T.W. Yu

A human experiment on inventory decisions under supply uncertainty pp. 61-73

A. Ancarani, Carmela Di Mauro and D. D'Urso

An activity-based-parametric hybrid cost model to estimate the unit cost of a novel gas turbine component pp. 74-88

Stephan Langmaak, Stephen Wiseall, Christophe Bru, Russell Adkins, James Scanlan and András Sóbester

Using market intelligence for the opportunistic shipping of fresh produce pp. 89-97

Hector Flores and J. Rene Villalobos

Worst case analysis of flow shop scheduling problems with a time-dependent learning effect pp. 98-104

Gang Li, Xiao-Yuan Wang, Ji-Bo Wang and Lin-Yan Sun

Product servicing for lifespan extension and sustainable consumption: An optimization approach pp. 105-114

Dima Nazzal, Ola Batarseh, Joshua Patzner and Darren R. Martin

The financial impact of product recall announcements in China pp. 115-123

Xiande Zhao, Yina Li and Barbara B. Flynn

Biform game: Reflection as a stochastic programming problem pp. 124-129

Nichalin S. Summerfield and Moshe Dror

Determinants of quality management practices: An empirical study of New Zealand manufacturing firms pp. 130-145

Renu Agarwal, Roy Green, Paul J. Brown, Hao Tan and Krithika Randhawa

How can we improve the performance of supply chain contracts? An experimental study pp. 146-157

Ehsan Elahi, Narasimha Lamba and Chinthana Ramaswamy

Differences in buyers’ and suppliers’ perceptions of supply chain attributes pp. 158-171

Marian Oosterhuis, Eric Molleman and Taco van der Vaart

The multi-objective label correcting algorithm for supply chain modeling pp. 172-178

Wen Yau Liang, Chun-Che Huang, Yin-Chen Lin, Tsun Hsien Chang and Meng Hao Shih

Stability issues in supply chain networks: Implications for coordination mechanisms pp. 179-193

Omkar D. Palsule-Desai, Devanath Tirupati and Pankaj Chandra

Optimization of replenishment policies for decentralized and centralized capacitated supply chains under various demands pp. 194-204

Qinglin Duan and T. Warren Liao

Technical note: Equivalence of different profitability criteria with the net present value pp. 205-210

Joan Pasqual, Emilio Padilla Rosa and Evans Jadotte

Volume 141, issue 2, 2013

Postponed product differentiation with demand information update pp. 529-540

Juliang Zhang, Biying Shou and Jian Chen

Sequential price and quantity decisions under supply and demand risks pp. 541-551

Yuanjie He

Hybrid heuristics for planning job rotation schedules in assembly lines with heterogeneous workers pp. 552-560

Mayron César O. Moreira and Alysson M. Costa

Inventory planning and coordination in disaster relief efforts pp. 561-573

Lauren B. Davis, Funda Samanlioglu, Xiuli Qu and Sarah Root

An improved model for supplier selection under capacity constraint and multiple criteria pp. 574-581

Ali Ekici

Implementation of reverse logistics as a sustainable tool for raw material purchasing in developing countries: The case of Venezuela pp. 582-592

Francisco J. García-Rodríguez, Carlos Castilla-Gutiérrez and Carlos Bustos-Flores

Production capacity planning for multiple products under uncertain demand conditions pp. 593-604

Jyh-Wen Ho and Chih-Chiang Fang

Knowledge acquisition in supply chain partnerships: The role of power pp. 605-618

Qile He, Abby Ghobadian and David Gallear

A simple approach for assessing the cost of system nervousness pp. 619-625

Huseyin Tunc, Onur A. Kilic, S. Armagan Tarim and Burak Eksioglu

Product quality selection: Contractual agreements and supplier competition in an assemble-to-order environment pp. 626-638

Mehmet Sekip Altug and Garrett van Ryzin

A tabu search approach for cell scheduling problem with makespan criterion pp. 639-645

Maghsud Solimanpur and Atabak Elmi

Appointment scheduling of outpatient surgical services in a multistage operating room department pp. 646-658

Alireza Saremi, Payman Jula, Tarek ElMekkawy and G. Gary Wang

Optimised asset replacement strategy in the presence of lead time uncertainty pp. 659-667

Steven Richardson, Adrian Kefford and Melinda Hodkiewicz

The efficiency of French regional airports: An inverse B-convex analysis pp. 668-674

Carlos Barros, Qi Bin Liang and Nicolas Peypoch

Optimal flow-line conditions with worker variability pp. 675-684

Frank Bentefouet and David A. Nembhard

Flexible job shop scheduling with due window—a two-pheromone ant colony approach pp. 685-697

Rong-Hwa Huang, Chang-Lin Yang and Wei-Che Cheng

Volume 141, issue 1, 2013

A coevolutionary algorithm for the flexible delivery and pickup problem with time windows pp. 4-13

Hsiao-Fan Wang and Ying-Yen Chen

A modified artificial bee colony algorithm for order acceptance in two-machine flow shops pp. 14-23

Xiuli Wang, Xingzi Xie and T.C.E. Cheng

Addressing the advantages of using ensemble probabilistic models in Estimation of Distribution Algorithms for scheduling problems pp. 24-33

Shih-Hsin Chen and Min-Chih Chen

A multiple ant colony optimization algorithm for the capacitated location routing problem pp. 34-44

Ching-Jung Ting and Chia-Ho Chen

A block mining and re-combination enhanced genetic algorithm for the permutation flowshop scheduling problem pp. 45-55

Pei-Chann Chang, Wei-Hsiu Huang, Jheng-Long Wu and T.C.E. Cheng

A problem-adjusted genetic algorithm for flexibility design pp. 56-65

Michael Schneider, Jörn Grahl, David Francas and Daniele Vigo

A hybrid approach based on the variable neighborhood search and particle swarm optimization for parallel machine scheduling problems—A case study for solar cell industry pp. 66-78

Yin-Yann Chen, Chen-Yang Cheng, Li-Chih Wang and Tzu-Li Chen

Two-machine flowshop scheduling with a truncated learning function to minimize the makespan pp. 79-86

T.C.E. Cheng, Chin-Chia Wu, Juei-Chao Chen, Wen-Hsiang Wu and Shuenn-Ren Cheng

A simple and effective evolutionary algorithm for multiobjective flexible job shop scheduling pp. 87-98

Tsung-Che Chiang and Hsiao-Jou Lin

A hybrid PSO algorithm for a multi-objective assembly line balancing problem with flexible operation times, sequence-dependent setup times and learning effect pp. 99-111

Nima Hamta, S.M.T. Fatemi Ghomi, F. Jolai and M. Akbarpour Shirazi

Robust scheduling for multi-objective flexible job-shop problems with random machine breakdowns pp. 112-126

Jian Xiong, Li-ning Xing and Ying-wu Chen

A genetic algorithm based heuristic for two machine no-wait flowshop scheduling problems with class setup times that minimizes maximum lateness pp. 127-136

King-Wah Pang

Particle swarm optimization with cocktail decoding method for hybrid flow shop scheduling problems with multiprocessor tasks pp. 137-145

Fuh-Der Chou

Algorithm portfolios for logistics optimization considering stochastic demands and mobility allowance pp. 146-166

Nagesh Shukla, A.K. Choudhary, P.K.S. Prakash, K.J. Fernandes and M.K. Tiwari

A hybrid artificial bee colony algorithm for the job shop scheduling problem pp. 167-178

Rui Zhang, Shiji Song and Cheng Wu

Managing truck arrivals with time windows to alleviate gate congestion at container terminals pp. 179-188

Gang Chen, Kannan Govindan and Zhongzhen Yang

Metaheuristics for drilling operation scheduling in Taiwan PCB industries pp. 189-198

Yun-Chia Liang, Yu-Ming Hsiao and Chia-Yun Tien

The selective pickup and delivery problem: Formulation and a memetic algorithm pp. 199-211

Chuan-Kang Ting and Xin-Lan Liao

Simultaneous dock assignment and sequencing of inbound trucks under a fixed outbound truck schedule in multi-door cross docking operations pp. 212-229

T.W. Liao, P.J. Egbelu and P.C. Chang

Constraint-based ACO for a shared resource constrained scheduling problem pp. 230-242

Dhananjay Thiruvady, Gaurav Singh, Andreas T. Ernst and Bernd Meyer

Transaction cost economics in global sourcing: Assessing regional differences and implications for performance pp. 243-254

Christian O. Schneider, Philipp Bremen, Paul Schönsleben and Robert Alard

Economics of information security investment in the case of concurrent heterogeneous attacks with budget constraints pp. 255-268

C. Derrick Huang and Ravi S. Behara

Simulation optimization-based decision support tool for steel manufacturing pp. 269-276

Sharif H. Melouk, Nickolas K. Freeman, David Miller and Michelle Dunning

Impact of standards adoption on healthcare transaction performance: The case of HIPAA pp. 277-285

Albena R. Iossifova and Susan Meyer-Goldstein

Two-machine flow shop scheduling of polyurethane foam production pp. 286-294

Bertrand M.T. Lin, Y.-Y. Lin and K.-T. Fang

Antecedents to supplier integration in China: A partial least squares analysis pp. 295-306

Martin Lockström and Liu Lei

Call centers with hyperexponential patience modeling pp. 307-315

Alex Roubos and Oualid Jouini

The nature of SME co-operation and innovation: A multi-scalar and multi-dimensional analysis pp. 316-326

Philip R. Tomlinson and Felicia M. Fai

Permutation flowshop scheduling to minimize the total tardiness with learning effects pp. 327-334

Wen-Chiung Lee and Yu-Hsiang Chung

The use for the competition theory of the industrial investment decisions—a case study of the Taiwan IC assembly industry pp. 335-338

Hsi-che Teng and Ying-fang Huang

Factors influencing strategic alliance outcomes in a manufacturing supply chain: Role of alliance motives, interdependence, asset specificity and relational capital pp. 339-351

Murali Sambasivan, Loke Siew-Phaik, Zainal Abidin Mohamed and Yee Choy Leong

Impact of loss aversion on the newsvendor game with product substitution pp. 352-359

Wei Liu, Shiji Song and Cheng Wu

A flexible dispatching rule for minimizing tardiness in job shop scheduling pp. 360-365

Binchao Chen and Timothy I. Matis

Order acceptance and scheduling in a two-machine flowshop pp. 366-376

Xiuli Wang, Xingzi Xie and T.C.E. Cheng

Minimal Euclidean distance chart based on support vector regression for monitoring mean shifts of auto-correlated processes pp. 377-387

Shichang Du and Jun Lv

Linking learning and knowledge creation to project success in Six Sigma projects: An empirical investigation pp. 388-402

V. Arumugam, Jiju Antony and Maneesh Kumar

Solutions for flexible container leasing contracts with options under capacity and order constraints pp. 403-413

Cong Liu, Zhibin Jiang, Liming Liu and Na Geng

Production lot sizing with a secondary outsourcing facility pp. 414-424

Shine-Der Lee and Shu-Chuan Lan

Coordination of a supply chain with one manufacturer and multiple competing retailers under simultaneous demand and cost disruptions pp. 425-433

Erbao Cao, Can Wan and Mingyong Lai