OM Forum—Pandemics/Epidemics: Challenges and Opportunities for Operations Management Research

Sushil Gupta (), Martin K. Starr (), Reza Zanjirani Farahani () and Nasrin Asgari ()
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Sushil Gupta: College of Business Administration, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199
Martin K. Starr: Crummer Graduate School of Business, Rollins College, Columbia University, Winter Park, Florida 32789
Reza Zanjirani Farahani: Kingston Business School, Kingston University London, Surrey KT2 7LB, United Kingdom
Nasrin Asgari: Roehampton Business School, University of Roehampton, London SW15 5SL, United Kingdom

Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 2022, vol. 24, issue 1, 1-23

Abstract: We reviewed research papers related to pandemics/epidemics (disease outbreaks of a global/regional scope) published in major operations management, operations research, and management science journals through the end of 2019. We evaluate and categorize these papers. We study research trends, explore research gaps, and provide directions for more efficient and effective research in the future. In addition, our recommendations include the lessons learned from the ongoing pandemic, COVID-19. We discuss papers in the following categories: (a) warning signals/surveillance, (b) disease propagation leading to pandemic conditions, (c) mitigation, (d) vaccines and therapeutics development, (e) resource management, (f) supply chain configuration, (g) decision support systems for managing pandemics/epidemics, and (h) risk assessment.

Keywords: pandemic; epidemic; disease outbreak; anthrax; cholera; COVID-19; HIV/AIDS; influenza; SARS; disaster management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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