This series sets out to present a rich and varied collection of cutting-edge research on production and operations management (POM), addressing key topics and new areas of interest in order to define and enhance research in this important field. Bringing together academic study on all aspects of planning, organizing and supervising production, manufacturing or the provision of services, subject areas will include, but are not limited to: operations research, product and process design, manufacturing strategy, scheduling, quality management, logistics and supply chain management. Highly specialised and industry-specific studies are actively encouraged.
By Bożena Gajdzik, Radosław Wolniak, Wieslaw Grebski, Jan Szymszal, Michalene Eva Grebski
August 16, 2024
This book discusses three key aspects of business operations: sustainability, human factors and smart manufacturing, which make up modern business. The authors share their experiences in the transformation of enterprises to Industry 4.0/5.0 and the sustainability of steel production, as well as the...
By Sławomir Wyciślak
July 12, 2024
Real-Time Visibility in Supply Chain Management applies the paradox theory to understand why real-time visibility expectations and aspirations do not meet supply chain realities. Providing an understanding of the governance of industrial digital platforms for real-time visibility, the book ...
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By Antonina Tsvetkova, Konstantin Timoshenko
November 22, 2023
The extant corpus of research on supply chain sustainability in the Arctic exhibits a conspicuous neglect of the social dimension, rendering it the most underprivileged among the three pillars of sustainability. A deep dive into the Arctic, this edited volume endeavors to fill this opulent lacuna ...
By Muhammad Shujaat Mubarik, Sharfuddin Ahmed Khan, Simonov Kusi-Sarpong, Steve Brown, Syed Imran Zaman
September 08, 2023
During the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain (SC) mapping appeared as one of the critical SC capabilities that could make a striking difference in organizations’ SC performance and improve sustainable operations. Despite its crucial role in responding to SC disruptions, there is a void in the ...
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By Joanna Rosak-Szyrocka, Shashi Kant Gupta, Muhammad Shahbaz
July 21, 2023
In the conditions of the modern market economy, in which globalization and competition are rife, quality is of great importance for determining a company's position in the market. The changing and complex economic reality is shaping new market patterns while modern technologies influence ...
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By Juhani Ukko, Minna Saunila, Janne Heikkinen, R.Scott Semken, Aki Mikkola
May 31, 2021
This book provides a comprehensive overview of potential opportunities and the business value position related to implementing physics-based real-time simulation to production. The objective of real-time simulation is to provide value for all three dimensions of sustainability: economic, social, ...