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Special Issue: Interdisciplinarity in operations management

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Closed
Global production networks, the rapid development of technology, market dynamics, fierce competition and the increasing relevance of sustainability put severe pressure on current practices in operations management. To understand the emerging issues in operations management and to provide adequate decision support, it becomes increasingly important to take an interdisciplinary perspective, combining the expertise of different scientific domains. This special issue includes five papers that cover a broad range of topics ranging from supply chain management and cyber-physical systems to energy- and resource efficient production. All contributions feature a strong theoretical basis, bringing together theories and methodologies from management, economy, operations research, psychology, engineering, and natural sciences. At the same time, they exhibit a strong empirical basis, drawing on case studies and experimental as well as survey research. As such, the contributions provide valuable insights for academia and practice and they impressively boldface the relevance of interdisciplinary research in operations management.

Editors

  • Günter Fandel Günter Fandel , 

    Günter Fandel

    Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, FernUniversität in Hagen, Universitätsstraße 41, 58084 Hagen, Germany

  • Jan Trockel Jan Trockel  &

    Jan Trockel

    Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, FernUniversität in Hagen, Universitätsstraße 41, 58084 Hagen, Germany

  • Thomas Volling Thomas Volling

    Thomas Volling

    Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, FernUniversität in Hagen, Universitätsstraße 41, 58084 Hagen, Germany

Articles (6 in this collection)

  1. Editorial

    Authors

    • Günter Fandel
    • Jan Trockel
    • Thomas Volling
    • Content type: Editorial
    • Published: 25 January 2017
    • Pages: 1 - 3