Mission Statement
Today's business world is characterized by global competition, rapid response, short product life, increased product variety, and fast information flows. As a result, the interaction of operations (procurement, manufacturing, inventory control, distribution and service) with other functional areas such as R&D, engineering, marketing, finance, accounting, personnel, strategy, and information systems have become increasingly important. To compete successfully in the presence of these interactions, companies face complex problems that require new interdisciplinary approaches for their solution.
The intent of this department is to meet the growing need for research on problems that arise as a result of the interaction between POM with other functional areas. Papers that deal with POM problems that incorporate several functional perspectives, and that deal with new and nontraditional problems are of particular interest here. We actively solicit research that is original, imaginative, and of significant interest to the journal's readership. In particular, we invite manuscripts that consolidate other functional areas of management with POM in ways that lead to better decision-making as well as provide insights into POM practices.
Contributors are encouraged to submit papers that are clear and accessible to a large segment of the journal readership. They should explain the nature of the relationship of POM with other areas and its significance as well as identify the major disciplines on which their work is based.
Models and Analysis:The Models and Analysis stream will consider manuscripts that develop analytical models including decision making optimization models in multi-functional or multi-organizational frameworks. Manuscripts that report on innovative solution approaches to solve these models and draw on interdisciplinary approaches are also invited in this area.
Departmental Editor (Models and Analysis)
Professor Suresh P. Sethi
University Texas of Dallas
800 West Campbell Road,
Richardson, TX 75080-3021
Phone: (972) 883-6245
Fax: (972) 883-2089
sethi@utdallas.edu
Senior Editors
Metin Cakanyildirim, University of Texas Dallas
Fred Feinberg, University of Michigan
Qi (Annabelle) Feng, The University of Texas Austin
Subodha Kumar, University of Washinton
Ashutosh Prasad, University of Texas Dallas
Suresh Radhakhrishnan, University of Texas Dallas
Sridhar Seshadri, The University of Texas Austin
Alex Triantis, Universityof Maryland