Reflections on the Evolution of Operations Management

In this paper, I provide some observations on how the academic field of operations management has changed over the past 40 years. For this purpose, I have identified and classified the operations management (OM) papers published in Management Science in 1976 and in 2016. From this review, I comment on what’s changed, what’s new, and what we might see in the future. In reflecting on these changes, I also document and discuss how the OM editorial structure and mission have evolved at Management Science over this time. This paper was accepted by David Simchi-Levi, Special Section of Management Science: 65th Anniversary.

• 저널Management Science · 67(9) · 5379–5388
• 토픽Supply Chain and Inventory Management · Management Information Systems
• DOI10.1287/mnsc.2020.3802
• 저자Stephen C. Graves