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Operations & supply chain management: principles and practice

Petropoulos, Fotios, Akkermans, Henk, Aksin, O. Zeynep, Ali, Imran, Babai, Mohamed Zied, Barbosa-Povoa, Ana, Battaïa, Olga, Besiou, Maria, Boysen, Nils, Brammer, Stephen, and others. (2025) Operations & supply chain management: principles and practice. International Journal of Production Research, . pp. 1-184. ISSN 0020-7543. E-ISSN 1366-588X. (doi:10.1080/00207543.2025.2555531) (KAR id:111647)

Abstract

Operations and Supply Chain Management (OSCM) has continually evolved, incorporating a broad array of strategies, frameworks, and technologies to address complex challenges across industries. This encyclopedic article provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary strategies, tools, methods, principles, and best practices that define the field’s cutting-edge advancements. It also explores the diverse environments where OSCM principles have been effectively implemented. The article is meant to be read in a nonlinear fashion. It should be used as a point of reference or first-port-of-call for a diverse pool of readers: academics, researchers, students, and practitioners.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1080/00207543.2025.2555531
Uncontrolled keywords: Review, encyclopedia, theory, practice, principles, strategy
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5351 Business
Institutional Unit: Schools > Kent Business School
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Funders: University of Kent (https://ror.org/00xkeyj56)
SWORD Depositor: JISC Publications Router
Depositing User: JISC Publications Router
Date Deposited: 17 Oct 2025 15:12 UTC
Last Modified: 20 Oct 2025 11:59 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/111647 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

University of Kent Author Information

Papadopoulos, Thanos.

Creator's ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6821-1136
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