Production Planning & Control is an international journal that brings together research papers on the management of operations in all industries. The journal focuses on research that stems from an industrial need and can guide the activities of managers and future researchers. With the aim of developing the research community in operations management, pictures and bios of authors together with their contact details are provided with each paper. Where possible, reviewers provide guidance for the improvement of papers including those being rejected. We also welcome book reviews dealing with books of relevance to our readers. Production Planning & Control welcomes papers that describe research based on the emerging needs of industry, making clear the nature of the industrial problem. Any appropriate research methods may be used and each paper should justify the method applied. Case studies are welcome where they illustrate research needs or application problems that have significance at the international level. Writers should relate their work to the existing knowledge in the field, especially with regard to the implications of the work for management practice and setting the agenda for future research.
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Editor-in-Chief:  Dr Stephen J. Childe
scope: Production Planning & Control is an international journal that brings together research papers on the management of operations in all industries. The journal focuses on research that stems from an industrial need and can guide the activities of managers and future researchers.
Print ISSN:  09537287,
Electronic ISSN:  13665871
Abstracting and Indexing:  Scopus Science Citation Index Expanded
Imapct Factor 2021:  6.846
Subject Area and Category:   Business, Management and Accounting,Strategy and Management,Computer Science,Computer Science Applications,Decision Sciences,Management Science and Operations Research,Engineering,Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Publication Frequency:  
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Cite Score:  11.1
SNIP:  1.869
Journal Rank(SJR):  1.661
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Publisher:  Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Country:  United Kingdom