 International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management (IJPQM)
ISSN (Online): 1746-6482 - ISSN (Print): 1746-6474
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IJPQM is a fully refereed journal covering strategies, techniques and tools for productivity and quality management and improvement in 21st century manufacturing and service organisations. New productivity and quality management ideas, results and experiences are welcomed by IJPQM.
Productivity and quality are an integral component of organisations’ operational strategies. Productivity continues to play an important role both at the macro and micro levels. At micro-level, firms continue to use productivity as a performance measure to benchmark against the best-in-class companies with the objective of identifying best practices. Quality management has become an important part of management culture, particularly, in new enterprises which are characterised by supply chain, e-commerce and virtual enterprise environments.
Designing and developing suitable strategies, techniques, tools and models for improving productivity and quality have become an essential function of researchers and practitioners in a networked global economy. New strategies, techniques and tools for productivity and quality management and improvements will be the main focus of IJPQM. In this information-intensive economy and society, decisions are made based on the analysis of data available. This highlights the importance of information technology/information systems (IT/IS) in productivity and quality management and improvement efforts. IJPQM will act as a platform to encourage further research in productivity and quality management functions and improvement areas.
Globalisation of market and operations forces companies to rethink their productivity and quality problems and in turn their overall organisational competitiveness. In order to be successful in this global market, organisations and partnering firms should dedicate themselves for improving productivity and quality in a timely and collaborative manner. To this end, companies have undergone numerous changes over the years in terms of implementing new operations strategies, methods and technologies.
To achieve world-class customer service, advanced productivity and quality management techniques supported by management commitment and good organisation will provide objective means of improving productivity and quality, and hence the overall organisational competitiveness. This directs the researchers and practitioners to look at productivity and quality improvements issues from a perspective of needs, issues and enablers. The modern manager's role has changed in the new economy and with it the corresponding productivity and quality management functions and improvements.
 Objectives
The main objective of IJPQM is to promote research and application of new strategies, techniques and tools of productivity and quality improvement and in turn the organisational competitiveness in the new economy and society. IJPQM aims to help professionals working in the field of productivity and quality, academic educators, industry consultants, and practitioners to contribute, to disseminate and to learn from each other’s work. The global dimension is emphasised in developing appropriate strategies, tactics, operational policies and tools for productivity and quality enhancement. IJPQM acts as a forum for exchanging innovative ideas and sharing practical experiences in managing and improving productivity and quality. Readership
IJPQM is a forum to help professionals, academics, researchers and practitioners, working in the field of productivity and quality functions and improvements in the emerging economy and society, to discuss the important ideas, concepts and disseminate information and to learn from each other’s work. Contents
IJPQM publishes original papers, review papers, case studies, empirical research, technical notes, and book reviews. Special Issues devoted to important topics in productivity and quality issues will occasionally be published. Productivity and quality improvement strategies, tactics and tools of both theoretical and practical nature are welcome. Articles that deal with productivity and quality issues in finance, government, health services, manufacturing, education, energy, mining, sports, and transportation are encouraged for IJPQM. Subject Coverage
Topics suitable for publication in IJPQM include, but are not limited to:
- A perspective on the needs, issues and enablers of productivity and quality management
- Strategic alliances based on core competences
- Problem areas and types of solutions
- Techniques and tools for productivity and quality management
- Productivity and quality improvement strategies
- Link between competitiveness and productivity and quality improvement efforts
- Measures and metrics
- Benchmarking and best practices of productivity and quality improvement strategies
- Functional integration
- Enterprise integration and management
- Empirical research and case studies in productivity and quality improvements
- Productivity and quality management software products
- Six sigma approach to productivity and quality improvement strategies
- Business process reengineering (BPR)
- Design and implementation of productivity and quality management systems
- Green productivity
- Total productivity management (TPM)
- Knowledge management vs. productivity and quality
- Productivity function deployment (PFD)
- IT/IS such as the internet, world wide web (www), electronic data interchange (EDI), e-commerce, radio frequency identification (RFID), and enterprise resource planning (ERP) in productivity and quality management functions and improvements
- Total quality management (TQM)
- Quality function deployment (QFD)
- Productivity and quality standards
- Statistical process control (SPC) and process capability analysis
- Failure mode and effects analysis (FEMA)
- Information technology
- Continuous improvement
- Productivity and quality supply chain and virtual enterprise environments
- Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)
- Environmental productivity and quality
Specific Notes for Authors
Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently
under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper has been completely re-written and the author has cleared any necessary permissions with the copyright owner if it has been previously copyrighted). All authors must declare they have read and agreed to the content of the submitted manuscript. A full statement of our Ethical Guidelines for Authors is available.
All papers are refereed through a double blind process. A guide for authors,
sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are
available on the Submission of
Papers web-page.
You may send one copy in
the form of an MS Word file attached to an e-mail (details of file formats
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Guidelines) to Prof. Angappa Gunasekaran
Please include in your submission the title of the Journal
Editors and Members of the Editorial Board
Editor in Chief Prof. Angappa Gunasekaran
Director, Business Innovation Research Center (BIRC)
University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth
Department of Decision and Information Sciences
Charlton College of Business
285 Old Westport Road
North Dartmouth, MA 02747-2300
USA
agunasekaran umassd.edu
Editorial Board Members Emeritus Prof. Leo AltingLe
Technical University of Denmark
Department of Management Engineering
Produktionstorvet, Building 427, room 323
DK - 2800 Kgs. Lyngby
DENMARK Prof. Robert D. AustinRo
Harvard University
Harvard Business School
Morgan Hall T-91
Soldiers Field
Boston MA 02163
USA Prof. R.C. BakerR.
Chair
University of Texas at Arlington
Department of Information Systems and Operations Management
PO Box 19437
Arlington TX 76019
USA Prof. Richard BarrRi
Chairperson
Southern Methodist University
Department of Engineering Management, Information and Systems
Science Information Center 356, PO Box 750123
Dallas TX 75275-0123
USA Prof. James R. BeattyJa
San Diego State University
Department of Information and Decision Systems
College of Business Administration
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego CA 92182-8234
USA Prof. Harold BensonHa
Warrington College of Business Administration
University of Florida
P.O. Box 117169
Gainesville FL 32611
USA Prof. W. C. BentonW.
Fisher College of Business
The Ohio State University
610 Fisher Hall
2100 Neil Avenue
Columbus OH 43210
USA Prof. Paul CousinsPa
Professor of Operations Management; CIPS Professor of Supply Chain Management
University of Manchester
Manchester Business School
Manchester M15 6PB
UK Prof. Giovani Da SilveiraGi
Haskayne School of Business
University of Calgary
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4
CANADA Prof. Yar M. EbadiYa
Dean, College of Business Administration
Kansas State University
110 Calvin Hall
Manhattan KS 66506
USA Prof. Ricardo ErnstRi
McDonough School of Business
Georgetown University
37th and O Streets, NW
201 Old North
Washington DC 20057
USA Prof. Mark GershonMa
Department of Management Science and Operations Management
Temple University
347 Speakman Hall
Philadelphia PA 19122
USA Prof. Rod H. GreenRo
Director, Postgraduate Research School of Management
University of Bath
Bath BA2 7AY
UK Prof. V. Daniel R. Guide, JrV.
The Pennsylvania State University
Department of Supply Chain & Information Systems
Smeal College of Business
University Park PA 16802
USA Prof. Jorge HaddockJo
Dean
George Mason University
School of Management
4400 University Drive, MS 1B1
Fairfax, VA 22030
USA Prof. Christine HopeCh
School of Management
Bradford University
Emm Lane
Bradford, West Yorkshire BD9 4JL
UK Prof. Muhamad JantanMu
Director, Center for Policy Research
University Science Malaysia
Minden
11800 Penang
MALAYSIA Prof. Peter JonesPe
IFCA Chair of Production and Operations Management
University of Surrey
School of Management
Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH
UK Prof. Sukran KadipasaogluSu
C.T. Bauer College of Business
University of Houston
334 Melcher Hall, Suite 290F
Houston TX 77204-6021
USA Prof. John J. KanetJo
Niehaus Chair in Operations Management
University of Dayton
Department of MIS, OM, and DS
300 College Park
Dayton OH 45469-2130
USA Prof. Kailash C. KapurKa
University of Washington
Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Box 352650
Seattle WA 98195-2650
USA Prof. Dennis KehoeDe
Management School
University of Liverpool
Liverpool L69 7ZH
UK Prof. Kwang-Jae KimKw
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
Department of Industrial and Management Engineering
Pohang, Kyungbuk 790-784
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF Dr. Kee-hung LaiKe
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies
Hung Hom
Kowloon
HONG KONG Prof. Paul LillrankPa
Department of Industrial Engineering and Management
Helsinki University of Technology
Box. 5500
FIN-02015 TKK
FINLAND Prof. Frank H. MaierFr
Head of the Department of Operations Management
International University in Germany
School of Business Administration
International University Campus 1
76646 Bruchsal
GERMANY Prof. Purnendu MandalPu
Chair, Department of Information Systems and Analysis
Lamar University
Department of Information Systems
College of Business
P.O. Box 10033
Beaumont TX 77710
USA Prof. Ina S. MarkhamIn
James Madison University
Dept. of Computer Information Systems & Management Science
College of Business, MSC 0202
Harrisonburg VA 22807
USA Prof. Masayuki MatsuiMa
Department of Systems Engineering
The University of Electro-Communications
1-5-1 Chofugaoka, Cofu-Shi
Tokyo 182-8585
JAPAN Prof. Steven A. MelnykSt
Michigan State University
Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management
Eli Broad College of Business
East Lansing MI 48824
USA Prof. Tigineh MershaTi
Merrick School of Business
University of Baltimore
1420 N. Charles Street
Baltimore MD 21201
USA Prof. Jan MouritsenJa
Professor of Accounting; Head and Associate Dean for Research
Copenhagen Business School
Department of Operations Management
Solbjerg Plads 3, B5
DK 2000 Frederiksberg
DENMARK Prof. John S. OaklandJo
European Centre for Business Excellence
33 Park Square West
Leeds LS1 2PF
UK Prof. Rosa OppenheimRo
Associate Dean for Faculty and Research
Rutgers University
Rutgers Business School
111 Washington Street
Newark NJ 07102
USA Prof. Celik ParkanCe
Stephen P. Kaufman Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Long Island University
Department of Management
C.W. Post
720 Northern Blvd.
Brookville NY 11548
USA Prof. Niranjan PatiNi
Dean of College
Rowan University
Rohrer College of Business
Bunce Hall
201 Mullica Hill Road
Glassboro, NJ 08028
USA Prof. Alan PearmanAl
Pro-Vice-Chancellor
University of Leeds
E.C Stoner Building
Leeds LS2 9JT
UK David F. PykeDa
Dean, School of Business Administration
University of San Diego
341 Olin Hall
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110-2492
USA Prof. Richard A. ReidRi
University of New Mexico
The Anderson Schools of Management
MSC05 3090
Albuquerque NM 87131-0001
USA Prof. Jaume RiberaJa
IESE Business School
Av. Pearson 21
08034 Barcelona
SPAIN Prof. Alan RobinsonAl
University of Massachusetts
Department of Finance and Operations Management
Isenberg School of Management
121 Presidents Drive
Amherst MA 01003
USA Prof. Danny A. SamsonDa
University of Melbourne
Department of Management
10th floor, 198 Berkeley St
3010 Victoria
AUSTRALIA Prof. Erwin SanigaEr
Dana Johnson Professor of Information Technology and Head, Operations Management
University of Delaware
Department of Business Administration
Newark DE 19716
USA Prof. Mansoor SarhadiMa
Vice Principal
Brunel University
Kingston Lane
Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3PH
UK Prof. Carlton ScottCa
Graduate School of Management
University of California Irvine
Irvine CA 92697-3125
USA Prof. Sridhar SeshadriSr
Toyota Professor of IOMS
New York University
Department of Operations Management and Management Science
Stern School of Business
44 W 4th Street
New York NY 10012
USA Prof. Don SextonDo
Columbia Business School
Columbia University
Uris Hall 516
3022 Broadway
New York NY 10027
USA Prof. Jennifer S. ShangJe
Associate Professor of Business Administration
University of Pittsburgh
Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
Pittsburgh PA 15260
USA Prof. Nigel SlackNi
A E Higgs Professor of Management Policy
University of Warwick
Operations Management Group
Warwick Business School
Coventry CV4 7AL
UK Prof. Devanath TirupatiDe
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
Vastrapur
Ahmedabad 380 015
INDIA Prof. Steve WaltonSt
Associate Dean and Program Director of the Full-time MBA Programs
Emory University
Department of Decision and Information Analysis
Goizueta Business School
1300 Clifton Road
Atlanta GA 30322-2710
USA Prof. Kum Khiong YangKu
Singapore Management University
Lee Kong Chian School of Business
50 Stamford Road
Singapore 178899
SINGAPORE Prof. Dr. W.H.M. ZijmW.
Rector Magnificus
University of Twente
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
NETHERLANDS Prof. Pär ÅhlströmP
Chalmers University of Technology
Division of Operations Management
Department of Technology Management and Economics
Vera Sandbergs Allé 8, Vasa Hus 3 Plan 3
SE-412 96 Göteborg
SWEDEN
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