International Journal of Services Operations and Informatics
- Editor in Chief
- Dr. Daniel Palacios
- ISSN online
- 1741-5403
- ISSN print
- 1741-539X
- 4 issues per year
- CiteScore 1.7 (2022)

Advances in distributed computing and networks make it possible to link people, heterogeneous service providers and physically isolated services efficiently and cost-effectively. As the economic dynamics and complexity of service operations continue to increase, it becomes a critical challenge to leverage information technology in achieving world-class quality and productivity in the production and delivery of physical goods and services. IJSOI addresses state-of-the-art R&D in the areas of service operations and the role of informatics towards improving their efficiency and competitiveness.
Topics covered include
- Service science, engineering, practice
- Service design, modelling, delivery, operations
- Service networks, management, sustainability
- Healthcare delivery networks
- Homeland security networks
- Logistics planning, integrated logistics networks, supply/demand forecasting
- Customer relationship management
- Production planning, scheduling, control
- System integration/modelling, information integration, decision support systems
- Production and service information systems
- Event management systems
- Real time identification/tracking, RFID technology/application
- Sensor-based networks for service operations
- Warehousing/distribution, intelligent transport systems
- Simulation, data warehousing, data mining, knowledge integration
Objectives
The objectives of the IJSOI are:
- to establish an effective channel of communication between policy makers, government agencies, academic and research institutions and persons concerned with the science and technology of service operations and information technology and
- to promote research and practice of new strategies, operations, and technologies for realising competitive advantages of both service providers and enablers around the world
The international dimension is emphasised in order to overcome cultural and national barriers and to meet the needs of accelerating service globalisation and technological change and changes in the global economy. IJSOI will publish high quality papers in all areas of service design, operations, and management; service process engineering; event management; production; integrated logistics and supply chain networks; productivity and quality management; and communications and information systems. Ultimately, the presented empirical results, discovered science and technology in the areas of service operations and informatics can be effectively disseminated in academia and explained to policy makers, practising professionals and managers.
Readership
IJSOI is a forum to help researchers, professionals, business analysts, managers, and policy makers, working in the field of service operations and information technology, to exchange their learning and disseminate their findings of the science and technology in the areas of service operations and information technology.
Contents
IJSOI publishes innovative and original papers, survey papers, technical correspondence, case studies, conference reports, management reports, and book reviews. Special Issues devoted to important topics in Service Operations and Informatics will occasionally be published.
IJSOI is indexed in:
- Scopus (Elsevier)
- cnpLINKer (CNPIEC)
- Google Scholar
- Inspec (Institution of Engineering and Technology)
- International Abstracts in Operations Research
IJSOI is listed in:
- Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities
- Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS) Academic Journal Guide
Editor in Chief
- Palacios, Daniel, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
(dapamardoe.upv.es)
Associate Editor Business Intelligence and Analytics
- Jiang, Zhibin, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Associate Editor Decision Science
- Chen, Mei-Fang, Tatung University, Taiwan, Province of China
Associate Editor Manufacturing and Service Operations
- Benyoucef, Lyes, Aix-Marseille University, France
Associate Editors Operations Management
- Riemma, Stefano, University of Salerno, Italy
- Zhang, Juliang, Beijing Jiaotong University, China
Associate Editor Service Science and Sustainability
- Lin, Grace Y., Asia University, Taiwan, Province of China
Associate Editor System Integration and Modelling
- Qian, Li, South Dakota State University, USA
Advisory Editor
- Qiu, Robin G., The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Editorial Board Members
- Adil, Gajendra K., Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
- Banerjee, Amarnath, Texas A&M University, USA
- Cheng, Chun Hung, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Dong, Jin, IBM China Research Lab, China
- Feng, Cheng-Min, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, Province of China
- Högberg, Dan, University of Skövde, Sweden
- Hu, Xiaohua (Tony), Drexel University, USA
- Jaggi, Chandra K, University of Delhi, India
- Kachani, Soulaymane, Columbia University, USA
- Kwon, Changhyun, University at Buffalo, SUNY, USA
- Lambiase, Alfredo, University of Salerno, Italy
- Lee, Jay, University of Cincinnati, USA
- Leung, Ying Tat, IBM Almaden Research Center, USA
- Li, Dong, University of Liverpool, UK
- Lima, Ricardo Massa Ferreira, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil
- Meng, Qingliang, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, China
- Niemi, Esko, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
- Sainfort, Francois, University of Minnesota, USA
- Sen, Suvrajeet, The Ohio State University, USA
- Shapiro, Jeremy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
- Son, Young-Jun, University of Arizona, USA
- Sonehara, Noboru, National Institute of Informatics (NII), Japan
- Sun, Wei, Drexel University, USA
- Teich, Tobias, Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau, Germany
- Wang, Walter, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
- Wu, Hsien-Jung, National Taichung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, Province of China
- Xu, Qi, Donghua University, China
- Yee, John, United States Coast Guard, USA
- Zhang, Runtong, Beijing Jiaotong University, China
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Journal news
Recruiting digital twins to fix the factory
19 July, 2023
Research in the International Journal of Services Operations and Informatics discusses how the concept of the digital twin might be used to improve factory layout. The approach could cut the time and resources needed to design floorplans for industrial plants and ultimately improve the efficiency of the factory. A digital twin is a virtual replica of a real-world object or system that can be used to simulate the way in which that object or system might work if changes are made. It is not simply a three-dimensional model of the object or system, however. It includes information about connectivity between components of the system as well as about their behaviour in the real world. Andreas Lind of Global Industrial Development at Scania CV AB in Södertälje, Lars Hanson, Dan Högberg, and Anna Syberfeldt of the University of Skövde, and Dan Lämkull of the Volvo Car Corporation in Göteborg, Sweden, have turned to the digital twin concept to help them demonstrate better factory design in the automotive industry. They point out that the extended communication framework offered by a digital twin can be used in the real world once a design has been implemented. It enables data exchange between virtual and physical objects and so could revolutionize the way industries operate [...]
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