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Reflections on the Evolution of Operations Management

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  • Stephen C. Graves

    (MIT Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142)

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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.

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  • Stephen C. Graves, 2021. "Reflections on the Evolution of Operations Management," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 67(9), pages 5379-5388, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ormnsc:v:67:y:2021:i:9:p:5379-5388
    DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2020.3802
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