The 6th World Conference on Production and Operations Management – P&OM Nara 2022 (2020)

The main theme of the conference is “Operations Management and Strategy in the Era of Technological Revolution.” Environmental issues and the digital revolution are reshaping society and the industrial world. Government initiatives such as Industry 4.0 in Germany, Society 5.0 in Japan and Made in China 2025 aim to connect factories worldwide and shorten the lead-times of development, production, and delivery. So-called GAFA is changing business models and value chains across the globe. The increasing share of electric vehicles and renewable energy is changing the basis of electronics, automobile and energy-related industries. At this world conference, OM researchers and practitioners from all around the world will share their thoughts and research outcomes to address how OM can continue to contribute to society and businesses in this era of technological revolution. This is a unique opportunity to reflect on how we sustain and contribute with OM. We encourage high-quality contributions in the areas of interest that include, but are not limited to:

    Behavioral Operations
    Cyber Physical Systems
    Operations Management in Emerging Economies
    Healthcare Operations
    High Performance Manufacturing
    Humanitarian Operations
    Impact of COVID-19 on supply chains and operations
    Inventory Management
    JIT and Lean Operations
    Managing Inter-firm Relations/Ecosystem
    Knowledge Management and Operations Management
    Logistics and Physical Distribution
    Operations Planning, Scheduling and Control
    Operations and Blockchain
    Operations Interface with Finance
    Operations Interface with Marketing
    Operations Strategy
    Performance Management and Measurement
    Platform business
    Product Development
    Reliability and Maintenance
    Quality Management
    Retail Management
    Risk Operations Management and Resilience
    Supply Chain Management
    Service Operations
    Servitization
    Sourcing and Procurement Management
    Supplier Relationships
    Sustainability Management,
    Teaching and Methodology for Operations Management
    Technology Management
    Value Chain Strategy
    Future of Global Manufacturing Ecosystems (Open track- Organizer / Chair:  Jan Godsell, Loughborough University – UK )
    Systems thinking for improving operations: theory and practice (Open track- Organizer / Chair: Ben Clegg, Aston University-UK)
    Operational Excellence of Utilities (Open Track- Organizers / Chairs: Henk A. Akkermans and Wendy van der Valk, Tilburg University – The Nederlands; Finn Winstra, Erasmus University -The Nederlands; Luk van Wassenhove, INSEAD- France)
    Humanitarian Operations / Logistics (Open track – Organizer/Chair: Pavel Alvores and Oscar Rodriguez-Espindola, Aston University -UK) -related to a SI of Journal of Operations Management
    Supplier Diversity and Inclusion for Future Operations and Supply Chain Management (Open Track -Organizer/Chair: Ying Yang, Newcastle University – UK) – related to a SI of Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management