Integrating environmental issues into the mainstream: an agenda for research in operations management

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A report on the research that has been done in the field of environmental operations management is presented. An integrated and extended perspective of environmental operations management that can be a guidepost for future research is developed. This perspective is structured along two dimensions: process of environmental improvement and level of analysis. Manufacturing strategy, supply chain management, technology management and quality are areas where strong opportunities for gaining better understanding of environmental issues and enhancing practice can be seen.

Environmental Management, Sustainable development, Environmental engineering, Industrial management

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Build to order supply chains in developed and developing countries

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The research on how the build to order (BTO) supply chains differ in both developed and developing nations is analyzed. The differences in the management supply chains in build to order (BTO) and made to stock (MTS) environments in United States are studied.

United States, Industrialized Countries, Developing Countries, Comparative analysis, Logistics, Business logistics, Industrial nations

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International operations management research

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A profile is presented of the available literature on international operations management from 28 leading journals published between 1986 and 1997.

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