Operations & Supply Chain Management: Principles and Practice

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Fotios Petropoulos, Henk Akkermans, O. Zeynep Aksin, Imran Ali, Mohamed Zied Babai, Ana Barbosa-Póvoa, Olga Battaïa, Maria Besiou, Nils Boysen, Stephen Brammer, Alistair Brandon-Jones, Dirk Briskorn, Tyson R. Browning, Paul Buijs, Piera Centobelli, Andrea Chiarini, Paul Cousins, Elizabeth A. Cudney, Andrew Davies, Steven J. Day et al. (73 additional authors not shown)

Published: 2025, Last Modified: 28 May 2026CoRR 2025EveryoneRevisionsBibTeXCC BY-SA 4.0
Abstract: Operations and Supply Chain Management (OSCM) has continually evolved, incorporating a broad array of strategies, frameworks, and technologies to address complex challenges across industries. This encyclopedic article provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary strategies, tools, methods, principles, and best practices that define the field's cutting-edge advancements. It also explores the diverse environments where OSCM principles have been effectively implemented. The article is meant to be read in a nonlinear fashion. It should be used as a point of reference or first-port-of-call for a diverse pool of readers: academics, researchers, students, and practitioners.