Publishing in the International Journal of Production Economics: An Insider’s Perspective

Abstract:

The International Journal of Production Economics (IJPE) focuses on topics treating the interface between engineering and management, which include all aspects of subject in relation to manufacturing and process industries and production in general as well.

The journal is interdisciplinary in nature, considering whole cycles of activities, such as the product life cycle (research, design, development, test, launch, and disposal) and the material flow cycle (supply, production, distribution).

The main objective of the journal is to disseminate knowledge for improving industrial practice and to strengthen the theoretical base that is essential to support decision making. The journal combines traditional academic approach with the practical value of industrial applications, which provides a forum for idea exchanging and new developments in theory and application, wherever engineering and technology meet the managerial and economic environment in which industry operates.

The Seminar will give information and hints to audience on publishing in the IJPE.

Bio:

T.C. Edwin Cheng is Dean of PolyU Business School, Fung Yiu King - Wing Hang Bank Professor in Business Administration, and Chair Professor of Management at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He obtained a B.Sc.[Eng] (first class honors) from the University of Hong Kong; an M.Sc. from the University of Birmingham, U.K.; and a Ph.D. and an Sc.D. from the University of Cambridge, U.K. He has previously taught in Canada, England, and Singapore. Prof. Cheng’s research interests are in Operations Management and Operations Research. He has published over 700 papers in such journals as California Management Review, Journal of Operations Management, Management Science, MIS Quarterly, Operations Research, Organization Science, and Production and Operations Management. He has co-authored 14 books published by Chapman and Hall, McGraw-Hill, and Springer. He received the Outstanding Young Engineer of the Year Award from the Institute of Industrial Engineers, USA, in 1992 and the Croucher Award (the top research award in Hong Kong) in 2001. He was elected Academician of The International Academy for Systems and Cybernetic Sciences in 2016. He was named one of the “most cited scientists” in All Fields, in Business and Economics, in Computer Science, and in Engineering over the period 2008-2018 by the ISI Web of Science in 2018. According to Google Scholar, he has received over 30,000 citations and his h-index is 84. A registered professional engineer and a seasoned management consultant, Prof. Cheng has over the years secured more than HK$50 million in research funding from both public and private sectors to support his diverse research programmes.