Season's greetings! I am delighted to report that our journal-Manufacturing & Service Operations Management(M&SOM)-reaches new heights in 2018.
- A new record: M&SOM received over 500 submissions in 2018!
- Stable cycle time: average cycle time = 64 days (similar to previous years).
- Special Issue on Sharing Economy and Innovative Marketplaces: Co-edited by Saif Benjaafar (University of Minnesota) and Ming Hu (University of Toronto).
- Special Issue on People-centric Operations: Co-edited by Guillaume Roels (INSEAD) and Brad Staats (UNC).
- Data Research Challenge: Co-hosted with Cainiao (the logistics arm of Alibaba).
These exciting developments would not be possible without the support of our community!
I am grateful to all of you for your continued support of M&SOM so that we can make the journal and our community bigger and stronger!
Please continue your support of M&SOM. Together, our OM research community will continue to thrive!
Chris
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Christopher Tang
Professor
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles CA
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