Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal

期刊简介：The mission of the Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal, formerly known as the International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems, is to publish original, high-quality research papers in the field of services and manufacturing management. All aspects in this field including the interface between engineering and management, the design and analysis of service and manufacturing systems as well as operational planning and decision support are covered. The journal seeks papers that have a clear focus on the applicability in the real business world including all kinds of services and manufacturing industries, e.g. in logistics, transportation, health care, manufacturing-based services, production planning and control, and supply chain management. Flexibility should be understood in its widest sense as a system’s ability to respond to changes in the environment through improved decision making and business development procedures and enabling IT solutions.

【译文】《灵活服务与制造杂志》的使命是发表关于服务与制造管理领域的原创、高质量研究论文。该杂志涵盖该领域的所有方面，包括工程与管理之间的接口、服务与制造系统的设计与分析以及运营规划和决策支持。该杂志寻求具有明确实际商业应用性的论文，包括各种服务与制造行业，例如在物流、运输、医疗保健、基于制造的服务、生产计划与控制以及供应链管理中。灵活性应理解为系统通过改进决策和业务发展程序以及启用IT解决方案来应对环境变化的能力。