The purpose of this page is to provide you with a starting point to finding information resources in operations management.
Reference resources
Reference sources are a good starting point for any assignment topic. They help to clarify concepts and keywords and provide introductory overviews to topics. They include online or hardcopy dictionaries, encyclopedias, directories, handbooks, manuals, etc.
| Title | Publication details |
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| Encyclopedia of operations research & management science Available online and in print at Gardens Point Reference, Carseldine Reference |
Discusses how OR/MS applies scientific principles to decision-making, and illustrate the relationship of OR/MS to computer science, information processing, and mathematics. |
| Knovel.com | A collection of 450+ reference ebook titles in science and engineering. Fulltext is available in PDF. |
Books
To search for books in QUT Library do a KEYWORD search of the QUT Library Catalogue to search for words that may be located in the catalogue record. For precision, select the search option tabs to search for title, author, call number, unit code, etc; or limit by formats such as e-book, theses or DVD.
If you find an item close to your need, examine the Subject Headings in the record. Select a heading to bring up a list of all other items in the Library also assigned that heading or include the terms in a search using a subject search option.
| Title | Publication Detail and shelf location |
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Operations management: an integrated approach (Reid, Sanders, 2007) |
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley GP, CA 658.5 968 /3 |
Foundations of operations management (Ritzman,Krajewski, 2003) |
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Wiley GP 658.5 959 |
Handbook of quantitative supply chain analysis: modeling in the e-business era (Simchi-Levi, Wu, Shen 2004) |
Boston: Kluwer GP 658.70151 1 |
Business logistics/supply chain management: planning, organising and controlling the supply chain (Ballou, 2004) |
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice-Hall 658.78 17 /5 |
Essentials of supply chain management (Hugos, 2003) |
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley GP 658.7 69 |
Essentials of inventory control (Muller, 2003) |
N.Y. : American Management Association GP 658.787 57 |
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(Axsäter, 2000) |
Boston: Kluwer GP 658.787 56 |
Journals
These are considered some of the major journals in Operations Management. You may like to browse through the Table of Contents of recent issues to locate and peruse articles of interest.
However, to do a comprehensive search to locate articles on a topic you would do a search of electronic databases (See the Databases section below).
| Title | Call number | Holdings |
|---|---|---|
| European journal of purchasing and supply management | Electronic resource | 1996 to 2003 onwards via ScienceDirect |
| International journal of operations & production management | Electronic resource | 1980 to present across multiple databases |
| Manufacturers' monthly | 670.994 /4 Electronic resource |
Hardcopy: 1966 to present Gardens Point Periodical Electronic: 2003 to present across various databases |
| Manufacturing & service operations management | Electronic resource | 1991 to one year ago via ProQuest databases |
| Manufacturing Australia | Electronic resource | 1997 to present via ABS |
| Operations management | Electronic resource | 1997 to present via Factiva |
| Purchasing & supply management | Electronic resource | 1993 to 1996 via ProQuest databases |
| Supply chain management | Electronic resource | 1996 to present across multiple databases |
| Supply chain management review | Electronic resource | 2000 to present across multiple databases |
Databases
The Library Catalogue will link to or locate journals by title but will not allow you to search by article title or author. To search for articles to topics, the journal databases will help you to locate and retrieve references, abstracts and fulltext to journal articles.
Journal databases are both finding aids and collections of sources. They may be citation only, or fulltext, and usually a mix of both. If you find a citation without the full text, It may be available elsewhere. You would then do a Journal title search via the library catalogue, using the Title of the Journal (NOT the title of the article). Using the citation as a guide to navigate, the library catalogue will link to electronic access and/or locate the print holding available to QUT.
Access the databases from within QUT libraries or remotely from your School, home or office via the Internet. Most databases require your QUT username and password. Access to the databases is available from the databases page.
Denotes significant proportion of full-text articles.
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The ProQuest Direct gateway provides access to a number of fulltext databases relevant to management in general and operations management specifically. |
| Business Source Elite |
Provides citations and fulltext to a broad range of sources in business and management |
| Web of Science | Indexes over 8,500 high impact research journals from a wide range of disciplines, and as such provides an interdisciplinary view of international research literature that is well suited to applied research. One of the major benefits of the database is in its unique ability to provide "citation data searching", indicating how many times an author's papers have been cited, thus determining the "impact" of papers and authors upon their research communities. |
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The web interface to Springer's 1,250 electronic journals. Subject content includes Information Systems and management, and IT in business, commerce and industry. |
Web sites
The Internet provides access to a range of resources in operations management. However the quality of the resources varies, and as part of your research process, you will need to evaluate each resource. There are guidelines for evaluating information which can help you with the evaluation process: consult the help guide
A selection of authoritative operations management related websites are listed below. Be aware that Websites of professional bodies have a "members only" (paid) section.
| Web site | Description |
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http://www.mhhe.com/omc |
McGraw-Hill has compiled this list of resources, which includes daily news feeds relating to operations management; a newsletter; publications available, including online publications; virtual company "tours", and much more. |
TOMI (Technology and Operations Management) http://www.sussex.ac.uk/Users/dt31/TOMI/ |
A starting point for information about manufacturing strategy, logistics, service operations. Also gives links to bibliographies, discussion groups, conferences, research centres, and much more. |
Logistics Association of Australia http://www.laa.asn.au/ |
The Association represents the interests of professionals in logistics and the supply chain. Membership includes access to site visits, notice of conferences, seminars, publications. |
Australasian Production and Inventory Society http://www.apics.org.au/ |
APICS exists to foster professionalism in manufacturing and associated supply chain activities. It is a non-profit organisation and is affiliated with similar organisations overseas. Membership of the Society provides education, including formal qualification; networking opportunities; public meetings with guest speakers; site visits; publication |
European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) http://www.euroma-online.org/ |
Originally formed in the U.K. in 1994. An international network of academics and managers. helping to link research and practice. Includes links to conference news, publications. |
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) http://www.informs.org/ |
Membership includes searchable databases and access to fulltext journals. |