Emerald

Industrial Management & Data Systems

(ISSN 1758-5783)

Aims & scope

Industrial Management & Data Systems (IMDS) focuses on topics treating the interface between operations management and information systems. IMDS is interdisciplinary in nature and serves researchers and practitioners the necessary information to enable them to explore and apply the potential of new technologies to all aspects of management activities such as marketing, management information systems, operations management, business strategy, innovation, organization behaviour, business process management and supply chain management.

The major aims of IMDS are:

To provide cross-disciplinary research in the areas of operations management and information systems.

To study different range of information systems development and usage in businesses.

Promotes awareness of new technology and related concepts and their implications in business.

Disseminate knowledge for improving operations management practice and to improve the theoretical base necessary for supporting sound management decisions.

The scope of IMDS cover all aspects of areas that integrates both operations management and information systems research, and topics include but not limited to, are listed below:

Big Data research

Data analytics

E-business

Production planning and scheduling

Logistics and supply chain management

New technology acceptance and diffusion

Marketing of new industrial products and processes

Sustainable supply chain management

Green information systems

IS strategies

Knowledge management

Innovation management

Performance measurement

Social media in businesses