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Empirical simulation studies in operations management: context, trends, and research opportunities
Author(s) -
Shafer Scott M,
Smunt Timothy L
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of operations management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.649
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1873-1317
pISSN - 0272-6963
DOI - 10.1016/j.jom.2004.05.002
Subject(s) - empirical research , context (archaeology) , computer science , operations research , period (music) , operations management , management science , statistics , history , economics , mathematics , physics , archaeology , acoustics
This study investigates, published simulation studies in operations management (OM) that are empirically based. The results of the study are based on an exhaustive search of twenty leading operations management journals over the period from 1970 to 2000. Approximately, 600 published simulation studies in operations management were identified, but only 85 of these were subsequently identified as being empirical in nature. The 85 articles were next classified into one of 17 categories. Results by journal, topic, time period, and combinations of these factors are reported. Finally, opportunities for future research are discussed.