Operations Management Techniques
Operations Management Techniques is a research topic within Management Science and Operations Research. Science Explorer counts 9.7k research works in it since 1950. 11.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers revolves around the Theory of Constraints (TOC) and its application in operations management, supply chain collaboration, product mix optimization, constraint management, and performance measurement. The papers also explore the integration of TOC with other methodologies such as Six Sigma and Lean, as well as its impact on decision-making and organizational performance.
- Theory of Constraints
- Operations Management
- Supply Chain
- Product Mix
- Constraint Management
- Performance Measures
- TOC Thinking Processes
- Bottleneck Operation
- Throughput Accounting
- Change Management
- Research works
- 9.7k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 11.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +0% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Operations Management Techniques research?
By volume, Indonesia and Brazil publish the most (362 and 144 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Indonesia 362 works
- 2 Brazil 144 works
- 3 United States 107 works
- 4 India 64 works
- 5 Peru 56 works
- 6 Türkiye 51 works
- 7 Russia 50 works
- 8 China 43 works
- 9 Poland 34 works
- 10 South Africa 30 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
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Which institutions lead Operations Management Techniques research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad de Lima publishes the most Operations Management Techniques research, followed by University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa Timur and Peruvian University of Applied Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidad de LimaPeru 24 works
- 2 University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa TimurIndonesia 19 works
- 3 Peruvian University of Applied SciencesPeru 16 works
- 4 Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 SurabayaIndonesia 11 works
- 5 Tarumanagara UniversityIndonesia 11 works
- 6 Bandung Institute of TechnologyIndonesia 11 works
- 7 Universidade do Vale do Rio dos SinosBrazil 10 works
- 8 Bandung Islamic UniversityIndonesia 9 works
- 9 University of Singaperbangsa KarawangIndonesia 9 works
- 10 Universitas Teknologi YogyakartaIndonesia 8 works
Who are the leading researchers in Operations Management Techniques?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Operations Management Techniques include Vittorio Maniezzo and Stefan Seuring.
- 1 Vittorio Maniezzo Italy 3.1k citations
- 2 Stefan Seuring Germany 2.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Operations Management Techniques research done?
The largest centres of Operations Management Techniques research in 2022–2025 are Jakarta (Indonesia), Surabaya (Indonesia), Bandung (Indonesia) and Lima (Peru). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Lima and Surabaya.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- LimaPE · 44.5 works22×
- SurabayaID · 49.5 works7.0×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Operations Management Techniques than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Operations Management Techniques?
Among universities, judged by research, Peruvian University of Applied Sciences, Universidad de Lima and Universitas Teknologi Yogyakarta score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peruvian University of Applied SciencesPeru | 56.6 | 5.3% | 125.3× | 16 | +528.6% |
| 2 | Universidad de LimaPeru | 53.6 | 5.6% | 248.3× | 24 | — |
| 3 | Universitas Teknologi YogyakartaIndonesia | 37.7 | 8.2% | 30.7× | 8 | — |
| 4 | Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 SurabayaIndonesia | 22.9 | 3.0% | 27.6× | 11 | — |
| 5 | University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa TimurIndonesia | 21.5 | 0.0% | 19.1× | 19 | — |
| 6 | University of Singaperbangsa KarawangIndonesia | 21.5 | 3.7% | 15.4× | 9 | — |
| 7 | Bandung Institute of TechnologyIndonesia | 18.3 | 1.5% | 11.3× | 11 | +18.8% |
| 8 | Universidade do Vale do Rio dos SinosBrazil | 17.2 | 1.7% | 58.3× | 10 | -4.3% |
| 9 | Bandung Islamic UniversityIndonesia | 16.2 | 1.8% | 14.3× | 9 | — |
| 10 | Tarumanagara UniversityIndonesia | 11.5 | 0.0% | 14.4× | 11 | — |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Operations Management Techniques research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 0% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2019. The fastest-growing topics are Operations Management Techniques.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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