Vol. 6 No. 2 (2013): July - December

EDITORIAL

This issue of the Journal of Operations and Supply Chain Management (JOSCM) is my last one as Editor-in-chief. JOSCM published since 2008, has been a forum for OM studies related but not exclusively to the emerging economies.  I was for 5 years as Editor-in-chief and during this time JOSCM has published 10 ordinary issues and one Special Issue on sustainability.  With authors from countries such as Brazil, India, Norway, Spain and United States, JOSCM is really an international OM journal with qualified studies. Prof. Luiz Brito will be the new Editor-in-chief and already has participated in this issue. I am sure that the JOSCM will have a prestigious and competent editor for the next years.

The articles present in this issue follow the usual JOSCM’s proposal: diversity in methodology, OM related themes and countries. The authors are from Brazil, Iran, Malaysia and United States. The methods utilized are diverse including case studies, simulation, Data Envelopment Analysis and modeling. The themes are present in the titles below.

Supply Chain Performance Models: A Literature Review on Approaches, Techniques, and Criteria

Benefits of CPFR and VMI Collaboration Strategies: A Simulation Study

Selecting Maritime Disaster Response Capabilities

The Trajectory of Brazilian Semiconductor Industry and its Supply Chain:  An Economic, Governmental, and Technological Perspectives

The Adoption of Global Sourcing by a Brazilian Company

Technical Efficiency Of Container Terminal Operations: A DEA Approach

Quantitative Modeling in Practice:  Applying Optimization Techniques to a Brazilian CPG Company Distribution Network Design (Technical note)

Ely Laureano Paiva

JOSCM

Editor-in-chief 2009 to 2013

MESSAGE FROM THE INCOMING EDITOR

My first point is to congratulate Ely Paiva for bringing the JOSCM practically from birth to its current status and making it truly an international journal. It will not be an easy task to match his contribution. The JOSCM is a unique forum for the Operations Management field to interact and grow. It is up to us, the Operations Management scholarly community, to support and develop it.

I would like to encourage authors, reviewers and readers of the JOSCM to engage in an open conversation and would welcome questions and suggestions. Journal publishing is experiencing a period of change and reflection and the JOSCM could take a leading and innovative role.

Luiz Artur Ledur Brito

Editor-in-chief for 2014