...Jose´ A.D. Machuca Before introducing the articles in this special issue, and taking the First World Conference on Operations Management as an example, the author proposes a new‐conference product, an innovation in service design and implementation. He describes nine key factors which need...

...C.A. Voss The Managing Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMT) Conference was held at the University of Warwick in January 1986. The conference theme covered those elements which are part of the total process of management of AMT: manufacturing strategy, technical planning, relations with equipment...