FN ISI Export Format VR 1.0 PT J TI Operations management research in process industries AF Donk, Dirk P. Van Fransoo, Jan C. AU Donk, Dirk P. Van Fransoo, JC SO Journal of Operations Management SN 0272-6963 VL 24 BP 211 EP 214 PY 2006 AB The operations management research in process industries, which cover a wide range of businesses are discussed. The first significant contribution that recognized the field of process industries within operations management was the documentation of the differences between discrete and process industries. The theoretical, analytical, and modeling work within operations management is also labeled as production planning and control (PPC) models. The relationship between reference models for production planning and control, empirical studies describing the field of process industries, and studies describing specific characteristics of process industries are also described. DI 10.1016/j.jom.2005.01.001 ER