About this journal

Journal of Industrial and Production Engineering (JIPE) is an international, refereed journal devoted to the publication of high quality research contributions for the industrial engineering community. Its scope includes Operations Research and Soft Computing, Quality and Applied Statistics, Manufacturing Automation and e-Business, Human Factors and HCI, Information Technology and Management, Industrial Technology and Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Production and Operations Management.

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Editors-in-Chief

Yu-Chung Tsao, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Ming-Lang Tseng, Institute of Innovation and Circular Economy, Asia University, Taiwan

Executive Editor

Yeneneh Tamirat Negash, Asia University, Taiwan

International Editorial Board Members

Ali Allahverdi, Gazi University, Turkey
Charlie C.L Wang, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Chen-Fu Chien, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Carmen Kar Hang Lee, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore
Ching-Jung Ting, Yuan Ze University, Taiwan
Eric Ballot, Mines Paris Tech, France
ER Mahendrawathi, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Indonesia
Fugee Tsung, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Ioannis Konstantaras, University of Macedonia, Greece
Jian Li, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
Junfeng Ma, Mississippi State University, USA
Kanchana Sethanan, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
Kathleen Aviso, De La Salle University, Philippines
Korbkul Jantarakolica, Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin, Thailand
Lars Mönch, University of Hagen, Germany
Lihui Wang, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Leopoldo Eduardo Cárdenas-Barrón, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
Lin-Lin Chen, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherland
Madjid Tavana, La Salle University, Philadelphia, USA
Matthias T hürer, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany
Minoru Fujii, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
Ming-Jong Yao, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Mohammad Iranmanesh, Edith Cowan University, Australia
Morteza Ghobakhloo, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
Ren-Jieh Kuo, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Satish Bukkapatnam, Oklahoma State University, USA
Soondo Hong, Pusan National University, South Korea
Stephen Newman, University of Bath, United Kingdom
Trần Thị Phương Thủy, Foreign Trade University, Viet Nam
Yi-Kuei Lin, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Gilson Adamczuk Oliveira, Federal University of Technology-Paraná, Brazil

International Young & Review Editorial Board Members

Anthony SF Chiu, De La Salle University, Philippines
A.H.M. Mashud, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Bangladesh
Cheng-Fu Huang, Feng Chia University, Taiwan
Cheng-Hung Wu, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Chen-Ju Lin, Yuan Ze University, Taiwan
Fuyume Sai, Daito Bunka University, Japan
Hien Minh Ha, Foreign Trade University, Vietnam
Liang Gao, HuaZhong University of Science and Technology, China
Ming Kim Lim, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
Mohd Helmi Ali, Universiti Kebansaan Malaysia, Malaysia
Runliang Dou, Tianjin University, China
Umakanta Mishra, Vellore Institute of Technology, India
Viqi Ardaniah, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
Wai Peng Wong, Monash University, Malaysia
Yung-Chia Chang, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Yun-Chia Liang, Yuan Ze University, Taiwan
Yun-Ju Lee, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Kimhua Tan, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

Honorary (Past) Editors

Amy Trappey, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Bernard Jiang, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Chih-Hsing Chu, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Ching-Jong Liao, Yuan Ze University, Taiwan
Du-Ming Tsai, Yuan Ze University, Taiwan
Hsiao-Fan Wang, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Sheng-Tsaing Tseng, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Shuo-Yan Chou, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Assistant Editors

Tat Dat Bui, Department of Shipping and Transportation Management, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan
Raditia Yudistira Sujanto, UNISA, Indonesia