Manufacturing and Service Operations Management

M&SOM Best Paper Award

Each year, the Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Society selects one paper for the Management Science Best Paper Award. This paper is deemed most deserving for its contribution to the theory and practice of operations management.

Best OM Paper in Operations Research Award

Starting 2016, the award is presented biennially to the manuscript deemed to have made the most significant contribution to the theory and practice of operations management published in the preceding four years in Operations Research. The editorial board of Operations Research selects the finalists through a voting process, and a dedicated committee determines the winners.