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International Journal of Production Economics
Special Issue
Guest Editors
Prof. Desheng Dash Wu, Prof. David Olson and Prof. John Birge
Introduction
Enterprise risk issues have recently been extensively discussed in both industry and
academia. Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), as a new terminology, can be defined
as the integrated process of identification, analysis and either acceptance or mitigation
of uncertainty in investment decision making. The use of high-tech for loss-prevention
in natural disasters and accidents, and quantitative models to assess derivative risk in
insurance and finance, has expanded substantially in the past decade. Encouraged by
ERM’s success in dealing with the difficulties in the aftermath of traumatic events
such as the 9-11 terrorist attack in New York and business scandals such as Enron and
WorldCom, ERM has not only developed a control focus, but most importantly it
remains a tool to enhance the value of systems, both commercial and communal. ERM
advocates that taking an integrated approach to risk management in organizations is
the most effective way for firms to manage their risks.
It has been recognized that ERM has many perspectives and most of the ERM
concepts and tools can be applied to operations of firms and agencies, both private and
public, going beyond financial assets. However, this broad area remains
under-developed due to a lack of connection between research in operations and
finance. The purpose of this special issue is to explore various aspects of ERM, with a
focus on ERM in operations.
This special issue is intended to publish the latest research on ERM and its
application to operations. While research in the broad area of ERM encompasses a
wide range of topics and methodologies, we expect this special issue to provide a good
snapshot of current and emerging concepts, tools, approaches, issues, and trends within
the field. The aim of this special issue is to disseminate state-of-the-art research on
ERM in operations. Authors are encouraged to submit papers that employ both
quantitative and quality research methodologies such as modelling, optimization,
algorithms, simulation, questionnaire surveys, event studies, case studies etc,
addressing the theme of the special issue.
Topics
Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
• Enterprise risk management tools and methods
• Risk analysis of production processes
• Real options in operations management
• Product planning under uncertainty
• Real options in logistics
• Operational risk in supply chains
• Outsourcing decisions with uncertainty
• Effects of supply chain risk on firm financial performance
• Simulation in operations
• Operations decision making in risk management
• E-business risk
• Multi-criteria decision making in services
• Marketing science risks
• Technology investments under risk
• Banking operations, e.g., credit scoring
• Competition and collaboration risk in services
• Insurance and reinsurance in production economics
• Using derivatives for operations risk management
• Natural disasters and operations management
Manuscript Preparation and Submission
Paper submissions must be original and contain significant contributions to the theme.
To prepare their manuscript, authors are asked to closely follow the “Instructions to
Authors” that is available at: http://ees.elsevier.com/ijpe/. Manuscripts will be refereed
according to the standards of International Journal of Production Economics.
Authors should submit the manuscript by 31 December 2009 via EES
http://www.ees.elsevier.com/ijpe/ and select “Special Issue: Enterprise Risk
Management in Operations” when asked to indicate the “Article Type” in the
submission process. Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor
be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts should
normally not exceed 15 printed journal pages (around 30 manuscript pages double
spaced with 12 points font). It is important for IJPE to relate articles with other works
previously published in IJPE. Therefore, authors are encouraged to refer to other
works previously published in IJPE.

Publication Schedule
Deadline for paper submission: 31 December 2009
Notification of review results: 31 March 2010
Deadline for revision: 30 June 2010
Expected publication date: Autumn 2010
Special Issue Guest Editors
Managing Guest Editor
Prof. Desheng “Dash” Wu
Assistant Professor at Reykjavik University
and
Affiliate Professor, RiskLab
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON M5S 3G3
Canada
Tel: +1-(416)-880-5219
Fax: +1-(416)-978-4107
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Co-Guest Editor
Prof. David L. Olson
Department of Management
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE 68588-0491
U.S.A.
Tel: +1-(402)-472-4521
Fax: +1-(402)-472-5855
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Co-Guest Editor
Prof. John R. Birge
Jerry W. and Carol Lee Levin Professor of Operations Management
Graduate School of Business
The University of Chicago
Chicago, IL 60637-1610
U.S.A.
Tel +1 (773) 834-1701
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