Published eight times a year, Production Planning & Control is an international journal which brings together research papers on all aspects of production planning and control, and provides a medium for their rapid publication. In addition, the Journal has successfully created a greater understanding between researchers and managers in industry, by publishing accessible articles on research and industrial applications, new techniques and development trends. Production Planning & Control publishes keynote papers (by invitation), research papers with an applied bias, state-of-the-art reviews, tutorial reviews, case studies, reports on applications, conference reports and book reviews. In essence, Production Planning & Control occupies the middle ground between research and the descriptive technical approach to production planning and control, and focuses on a holistic approach to the subject. To be published in Production Planning & Control, a paper will have been reviewed and accepted by at least two competent experts in the field. Reviewers are drawn from the Editorial Board and a list of occasional reviewers who have been nominated for their expertise. Reviewers' comments are based on relevance to the field, particularly applicability in industry, besides originality and scientific rigour. The journal is covered by the Science Citation Index, and its current impact factor is 0.180.