EURO 2025 Leeds
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2142. Human behavioral aspects in production planning: A systematic review of research frameworks

Invited abstract in session WA-61: Behavioural lessons from OR use in the lab and field, stream Behavioural OR.

Wednesday, 8:30-10:00
Room: Maurice Keyworth G.31

Authors (first author is the speaker)

1. Anita Onay
Industrial Engineering, Management Center Innsbruck
2. Marcus Brandenburg
Supply Chain Management, Flensburg University of Applied Sciences
3. Christina Stampfer
MCI Management Center Innsbruck
4. Johannes Siebert
Wirtschaft und Management, Management Center Innsbruck

Abstract

Human aspects are gaining increasing impact in the ongoing debate on key themes in production planning research, which aligns with the emphasis on the human-centricity of the Industry 5.0 strategy as a facilitator of the European Union Commission’s priorities. Despite this growing recognition of humans as an integral part of any production system—whether as operators, designers, planners, or customers—production planning research still often lacks a rigorous human-centric analysis. To address the lack of human-centered research in the field of production planning, behavioral operational research (BOR) and behavioral operations (BeOps) provide fruitful theory, methodology, and research methods. This present study aims to pursue a systematic literature review (SLR) on BOR and BeOps research focusing on production planning problems. The result and synthesis of a content analysis that initially includes 149 papers provide insights into (i) key themes of the research landscape and (ii) human-centered research frameworks. Our findings show that studies incorporating human behavioral aspects in production planning mainly focus on the OR phases of modeling and implementation. In contrast, conceptualization and model-solving phases are less central to the respective research efforts. Thus, this study is a rich body of knowledge for production planning researchers that systematically address human aspects embedded in production systems and interacting with them.

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Status: accepted


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