Production Economics (PEK)

The division of Production Economics is part of the Department of Management and Engineering and carries out education and research connected to the optimal use of productive resources within manufacturing or optimal financial decisions.

Education in Production Economics

The majority of the undergraduate courses are given in the engineering programs Industrial Engineering and Management and Mechanical Engineering, and in the international master's programme Industrial Engineering and Management. We offer a number of basic courses in for example production economics, economic analysis and corporate finance. The division is also responsible for two master profiles, operations management and finance, which in total have more than ten courses on advanced level. In addition to this, we supervise and examine a number of master theses every year.

Research in Production Economics

Production Economics is an interdisciplinary engineering subject, which covers management of resources within various business types. The research at the division is focused on the problems in the cross-section between management and engineering, which results in research that applies mathematical methods from engineering science to management problems. The research covers problems at both a strategic, a tactical and an operational level.

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2024

Hongfei Cheng, Yuxin Li, Yaling Pang, Jing Zhao, Kui Fu (2024) Can digital transformation change a firm's green innovation strategy? Evidence from China's heavily polluting industries Heliyon, Vol. 10, Article e24676 Continue to DOI
Hoang Nguyen, Par Osterholm (2024) A note on the dynamic effects of supply and demand shocks in the crude oil market Applied Economics Letters Continue to DOI
Eva-Lena Eriksson, Helene Lidestam, Lena Winslott Hiselius (2024) Att lyckas med införande av utspridda skolstartstider - minska reseefterfrågan i rusningstid
Xiaoyu Yan, Weihua Liu, Ou Tang, Jiahe Hou (2024) When will an overconfident entrant in the two-sided market do more good than harm? International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 267, Article 109093 Continue to DOI

2023

Eva-Lena Eriksson, Lena Winslott Hiselius, Helene Lidestam (2023) Measures reducing travel by public transport during peak hours 2022 Conference Proceedings Transport Research Arena, p. 3609-3616 Continue to DOI

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