BORBS XX: Guiding the Early Design Phases in BOR: A “fast lane” for future BeOps/BOR studies

Anita Onay (MCI Management Center Innsbruck) (presenting author); Christina Stampfer (MCI Management Center Innsbruck), Marcus Brandenburg (Flensburg University of Applied Sciences), Johannes Ulrich Siebert (MCI 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 including 132 papers provides insights into (i) key themes of the research landscape and (ii) human-centered research frameworks—aiming to serve as a guiding reference and “fast lane” for future BeOps/BOR studies, primarily to support the early design phases. Our SLR indicates that, within research frameworks, it is fruitful to distinguish whether human aspects are addressed as human behavior (e.g., performance, decision making), human factors (e.g., bias, emotion), or an integration of both, as each point of emphasis offers unique contributions for future studies. Approximately two-thirds of the articles in our sample explicitly incorporate human behavior as a central point of interest. Therefore, we strongly encourage researchers to explicitly focus on investigating human behavior in their research design, while the inclusion of human factors delivers important explanatory power for the manifestation thereof.

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October 9th, 2025

12 PM to 12.40 PM (UK, London)

1 PM; to 1.40 PM (CET, Berlin)

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89143663283?pwd=kxdJrqXHfZ0O2nJVPL7TgfCBfuJtRq.1

Meeting-ID: 891 4366 3283

Kenncode: 1

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