Purpose

International Journal of Operations and Production Management (IJOPM)'s Impact Pathway (IP) section has been launched in 2020 to host short contributions grounded in current managerial practices and/or policy development, challenging established operations and supply chain management (OSCM) knowledge and highlighting innovative and relevant research directions. This commentary reflects on the achievements of the section, delineates the key features of IP papers and stimulates further development.

Design/methodology/approach

This commentary provides a brief overview of the IJOPM's IP section, taking stock of the contributions that have been published so far, analysing their topics, methodologies, insights and impact.

Findings

The 19 contributions published over the last three years have dealt with a variety of emerging topics, ranging from the COVID-19 response to additive manufacturing, leveraging on key evidence from managerial practice that challenges consolidated knowledge and theory, providing clear research directions as well as managerial and/or policy guidelines.

Originality/value

The commentary reflects on the importance of phenomenon-driven research that seeks to bridge the gap between theory and practice, thus increasing the impact and reach of OSCM research. This is a call for contributions from scholars, business leaders and policymakers to develop further impact-oriented research.

中文翻译：

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影响路径：相关且有影响力的运营和供应链管理研究的见解之家

目的

国际运营和生产管理杂志 (IJOPM)的影响路径 (IP) 部分已于 2020 年推出，以举办基于当前管理实践和/或政策制定的短期贡献，挑战现有的运营和供应链管理 (OSCM) 知识和突出创新和相关的研究方向。本评论反映了该部分的成就，描绘了知识产权论文的主要特征并刺激了进一步的发展。

设计/方法论/途径

本评论简要概述了IJOPM的知识产权部分，盘点了迄今为止已发表的贡献，分析了它们的主题、方法、见解和影响。

发现

过去三年发表的 19 篇文章涉及各种新兴主题，从 COVID-19 应对到增材制造，利用管理实践中挑战巩固知识和理论的关键证据，提供明确的研究方向以及管理和/或政策指南。

原创性/价值

该评论反映了现象驱动研究的重要性，旨在弥合理论与实践之间的差距，从而增加 OSCM 研究的影响力和范围。这是呼吁学者、商界领袖和政策制定者做出贡献，以进一步开展以影响力为导向的研究。