The first issue of the Journal of Industrial Engineering Research in Production Systems (IERPS) will be published at September 2013. As an official publication of the Bu-Ali Sina University and Iranian Institute of Industrial Engineering (IIIE), IERPS is envisaged as a scientific peer reviewed journal intended for the publication of research and review manuscripts emphasizing new and innovative methods and techniques in the field of industrial engineering and production systems including:

• Heuristic methods in production systems
• Production Scheduling / Production planning
• MCDM in production systems
• New product development
• Logistic and supply chain
• Production systems simulation
• Production system design
• Quality control, quality engineering
• Inventory management
• Facility location allocation, Vehicles routing
• Human factors engineering
• Preventive maintenance, reliability