EUROMA IS
An international network of academics and practitioners advancing operations management.
EurOMA is a European-based network with rapidly growing international links, where members share ideas, knowledge and experience and bridge the gap between research and practice. Membership is drawn from people interested in the development, teaching and application of Operations Management as a professional field: academics from across departments and faculties, alongside managers and engineers from industry.
Membership is not restricted to Europe. It is open to members from other regions who benefit from the network, its publications, and participation in EurOMA events.
THREE PILLARS
What we do.
EurOMA is organised around three pillars of activity, set out at its founding and maintained through every conference, workshop and publication since.
01
Nurturing an interest in both manufacturing and service operations.
Innovative approaches, techniques and concepts, from quality management to operations strategy, are the keys to competitiveness. The EurOMA membership as well as the various related activities reflect this broad range of interest and application in the greater field of OM.
02
Focusing on knowledge development and application.
Excellence in manufacturing and service operations must be led by the development of new knowledge. The Association provides such a focus for identifying and disseminating the latest thinking and research as well as for exploring current issues in OM, thereby setting research agendas for the future. The International Annual EurOMA Conference is a major forum for the presentation of new ideas and developments in the field.
03
Supporting excellence in education.
EurOMA promotes and supports a wide range of academic activities designed to advance the teaching and learning of Operations Management, including workshops, seminars, summer schools and forums.
VISION AND VALUES
EurOMA is the European association of choice for scholars of operations management.
Through a combination of networking, conferences and educational events, we will continue to develop and nurture a community that is:
Scholarly
Focused on creating scholarly knowledge and insights.
Relevant
Exploring topics and problems that are practically relevant.
Empirical
Engaged in studies that are empirically driven.
Inclusive
Involving scholars from across the globe interested in Operations Management.
Open
To different research methodologies and topics of study.
Stimulating
An environment that stimulates its participants.
Challenging
A community that supportively challenges the members.
Collegial
Bridging research and practice in the spirit of networking.
HISTORY
A short history of EurOMA.
From a small UK group in 1984 to a global academic society. See the timeline below.
PAST PRESIDENTS
Leadership since 2001.
EurOMA was founded in 1993 by Chris Voss and Christer Karlsson. The first elected president took office in 2001.
2025-2028
Torbjørn Netland
ETH Zurich
2022-2025
Cristina Gimenez-Thomsen
ESADE
2019-2022
Taco van der Vaart
University of Groningen
2016-2019
Giovanni Perrone
Università degli Studi di Palermo
2013-2016
Andy Neely
University of Cambridge
2010-2013
Raffaella Cagliano
University of Cambridge
2007-2010
Ann Vereecke
Vlerick Business School
2004-2007
Jaume Riibera
IESE Business School
2001-2004
David Bennett
Chalmers University of Technology