Editorial: Manufacturing-sales coordination

Abstract This article presents the results of the call for papers that led to this special issue of the International Journal of Production Economics and provides an introduction to the articles included here. Of the total of 43 abstracts submitted in response to the call 12 are included here. The authors come from all parts of the world and a high percentage of the papers is based on empirical data. Moreover, there is a broad spectrum of operational coordination issues presented. Both practical suggestions and ideas for future research are considered in this issue.