The mission of the Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal, formerly known as the International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems, is to publish original, high-quality research papers in the field of services and manufacturing management. All aspects in this field including the interface between engineering and management, the design and analysis of service and manufacturing systems as well as operational planning and decision support are covered. The journal seeks papers that have a clear focus on the applicability in the real business world including all kinds of services and manufacturing industries, e.g. in logistics, transportation, health care, manufacturing-based services, production planning and control, and supply chain management. Flexibility should be understood in its widest sense as a system’s ability to respond to changes in the environment through improved decision making and business development procedures and enabling IT solutions.

《Flexible Services And Manufacturing Journal》是一本由SPRINGER出版商出版的专业工程技术期刊，该刊创刊于1988年，刊期Quarterly，该刊已被国际权威数据库SCIE收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：工程技术 3区，小类学科：运筹学与管理科学 3区；工程：工业 4区；工程：制造 4区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q3。该刊发文范围涵盖工程：工业等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外工程：工业工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为2.209，平均审稿速度>12周，或约稿。