Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) is an international professional organization representing the interests of experts and scholars in the field of production and operations management (POM) all over the world. The society was founded by Kalyan Singhal and other nearly 300 experts and scholars on June 30, 1989. In October 1990, the first POMS international conference was held in Washington, D.C. In March 1992, the journal Production and Operations Management was officially published.

The missions of the society include: expanding and integrating the knowledge of POM; disseminating the information about POM to managers, scientists, educators, students, public and private organizations, national and local governments, and the public; promoting POM to improve and develop in the public and private manufacturing and service organizations all over the world.

With the development of China's reform and opening up, Chinese scholars have achieved academic breakthroughs in the field of POM, combining with the featured issues in production and operations in China. The typical issues in China’s manufacturing and service industries also bear the characteristics of the time. The proposition and solution for these issues will provide scientific and effective guidance, as well as reference, to the social and economic development in countries all around the world.

With the approval of POMS board in 2018, four leading Chinese business schools in Tianjin University, Zhejiang University, Xi'an Jiaotong University, and University of Science and Technology of China initiated the POMS International Conference in China, which is one of the regional POMS International Conference Series. The Inaugural POMS International Conference in China was held successfully in June 2019 in Tianjin University. The 2022 POMS International Conference in China is going to be organized by Xi'an Jiaotong University.