International conference on Advances in Supply Chain and Manufacturing Management At Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Achieving Growth, Profitability and Sustainability in a Globalized Environment
The formation of the WTO and a parallel growth of the Information Technology and the Internet are the two most important events in recent times that has made nations more interdependent and closer. Free flows of people, information, products and services between national boundaries are fast becoming a reality ushering in a “Globalized World” integrating the economies and the societies. The phenomenon has equally impacted the supply chain and businesses are increasingly becoming global. In such a globalized and highly competitive environment sustaining growth and achieving profitability of the supply chain has become much more complex and challenging. The challenges are enormous in terms of understanding the dynamics and the complexity of the global supply chain. Time is opportune to develop innovative tools that can handle the complexities of the global supply chain and give efficient, effective and implementable solutions.
Further, customized products and changing taste of the customers have brought in severe challenges before the managers of the manufacturing firms of a supply chain to meet the accepted quality while satisfying the variety at minimum time and cost. Emergence of themes like agile manufacturing, network manufacturing, knowledgeable manufacturing, flexible systems of manufacturing management are some of the areas which are recommended as possible solutions to the vexed problem encountered by the manufacturing firm. In view of this, the conference aims at providing a platform where practitioner, researchers and academicians from diverse background interact and share their ideas and experiences in order to facilitate future collaborations for management of manufacturing activities, functional integration, solving supply chain problem and the related research agenda.
Call for Papers
Research papers, articles and case studies are invited from the authors to present and share their views, ideas and developments made in the field of supply chain and manufacturing management. The submissions will be peer reviewed by a committee of experts before acceptance. The authors are requested to refer to author guidelines for details.
Supply Chain Management
Sales and Operations Planning Purchasing & Strategic Outsourcing Logistics Management Collaborative Planning & Forecasting Risk Management Supply Chain Best Practices Retail Management E-business and E-commerce Sustainability of Environment
Manufacturing Systems
Production Planning, Scheduling and Control Lean, Agile and Flexible Manufacturing
Network based manufacturing Collaborative and global manufacturing E- Manufacturing
Knowledgeable Manufacturing Factory of the future Quality Assurance
Decision Science
Mathematical Programming System Modeling and Simulation AI application Evolutionary Computations Nature inspired optimization technique System Dynamics Multi-criteria decision making Group Decision Making
We invite two types of papers - Research Papers and Concept Papers in the above broad areas.
Research Papers
Research papers, articles and case studies are invited from the authors to present and share their research work and developments made in the field of supply chain management. The submissions will be peer reviewed before acceptance.
Concept Papers
The conference also invites concept papers from thought leaders both practitioners and academicians for sharing newer ideas, concepts, and philosophical thoughts highlighting the critical issues, challenges and problems facing the practice of supply chain management. Such ideas, concepts or philosophies should be sent as a paper not exceeding 2500 words and will be peer reviewed before final acceptance.
Author Guidelines
The following instructions should be observed in preparing manuscripts:
Manuscripts should be typed in English on one side of the paper using double spacing. The letters should be typed with 12 font size Times New Roman and 1-inch margin on all sides.
The manuscript should start with a Title followed by Author(s) and Affiliations, Abstract and Keywords, Main Text, References and Appendices.
The title should be descriptive and concise and should not exceed 50 characters.
The abstract should be brief and self-contained with total number of words not exceeding 200.
The main text (without the Author details) should be concise with total number of pages not exceeding TEN including references, appendix, tables and figures.
Labels like Definition, Theorem 1, Proof, etc., should be in boldface.
Equations should be numbered sequentially in parentheses by the right margin.
References should be cited in the text and should be listed in alphabetical order of the first author's surname. For example,
Hadley, G., 1970. Nonlinear and Dynamic Programming, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Reading, Massachusetts.
Powell, M. J. D., 1970. A New Algorithm for unconstrained Optimization, in J. Rosen, O. Mangasarian, and K Ritter, eds.: Nonlinear Programming, Academic Press, New York.
Tapley, B. P. and Lewallen, J. M., 1967. Comparison of Several Numerical Optimization Methods, Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications 1, 1-32.
References should be cited in the text as \...Tapley and Lewallen (1967) ..." or as \... (Tapley and Lewallen, 1967) ...".
The soft copy of the manuscripts (in doc format) should be sent to
Authors of accepted papers also have to submit a signed copy (hardcopy) of the copyright declaration form which may be obtained from conference website.
Authors of accepted papers also have to submit a signed copy (hardcopy) of the copyright declaration form which may be obtained from conference website.
MESSAGE FROM THE CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN
“Be a Vital Link in the Development of the Global Supply Chain”
We welcome you to participate in the international supply chain management conference to be organized under the aegis of the School of industrial Engineering and Management of the Indian Institute of Technology at Kharagpur, India on December 16-18, 2011. The Conference titled “Advances Supply Chain and Manufacturing Management: For Growth, Profitability and Sustainability in a Global Environment”, will be a cornerstone of the Diamond Jubilee Celebration of the Institute. The conference is not a singular event but a beginning of an ongoing initiative where industry and academia can collaborate to develop supply chain management practices.
We believe the education and practice of supply chain management is extremely relevant and opportune for the emerging economy of India which faces formidable challenges of proliferating global market opportunities. While it is saddled with poor infrastructure and regulatory barriers, building the core competency of supply chain management is essential for the Indian economy to achieve the status of the 3rd largest economy in the world in a few decades.
The Conference will bring together business executives, academicians, researchers, industry organizational leader, government and non-government representatives, management consultants, service providers, IT experts and technology solution innovators to address the challenges unleashed in order to enhance the competitiveness of the Indian industry. The program will consist of thoughtful leadership, industry research, best-of-breed practices and technology solutions that can be deployed to ensure the profitable growth of enterprises.
We have assembled a stellar Board of Advisors for the conference from around the world – Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, UK and USA. These eminent practitioners and thinkers will help us achieve the objectives of the world-class confluence of industry and academia.
The spirit of the Conference lies in the belief that the global economy favors organizations that can reach across boundaries effectively. It rewards those that can collaborate smoothly with their partners and customers. As a result, business excellence is no longer about individual players -- it’s about effortless coordination and orchestration across one’s value chain. To thrive in this environment, one must optimize the performance of the entire business community -- from the smallest supplier to their largest customer.
Link for progress!
Devendra Mishra
Mechanical Engineering, IIT-KGP, 1966
Adjunct Professor, Decision Sciences
Graziadio School of Business & Management
Co-Founder of Supply Chain Academies for
The Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Video Game
and Biotech Industries
www.cesupplychain.com, www.mesalliance.org, www.entertainmentsupplychain.com,
www.gamesupplyacademy.com, www.biosupplyalliance.org
Publication
All accepted papers for which the authors have registered will be published in the conference proceedings to be brought out in electronic format. In addition to the conference proceedings few selected articles will also be considered for possible publication in the International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology Springer).
Important Dates
Submission of Full Length Paper: 30th June, 2011
Intimation of acceptance: 16th August, 2011
Deadline for Registration: 16th September, 2011
REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION FEE
Participants India Foreign
Student* (Regular) INR2000 USD200
Academic INR4500 USD350
Industry INR8000 USD500
Others INR8000 USD500
Late Registration** INR500 USD50
Accompanying Persons INR1500 USD100
* Part Time research students pursuing their doctoral research parallel to their service are not included
** Additional to the regular fee
Note: One registration is eligible for maximum two presentations. For each additional paper a fee of INR500 (US$50) will be charged.
MODE OF PAYMENT
Participants may register for the conference by sending the completed registration form alongwith the necessary registration fee to the following address:
The Organizing Secretary, ASCMM 2011
Department of Industrial Engineering & Management
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Kharagpur, West Bengal
INDIA 721302
The payment can be made through a crossed demand draft drawn in favor of "CEP-STC, IIT Kharagpur”, payable at Kharagpur, INDIA. The payment can also be made through electronic fund transfer. The bank details are as follows:
Account Name: CEP-STC, IIT Kharagpur
Account Number: 95562200002955
Bank Name: SYNDICATE BANK
Bank Branch Name: SRIC, IIT KHARAGPUR (Branch Code: 9556)
Bank Address: IIT KHARAGPUR, KHARAGPUR- 721 302, MIDINIPUR DIST. (W. B.), INDIA
Telephone No: +91-3222 255221)
Swift Code: SYN BIN BB 120
Note: In case of electronic money transfer, please submit a copy of money transfer record with details of bank, amount, transaction number and date. The same must be enclosed with registration form.
Travel and Accomodation
Nearest airport to Kharagpur is Kolkata. Situated about 120 km west of Kolkata, Kharagpur can be reached in about 2 hours by train from Howrah railway station of Kolkata or 3 hours by car from Kolkata Airport(http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/train/) . The Institute is about 10 minutes drive (5 km) from the Kharagpur railway station. Private taxi, autorickshaw or cycle-rickshaw can be hired to reach the Institute. To get the details of IIT Kharagpur campus, please visit http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/map/index.php and http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/topfiles/pocket_guide.php .
Limited accommodations are available for the participants on payment of a nominal fee in various guest houses of the Institute. They will be allotted on first come first served basis. For tariffs and other details please visit http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/gh/.
Who Can Attend
The conference aims to provide a platform to a diverse group of professionals and academicians to interact and share their perspectives. The scope of conference will accommodate academicians and industry professionals working in the domains of manufacturing and supply chain management, shop floor control, quality engineering, materials and procurement management and productivity enhancement. Supply chain and manufacturing problems are often so diverse and complex that they require many perspectives to the problem including operations management, finance and accounting, strategic management, human resource management, relationship management, information technology, computer science, behavioral science and logistics management. The sharing of ideas, experiences, cases and research works by practitioners and academicians will help any interested participant to develop a multiple perspectives while addressing supply chain problems. Therefore, any organization who is looking beyond the organizational boundaries for cost cutting and removal of waste, and improving collaboration with business partners will find this conference value adding. The conference will also be of immense value to an IT professional by way of getting a deeper insight of the facilitator role of IT towards supply chain integration and coordination.
Contact Us
The Organizing Secretary, ASCMM 2011
Department of Industrial Engineering & Management
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Kharagpur, West Bengal
INDIA 721302
Telephone: +91-3222-283734
+91-3222-282271
Fax: +91-3222-282272
E-mail: icascmm2011@gmail.com
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