ISDSI 2017: 11th ISDSI International Conference IIM Trichy Tiruchirappalli, India, December 27-30, 2017 |
Conference website | http://dsiindia.org/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=isdsi2017 |
Abstract registration deadline | August 31, 2017 |
Submission deadline | August 31, 2017 |
In today’s volatile and intensely competitive environment, it is evident that the businesses and non-business organizations across the globe must conduct themselves with utmost efficiency to achieve performance excellence to survive and thrive. Hence, decision making, in all functional areas and at all levels of management, play a crucial role in achieving the desired excellence by making the best use of the available resources. Decision-makers need to appreciate and deal with technical, cultural, behavioral, social, and environmental interdependencies while making decisions. Also, they require adapting and utilizing various decision science’s tools and techniques for efficient and effective decisions, as well as promote global sustainability at the micro and macro levels.
In this context, the Indian Subcontinent Decision Sciences Institute (ISDSI) along with Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India are organizing the 11th ISDSI International Conference from December 27-30, 2017 at IIM Tiruchirappalli. This conference offers a platform to promote interdisciplinary research at the global level and we invite academicians, practitioners from business and industry, and research scholars to this conference for sharing, discussing, and deliberating on a variety of research agendas, ideas, and findings related to decision making, decision processes, and performance excellence.
Submission Guidelines
Guidelines for Full Paper Submission
Paper Length and Style
Final papers should be prepared using the APA style and should not exceed 20 pages (including tables, references, etc.). Title page should contain:
- Title of the manuscript, the author(s) name, affiliation, and full addresses with e-mail ID, including acknowledgement if any.
- Information about the author(s) up to 100 words each, including qualifications, written on a separate sheet to appear at manuscript end.
- An abstract of 100 - 150 words
- Identification of the paper with any of the topics listed for easy classification
- Keywords and JEL classification
- Running heads, if the title is of more than 10 words
- Information on grants received can be given in a footnote on the first page of the manuscript.
Margins, Justification, and Font
MS Word is to be used. The paper size should first be set to A4. Next, the top and bottom margins have to be set to 1.5", left and right margins to 1", and justification to "Full". The Times New Roman 12 point font is to be used for the text of the document. The document has to be paginated (page numbers are to be provided).
Headings & Sub headings
All Headings of the text must also be in 12 point Times New Roman, Bold, flush with the left margin, in upper and lower case letters. One line has to be left blank before and after the Heading.
Sub headings under the Headings must be in 9 point Times New Roman, Bold, flush with the left margin, in upper and lower case letters.
Tables, Figures, and Equations
- Table caption should be in 9 point Times New Roman font, above the table and centered, and all in upper case. All tables should be numbered serially.
- Figure caption should be in 9 point Times New Roman font, below the figure and centered, and all in upper case. All figures should be numbered numerically.
- Placing figures and tables before their first mention in the text should be avoided.
- Mathematical notations should be clearly explained within the text. Equations should be centered on the page. Equations must be numbered consecutively on the right margin, using Arabic numerals in parentheses. If the equations are too long or too wide to fit in a single row, appropriate breaks should be indicated. Tables must be numbered using Roman numerals. Reference for each table has to be ensured. Tables can appear either embedded in the manuscript or at the end of the manuscript. Each table must have a title followed by a descriptive legend. Authors must check tables to be sure that the title, column headings, captions, etc., are clear and to the point. Figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals. Figures can appear either embedded in the manuscript or at the end of the manuscript. Each figure must have a title followed by a descriptive legend which can be single spaced.
References
- Citations referred to in the text should be included in parenthesis (last name, year), e.g., (Sarkar and Ghosh, 2011).
- Each paper must have a "Reference" section at the end of the paper. The heading "References" must be in 12 point Times New Roman, Bold, and centered.
- The list of references must be in 10 point Times New Roman and justified.
- The list of references should be sorted in alphabetical order based on the first author's last name. The citations should then be numbered consecutively.
- All authors' names should be given - "et al" should not be used.
Committees
Program Committee
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Prof. Abhijeet K. Digalwar
Department of Mechanical Engineering
BITS Pilani
Prof. V. Madhusudanan Pillai
Department of Mechanical Engineering
National Institute of Technology Calicut
Prof. Kampan Mukherjee
Operations Management & Decision Sciences Area
Indian Institute of Management Kashipur
Prof. Arunabha Mukhopadhyay
Information Technology and Systems
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
Prof. Rahul R Marathe
Department of Management Studies
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Prof. Purnendu Mandal
Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, USA
Prof. Bijay K. Rout
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Associate Dean, Academic Registration and Counseling Division (ARCD), BITS Pilani
Dr. Rajwinder SinghSchool of Management Studies
Punjabi University, Punjab
Dr. Alok Kumar Singh
Operations Management
International Management Institute, New Delhi
Dr. Srinivas Kota
Department of Mechanical Engineering
BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Dr. Varinder Singh
Department of Mechanical Engineering
BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus
Dr. Atul Borade
Professor and Head
Department of Mechanical Engineering
JDIET, Yavatmal
Dr. Sunil Dambhare
Professor and Head
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Zeal College of Engineering and Research, Pune
Dr. Leela Rani
Head, Department of Management
BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Dr. R. Raghunathan
Department of Management
BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Dr. Satyendra Kr. Sharma
Department of Management
BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Dr. Jyoti Tikoria
Department of Management
BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Organizing committee
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Prof. Sirish Kumar Gouda
Operations Management & Quantitative Techniques
Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli
Prof. Smita Chattopadhyay
Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Management
Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli
Prof. Gajanand M. S.
Operations Management & Quantitative Techniques
Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli
Prof. S Prasanna Venkatesan
Department of Production Engineering
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
Prof. J. Jerald
Department of Production Engineering
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
Dr. Elavazhagan K
Librarian & Chief Knowledge Officer
Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli
Prof. Vinu C T
Operations Management & Quantitative Techniques
Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli
Prof. Sivakuamar S
Operations Management & Quantitative Techniques
Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to
Dr. Abhijeet K Digalwar
President
Indian Subcontinent Region
Decision Sciences Institute
Houston, Texas, USA
Email: akdigalwar@gmail.com
Dr. Godwin Tennyson
Conference Chair
11th ISDSI International Conference
Email: godwin@iimtrichy.ac.in
In case of general queries about the conference, please send an email to isdsi2017@iimtrichy.ac.in