This edition of the conference - ELEC 2025  is dedicated to sharing insights and experiences on leveraging the Lean philosophy to enhance organizational performance. The event will focus on three core areas: digitalisation, sustainability, and operational excellence, aiming to foster collaboration between academia and industry. Participants will explore how to implement modern, Lean-based solutions to drive innovation and efficiency. By bringing together experts from diverse fields, the conference seeks to inspire innovative thinking and build lasting partnerships.

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:

Full papers

Accepted papers will be published by Springer as Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering series. The books of this series are submitted to, among others, ISI Proceedings (Web of Science) and SCOPUS.

Papers must be prepared using Springer guidelines, with maximum of 12 pages length. For preparing respective papers, authors must read Proceedings Guidelines for Authors and prepare papers according Springer Word Template or Springer LaTex Template.

The Conference Programme Committee will select papers, and their authors will be invited to submit extended contributions to selected journals, subject to further review according to journal requirements.

More information at: https://elec2025.prz.edu.pl/submission/call-forr-papers 

List of Topics

• Fundamentals of LEAN Philosophy 
• LEAN Education: Preparing future leaders and employees 
• LEAN: Innovative training approaches  
• LEAN: Continuous improvement systems  
• LEAN Office: LEAN in the office environment 
• Sustainability in the LEAN context 
• Practical examples of LEAN implementation in sustainable development 
• LEAN and the sustainable supply chain: Digitalization as a driver for operational excellence 
• Eliminating waste in LEAN through digitalization: Practices and tools 
• LEAN: Continuous improvement culture in a digital environment 
• Smart Manufacturing and LEAN: The Future of Operational Efficiency 
• Change Management in LEAN Transformation 
• Data-Driven LEAN: Using Analytics for Continuous Improvement 
• LEAN and Digital Technologies: Using technology to support the LEAN philosophy 
• LEAN and Artificial Intelligence: Decision support systems  
• LEAN 4.0: Industry 4.0 and its impact on LEAN development 
• LEAN 4.0: technologies of Industry 4.0 and their impact on LEAN system 
• Automation and Robotics in LEAN: Enhancing Efficiency through Automation and Robotization 
• Mechatronics in LEAN: Integrating Mechanical, Electronic, and Software Engineering for Process Optimization 
• LEAN and ICT: How ICT support LEAN? 
• Industry 5.0 and LEAN 5.0.

Committees

Conference chair:  Katarzyna Antosz Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland  

Conference co-chairs: Jose Carlos Sa Engineering School of Porto (ISEP), Portugal; José Dinis Araújo Carvalho University of Minho, Portugal

Industrial Programme Chair: Dorota Stadnicka Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland  

Publications Chairs: Jose Machado,  University of Minho, Portugal; Justyna Trojanowska Poznan University of Technology, Poland

• Antonio Maffei, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
• Arkadiusz Gola, Lublin University of Technology, Poland
• Constantin May, CETPM, Institut an der Hochschule Ansbach, Germany
• Daryl Powell, SINTEF, Norway
• Dinis Carvalho, University of Minho, Portugal
• Dorota Stadnicka, Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland
• Edward Kozłowski, Lublin University of Technology, Poland
• Erika Ottaviano, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy
• Jannes Slomp, HAN University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
• Jarosław Sęp, Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland
• Joakim Hillberg, Revere AB , Sweden
• John Bicheno, University of Buckingham, England
• José Carlos Sá, Engineering School of Porto (ISEP), Portugal
• José Machado, University of Minho, Portugal
• Jozef Husár, Technical University of Kosice, Slovakia
• Justyna Trojanowska, Poznan University of Technology, Poland
• Katarzyna Antosz, Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland
• Lucia Knapčíková, Technical University of Kosice, Slovaki
• Leander Luiz Klein, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria – UFSM, Brasil
• Małgorzata Jasiulewicz – Kaczmarek, Poznan University of Technology, Poland
• Matthias Thürer, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany
• Mirosław Szala, Lublin University of Technology, Poland
• Monica Rossi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
• Olivia McDermott, University of Galway, Irleand
• Pia Anhede, Revere AB, Sweden
• Pierluigi Rea, University of Cagliari, Italy
• Primož Podržaj, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
• Tomaž Požrl, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
• Ton van Kollenburg, Avans University of Applied Science, Netherlands
• Wiesław Urban, Białystok University of Technology, Poland
• Yevheniia Basova, National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute", Ukraine

Organizing committee

• Katarzyna Antosz, Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland
• Dorota Stadnicka, Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland
• Jarosław Sęp, Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland
• Ryszard Perłowski, Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland
• Ewelina Guźla, Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland
• Lidia Gałda, Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland
• Paula Kolbusz, Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland
• Natalia Maciaszek, Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland
• Jagoda Muszyńska-Pałys, Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland

Publication

ELEC2025 proceedings will be published by Springer as Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering series. The books of this series are submitted to, among others, ISI Proceedings (Web of Science) and SCOPUS. The Conference Programme Committee will select papers, and their authors will be invited to submit extended contributions to selected journals, subject to further review according to journal requirements.

Venue

The 11th ELEC – European Lean Educator Conference "LEAN in Action: Digitalization, Sustainability,and Operational Excellence" - ELEC 2025 will be held in Rzeszow at Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland in October, 22-24, 2025

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to katarzyna.antosz@prz.edu.pl