ICPR Americas 2022: International Conference on Production Research - Americas 2022 Federal University of Technology - Parana, Curitiba Curitiba, Brazil, November 23-25, 2022

The organizing, executive and program committees of the 11th International Conference on Production Research – Americas Region 2022 (ICPR-AMERICAS 2022) would like to invite prospective authors to submit their works for the conference. The conference will take place in Curitiba, Brazil from November 23 to 25, 2022 and will be organized by the Industrial and Systems Engineering Graduate Program (PPGEPS) of the Federal University of Technology – Paraná (UTFPR).

The general theme of the conference will be "Sustainable Operations and Digitalization in SMEs in a Post-Pandemic Era: Challenges and Opportunities”. The main motivation is that SMEs predominate in the national economy of countries. However, they have capital restrictions, outdated facilities, and poor international market performance. Moreover, these organizations have regional difficulties with inadequate infrastructure and need greater integration with research, development, and innovation institutions and participation in business networks.

Due to the pandemic, ICPR AMERICAS 2020 was a virtual event. From an optimistic perspective, a presential event for 2022 is expected to reestablish the regular format of the previous events. ICPR AMERICAS is consolidated as an important event in production research for the Americas Region as a complementary calendar event to the International Conference on Production Research (ICPR) of the International Foundation for Production Research (IFPR). The fundamental role of the Americas Region of IFPR is the establishment of relationships among participants from research institutes, academia, and industry, as well as the introduction of early career researchers in disseminating the common research topics of the ICPR conferences.

Submission Guidelines

All submissions will be processed through EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icpramericas2022. Submissions must be original and may not be simultaneously being considered for publication in another conference or journal.

Papers should follow the format of the Springer proceedings for conferences, available in: https://www.springer.com/gp/authors-editors/conference-proceedings/conference-proceedings-guidelines. Submitted papers should consider:

• Title, abstract and keywords
• Introduction
• Development of the research
• Conclusions
• References

Important Dates

• Submission of 500 words abstract through EasyChair: April 15, 2022 (extended)
• Communication of acceptance of abstract: May 19, 2022
• Full paper submission deadline through EasyChair: July 22, 2022
• Communication of acceptance of paper: September 26, 2022

List of Topics

• Supply Chain Management
• Healthcare Systems
• Efficiency and Sustainability
• Environmental and Social Issues
• Resource Management
• Management and Service Engineering
• Green Manufacturing
• Cleaner Production
• Energy Management
• Smart Cities
• Logistics
• Inventory Management
• Lean Manufacturing
• Production Networks
• Production Technology
• Quality and Standards
• Maintenance and Reliability
• Innovation Clusters
• Decision-making process
• Operations Research
• International Production
• Work Design and Ergonomics
• Automation and Manufacturing
• Advanced Manufacturing and Automation
• Production and Manufacturing Processes
• Assembly Line Technologies
• Concurrent and Collaborative Engineering
• Technology and Innovation Management
• Virtual Engineering
• Cyber-Physical Production Systems
• Digital Twins
• Industry 4.0
• Smart Manufacturing

Organizing committee

• Dr. Gilson Adamczuk Oliveira, UTFPR, Brazil, chair
• Dr. Marcelo Gonçalves Trentin, UTFPR, Brazil, co-chair

Executive committee

• Dr. Dalmarino Setti, UTFPR, Brazil
• Dr. Erick Oliveira Rodrigues, UTFPR, Brazil
• Dr. Jose Donizetti de Lima, UTFPR, Brazil
• Adriani Edith Michelon, UTFPR, Brazil

Program Committee

• Dr. Fernando Deschamps, PUCPR and UFPR, Brazil, chair
• Dr. Edson Pinheiro de Lima, UTPFR, Brazil, co-chair
• Dr. Sergio E. Gouvea da Costa, UTFPR, Brazil, co-chair

A complete list of members of the scientific committee can be found in the conference portal.

Publication

Accepted papers will be published in the ICPR AMERICAS 2022 conference proceedings, available online after the event. In addition, a book with the best conference papers will be organized and published.

Selected articles will be invited to be extended for fast-track submission in special or regular issues of journals associated with the conference (to be announced in the conference portal). 

Contact

Further information can be found in the conference portal: https://www.pb.utfpr.edu.br/icpr2022. Email inquiries can be sent to ppgeps-pb@utfpr.edu.br.