SOM 2019: XXIII Annual International Conference of the Society of Operations Management Department of Industrial & Management Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Kanpur, India, December 19-21, 2019 |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=som2019 |
Declaration of abstract acceptance | October 15, 2019 |
Submission deadline | October 15, 2019 |
Early registration deadline | November 15, 2019 |
Late registration deadline | December 15, 2019 |
Welcome to SOM 2019
In light of ever-increasing competition and environmental uncertainties, management of resources has become a matter of critical importance for every organization. In this context, Operations Management (OM) can play a pivotal role in the efficient and effective conversion of resources into desired products and services. The annual conference of the Society of Operations Management (SOM) provides a platform for the academicians and the practitioners in the field of OM and allied areas where they can share knowledge and experience and discuss new ideas on the traditional as well as contemporary topics in OM through presentation of research papers, panel discussions, and informal interactions. Since the conference will be a congregation of academicians, practitioners, and doctoral students, both theories and practices of OM are expected to get due prominence and complement each other during the course of the conference.
XXIII SOM conference is expected to host more than 100 presentations from different institutions across the globe addressing contemporary issues related to OM. SOM 2019 conference will witness expert talks, keynote addresses, and panel discussions by eminent academicians and practitioners such as Prof. Devanath Tirupati (President, SOM), Prof. G Raghuram (Director, IIM Bangalore), Prof. Kalyanmoy Deb (Professor, Michigan State University, USA) to name a few.
Department of Industrial & Management Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur welcomes you to participate in SOM 2019.
Submission Guidelines
The conference invites research papers, articles and case studies from the authors for presentation. All the papers, articles and case studies must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. For making an oral presentation the authors should submit an abstract of maximum 250 words containing affiliation of all the authors and contact details of the presenting author. The abstracts will be peer reviewed by a committee of experts before acceptance. Suggested topics (but not limited to) for the conference include the following.
List of Topics
- Capacity and Production Planning
- Sequencing and Scheduling
- Inventory Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Transportation and Network Models
- Quality Control and Assurance
- Project Management
- Forecasting Models
- Operations Strategy
- Ergonomics and Human Factors
- Optimization Techniques
- Product Design and Development
- Enterprise Resource Planning
- Reliability and Maintenance
- Logistics Management
- Lean Operations
- Service Operations
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Uncertainty Modeling and Variability Reduction
- System Modeling and Simulation
- Control Theory and Applications
- Empirical Research in OM
- Revenue Management
- Healthcare Operations
- Humanitarian Logistics
- Product Life Cycle Management
- Reverse Logistics
- Sustainable Operations
- Food and Agriculture Supply Chain
- Behavioral Operations Management
- Marketing and Operations Management
- Finance and Operations Management
- Emerging Issues in OM
Invited Speakers
- Prof. Devanath Tirupathi, President, Society of Operations Management
- Prof. Kalyanmoy Deb, Professor & Koenig Endowed Chair, Michigan State University, USA
- Prof. G Raghuram, Director, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Venue
Department of Industrial & Management Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, INDIA
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to som2019@iitk.ac.in