Conference Announcement XVI Annual International Conference of the Society of Operations Management

December 21-23, 2012

(Doctoral Consortium: December 21, 2012 Main Conference: December 22-23, 2012) Venue: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD), Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India

Jointly hosted by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and Indian Institute of Management Lucknow

Call for Papers

Introduction
The Annual International Conference of the Society of Operations Management (SOM) is held every year to disseminate knowledge and share new ideas and innovations in managing manufacturing and service operations for businesses as well as for governments, NGOs and other non-profit organizations. These events have been providing a stimulating and buzzing platform for the academicians and the practitioners in the field of operations management and related areas to get together and discuss the subject related developments and to learn from each others experiences.

Objective
The objective of the Conference would be to provide participants with a platform to disseminate and share knowledge and experiences through the presentation of research papers, panel discussions, and one-on-one or group meetings. Although papers addressing the theme of the Conference are desirable, papers addressing a broader area of Operations Management and the interfaces between Operations Management and other disciplines of Management are also welcome. While, on the one hand, participants will be exposed to new theoretical developments in the field, on the other hand, they will be exposed to practical applications of theories through real-life examples and case studies. Since the conference will be a congregation of academicians, practitioners, doctoral students and other researchers, both theories and practices of Operations Management will get due prominence and are expected to complement each other during the course of the Conference.

Topics
The 2012 SOM Conference invites academicians, researchers, doctoral students and practitioners to submit theoretical and empirical papers and case studies related to any of the broad area of Operations Management and the related inter-disciplinary areas. Also, theoretical papers with examples of real-life applications of theory will get preference over papers with only theoretical contributions. The possible topics of Conference papers are (but may not be limited to) the following: Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Manufacturing and Service Operations Strategy Emerging areas in Service Operations like Healthcare

Inventory Control and Materials Management Logistics and Supply Chain Management Quality Control and Six Sigma Procurement Management Technology Management Project Management New Product Development Sustainable Operations Management Reverse Logistics; Closed-Loop Supply Chain; Green Supply Chain Interfaces between Operations Management and Finance/Marketing Role of Information Technology in Operations Management Operational and strategic issues in telecommunication systems management Productivity and Benchmarking Decision Support Systems, ERP and E-Commerce Optimization Techniques Mathematical modeling of operational issues Applications/Case Studies

Registration Fees
Participant profile From India and SAARC Countries SOM Members Delegates from Industry Delegates from academic, government, R&D institutions, and not-for-profit organizations Doctoral Students Rs. 5,000 Rs. 4,000 Rs. 1,000 Others Rs. 6,000 Rs. 5,000 Rs.1,500 US$ 250 US$ 200 US$ 75 From Overseas*

*SOM members from overseas are eligible for a US$ 50 discount.

Payment Mode: All registration fee should be paid through Bank Draft in favour of Registrar, IIT Delhi and payable at New Delhi. In case of remittances from out-side India, bank details of IIT Delhi may be provided on request for online transfer.

Deadlines
September 30, 2012: Submission of extended abstracts (word limit of 1500 words) October 14, 2012: Notification of acceptance of extended abstracts for presentation November 09, 2012: Registration and submission of full papers (for inclusion in proceedings) November 30, 2012: Submission of full papers in final form after revisions

Accommodation
Limited number of accommodation at IIT Delhi (Venue) and IIM Lucknow (NOIDA Campus). Details will be uploaded later. Students Hostels: Limited accommodation at IIT Delhi. number of single bedroom (common bathroom)

Please wait for the details. Bookings will be on a first-come-first basis. The conference registration fee does not include accommodation expenses and these will have to be settled directly.

About Department of Management Studies (DMS)

The Indian Institutes of Technology (popularly known as IITs) are institutions of national importance established through Act of Parliament for fostering excellence in education. IIT Delhi is one of the fifteen IITs, located in New Delhi, the capital city of India. Over the years, IIT Delhi has created world class educational platforms dynamically sustained through internationally recognized research based on excellent infrastructural facilities. The faculty and alumni of IITs continue to make significant impact in all sectors of society, both in India and abroad. The Department of Management Studies (DMS) is one of the 13 departments of IIT Delhi and known for its leadership role in management teaching, research and consultancy. It currently offers three MBA programs: two-year full-time MBA programmes with focus

on Management Systems a two-year full-time MBA programme with focus on Telecommunication Systems Management under the aegis of Bharti School of Telecom Technology and Management and a three-year part-time MBA programme with focus on Technology Management. It also offers one of the best-acclaimed Ph.D. programmes in India.

About IIM Lucknow

Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIML) is one of the premier business schools in India. From the sprawling about 185 acres campus at Lucknow, the Institute offers world class education in major areas of management and provides an ambience for genuine intellectual pursuit, excitement and professional growth. The Institute has an internationally acclaimed Postgraduate Programme in Management, Agribusiness Management and Fellow Programme in Management known for its quality, rigour and global orientation. The Noida campus, as an extension of IIM Lucknow, has been established to provide globally competitive management education to the professionals. Noida campus offers one-year full time International Programme in Management for Executives (IPMX), along with an evening programme leading to PGDBM for Working Managers (WMP). The Institutes carefully designed and high impact Management Development Programmes train business leaders, senior executives and practicing managers from various sectors of the economy in all disciplines of management education and thought. The Institute provides cooperation and support to Industry and the Government through its large number of prestigious Consulting Assignments and Research Projects. Noida campus of IIM Lucknow is located at plot No. B- 1, Sector 62, Noida near the Delhi-Ghaziabad highway (NH24) about 25 KM away from New Delhi Railway Station and about 40 KMs from the Domestic Airport.

Proceedings
Full text of the accepted papers will be published in the form of proceedings. At least one author should register before November 9, 2012 for inclusion of the paper in the proceedings. Selected full papers after a due review process would be considered for a possible publication in Operations Management related journals in special issues.

Conference Co-Chairs
Professor Ravi Shankar, IIT Delhi: Phone (+91)-9811033937, (+91-11-26596421) Email: ravi1@dms.iitd.ac.in, r.s.research@gmail.com, Professor Sushil Kumar, IIM Lucknow. Email : sk@iiml.ac.in Professor Atanu Chaudhuri, IIM Lucknow Email: atchaudhuri@iiml.ac.in

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