INTRODUCTION
Innovation is becoming increasingly critical for the future of the Supply Chain Industries. The International Conference in Innovation Driven Supply Chain
addresses this fundamental issue as being mission critical in today’s
fast moving business environment. Given this theme, the conference is
purposefully designed to bring both Academicians and Practitioners to
explore the phenomenon of innovation that drives Supply Chain
activities. The conference is expected to generate insights, tacit
knowledge, skills and capabilities for the people in the supply chain
industry to create and deliver new and innovative solutions to many of
the corporate challenges confronting businesses operating in different
segments or industries to make real improvements in their business to
stay competitive in the marketplace.
The conference theme, “Innovation Driven Supply Chain: Making a Difference”,
draws attention to under-examined issues, rarely heard voices, and
under-represented scholarly perspectives in Supply Chain Innovation.
While open to all of your best work, this international conference seeks
to encourage symposia and paper offerings that build bridges by:
- Increasing participation from management that has played an important role in the innovation of Supply Chain.
- Interdisciplinary papers with a focus on multiple levels of analysis are eagerly sought.
- Papers and symposia that include academic scholars and industry
professionals coming from diverse locations and backgrounds are
particularly encouraged, as the best way to foster cross-border
dialogue is to include individuals from a range of backgrounds.
As literature of Supply Chain is increasingly growing, tremendous
opportunities are available for achieving strategic competitiveness
through strategic innovations in all areas of supply chain.
Understanding and absorbing the innovative practices is best
done through dialogue. To the extent possible, this conference will
emphasize interactive sessions, where the audience has more than a
passive role to play and where the presenters seek to build on each
other's contributions. The conference committee fosters open dialogue
and forum among and across the traditional functional areas of business
and innovation centered supply-chain management.
OBJECTIVES:
- To create and deliver new and innovative state -of -the -art
solutions to challenges faced by Supply Chain academicians and industry
practitioners.
- To develop outstanding Supply Chain players with the necessary
resources and innovative approaches to complement the substantial
investment in this industry
- To present a stage for debate and dissemination of research
findings emerging in the fields of supply chain innovation and
other inter-related fields.
- To offer avenue for discussing contemporary trends, issues and
challenges in supply chain research and decision-making.
THEME
Innovation Driven Supply Chain: Making a Difference
CALL FOR PAPERS
We welcome you to submit research papers and case studies on topics
relating to the conference themes and sub-themes (or tracks). Paper
submissions are categorized into fourteen tracks. Each paper must be
submitted to only one track. (Sub-theme will be modified later). The
following list is not exhaustive and topics not included here will be
considered:
- Supply Chain Innovation
- Supply Chain Strategy
- Supply Chain Technology
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Supply Chain Sustainability
- Supply Chain Performance
- Supply Chain Global
- Supply Chain Quality
- Demand Driven Supply Chain
- End-to-End Supply Chain
- Responsive Supply Chain
- Supply Chain Distribution
- Supply Chain Logistics
- Retail Supply Chain
SUBMISSION GUIDELINE
Submission of Abstracts
Note that an abstract should contain between 200 - 300 words,
outlining the background, methodology, and the results of your research.
Include up to six keywords and topic area in your submission. Please go
to this link http://submit.confbay.com/conf/icidsc2014 to submit your abstract online.
Submission of Full Papers
All manuscripts must be original and should not have been previously
accepted in another conference or be under review at another conference.
They must be original and unpublished. Manuscripts must be prepared
using Microsoft Word. The manuscript must be single spaced, have 1-inch
margins on all four sides and full-justified style, be in Times Roman
font at 10 points with the exception of the title, which must be at11
points. As a guide, articles must be between 3,000 and 4,000 words in
length. A title of not more than 10 words should be provided.
All manuscripts must be written in English and should not exceed 15
pages including tables, charts and references. Abstracts without full
papers will not be accepted. All manuscripts will be blind reviewed by
the members of the conference committee to ensure that an adequate
standard is maintained as per submission guideline.
The author (s) will be informed about the outcome along with the
reviewers' comments within three weeks from the arrival date of
manuscript. The final version (camera ready) of the paper must be
prepared on the basis of reviewers' comments and submitted by 15 January
2014. Please go to this link http://submit.confbay.com/conf/icidsc2014 to submit your full paper and Camera ready paper online.
PUBLICATION OF PAPERS
Papers selected for the presentation at the conference will be
published in the Conference Proceedings CD only if at least one author
registers andattends the conference. Selected papers, after the
reviewing process, will be published in International Journal of Supply
Chain Management (IJSCM), ISSN: 2050-7399 (Online), 2051-3771 (Print), http://ojs.excelingtech.co.uk/index.php/IJSCM.
CALL FOR INVITED SESSIONS
You are welcome to organize a special session related to any topic
within the broad area of Operations and Supply Chain Management. Special
session proposals should be sent to Prof. Dr. Premkumar Rajagopal
(prem@aimst.edu.my), the conference Honorary Chair.
CONFERENCE VENUE
The conference will be held at the modern AIMST Campus in Bujang
Valley, Malaysia. AIMST University is about an hour drive from Penang
International Airport.
ACCOMMODATION
All traveling and accommodation expenses will be borne by
participants. Participants are to arrange for their own accommodation.
We have accommodation facilities at the University which perhaps some
participants could choose but we would recommend participants to stay in
Cinta Sayang Golf resort (http://www.cintasayang.com/
--- a really good place to stay). The resort is only 15 mins from AIMST
University and the committee will arrange a shuttle. An alternative
place to stay is Park Avenue, a nearby hotel, 20 minutes from AIMST University. You can see the hotel web site at http://www.parkavenue.com.my/.
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