The 3rd International Conference of Operations and Supply Chain Management
-Exploring Chinese Culture and Tradition through Yangtze River
Wuhan, China
July 28th - Aug 3, 2009
Dear OM colleagues,
The Paper submission deadline date is due in 10 days, which is by April 15, 2009. The response to the conference is overwelming and now we are having some very high quality papers coming from the US, UK, China, Japan, Denmark, Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, and other areas around the world. With the deadline is due very soon, we look forward to your submissions the soonest. You are all invited to come to Wuhan, China during July 28 to Aug 5,2009, to attend a high-profiled conference, the 3rd International Conference of Operations and Supply Chain Management. After the conference, you will have the opportunity to visit the world's biggest hydro-power project, the Dam of The Three Gorges, and then explore the Chinese culture along the world's 3rd longest river, the Yangtze river, on a 5-star cruiser from Yichang to Chongqing. By the end of the river journey, we will have a 3-day workshop on business research at Chongqing University.
The confirmed invited speakers of the conference are:
Prof. Barbara B. Flynn, Kelly School of Business, Indiana University, USA
Prof. Aleda V. Roth, Colege of Business and Behavioral Sciences, Clemson University, USA
Prof. Vinod Singhal, College of Management, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Prof. Vicki Smith-Daniels, Dept of Supply Chain Management, Arizona State University,USA
Prof. Chris Voss, London Business School, UK
While the focus of the research symposium is on operations and supply chain management in Asia-Pacific rims, we will also accept papers in other related areas and papers which focus on other countries or international comparisons. Papers are invited, but not limited to the following areas:
(1) Operations/ manufacturing strategy and practices
(2) Service management and practices ( financial sectors, tourism industry, health care, etc)
(3) Supply chain management
(4) Logistics management
(5) Technology, innovation and entrepreneurial management
(6) Outsourcing and procurement management
(7) Quality management and practice
(8) Sustainability: operations and environment
(9) Globalization and operations management
(10) Human resource and operations management
(11) Marketing and operations management
(12) Business strategy and operations management
Important Dates
Paper Submission Deadline: March 30, 2009 (extended to April 15, 2009)
Notification of Acceptance: April 20, 2009
Deadline for Early Bird Registration: May 30, 2009
Receipt of Camera-Ready Paper: June 20, 2009
Registration and Payment of Fees: June 30, 2009
Tentative Program Schedule
| Programs
| Dates |
| Part 1: Plenary/ parallel Sessions + Plant Visit + City Tour in Wuhan | July 28 - 30 |
| Part 2: Parallel Sessions + Seminar on the cruise ship along Yangtze River from Wuhan to Chongqing (optional) | July 30 - Aug 3 |
| Part 3: Academic Workshop at Chongqing University (optional) | Aug 3 - 5 |
This conference is jointly orgainized by Wuhan University, Chongqing University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. More details can be checked from the attached 'Call for Paper' and our English website: http://lf-scml.baf.cuhk.edu.hk/icoscm/
If you have any querries, please do not hesitate to contact me with the following details.
Looking forward to meeting with you in Wuhan, China and best regards
Xueyuan (Adrian) Liu
Associate Professor
Director of the Centre of Business Excellence
Economics and Management School
Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
Phone/Fax: 86 27 68753083
email: x.liu@whu.edu.cn; egcuk@hotmail.com
Xueyuan (Adrian) Liu
Xueyuan (Adrian) Liu