[Iefac.list] Extension of Deadline (Dec 31) for IIE Lean Student Paper Competition 2009 sponsored by JT. and Carol S. Black

[Ahad Ali]

Lean Student Paper Competition 2009

Sponsored by J T. and Carol S. Black

IIE Lean Division

http://www.iienet2.org/Details.aspx?id=4042

 

Purpose: 

The Student Paper Competition will be held each year to honor outstanding
papers in the field of lean research and practices. The papers should
demonstrate or describe the use of techniques such as simulation, lean
principle implementation, alternative designs, Kaizen implementation, etc.
Both undergraduate and graduate students and design teams are invited to
submit papers. The award will be given each year at the IIE Annual
Conference if there is a suitable recipient. 

 

Three awards may be given upon recommendation of the selection committee.
The winners must present their papers in the IERC Lean Track at the 2009 IIE
Annual Conference. All authors will receive a certificate stating place
awarded. The lead authors of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place papers will receive
the following awards, which they may share with any co-authors at their
discretion:

 

First Place: $600 and complimentary IIE annual conference registration

Second Place: $300

Third Place: $100

 

Eligibility Criteria:

The following conditions apply to submissions for this competition: 

1.       The applicant must be a full time student at the time of
submission.

2.       The paper must present original research results.

3.       The research must have been conducted while the applicant was a
student.

4.       The paper must not have won or been considered for an award in
another competition. 

5.       At least one author must be an IIE member and present the paper at
the 2009 Annual Conference, May 30 - June 3, Miami, Florida, USA.

6.       Winning papers will appear on the IIE Lean Division Website.

7.       Authors will be asked to sign an ethics statement stating that they
are full time students and that the research and writing are their own work.

8.       Advising by a non-student is allowed, such as an academic or
industry advisor.  However, only students can be authors or co-authors since
this is a student competition.

 

Important Dates:

Submission deadline: December  31, 2008

Winner Announcement: January 31, 2009

 

Paper Guidelines:

Authors must follow the IERC 2009 paper guidelines since the winning papers
will be published in the IERC proceeding. The paper formatting guidelines
will be available at  <http://www.iieannual.org/> http://www.iieannual.org/.

 

Submission:

Each paper must be submitted in electronic format (.PDF file) to the
Committee Chair, Dr. Ahad Ali ( <mailto:aali at ltu.edu> aali at ltu.edu) to be
received no later than December  31, 2008. Submission form and last year
paper guidelines are attached.

 

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Ahad Ali, Ph.D.
Industrial Operations Engineering Program
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Lawrence Technological University
21000 W. Ten Mile Road
Southfield, MI 48075
Tel: 248.204.2531, Fax: 248.204.2576
Email: aali at ltu.edu
http://www.ltu.edu/engineering/mechanical/industrial_eng.asp

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