[Iefac.list] 2011 IIE Engineering Lean and Six Sigma Conference Committee

[Ahad Ali]

Call for Papers 

The IIE Engineering Lean & Six Sigma Conference 2011 will explore the
application and theory of lean and Six Sigma from its historical
development. This two-day conference brings together the practitioners and
the developers to share the successes and identify the opportunities for
applying proven tools and methods.

 

Submissions Deadlines:

.        Deadline Abstracts - March 18

*	Full Paper Submissions (optional) - May 15 
*	Review Feedback - July 15 
*	Final Papers - August 15

 

Submission site for abstract / paper:  <http://www.xcdsystem.com/lss2011/>
www.xcdsystem.com/lss2011/ 


Share your success story, quantitative development analysis, or present a
recent case study. We are seeking abstracts and/or papers from
professionals, academicians, and students that focus on one or more of the
following tracks:

 


Track Descriptions


Industrial Engineering & Lean Six Sigma


Lean and Six Sigma have their roots in industrial engineering. Lean tools
are traditionally developed by industrial engineering to improve
productivity and eliminate wastes while Six Sigma tools are originally used
by engineering to improve quality, reliability and defect level of products
and services.

 


Lean Six Sigma Case Studies


Case studies are stories with an educational message. A case is a
description of an actual situation, commonly involving a decision, a
challenge, an opportunity, a problem, or an issue faced by a person or
persons in an organization. The decision-maker faced with the situation
described in a case can choose between several alternative courses of
action, and each of these alternatives may plausibly be supported by logical
argument. In this track, lean practitioners will share real world cases of
Lean Six Sigma (LSS) deployment and present in depth analysis of the
challenges faced and the results obtained.

 


Lean Six Sigma Government


The government has recently announced and has already implemented many
initiatives to reduce operating costs. While Lean Six Sigma is already being
practiced, the government has greatly increased LSS efforts. This track aims
to present case studies and lessons learned that can help practitioners
succeed in their own agency's initiatives. Further, discussions will allow
members to collaborate and receive feedback from different perspectives, all
with the knowledge and understanding of the requirements and challenges that
are unique to government.

 


Lean Six Sigma Green Systems


This track will identify opportunities to connect lean and Six Sigma to
operational process improvements that drive results toward wholly
sustainable enterprises. It is fast becoming an imperative to build green
Lean Six Sigma capabilities to boost economical and environmental
performance. Speakers will share tools, techniques and metrics used in
determining sustainability impact and value creation while effectively
managing the tradeoffs in sustainability against traditional enterprise
objectives of profitability and efficiency.

 


Lean Six Sigma in Healthcare


The purpose of this track is to share the fundamental challenges, success
factors, benefits in the implementation of LSS within Healthcare Sector. The
application of various appropriate lean and Six Sigma tools and techniques
in the context of healthcare are also welcome. The speakers of this track
can also present the applications of lean or Six Sigma methodologies and the
key results achieved from the implementation.

 


Lean Six Sigma Logistics


Logistics and distribution provide numerous opportunities for the
application of lean and Six Sigma. This track provides an opportunity to
share best practices and lessons learned in applying the tools in this part
of the supply chain.

 


Lean Six Sigma in Manufacturing


This tract is designed to showcase how industrial engineers affect the
manufacturing world using such tools as lean and Six Sigma. Industrial
engineers work to eliminate wastes of time, money, materials, energy, and
other resources, as well as to eliminate waste due to variation and rework.
How do industrial engineers identify the challenges faced in the everyday
application of lean and Six-Sigma in manufacturing? What did those
industrial engineers do to overcome those challenges? What was the business
case to tackle these challenges? Real world examples are shared by those who
experienced them.

 


Lean Six Sigma in Product Development


Experts and practitioners will share their experiences, best practices, and
innovative research in applying lean and Six Sigma concepts into the
development of products. Reports on advancements related to people, process,
tools and technology enabling lean product development are welcome. In
particular the session will focus on overcoming common problems, the keys to
success, current practices and case studies. This track will also examine
key research issues that need to be addressed by practitioners, academics
and researchers.

 


Lean Six Sigma Research


The purpose of this track is to present the role of industrial engineers,
industrial statisticians and the academic fraternity for the future
development of LSS. What are the common problems and gaps in the current
state of the art regarding lean Six Sigma? What does the future hold for
LSS? What are the key research issues which need to be addressed by the
practitioners, academics and researchers? 

 


Lean Six Sigma Simulation


Simulation track is solicited on theoretical and application aspects of
modeling and simulation of lean and Six Sigma systems in any area, including
manufacturing and transportation systems, engineering, ecology and
environment, education, etc. It will also include simulation based
optimization, decision-making, agent based systems, etc.

 


Lean Six Sigma Applications in Supply Chain Operations


This track focuses on the use of lean and Six Sigma for supply chain
performance improvement. It provides information and practical approaches
for solution implementations throughout the entire supply chain (planning,
sourcing, producing, delivering, servicing, managing) based on the critical
elements of value, value stream, system flow, customer pull, waste
elimination, variation reduction and facts-based decision making. It
addresses improvement of the linkages and relationships throughout the
entire supply chain enterprise.

 


Lean Six Sigma in Supply Chain


Today's logistics & supply chain industry suffers from inefficiencies in
freight movement, materials management, inventory control, quality
sustainment, information management, and many other areas. Lean Six Sigma
application in the supply chain sector has the potential to revolutionize
this industry. This track will invite industry experts and cutting edge
researchers from various segments of the supply chain sectors, who will
share their successful lean six sigma implementation stories and knowhow's
with the conference participants. The target audience of this track is
primarily industry practitioners and researchers in supply chain management,
manufacturing, warehousing, transportation, retail, and health care systems.

 


Lean Six Sigma Systems


This track focuses on how organizations can improve results from their Lean
Six Sigma efforts by viewing continuous improvement as a system rather just
a set of tools. Experts and practitioners will describe how Lean Six Sigma
has been utilized in all functions to increase customer value and decrease
waste in a systemic way. The target audience for this track is business
leaders and managers who to  go beyond a Lean Six Sigma program and achieve
the results that only a Lean Six Sigma system can bring.

 


Lean Systems Sustainability


Lean implementation represents a fundamental change and most businesses have
embraced lean transformation as agent of change. However, many lean
implementation efforts begin with much fanfare and fizzle out without
realizing anticipated results. Therefore this track presents strategies,
tools and technologies that are necessary to develop sustainable and
reliable lean systems. The target audience is business improvement
researchers and business leaders; managers and industrial experts who are at
different levels of business leadership but not limited to those that have
successfully implemented lean processes.

 

 

2011 IIE Engineering Lean and Six Sigma Conference Committee

http://www.iienet2.org/LeanSixSigma/Details.aspx?id=23874 

 

Industry Chair

Majid Abab
The Boeing Company

 

Academia Chair

Ahad Ali, Ph.D.
Lawrence Technological University

 

Committee

Jiju Antony, Ph.D.
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK

 

Howard R. Appelman
The Boeing Company

 

Robert Bassett
Charming CHARLIE

 

F. Frank Chen, Ph.D.
University of Texas at San Antonio

 

Sandy Furterer, Ph.D.
Holy Cross

 

Marjorie Koch
Nike IHM Inc.

 

Tina Kovach
Dawn Foods

 

Glenn Kuriger, Ph.D.
University of Texas at San Antonio

 

Mike Mueller
Deere & Company

 

Paul Odomirok
Performance Excellence Associates

 

Ertunga C. Ozelkan, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

 

Sharon Robertson
The Boeing Company

 

Aman Sapra
St. Onge Company

 

MD Sarder, Ph.D.
Southern Mississippi University

 

Rupy Sawhney, Ph.D.
University of Tennessee

 

David Skoor
The Boeing Company

 

Aaron M. Stransky
Space and Naval Warfare - Atlantic

 

Brent Tadsen
Adaptive Business Solutions

 

Alok K. Verma, Ph.D.
Old Dominion University

 

Conference Site: www.iienet.org/LeanSixSigma/ 

 

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