[Iefac.list] Call for Papers - ISERC 2014 Process Industries Track

[Ran Jin]

Dear colleagues,



The Process Industries Division of the Institute of Industrial Engineers
(IIE) is sponsoring the Process Industries Track at the 2014 Industrial and
Systems Engineering Research Conference (ISERC).  The ISERC is the new name
for the Industrial Engineering Research Conference (IERC).  The ISERC,
which is part of the IIE Annual Conference and Expo, is a forum for
exchanging knowledge and discoveries in the industrial and systems
engineering research community.



As track chairs of the Process Industries Track, we would like to encourage
you to contribute to the conference by submitting an abstract.  Authors of
accepted abstracts will be invited to present their work in ISERC sessions.
Each session will be 75 minutes and have 3 or 4 presenters. Abstracts are
welcome in the following areas:



Quality Engineering for Continuous Processes

System Monitoring, Diagnosis and Control

Reliability and Prognostics

Data Analytics and Data Fusion

Process Modeling

Process Simulation

Process Improvement

Lean Manufacturing Implementation

Inventory Management

Process Engineering and Design

Sustainability and Green Management

Scheduling and Planning

Supply Chain Management

Business Informatics in Process Industries



*What are the Process Industries? *

The process industries are those industries where the primary production
processes are either continuous, or occur on a batch of materials that is
indistinguishable. For example, a food processing company making sauce may
make the sauce in a continuous, uninterrupted flow from receipt of
ingredients through packaging. Or batches may be produced depending on the
cook kettle sizes but immediately combined and re-routed. In either case,
there is no concept of a unit of sauce while it is being processed.
Examples of the process industries include food, beverages,

chemicals, pharmaceuticals, petroleum, ceramics, base metals, coal,
plastics, rubber, textiles, tobacco, wood and wood products, paper and
paper products, etc.



We strongly encourage all presenters to submit a full length paper for the
conference proceedings.  The papers should contain results that are *
significant* and have *archival value* to the industrial and systems
engineering research community.  Full papers have a ten-page limit and will
undergo a double-blind peer review process.  All accepted papers are
indexed by ProQuest.  IIE is currently working on uploading papers of
previous years onto IIE website. Presentations without a paper are
acceptable, but will not be indexed in the conference proceedings.

* *

The important deadlines for the conference are:

·       Abstract submissions:
      November 22, 2013

·       Notification of Decision on Abstract:
December 19, 2013

·       Submission of Full Papers (optional but encouraged):          January
23, 2014

·       Notification of Decision on Paper:
February 22, 2014

·       Final Version of Full paper Due:
      March 8, 2014

·       Presenting Author Registration Deadline:
March 15, 2014



If your abstract or paper is accepted: (a) the presenting author for the
paper must register for the conference by March 15, 2014
(presentations/papers without the presenting author being registered for
the conference will be withdrawn from the program and the proceedings); (b)
the presenting author must attend and present the paper at the conference;
and (c) we ask that you be ready to serve as a reviewer for fellow authors
and follow review deadlines.



There are also opportunities to organize invited sessions, or panels. In
addition to research presentations, the annual conference offers many
opportunities for attendees, including the Applied Solutions Conference
program, plant tours, networking, and keynote speakers.



We look forward to seeing you in Montréal!



Regards,



Ran Jin (*jran5 at vt.edu*) and Manoj Dora (*manojkdora at gmail.com)*

Process Industries Track Chairs


-- 
Ran Jin,
Assistant Professor
Grado Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering,
Virginia Tech.,
Durham Hall, 1145 Perry St., RM 111,
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Office: 540-231-2262
Fax: 540-231-3322
Email: jran5 at vt.edu
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