[Iefac.list] Call for Poster Presentations and Participation - Energy-Aware Operations in Manufacturing and Service Enterprises

[Vittal Prabhu]

Call for Poster Presentations and Participation
2014 Biennial Workshop in Service Engineering (BeWiSE)
Energy-Aware Operations in Manufacturing and Service Enterprises
September 16 ~ 17, 2014, Airport Marriott Hotel, Philadelphia, USA
http://tinyurl.com/pmv8tpu

Sponsors: Penn State Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
National Science Foundation

Motivation & Need: Manufacturing and service enterprises consume a significant portion of energy; consequently, they impact the environment and sustainability of our societies. There have been a number of initiatives to improve energy efficiencies of homes and commercial buildings. For example CFL/LED lighting and Energystar ratings for HVAC equipment have found wide end-user acceptance. However, over the last five decades energy productivity in industrial enterprises has not kept pace with the remarkable strides that have been made in improving labor and material productivity. At present, and in the foreseeable future, there are significant opportunities to improve energy productivity in these enterprises by reducing energy waste, using better technologies and techniques for designing and managing their operations. It is quite plausible that energy productivity will become an important competitive dimension for industrial enterprises, which can be viewed as a natural evolution towards leaner, cleaner and greener systems. Moreover, increasing customer demand for green products and services, coupled with regulatory pressures are driving the needs for quantum advances in the science and engineering of energy efficient enterprises. Therefore, it is critical for researchers in academia, government and industry to make all aspects of manufacturing and service enterprise operations much more energy-efficient.
The objective of the workshop is to identify research needs in this emerging area. Specifically, the workshop will be organized around sessions focused on the below topics:
Building Operations - Buildings that house manufacturing and service operations consume a significant portion of energy. HVAC and lighting are some of the major energy consumption systems within buildings. Networking and integration of various subsystems can enable an entirely new generation of intelligent cyber-physical products and services that significantly enhance energy efficiency.
Logistics Operations - Timely and efficient logistics operations for moving and storing goods are critical for modern economies for competing in the marketplace. Logistics include multimodal transportation, warehousing, distribution centers, cross-docking, packaging, and tracking, which have become essential for enabling the supply chain velocity to adapt in a controlled and cost-effective manner. There is a marked emphasis on "greening" supply chains not only from a corporate social responsibility perspective but also from a cost-saving and waste reduction perspective. It is therefore important to understand the energy characteristics of logistics operations in order to ensure high energy productivity.
Grid Operations - The century old electricity grid is being made "smart" by modernizing the infrastructure and techniques for its operation. Smart grid is aimed at transforming the electric power generation, distribution and consumption using a host of technologies to improve the grid's reliability, efficiency and security. For example, about 20% of the generation capacity exists to meet peak demand, which has motivated research in techniques such as demand-response. There are several emerging opportunities to improve energy productivity in manufacturing and service industries by scheduling their operations based on real-time pricing.
Factory Operations - There is an increasing expectation of manufacturing industries to become more energy efficient, which can be considered as a logical progression from lean towards green manufacturing. For example improving energy efficiency of factory buildings can lead to measurable savings. It is estimated that energy efficiency of manufacturing operations can be improved by 10% with relatively little investment, and as much 35% improvements can be obtained by substantially larger investments. For instance, powering down idling machines can improve energy productivity without any capital investment.
We invite poster presentations on all aspects of the above topics from academia, government and industry pertaining to research, practice, as well as work in progress. Online proceedings consisting of "virtual posters" along with abstracts and streaming videos of the Key Note speeches and panel discussions will be made available through the workshop website. At the end of the workshop there will be breakout sessions for soliciting input from participants on short-term and long-term research needs as well as to identify university/industry collaborations. A report on research needs will be disseminated through open access for researchers, agencies, policy makers and industry groups.
Deadline: All posters must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. EST on September 1, 2014.
Logistics: Poster presentation will be on Tuesday, September 16 from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. Table top easels will be provided for displaying posters.
More information available at http://www2.ie.psu.edu/bewise2014/submissions.html


Co-Chairs

Dr. Vittal Prabhu

Dr. Paul Griffin



Organizing Committee

Dr. Chimay Anumba

Dr. James Freihaut

Dr. Paul Griffin

Dr. Seokgi Lee

Dr. Vittal Prabhu

Dr. Ravi Ravindran

Dr. Uday Shanbhag

Dr. Gul E. Okudan Kremer

Dr. Mort D. Webster



Conference Planning

Ms. Olga Covasa


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Dr.Vittal Prabhu, Professor
Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Penn State University, 348 Leonhard Building University Park, PA 16802
Phone:(814) 863-3212, Fax:(814) 863-4745 Email:prabhu at engr.psu.edu<mailto:Email%3Aprabhu at engr.psu.edu>
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