[Iefac.list] DEADLINE EXTENDED: Call for Abstracts - 16th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing (GCSM) from October 2-4, 2018 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA

[Badurdeen, F]

Dear Colleagues,


Due to multiple requests the deadline for abstract submission for GCSM 2018 has been extended until March 19, 2018. If you have not submitted an abstract, this gives you more time.


Details are included below and flyer is attached.


Looking forward to seeing you in Lexington, KY for GCSM 2018!


Fazleena Badurdeen


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It is our great pleasure to announce the 16th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing  from October 2-4, 2018, to be held in Lexington, Kentucky, USA, jointly organized by the University of Kentucky and the Technische Universität Berlin. Kindly find the link to the conference flyer is attached<https://gcsm.eu/files/16th_GCSM_2018_Flyer.pdf>.


Topics of the conference include:


Sustainable Products

  *   Product (re)design for Circular Economy
  *   Product recovery, reuse and remanufacturing
  *   Product life cycle, information and knowledge management
  *   Product service systems

Sustainable Manufacturing Processes

  *   Manufacturing processes, tools and equipment
  *   Energy and resource efficiency
  *   Resource utilization and waste reduction
  *   Maintenance, service, repair and overhaul of manufacturing machines and equipment

Sustainable Manufacturing Systems

  *   Manufacturing system design
  *   Production planning, scheduling and control
  *   Sustainable reconfigurable manufacturing systems
  *   Sustainable supply chains

Crosscutting Topics in Sustainable Manufacturing

  *   Sustainable value creation
  *   Strategies and business models
  *   Industry 4.0 and sustainable manufacturing
  *   Metrics for sustainable manufacturing (product, process, systems)
  *   Education and workforce development

The Conference will provide a forum for international researchers, institutes and industrial companies related to the area of sustainable manufacturing. It offers keynote speeches, panel discussions, parallel sessions and a poster exhibition. Your participation will give you the possibility to exchange your knowledge and ideas with our expert community.


All accepted papers will be published as open access in [www.journals.elsevier.com/procedia-manufacturing] Procedia Manufacturing. Please feel free to directly upload your abstract until March 12 here<https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/User/Login?ReturnUrl=%2FGCSM2018>.

We are very much looking forward to welcoming you soon in Kentucky!


Yours sincerely,

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Günther Seliger
Prof. I.S. Jawahir
Prof. Fazleena Badurdeen
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Kohl





Fazleena Badurdeen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Director of Graduate Studies, Manufacturing Systems Engineering
414L CRMS Building
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506, USA
Phone: (859) 323-3252
Fax: (859) 257-1071
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