[Iefac.list] Call for Abstracts & Papers and Student paper competition- IISE Operational Excellence Division

[Farnaz Ghazi Nezami]

Call for Abstracts & Papers

2020 IISE Annual Conference & Expo
Hyatt Regency New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana
May 30 – June 2, 2020

*Track: Lean & Six Sigma Track *

Abstract/Paper Submission Website:
http://conferenceabstracts.com/IISE2020.htm

Conference Website: https://www.iise.org/Annual/



Dear colleagues,



The *Operational Excellence (OPEX) Division* of the Institute of Industrial
& Systems Engineers (IISE) is sponsoring the *Lean & Six Sigma Track* at
the 2020 IISE Annual Conference & Expo. The conference is a forum for
exchanging knowledge and discoveries in the industrial and systems
engineering research and practitioner communities. The 2020 IISE Annual
Conference & Expo will continue to integrate research and industry
applications under one conference.



As track chairs of the *Lean & Six Sigma Track*, we encourage you to
contribute to the conference and track by submitting a 1 pg. extended
abstract (template provided on the abstract submission website). Authors
will be able to claim these works as refereed extended abstracts, which
will be available on the conference website and can be cited. They will not
be copyrighted or indexed in the official conference proceedings, and
therefore there is no limitation on reusing extended abstract material for
other purposes (e.g., toward the publication of journal papers or
subsequent conference proceedings). Extended abstracts are welcome in the
following areas of Lean & Six Sigma:



·       Organizational Shared Services (Sales, Training, Marketing, HR,
Supply Chain, Finance, etc.)

·       Manufacturing (Automotive, Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Mining,
Semi-conductor, etc.) – This session will be conducted in the memory of *J
T. Black, PE* (*Professor), Industrial and Systems Engineering,* *Auburn
University.*

·       Services (Education, Healthcare, Information Technology,
Hospitality, Banking and Insurance, Retail, etc.)

·       Industry Innovation (Modeling, Simulation, Optimization, Industry
4.0, Big data, etc.)

·       Advanced Research



Authors of accepted abstracts will be invited to present their work in a
conference session. Regular sessions will be 80 minutes and have up to four
presenters. *There are also opportunities to organize special sessions
(e.g., tutorials, panels, workshops). If you are interested in organizing
such a session, please contact the track chairs by October 15, 2019. *We
also encourage all presenters to submit a full-length paper for the
conference proceedings. The papers should contain methods and results that
are *significant* and have *archival value* to the industrial and systems
engineering community. Full papers have a six-page limit and will undergo a
double-blind peer review process. All accepted papers will be copyrighted
and indexed in the conference proceedings via ProQuest.


*Also, please note that to be considered for the student paper competition,
the abstracts and papers must be submitted following the IISE conference
calendar.*


Important deadlines:

●    Abstract submission deadline:
      November 8, 2019

●    Notification of decision on abstract:
      December 5, 2019

●    Paper submission deadline (optional but encouraged):          January
20, 2020

●    Notification of decision on paper:
      February 24, 2020

●    Paper final revision submission deadline:
March 13, 2020

●    Presenting author registration deadline:
      March 13, 2020



If your abstract or paper is accepted: (a) the presenting author for the
paper must register for the conference by March 13, 2020
(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 other papers in
the track and follow the review deadlines.

We look forward to seeing you in New Orleans!



Best Regards,

·     William Edwards: Professor of Practice in Industrial & Mfg.
Engineering at Kettering University (wedwards at kettering.edu)

·     Krishnan Krishnaiyer: Director - Business Improvement at Marathon
Petroleum Corporation (KKrishnaiyer at marathonpetroleum.com)

·     Sushil Shetty: Global Continuous Improvement Manager at Entegris (
sushil07 at gmail.com)


 Lean & Six Sigma Track Chairs


*Farnaz Ghazi-Nezami, PhD, CSSGB*
Assistant Professor
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department
Phone: (810) 762-7974
Fax: (810) 762-9924
1700 University Avenue ~ Flint, MI 48504
*Kettering University*
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