Glasgow, July 12-15, 1999 with the scientific support of INRIA
CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES Industrial management and engineering face practical problems in the pursuit of efficient and acceptable solutions, to which goal practitioners and researchers should work together. Our objective in organizing IEPM'97 is to bring together these scientists and managers so that they can learn from each other. Researchers present their original scientific results and contributions, while practitioners focus on industrial applications and experience.
CHAIRMAN : A. ARTIBA, FUCAM (B) CO-CHAIRMEN : A. CARRIE, DMEM (UK) S.K. BANERJEE, DMEM (UK) SECRETARIAT : D. RAULIER, FUCAM (B)
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE - Chairman: S. K. BANERJEE (UK), ARTIBA A. (B), S.K. BANERJEE (UK), A. CARRIE (UK), F. CHARPILLAT (F), ELMAGHRABY S. (USA)
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE - Chairman: S. ELMAGHRABY, USA) ADENSO-DIAZ B. (E), AGHEZZAF E.H. (Mor.), AIT KADI (Can), ARTIBA A. (B), AXSÄTER S. (S), BANERJEE S.K. (UK), BAPTISTE P. (F), BARBAROSOGLU G. (T), BERTRAND W. (Nl), BRUCKER P. (D), CARLIER J. (F), CARRIE A. (UK), CHARPILLAT F. (F), DREXL A. (D), ELMAGHRABY S. (USA), FINKE G. (F), GOURGAND M. (F), GUINET A. (F), HERROELEN W. (B), HINDI K. (UK), HU B. (CH), KISE H. (J), KUSIAK A. (USA), LEE C.Y. (USA), MARTEL A. (Can), MASSOTTE P. (F), MERTINS K.(D), MEZGAR I (H), MINGOZZI A. (I), NEUMANN K. (D), OHNO K. (J), PERONA M. (I), PIERREVAL H. (F), POCHET Y. (B), POMEROL J.C. (F), PORTMANN M.C (F), PROUST C. (F), RESTEANU C. (Rom), RIDGWAY K. (UK), ROUBELLAT F.(F), ROUBENS M.(B), SALAMEH M. (Li), SULIMAN S (BAH), TAHON C.(F), TEGHEM J. (B), VAN LANDEGHEM R (B), VERNADAT F.(F), WIDMER M. (S), WIELICKI T. (USA), WILLIAMS D. (UK).
THE UNIVERSITIES With about 1400 students from 27 different countries, Fucam is one of the 9 French speaking Belgian universities. For several decades, Fucam has developed teaching and research activities in management in general and more recently in production management. In this field, Fucam collaborates with industrial partners and participates in local, national and European research projects. European and North American students exchanges have always been promoted to offer an international experience to future graduates.
The University of Strathclyde was founded in 1796 (exactly 100 years before Fucam !) as Anderson’s Institution. The University is Scotland’s third largest university, with around 14.000 students whose ages range from 17-70, and who represent over 90 countries. It has one of the largest Engineering Faculty in the country.
CONFERENCE TOPICS A broad range of research and applied topics will be covered during the conference. Papers related to the following topics are appropriate for the conference :
Industrial engineering and production management functions : Factory layout and cell grouping : Plant re-engineering, Performance evaluation, Production planning, Production control, Sequencing and scheduling (flowshops, jobshop, FMS ...), Inventory control, Production activity control, Resource management, Logistics , Transport and storage systems, Quality control, Reliability, Fault diagnosis.
Production Management Strategies and Philosophies MRP/MRP II, Lean Manufacturing (JIT-KANBAN-OPT), Hierarchical production management, Functional organization and architecture of production management systems.
Techniques and Tools for Production Management Modelling and simulation, OR models and approaches, Graph theoretical approaches, Multi-criteria approaches, Petri Nets, Data Analysis, Artificial intelligence approaches, Constraint programming, Object-oriented modelling, Production and process modelling.
Information Systems Data and knowledge modelling, Information system design and analysis, Databases, Decision support systems for production management, User interfaces.
Integration Aspects Integrated vs. federated approaches, Open system architecture, Reference models/architectures, Integrating infrastructures for C.I.M., Concurrent engineering.
Organizational and Human Aspects for C.I.M. Organization modelling, Ergonomics, Multimedia, Human factors, Enterprise and Factory modelling framework.
Economic Aspects Economic payback of integration of manufacturing systems (manufacturing processes, quality management, predictive maintenance), Total cost evaluation, Economic indicators.
THE CITY Located on the banks of the River Clyde, Glasgow is Scotland’s largest city, it has the reputation of being one of the friendliest and is ideally situated for easy access to Europe and London. Much of the centre has been extensively restored, and Glasgow is enjoying a major revival of cultural activity, evidenced by its designation as : European City of Culture 1990, City of Architecture 1999. Just a few miles away, the lochs and mountains provide some of the most beautiful countryside in Britain. The University has a large Sports Centre, and a swimming pool.
CONFERENCE LOCATION All the conference rooms, the breakfast and lunch room as well as the bedrooms are situated in the heart of the campus village, on the John Anderson campus.
REGISTRATION FEE Registration fee will turn around 15.000 BEF. Students will benefit from a reduction.
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE. The official language of the Conference is English. All presentations will be made in English. No arrangements are available for simultaneous translation.
CALL FOR PAPERS Papers are invited on the areas outlined in the conference topics listed above which will fit within the general scope of the conference. The paper selection will be made on the basis of the draft papers, each paper anonymously reviewed by two members of the International Committee. Authors are requested to submit four copies of the draft papers (two of the four copies, anonymous) to the conference secretariat. It should include an abstract, the author's name, affiliation and complete mailing address of the contact person with phone and fax numbers. The draft paper, as well as the final paper, should not exceed the limit of 10 pages including figures, tables and references. The text should be typed in English on A4 size sheets.
High quality papers would be published in special issues of some international journals (for example IJCIM, Journal of Decision Systems, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing or International Journal of Production Economics).
DEADLINES Draft papers due by : January 15, 1999 Acceptance notification : April 15, 1999 Final papers : May 15, 1999
All accepted papers will be printed in the proceedings of this conference and will be distributed to all the conference participants. Correspondence : Diana RAULIER IEPM Secretariat, FUCaM Chaussée de Binche, 151 - B 7000 MONS BELGIUM Tel. (+32)65 32 32 17 - Fax (+32)65 32 34 37 e-mail : raulier@fucam.ac.be
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