International Industrial Engineering Research Conference 2010

International Industrial Engineering Research Conference 2010.
AUGUST 25-26, 2010 CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES

As one of the activities lined up for the silver anniversary celebration of the Industrial Engineering program in the University of San Carlos, this 2010 conference initiates a regular gathering of experts and practitioners in the field where research developments and best practices are exchanged in support to the rising importance of industrial engineering principles and the profession itself. This can also be a venue for possible collaboration with institutions, industries and other organizations from across the globe.

Gatherings as this, is deemed essential in strengthening industrial engineering core competencies in preparation of our big leap to a better and globally recog-nized institution in the next years.

CALL FOR PAPERS
The conference theme "Preparing for the Big Leap" is very timely as economy starts to turn around. We are then calling for papers anchored at the following industrial engineering topics (but not limited to) that may be beneficial for or-ganizations as they embrace new opportunities and challenges with the dawn-ing of economic recovery:

Operation Optimization Techniques
Product Design
Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Electronic Business and Commerce
Costing and Engineering Economics
Ergonomics and Work Measurement
Quality Engineering
Reliability Engineering
Technology Management
Service Innovations
Intelligent Systems
Information Systems Management and Automation

We are also calling for operational excellence and six sigma projects in either manufacturing and service industries and government agencies, as well as best practices in the above listed topics.

Important Dates:

Submission of Abstracts - May 15, 2010
Notification of Acceptance - May 29, 2010
Submission of Full Paper - June 30, 2010
Registration of Authors & Participants - July 1 –15, 2010

Contact information:

Phone: +6332 344-3801
Fax: +6332 345-0351
Email: iieresearchconference@ymail.com
www.usc.edu.ph