SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS 

We are pleased to announce the fourth international conference on
Stimulating Manufacturing Excellence in Small and Medium Enterprises
(SMESME), which is held in Aalborg on 14-16 May 2001
(http://iprod.auc.dk/sme2001/)

Submission deadline: 10'th of December, 2000

We apologise for any cross posting.

Yours sincerely, 

Hans-Henrik Hvolby,
Conference Chairman

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Call for papers 

The Fourth SMESME International Conference
STIMULATING MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE IN SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

14-16 May 2001 at Aalborg University, Denmark
 
Conference themes:
· production and operational management
· mass customisation
· supply chain issues
· product and process innovation
· product modelling 
· quality management
· internet issues
· information technology
· change management and methods 
· business strategy
· economic development
· case studies of improvement projects
· assistance programmes

Two types of presentations
Two types of presentation will take place during the conference. As well as
"traditional" sessions of 3 to 4 presen-tations of 25+5 minutes each, we
call for sessions based on short presentations followed by a group
discussion on the subject, organised by the speakers and the session chairman.

Submission of papers
Full papers should be submitted by e-mail no later than 10 December 2000. A
preliminary accept of papers based on abstracts (max. 300 words) is offered
until 30 October 2000. Abstracts are voluntary. Papers are double blind
refereed by members of the international programme committee prior to
acceptance for conference proceedings. The following criteria will be used
in reviewing the papers:
· clear statement of aim
· use of appropriate research method
· clear presentation of findings
· conclusions of relevance to the SME community
· originality

Decisions regarding accepted papers will be made in January. Authors of
accepted papers will be required to submit a full camera-ready version of
the papers before 1 March 2001, taking account of reviewers' comments. The
maximum length of the paper is 8 pages. Templates of paper set-up will be
available at the conference homepage.
Authors of accepted papers will be required to sign a copyright transfer
form and to register for the conference. Publication of the paper in the
proceedings is conditional upon payment of the registration fee of at least
one of the authors.

Provisional programme:

Monday 14th of May:
Welcome, keynote lecture (Professor Jens Ove Riis)
Lunch
Parallel research tracks
Welcome reception, buffet and demonstration at the 3D Virtual Reality
research lab.

Tuesday the 15th of May:
Parallel industrial and research tracks
Lunch
Keynote lectures:
· Knud Sant (Price Waterhouse Coopers)
· Kim Hald (Bang & Olufsen) 
· Lars Fogh (Pumac)
· Thomas Gulledge (George Mason University)
· Bo Bertelsen (LEGO).
Conference dinner

Wednesday the 16th of May:
Parallel research tracks
Conference closing
Lunch
Company visit or Visit to Skagen (north coast)

Keynotes:
The keynote lectures on Tuesday afternoon address Manufacturing Information
Systems challenges in research and industry. Examples of collaboration
between large Danish manufacturers and their SME suppliers, supply chain
integration and Web/ERP integration will be included. 

Important dates
· submission of papers by 10 December 2000
· acceptance and reviewer comments by 20 January 2001
· early Bird registration for the conference by 1 February 2001
· registration for the conference by 1 March 2001
· submission of camera-ready paper by 1 March 2001

The delegate registration fee is DKK 3.500 (early Bird DKK 3.000) inclusive
of attendance at conference sessions, conference dinner, social programme,
lunches, morning and afternoon refreshments and a copy of the conference
proceedings. An accompany fee of DKK 500 covers the social programme and
conference dinner.

The city of Aalborg offers a wide range of hotels from approx. DKK 475 to
DKK 895 per night for a single room. The recommended conference hotel is
"Limfjordshotellet" from where we arrange a free bus pick-up service in the
morning. We have reserved sixty rooms at a special price of DKK 750 per
night including breakfast. The hotel is placed nearby "Jomfru Ane Gade" - a
well known street with a large variety of restaurants and pubs. A list of
alternative hotels and prices will be available at the conference homepage. 

Aalborg Airport has more than 10 daily domestic connections to Copenhagen
and Billund. The airport bus will bring you to the centre of town in less
than 10 minutes. The university is situated in the eastern part of Aalborg,
15 minutes from the airport by taxi. 

International programme committee
Prof. R.W. Baines (UK), Prof. A. Barfod (DK), Mr. T. Batley (NZ), Prof. J.
Browne (IRL), Prof. A.S. Carrie (UK), Dr. S.J. Childe (UK), Dr. Colquhoun
(UK), Prof. A. de Toni (I), Prof. G. Doumeingts (F), Dr. C. Forza (I), Dr.
B. Fox (UK), Prof. R.W. Grubbstrom (S), Prof. T. Gulledge (USA), Prof. M.
Hillery (IRL), Dr. H.-H. Hvolby (DK), Dr. A.W.H. Ip (HK), Dr. Jeganathan
(AUS), Prof. J.M. Kay (UK), Dr. J. Kempson (UK), Prof. R. Leonard (UK),
Prof. D. Little (UK), Dr. R. March (UK), Dr. I.P. McCarthy (UK), Dr. A.R.
Mileham (UK), Mr. A. Neely (UK), Prof. I. Oakes (UK), Prof. K. Ridgeway
(UK), Prof. J.O. Riis (DK), Prof. A.W. Self (UK), Dr. R. Smeds (FIN), Prof.
A. Thorstenson (DK), Dr. J.H. Trienekens (NL), Prof. F.B. Vernadat (F),
Prof. R. Weston (UK)

For more information, registration for attendance, abstracts or other
matters please contact:

Mrs Lis Bach, SMESME Conference Secretary
Department of Production, Aalborg University
Fibigerstraede 16, 9220 Aalborg Oest, Denmark
Telephone: +45 96 35 89 81
Telefax: +45 98 15 30 30
Email: [log in to unmask]

For academic questions please contact

Hans-Henrik Hvolby, Conference Chairman
E-mail: [log in to unmask]

Ari Barfod, Conference Co-Chairman
E-mail: [log in to unmask]

The website will frequently be updated to keep you informed of the
conference news:
http://iprod.auc.dk/sme2001/


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Hans-Henrik Hvolby
Head of School of Mechanical Engineering
Associate professor, Ph.D.
Manufacturing Information Systems Group
Department of Production, University of Aalborg
Fibigerstr. 16, DK 9220 Aalborg Oest, Denmark
Phone (+45) 96 35 89 63. Telefax (+45) 98 15 30 30
Private: Marievej 3, 9000 Aalborg, Tlf (+45) 98 11 58 50
Www:  http://iprod.auc.dk/~i9hhh

Welcome to the fourth international conference on Stimulating Manufacturing
Excellence in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMESME), 14-16 May 2001 in
Aalborg, Denmark, http://iprod.auc.dk/sme2001/





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