Call for Papers
INCOM’06
Saint-Etienne/FRANCE
17-19 May 2006
12th IFAC Symposium on Information Control Problems in Manufacturing
A SERIES OF SPECIAL SESSIONS ON
Value-Chain Optimisation using Constraint Programming
Chairs
Kenneth N. Brown
Eugene C. Freuder
Barry O’Sullivan (Primary Contact: [log in to unmask])
S. Armagan Tarim
Cork Constraint Computation Centre, University College Cork, Ireland
Overview
Constraint processing has emerged as an extremely expressive and powerful
paradigm in which to model, solve and reason about many complex problems.
Over the past several decades advances in both the fundamental aspects of
constraint processing and practical applications of constraints have
contributed to making it one of the most promising of Artificial
Intelligence technologies. Over the last decade there has been an
increasing interest in supply chain management or, more generally, the
management of complex value-chains. These can be regarded as complex
optimisation problems that must be effectively modelled and solved by state-
of-the-art optimisation technologies. These special sessions aim to present
a technical programme representing the state-of-the-art in using
constraints and operations research techniques to solving complex real
world value-chain optimisation problems.
Scope
Topics that may be addressed in papers for consideration for inclusion in
this series of special sessions include, but are not limited to:
• optimisation and constraint solving techniques for value chain problems;
• validation of models and solutions: robustness, sensitivity, etc;
• reasoning about uncertainty and change in value chain optimisation;
• distributed and agent-based optimisation across the value-chain;
• optimisation and integrated product development, concurrent engineering,
Design For X, etc.;
• constraints for decision support;
• scheduling and logistics approaches;
• fundamental advances in constraints and operations research that are
relevant to value chain optimisation, such as constraint acquisition,
explanation generation, preference handling, negotiation, etc.;
• hybrid systems for value-chain optimisation involving a significant
constraint-based element;
• real world applications of optimisation in value chain.
Submission
Submitted papers (6 pages in IFAC double column format) will be reviewed by
at least two referees. Both academic and industrial oriented communications
will be considered. Accepted contributions will be published in INCOM
Proceedings by Elsevier. Further submission instructions are available on
the symposium website (http://www.emse.fr/incom2006).
These sessions will be organised in order to allow ample time for
discussion and demonstration. In particular, while prospective attendees
are generally expected to submit a full paper, as per the conference
guidelines, shorter submissions may also be considered. For example, short
statements of interest may also be considered, indicating what perspective
and background such authors will bring to the sessions. We also consider
position papers discussing “what users need” or problem statements. “Real
users” are especially welcome to provide their perspectives. The co-chairs
will investigate the potential for a special issue of a journal on value-
chain optimisation using constraint programming.
Important Deadlines
Please express your intention of submission now to Barry O'Sullivan
([log in to unmask]).
Papers submission deadline On November 15th, 2005
Acceptance notification On January 6th, 2006
Final papers due: On March 1st, 2006
Audience
This series of special sessions will be of interest to researchers who seek
a deeper understanding of the technical issues associated with modelling
and solving optimisation problems motivated by real world value-chain
scenarios using constraints and operations research techniques. The
sessions will also be of interest to industrialists interested in learning
the state-of-the-art in value-chain-focused optimisation technologies.
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Armagan Tarim
Cork Constraint Computation Centre
http://www.4c.ucc.ie/~at/
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