Dear Colleagues,
We would like to inform you that this year ICOVACS2012, International Conference on Value Chain Sustainability will be held in her hometown, Izmir, Turkey, by the organization of Izmir University of Economics, after traveling around the globe in previous years (US, 2009; Spain, 2010, and Belgium, 2011).
2012 theme of the conference is “Value Chain Sustainability through Innovation and Design”. As usual, we are inviting papers that particularly focus on the integration of design, logistics and branding, now from a perspective of innovation for the development of sustainable value chains.
· Assessing R&D policy and decision making
· Creating Brand Equity through Innovative Product Design
· Customer Centered Innovation
· Eco-Innovative Design
· Experience Design in Brand Management
· Impact of Logistics Effectiveness on Branding
· Inclusive Design& Universal Design
· Innovative and Sustainable Business Models
· Innovative Design for Logistics
· Technological Forecasting and Branding Foresight
· Reverse Logistics and Sustainable Design
Innovation in Demand Fulfillment (Supply) Chain
· Eco-Innovative Manufacturing
· Humanitarian Logistics
· Innovative Healthcare Logistics
· Material Flow Reductions in the Fulfillment Chain
· Supply Chain Risk Management
· Sustainable Green Logistics
· Mobile technologies for the sustainability of value chains
· Innovative Transportation / Distribution System
Innovation in Value Chain System Management& Measurement
· Business Analytical Application in Value Measurement
· Coordination of Design Management and Brand Management
· Cost Efficiency through Integrating Design, Logistics and Branding
· Cultural Business Diversity and Value Innovation
· Innovative Value Chain Management
· Management of Global Value Chain through Innovation
· Pay Process Innovation and Optimization
· Product-Service-Systems (PSS) Measurement
· Strategic Alliances and Innovation
Please send your abstracts to
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Deadline for Abstract Submission
April 7, 2012
You can find more details on the ICOVACS website:http://www.icovacs.org
We hope to see you in Izmir in December!
Best Regards,
ICOVACS 2012 Organizing Committee
Izmir University of Economics, Turkey
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