 |
 |
Dear all, 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. The conference aims to bring together industry, government and academia from across the world to meet and exchange their views and experience on the development of the SME sector of manufacturing. If you would like more details about the conference please visit the website at the following address: http://iprod.auc.dk/sme2001/ from where You can also download a flyer in Microsoft word format. We apologise for any cross posting. Yours sincerely, Hans-Henrik Hvolby, Conference Chairman ------------------------------------ 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 Initial selection will be made on the basis of abstracts up to 300 words, which should be received before 30 September 2000. The full paper should be submitted by e-mail no later than 10 December 2000. 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 Parallel research tracks Welcome reception and buffet (evening) Tuesday the 15th of May: Parallel industrial and research tracks Keynote lectures (afternoon) Conference dinner (evening) Wednesday the 16th of May: Parallel research tracks Conference closing Industrial and university visits (afternoon) A visit to Skagen (northernmost part of Jutland) will be arranged on Wednesday afternoon as an alternative to the industrial and university visits. Professor Jens Ove Riis gives the keynote lecture on Monday morning, where he presents the status and goals of the newly formed Center for Production at Aalborg University. 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. A small exhibition area is planned on Tuesday for software demonstrations and other appropriate presentations. Important dates · submission of abstracts by 30 September 2000 · acceptance of abstracts by 15 October 2000 · 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. 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/ ---------- 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/ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%