2006 IEEE International Conference on Service Operations and Logistics, and Informatics

June 21-23, 2006, Shanghai, China
Sponsored by: IEEE, IBM, SSG, Natural Science Foundation of China, Shanghai JiaoTong University

Welcome

Keynote Speakers

Prof. Roland T. Rust, University of Maryland

Prof. Wei Zhang, NSF of China

Prof. Richard Larson, Immediate Past President of INFORMS, MIT

Prof. Stephen Nash, Program Director of NSF, USA

Prof. Kathryn E. Stecke, University of Texas at Dallas, USA

Dan Berg, CTO, Sun Microsystems' Services Division

Prof. Gordon B. Davis, University of Minnesota, USA

Special Sessions

USA NSF Delegation
Chinese NSF Delegation
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Final Program Schedule (pdf) and Table of Contents (SOLI'2006 Proceedings)

SOLI 2006 Travel Helper (word or pdf)

Keynotes (Prof. Larson, Prof. Rust, Prof. Stecke, Prof. Nash, Mr. Berg)

Theme

Given the increasing economic dynamics and the complexity of service operations and logistics, it is a critical challenge to leverage information technology in achieving world-class quality and productivity in the delivery of physical goods and services. This conference aims to bring researchers and professionals together to discuss issues and share their research and development results and experiences in the areas of services design, innovations, marketing, and operations, logistics, and the role of informatics towards improving their efficiency.

The theme for the conference is Services Quality, Speed, and Vision, promoting effective Services and Logistics in support of 2010 World Expo. Papers relating to Services Design, Innovations, Marketing, Operations, and Engineering, and Logistics are especially solicited.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

Service Design, Engineering, Operations and Innovations
Services Planning; Services Process engineering; Expedited services and extreme logistics; Performance metrics; Healthcare systems; Financial services; Retail and services management; Quality and satisfaction; Metrics and benchmarks; Security & safety services and management; Contingency planning

Logistics & Supply Chain Management
On-demand delivery; Logistics planning; Freight forwarding and customs clearance; Venue logistics management; Warehouse and distribution; Transportation management system; Reverse logistics; Supplier relationship management; Logistics visibility and control; Procurement; Simulation

Service Marketing and Sustaining
Demand forecasting; Customer relationship management; Event communication; Services Training; Services Sustaining; Services Quality; Public relations

Services (Events) Management & Manufacturing
Event management system; Event Sponsorship; Event-based production and supply chain; Event-based products and manufacturing; Intelligent manufacturing; Customization

Communications & Information Systems
Communications & information systems; Process augmentation and automation; Real time identification & tracking technology; Pervasive and ubiquitous computing in logistics; Software agent based systems in logistics; Decision support system; RFID; Data warehousing and data mining; Systems integration

Important Dates:

Feb. 1, 2006

Feb. 15, 2006

Deadline for submission of full papers. Email to: 2006SOLI@ssglobal.org. (Due to overwhelming request, the deadline is extended to Feb. 15, 2006.)
Mar. 20, 2006 Acceptance/Rejection notification.
Apr. 20, 2006 Final camera-ready papers due.
May 10, 2006 Registration due.

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