All submissions must be made in English, the Conference language. All abstracts and papers must be submitted electronically. Extended abstracts are limited to a maximum of 4 pages including any figures or exhibits. Submitted abstracts will be blind refereed. The electronic file should contain only the body of the abstract, with the title of the submission but no author identification information, in order to guarantee the double-blind review process. Accepted papers are limited to a maximum of 12 pages, including any figures or exhibits.

Accepted papers will appear in the Conference Proceedings and Conference Proceedings CD provided that they are submitted before May 6 and that at least one author is registered for the meeting.

Papers submission guidelines  (DOC, 58 Kb) (DOC, 59 Kb)

Papers may be submitted for the tracks listed below, but are not limited to these topics:

• Case Studies
  Prof. Lluís Renart, IESE Business School, University of Navarra
  
   

• Environmental Issues
  Prof. Robert Sroufe, Boston College
  Prof. Diane Holt, Middlesex University Business
  
  

• Forecasting
  Prof. Benito Flores, Texas A&M
  Prof. Antonio García Ferrer, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
  
  

• Healthcare Issues
  Prof. Paul Gemmel, Vlerick Leuven University
  
  

• Innovative Education
  Prof. Barb Flynn, Wake Forest University, Babcock GSM
  Prof. Alastair Nicholson, London Business School
  
  

• International Strategy and Globalization
  Prof. Ann Vereeke, Vlerick Leuven University
  Prof. Kenneth Boyer, Michigan State University
  
  

• MS/OR: Techniques, Models, and Applications
  Prof. Manel Baucells, IESE Business School, University of Navarra
  Prof. Laura Kornish, Fuqua School of Business
  
  

• Production & Operations Management: Manufacturing
  Prof. Josep Lluís Martínez, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  
  

• Production & Operations Management: Services
  Prof. Mark Davis, Bentley College
  Prof. Bob Markland, University of South Carolina
  
  

• Public Sector Management
  Prof. Kirk Karwan, University of South Carolina
  
  

• Strategy and Policy
  Prof. Karen Fowler, University of Northern Colorado
  
  

• Supply Chain Management
  Prof. Arnd Huchzermeier, WHU, Otto Beisheim Graduate School of Management
  
  

• Technology Management
  Prof. David Bennett, Aston Business School
  Prof. Anders Drejer, University of Aerhus