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6th ISB – POMS Workshop, 20th – 21st December 2018, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, India

  • 1.  6th ISB – POMS Workshop, 20th – 21st December 2018, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, India

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    The 6th ISB – POMS workshop is aimed at showcasing Field / Practice based research.

    Topics: The objective of the workshop is to demonstrate applications of operations and supply chain management techniques in practice. We invite submissions on research involving field experiments and collaboration with industry partners. These can include topics such as, but not limited to, application of traditional and innovative operations and supply chain management techniques in areas such as healthcare delivery, non-profit and public-sector operations, retail operations, service operations, inventory management, application of big data techniques on data from industry collaborations, design of field experiments, etc. All analysis methodologies (analytical modeling, empirical modeling, experiments) are welcome and the emphasis is on rigorous execution of these methodologies and practical relevance of the results.

    Format: The workshop will comprise a single track of approximately 10 - 12 high quality presentations spread over 1.5 – 2 working days. Each presentation will be of 30 minutes duration followed by 15 minutes of discussion.

    Submission guidelines: To be considered for the workshop, authors are requested to submit an extended abstract of four pages via email to isb_poms@isb.edu by August 31st, 2018. It should describe the motivation of the research problem, a brief discussion of methodology used, main results, and policy / managerial implications. Submissions will be peer-reviewed and final decisions regarding all acceptances will be communicated by October 1st, 2018. All authors whose abstracts are accepted for presentation should submit a full draft of the paper by 15th November, 2018.

    Registration Fees and Expenses: Registration fee for non-student attendees is INR 8000 (USD 125) whereas it is INR 2000 (USD 30) for student attendees. Registration fee will be waived for presenters. On-site registration during the workshop is strictly subject to availability of seating capacity. On campus accommodation and financial support (~ 1000 USD) to cover travel expenses will be provided to the presenters.

    Important Dates:

    Abstract submission

    Aug 31st, 2018

    Notification of acceptances

    Submission of full papers

    Oct 1st, 2018

    Nov 15th, 2018

    Registration Deadline

    Nov 30th, 2018

    Workshop

    Dec 20th and 21st, 2018

     

    Details of the past two editions of the workshop can be found at http://www.isb.edu/poms-workshop-2016 and http://www.isb.edu/poms-workshop-2017.

    Steering Committee: Janny M.Y.Leung (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), Nagesh Murthy (University of Oregon), Sridhar Seshadri (ISB), Milind Sohoni (ISB)

    Workshop Co-Chairs: Sarang Deo (ISB), Sripad Devalkar (ISB), Milind Sohoni (ISB)

    Contact: sripad_devalkar@isb.edu, sarang_deo@isb.edu, milind_sohoni@isb.edu, bharathi_satyanarayana@isb.edu


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    Sripad Devalkar
    Assistant Professor
    Indian School of Business
    Hyderabad
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