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WSC 2024 Commercial Case Studies -- deadline extended to Aug 14!

  • 1.  WSC 2024 Commercial Case Studies -- deadline extended to Aug 14!

    Posted 08-06-2024 10:58

     Special Announcement...Deadline for Commercial Case Studies abstract submission extended from August 2nd to August 12th 

    ** Its not too late to get that abstract in before the deadline **

    Presenting a case study at WinterSim can enhance your professional profile, provide networking opportunities, and position you as a leader in the simulation community. WinterSim allows you to engage with attendees from various industries and academic backgrounds to gain new insights and take home know-how to share with your team.

    You might have done important work that used simulation to conduct analysis and provide recommendations for potential solutions to a specific problem; or where simulation is the backbone of a commercial application enabling critical use cases that you would like to share with others.

    We cordially invite you to submit a 2-page extended abstract by visiting: https://meetings.informs.org/wordpress/wsc2024/authorsubmission/

    The Commercial Case Studies Track is a multidisciplinary forum for practitioners to share their experiences in modeling real-world problems across various fields, including but not limited to:

    - Manufacturing

    - Logistics and distribution

    - Healthcare

    - Mining

    - Social and human behavior

    - Aerospace

    - Food services

    - Military

    - Data analytics

    - Standard implementations

    - Supply Chain

    - Digital transformation

    Presentations are 25 minutes with an additional 5 minutes for Q&A, focusing on specific problems solved using simulation. Only a 150-word abstract and a two-page extended abstract are required. Selected case studies will be featured on the WSC Archive website. Deadlines are as follows:

    ·         August 12, 2024 (extended from August 2): Submit 2-page extended abstracts (see template)

    ·         September 2, 2024: Notification of acceptance

    ·         September 13, 2024: Final extended abstracts due

    ·         September 18, 2024: Eligibility check

    Join us and share your insights! For more details, see the website at: https://meetings.informs.org/wordpress/wsc2024/commercial-case-studies/



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    Kevin Taaffe
    Department Chair
    Harriet and Jerry Dempsey Professor
    Department of Industrial Engineering
    Clemson University
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