20th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PRODUCTION RESEARCH
(ICPR 20)
2 每 6 August 2009, Shanghai, China
ICPR 20 is the 21st International Conference on Production Research, organized by the International Foundation for Production Research (IFPR), a prominent international non-government, non-profit scientific society founded in 1971. The first ICPR was held in Birmingham, U.K. and since then there have been regular Conferences every two years. In 2000 a special centurial ICPR was held in Thailand. In addition, there have been many regional symposiums and meetings.
Birmingham U.K.(1971) Copenhagen Denmark(1973) Amherst U.S.A.(1975) Tokyo Japan (1977)
Amsterdam Netherlands(1979) Novi Sad Yugoslavia(1981) Windsor Canada(1983)
Stuttgart Germany(1985) Cincinnati U.S.A.(1987) Nottingham U.K.(1989) Hefei China(1991) Lappeenranta Finland(1993) Jerusalem Israel(1995) Osaka Japan(1997) Limerick Ireland(1999) Bangkok Thailand(2000) Prague Czech Republic(2001) Blacksburg U.S.A.(2003) Salerno Italy(2005) Valparaiso Chile(2007) Shanghai China(2009) Stuttgart Germany(2011)
SCOPE of the ICPR 20:
² Advanced Design and Manufacturing Technologies (Concurrent Design/Engineering, Design for X, Virtual Reality in Design, Intelligent Manufacturing, Lean Manufacturing, Networked Manufacturing, CIM & FMS, etc.)
² New Ideas and Approaches in Production Management (Enterprises Resource Planning, Advanced Planning Systems, Robust Tools for Planning & Scheduling, Applications of Knowledge Management & Engineering Techniques, Collaborative e-Works, etc.)
² Production Economics and Harmonization,
Global Competition
² Sustainable Design and Green Manufacturing
² Human Factors and Ergonomics
² Robotics and Application to Production
² Micro/Nano Technologies
² Supply Chain Enabling Technologies
Jointly Organized byㄩ
² Dong Hua University (Shanghai)
² University of Science and Technology of China (Hefei)
² National Chiao Tung University (Taipei)
² The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong)
² SIKAI Auto Equipment Manufacture Company (Nanjing)
Conference Co-Chairs:
² Prof. YANG Jianguo, Dong Hua University
² Prof. CHU Jiaru, University of Science and Technology of China
² Prof. PERNG Der 每Baau , National Chiao Tung University
² Prof. W. B. LEE, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
² President XIE Fengxian, Nanjing SIKAI Company
² Advisor: Prof. LI Ming, IFPR Fellow, Board Member, Vice-President(1991-2007)
Organizing Committee:
Chair : Prof. LI Ming
International Scientific Committee:
Chair: Prof. Dr.-Ing . Hans-Joerg BULLINGER, FhG President, GERMANY
Kengpol ATHAKORN, THAILAND
Miryam BARAD, ISRAEL
Jawahar Lal BATRA, INDIA
Bopaya BIDANDA, U.S.A.
Peter BRUUN, DENMARK
Carlo CATTANI, ITALY
Jose CERONI, CHILE
Jiaru CHU, CHINA
Cihan H. DAGLI, U.S.A.
Ezey DAR-EL, ISRAEL
Rob DEKKERS, NETHERLANDS
Alexandre DOLGUI, FRANCE
Guy DOUMEINGTS, FRANCE
John DRISCOLL, U.K.
Robert DRYDEN, U.S.A.
Timothy GALLWEY, IRELAND
Boaz GOLANY, ISRAEL
Robert W. GRUBBSTROM, SWEDEN
Angappa GUNASEKARAN, U.S.A.
Bernard HON, U.K.
Takaya ICHIMURA, JAPAN
Kazuyoshi ISHII, JAPAN
Suk Ho KANG, KOREA
Ashok KOCHHAR, U.K.
S.C.Lenny KOH, U.K.
Jay LEE, U.S.A.
W. B. LEE, HONG KONG
Ming LI, CHINA
Peigen LI, CHINA
Masayuki MATSUI, JAPAN
Andrew NEE, SINGAPORE
Shimon Y. NOF, U.S.A.
Toyokazu NOSE, JAPAN
Christopher O＊BRIEN, U.K.
Veikko ORPANA, FINLAND
Raimondo PASQUINO, ITALY
Der-Baau PERNG, TAIWAN
Milos POLACEK, CZECH REPUBLIC
Luis E. QUEZADA, CHILE
Ebrahim SHAYAN, AUSTRALIA
Dieter SPATH, GERMANY
Mario TABUCANON, THAILAND
Nobuhiko TAWARA, JAPAN
Agostino VILLA, ITALY
Shuzi YANG, CHINA
Jue ZHONG, CHINA
Qinzhi ZHOU, CHINA
International Programme and Advisory Committee
Chair : Prof. Jianguo YANG, Dong Hua University, Director of CIMS Center, CHINA
Katsuhiko TAKAHASHI, JAPAN
Ou TANG, SWEDEN
Sandy TO, HONG KONG
Yuehwern YIH, U.S.A.
Important Dates:
Conference Date 2 每 6 Aug. 2009
Correspondenceㄩ
For further information, please check at:
http: // www. ICPR20.CN
For communication, abstract and paper submission, registration etc. please send email to
ICPR20@USTC.EDU.CN
Selected papers will be published in ※IJPR＊ and ※IJPE§, affiliated Journals of IFPR, and in addition to other prominent International Journals including:
OMEGA 每 Management Science
IJENM 每 International Journal of Enterprise Network Management
IJVCM 每 International Journal of Value Chain Management
IJLEG 每 International Journal of Logistics Economics and Globalisation
List of more International Journals will be announced in the Second Call for Papers.
Special Issues/Sessions
Special issue tracks / sessions will be arranged as workshops in parallel with technical sessions of presentation. The topics are suggested as follows:
1. Next Generation Information Systems, beyond ERP
2. Knowledge Management
3. Challenges for Industrial Network
4. Evolutionary and Complex Systems Approaches for Manufacturing; Digital Factory, etc.
Concrete chairs and main speakers of the special issues will be announced in the Second Call for Papers.
Participation Fee
Includes:
1. Conference Proceedings and Abstract booklet
2. All plenary lectures and technical sessions
3. Lunches and caf谷 breaks
4. Conference welcome party and Conference banquet
5. Evening entertainment
6. A prepaid weekly ticket for public transportation in Shanghai
Participants : EUR 380
Students and Retired Scientists : EUR 230
Accompanying Persons : EUR 160
Conference Venue and Accommodation
Considering the hot weather in August in Shanghai, the 20-ICPR will be held in an air-conditioned 4-star luxury hotel in Shanghai with a contract room price EUR 60 / night (twin-bed room).
There are many 2, 3, 4, 5-star hotels within walking distance with room rates as low as EUR 18-20 / night.
Pre- or post-conference tour
Sightseeing tours will be organized by professional travel agencies. They offer exciting tours at very reasonable prices to Beijing, Xi＊an, Kunming, Shangari La, Guilin, Hong Kong, Tibet etc.