The 11^th International Conference on

Operations and Supply Chain Management (ICOSCM)

16^th – 19^th, July, 2017, Kaifeng, Henan, China

Call for Papers

Conference Theme	Entrepreneurial Supply Chains for Resource Efficiency and Sustainable Competitiveness
Conference Venue	Business School of Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan Province, China
Organizer	Association of Supply Chain and Operations Management (ASCOM)
Host	Business School of Henan University
Co-organizer	China Europe International Business School
Conference Dates	16th – 19th, July, 2017

We would like to invite you to participate in the 11^th ICOSCM conference, which will be hosted by Henan University from the 16^th to the 19^th of July 2017. The conference is organized in conjunction with Association of Supply Chain and Operations Management (ASCOM) and China-Europe International Business School. The main theme of the ICOSCM 2017 conference is “Entrepreneurial Supply Chains for Resource Efficiency and Sustainable Competitiveness”.

The age of opportunity is giving way to the age of austerity. As global competition continues to increase, it is becoming increasingly difficult for firms to create and sustain competitive advantage. In this new and unpredictable age, the focus of competition has shifted from independent firms to supply chains. There is a growing realization that creating an entrepreneurial supply chain enables firms to develop greater responsiveness and improve resource efficiency, and consequently, obtain sustainable competitive advantage.

Entrepreneurship has long been recognized as a vital force driving innovation. Entrepreneurial traits such as tolerance to risk, innovativeness and proactiveness allow firms to respond to market opportunities by developing operations and supply chain capabilities to meet rapidly changing needs. At a supply chain level, entrepreneurial orientation can improve efficiency of knowledge acquisition to develop quality and efficiency oriented strategies. However, the application of entrepreneurial orientation in the supply chain management domain is in a nascent stage. From a practical perspective, there has been little guidance provided to managers about how these entrepreneurial traits can be developed to improve operations and supply chain efficiency. To address these issues, this conference invites original submissions focusing on the theme of the conference.

This conference will include a number of keynote speeches from leading academics and executives (to be confirmed), and practitioner-oriented roundtable discussions on entrepreneurial supply chains as well.

Although the theme provides a special focus for the conference, we welcome papers addressing a variety of operations and supply chain management topics:

·Corporate Entrepreneurship and Operations Management

·Entrepreneurial Orientation in Supply Chains

·Managing Inter-firm Relationships in Supply Chains

·Supply Chain Finance

·Lean and Agile Supply Chains

·Innovation and Servitization

·Logistics Management and Physical Distribution

·Supply Chain Risk Management and Resilience

·Sustainability in Operations and Supply Chains

·Big Data-driven Supply Chains

·Technology Management in Operations and Supply Chains

·Cross-border E-commerce Logistics

·Performance Measurement and Management

·Quality Management in Operations and Supply Chains

Important Dates

Activities	Deadlines
Submission of full papers or abstracts	1st of April, 2017
Notification of acceptance for full papers or abstracts for publication in conference proceedings	15th of May, 2017
Early bird registration	15th of June 2017
Full papers or abstracts should be submitted to: icoscm2017@126.com

Best Paper Awards

ICOSCM 2017 conference recognizes excellent research. Cash prizes and a certificate from ICOSCM will be awarded to outstanding papers. Outstanding papers will also be recommended to be published in academic journals (SSCI/SCI-indexed), such as Industrial Management & Data System.

Special Issue:

A special issue for the International Journal of Internet Manufacturing and Services on the conference theme will be edited and outstanding conference papers will be selected.

Conference Program Committee and members (in alphabetical order):

Keynote Speakers (more to be confirmed)	Prof. Kasra Ferdows, Georgetown University, USA Prof. Barbara Flynn, Indiana University, USA Prof. Johnny Rungtusanatham, Ohio State University, USA Prof. Xiande Zhao, China Europe International Business School, China
Conference Chairs	Prof. Xingyu Wang, Henan University, China Prof. Xiande Zhao, China Europe International Business School, China
Program Committee Co-Chairs	Prof. Xingong Li, Henan University, China Dr. Wantao Yu, University of Kent, UK
Program Committee members	Dr. Shaoqi Pan, Henan University, China A/Prof. Yingjian Lv, Henan University, China Dr. Jiehui Yang, Henan University, China Dr. Yongtao Song, Henan University, China Dr. Chunlin Yuan, Henan University, China
International Program Committee	Dr. Roberto Chavez, Universidad Diego Portales, Chile Dr. Mark A. Jacobs, University of Dayton, USA Prof. Ramakrishnan Ramanathan, University of Bedfordshire, UK Prof. Kim Hua Tan, University of Nottingham, UK Prof. Chee Yew Wong, University of Leeds, UK
Roundtable Discussions (more to be confirmed)	Mr. Jianjun Wen, President, Shenzhen SJET Supply Chain Co Ltd.

 

 

Registration Fees

Regular Participants	Students	Industrial Practitioners
-US$325/RMB2,000 by 15th of June 2017 for early bird registration) -US$ 380/RMB 2,300 after 15th June, 2017.	US$ 200/ RMB1,200	US$175/RMB1,000 (for industry-academic interactive sessions only)

Key Contacts:

Dr. Yongtao Song  or  Dr. Jiehui Yang

Business School of Henan University

Kaifeng, Henan, China

Mobile: +86 13938611973 (Dr. Song); +86 15993331970 (Dr. Yang)

Email: icoscm2017@126.com

Preliminary Schedule

Time	16th of July Sunday	17th of July Monday	18th of July Tuesday	19th of July Wednesday
8:30-10:30	Arrival/ Registration	Opening & keynote speech	Keynote speech	Plant visit (to be confirmed)
10:30-11:00		Tea break	Tea break
11:00-12:30		Parallel sessions	Parallel sessions
12:30-14:00		Lunch	Lunch
14:30-16:00		Parallel sessions	Industry- academic interactive discussion sessions
16:00-16:30		Tea break
16:30-18:00		Parallel sessions
18:30-20:30	Reception	Gala Dinner	Dinner

 

About Henan University

Established in 1912, Henan University is located in Kaifeng, a famous historic city which used to be the capital of China during seven different dynasties.

The old campus of Henan University used to be the Imperial College for Later Zhou Dynasty and Northern Song Dynasty more than 1,000 years ago. In 1732, Henan Imperial Examination Compound was moved to here, where the last two imperial examinations were held in 1903 and 1904.

Henan University now has 12 branches of learning, including social science, management, science, engineering, economics, law, philosophy, education, art, history, agriculture, pedagogy and medicine. There are 34 colleges (departments), offering 92 four-year undergraduate programs, 18 professional Master’s degree programs, 12 first-level doctoral degree programs, and 17 post-doctoral research stations. Now there are more than 60,000 full time students studying at Henan University, including 10,000 graduate students and international students.

 

About Kaifeng

Formerly named “Bianliang” and “Bianjing”, Kaifeng is one of the major eight ancient capitals in China. It’s also called the “capital city of seven dynasties”. Located in the east of China’s Henan Province, the ancient city of Kaifeng is among the first batch of state-level historical and cultural cities publicized by the Chinese government. The heyday of Kaifeng was in the Song Dynasty. In the 168 years of the reign of the Northern Song Dynasty, Kaifeng was the country’s political, economic and cultural center as well as the richest city. It was also one of the most flourishing cities in the world at that time.

There are many tourist attractions around Kaifeng, such as Shaolin Temple, Longmen Grottoes, and Millennium City Park of Kaifeng.

Shaolin Temple

Shaolin Temple, located in the beautiful Songshan Mountain, is known as “the Home of Kongfu” and “the Holy land of Buddhism”. Shaolin Temple is probably the most famous temple in China because of its long history and its important role in Chinese Buddhism.

Longmen Grottoes

Longmen Grottoes, located in the south of Luoyang, is regarded as one of the three most famous treasure houses of stone inscriptions in China. There are lots of historical materials concerning art, music, religion, calligraphy, medicine, costume, and architecture stored in the caves.

Millennium City Park of Kaifeng

Millennium City Park is located in the northwest of Kaifeng. The built area consists of several architectural complexes which are re-creations based on the famous twelfth century painting by Zhang Zeduan of “The Qingming Festival by the Riverside”.