call for paper (CFP) in PDF

CALL FOR PAPERS（First Announcement）
Important dates: Abstract/full-paper submission:
June 17, 2016
Paper acceptance notification:
July 30, 2016
Conference:
September 2-4, 2016
Format: Tutorials (CM, Seru)
Case Studies
Presentations
Panel Discussions
Plant Tour
Topics :
Includes but not limited to:
1. Cells vs. Seru (Machine intensive cells,
Labor intensive cells, Assembly cells,
Assembly lines, Virtual cells, and FMS)
2. CM/Seru applications
3. Design and Control of CM/Seru
4. Focused factories
5. Mini-cells
6. Multi-stage CM/seru design
7. Cell/Seru loading
8. Cell/Seru scheduling
9. Manpower/Worker allocation
10. Mass customization in CM/Seru
11. Kanban in CM/Seru
12. Planning and scheduling in CM/Seru
13. Robotic cells/Seru
14. Stochastic Demand
15. Seasonal Demand
16. Layout issues
17. Work Teams/Training
18. Global Issues
International Workshop on
Cellular Manufacturing/Seru (CM/
SERU 2016)
September 2-4, 2016
Athens, Ohio, USA
www.aamsa.org
As one of the core concepts and tools of lean production, cellular
manufacturing (CM) has been widely researched more than 50 years.
Many manufacturing companies have applied CM concepts. Cells can be
mainly classified as manufacturing cells and labor intensive cells. A
manufacturing cell typically consists of distinct machines and operators
running a product family. On the hand, a labor intensive cell deals with
manual tasks and requires simple tools, machines and equipment. Labor
intensive cells could perform two types of tasks; manufacturing and
assembly. On the other hand, most manufacturing companies will also
contain assembly lines where all the components, parts and
subassemblies are put together to finalize the products. Recently, some
big Asian manufacturing companies like Sony, Canon, Panasonic, and
Samsung have dismantled assembly conveyor lines and adopted Seru, to
respond their customer requirements in a volatile market efficiently and
effectively. In these companies, assembly lines are being converted into
Serus. The objective of this workshop is to provide a forum for
exchanging the latest developments in the field of CM/Seru. Several
presentations and panel discussions will be organized to highlight the
similarities and differences between Seru vs. manufacturing cells, labor
intensive cells, assembly cells and assembly lines. It will also bring
interested hands-on researchers and practitioners together to share
empirical experiences, discuss findings and identify needs.
See www.aamsa.org for call for paper (CFP) information.
Organized by:
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA Asian Associa)on of Management Science & Applica)ons (AAMSA)
Sponsored by:
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA Dongbei University of Finance and Economics (DUFE), China Workshop Chairs:
Gursel A. SUER (USA), Ikou KAKU (Japan), Jiafu TANG (China)