OUTLINE PROGRAMME

Sunday, June 15th 18.00-20.00 Registration and Welcome Cocktail FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT , & Monday, June 16th 8.00- 9.00 Registration at , 9.00-10.30 Welcome and Keynote Address CALL FOR PAPERS 11.00-18.00 Parallel sessions 18.30-19.30 EurOMA Annual General Meeting Tuesday, June 17th 9.00-18.00 Parallel sessions and roundtables at Villa Erba 20.00 Conference Dinner at Villa Antica, Cernobbio EUROPEAN OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION Wednesday, June 18 th 9.00-11.00 Keynote addresses at Politecnico di Milano, Como & 11.30-12.30 Overview and conclusions PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT SOCIETY 14.00-18.00 Plant tours Research groups meetings (available upon request) JOINT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTRIBUTORS Contributors are invited to submit extended abstracts for consideration for the inclusion in the programme by December 13th, 2002. The format of abstracts should be the following: The name of the author(s), affiliation, address, telephone, fax and e-mail should be placed on ONE WORLD? ONE VIEW OF OM? a separate page, along with the title of the paper. If the paper has several authors, please THE CHALLENGES OF INTEGRATING indicate the corresponding author. Please also include: i) the conference track in which the abstract should fit better, and ii) three keywords. Abstract should be written in double space RESEARCH & PRACTICE format and should be minimum 500 and maximum 800 words. Abstracts can be submitted as an attachment via e-mail at the following address: [email protected] Villa Erba, Cernobbio, Abstracts will undergo a blind review. Decisions regarding acceptance will be made by Como Lake, ITALY February 10th, 2003. Papers are accepted on the assumption that the manuscript is an June 16th - 18th 2003 original work and has not been copyrighted, published or accepted for presentation at any other conference. Authors of accepted papers (at least one person) must register, attend the conference and present the paper. Complete papers must be received in full, conforming to the format and length requirements as specified in the Guide for Authors, by April 11th, Organised by 2003. Accepted papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings. A bound copy of Politecnico di Milano & Università di Padova Conference Proceedings will be distributed to each participant. ORGANISING SECRETARIAT Co-Chairmen - Professors Gianluca Spina & Andrea Vinelli Alessandra Cazzaniga and Chiara Stefanetti Centro di Cultura Scientifica “A. Volta” – Settore Congressi Villa Olmo – via Cantoni, 1 22100 Como - Italy Tel. +39-031-579812/13 Fax +39-031-573395 E-mail: [email protected] web site: www.euromapoms2003.org Politecnico di Milano Università di Padova CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS and a broad terraced staircase leading down to the lake. Recently a modern and remarkable This is the first conference jointly organised by EurOMA and POMS, the two leading conference centre was constructed in the park, which will host the delegates work. Some Operations Management associations in Europe and America respectively. The Conference sessions will be held at the premises of the Como pole of Politecnico di Milano. seeks to be a great, pleasant and fruitful opportunity for OM researchers and practitioners to ACCOMMODATION share ideas, research findings and future directions of researching and teaching. Papers on all topics of Operations Management are invited. The following conference tracks are Accommodation will be organised in the centre of Como or Cernobbio, close to Villa Erba. envisaged: Transportation services will be organised from the hotel to the conference venues. Indicative prices for accommodation are reported below. · Manufacturing and Supply Chain strategy · Manufacturing and Supply Chain Performance Management 4-star Hotels 3-star Hotels 2-star Hotels · Operations Management and the Internet Single Double Single Double Single Occupancy · Global Operations and Supply Chains Occupancy Occupancy Occupancy Occupancy · Service Operations Management Cernobbio 130 Euro 160 Euro 105 Euro 110 Euro 65 Euro · Continuous Improvement and Knowledge Management Como 100 Euro 130 Euro 85 Euro 110 Euro 65 Euro · Inventory Management and Operations Planning and Control · Environmental Management · Co-Design and New Product Development REGISTRATION · Purchasing and Supplier Management The registration fee is 550 Euro for EurOMA or POMS members and 650 Euro for non · Logistics and Physical Distribution Management EurOMA or POMS members. The registration fee includes: admission to all scientific · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Operations Management sessions; registration package and proceedings; lunches and coffee breaks; welcome Papers must fulfil the following requirements: the theoretical base must be clear; papers must cocktail; conference dinner. Plant tours are not included. A registration form is available on include managerial implications; priority will be given to papers with empirical basis. Invited the conference web site (www.euromapoms2003.org). sessions, workshops, table-topic sessions will be also organised. Please send the completed form to the Organising Secretariat. Registration should be made before May 1st 2003. Payment of registration fee can be made by: CONFERENCE LOCATION AND VENUE · Bank transfer made to Centro Volta, “Euroma-Poms2003”, drawn on Intesa BCI, via Como Lake is one of the most beautiful, natural lakes in the North of Italy. Located in Rubini 6, 22100 Como, c/c 21407/1, ABI 3069, CAB 10910, CIN O , at the foot of the Alps, it is close to Switzerland and only 40 km away from Milan. · Eurocheque made out to Centro Volta and mailed to the Organising Secretariat. The area is characterised by both the natural setting and a number of fascinating artistic resources, among which the unique Villas, an incredible concentration of CONFERENCE BOARD Romanesque churches, and many military fortresses of different ages. Cernobbio stretches Emilio Bartezzaghi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy from the slopes of Mount Bisbino to the west lakeshore, few kilometres away from Como, Roberto Filippini, Università di Padova, Italy along the old Via Regina. Its reputation is mainly related to some of the most important Villas David Bennett, Aston University, UK – Euroma Chairman on the Lake. In particular, Villa d’Este is the place where every year heads of state and Aleda Roth, University of North Carolina, USA – POMS President government, leading representatives of European institutions and corporations, Nobel Prize winners and gurus from around the world gather together to discuss current and future ORGANISATIONAL COMMITTEE scenarios for global economy and corporate strategies. Villa d’Este is also one of Europe’s Gianluca Spina, Politecnico di Milano, Co-chairman most fabulous and luxurious hotels. Andrea Vinelli, Università di Padova, Co-chairman Villa Erba, the main Conference venue, is also impressive. “Spazio Villa Erba” is a unique Raffaella Cagliano, Politecnico di Milano area that combines the charm of the past and the efficiency of the modern architecture Matteo Kalchschmidt, Politecnico di Milano within an incredible natural setting. In a large lakeside park, with important century-old Pietro Romano, Università di Padova trees and colourful flowerbeds, lies an ancient villa, built at the end of the nineteenth Fabrizio Salvador, Università di Padova century. The villa, where the conference dinner will be held, has tastefully frescoed rooms