The 8th International Conference on Production Research ICPR-AMERICAS’2016

 

October 27-28, 2016–VALPARAÍSO, CHILE

 

Organization:              

The School of Industrial Engineering & School of Transportation Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (PUCV) and the Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Santiago of Chile (USACH).

 

Sponsored by: The International Foundation for Production Research (IFPR)

 

ICPR-AMERICAS:

The International Conference of Production Research, ICPR- Americas 2016 aims at exchanging experiences and encouraging collaborative work among American researchers and practitioners from the Northern, Central, Southern and the Caribbean regions of the continent. The conference also aims at planning and organizing the activities of the Americas Region of the International Foundation of Production Research for the growth of the discipline especially among young researchers. The Conference venue will take place at the campus of the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (PUCV) located at the heart of the world heritage city of Valparaíso (Chile). 

 

The conference will include two types of activities. 

•   Presentation of papers in the area of Production Research. 

 

•   Roundtable discussions on the main theme of the Conference: New Challenges for Engineering in the Production 4.0 era. Contributing papers focusing on this theme are particularly encouraged.

 

TOPICS OF INTEREST:

The topics of interest include, but not limited to:

Advanced Manufacturing and Automation

Assembly Line Technologies

Concurrent and Collaborative Engineering

Digital Production

Energy Management

Environmental and Social Issues

Green Manufacturing

Healthcare Systems and Management

Hybrid Products

Innovation Clusters

International Production

Lean Manufacturing

Maintenance and Reliability

Multidisciplinary Design Optimization

Production Networks

Production Quality and Standards

Production Technology, Systems and Management

Resource Efficiency and Sustainability

Service Engineering and Management

Smart cities

Supply Chain Management

Surface, Micro, Nano Technology

Technology and Innovation Management

Virtual Engineering

Work Design, Human Factors and Ergonomics

 

LANGUAGE: Spanish, English or Portuguese for both written and oral presentation.

 

IMPORTANT DATES:

 

Important dates to consider for participating in the conference are:

 

One page Abstract due June 15, 2016

Abstract acceptance notification July 15, 2016

Full paper due July 30, 2016

Final paper notification August 12, 2016

Registration due September 30, 2016

Conference October 27-28, 2016

 

DIRECTIONS FOR PRESENTATION

Abstracts including paper title, author(s), affiliation(s) and content should not exceed one page in A4 size and be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Upon acceptance, authors will be required to send a max. 6 pages paper for publication in the Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Production Research ICPR-AMERICAS’2016. Further instructions can be found in www.icpr2016.usach.cl

 

ORGANIZATION

 

Conference Chairs

 

Chair: 

Dr. Gonzalo Mejía; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

 

Co-Chair:

Dr. Juan Miguel Sepúlveda; Universidad de Santiago de Chile (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.))

 

Organizing Committee

Dr. Miguel Alfaro      Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Dr. José Ceroni           Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Dr. Ivan Derpich        Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Dr. Sergio Gouvea da Costa  Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná

Mrs. Cecilia Montt     Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Dr. Astrid Oddershede          Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Dr. Edson Pinheiro de Lima  Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná

Dr. Luis Quezada       Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Dr. Juan Pedro Sepúlveda     Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Dr. Nubia Velasco      Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia

Dr. Pablo Miranda      Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

 

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

 

President Chair

Dr. Pedro Palominos, Provost, Universidad de Santiago of Chile (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

 

PARTICIPATION FEE:

Participants:    US$ 200

Students:         US$ 50

 

INFORMATION

More information can be found at: www.icpr2016.usach.cl (in construction)

 

PUBLICATIONS

All accepted papers will be published in the Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Production Research ICPR-AMERICAS’2016 in electronic version with ISBN number. 

 

Selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions to refereed associated journals.