CALL FOR PAPERS
7th ISDSI International Conference (ISDSI – 2013)
5th International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management
IMI, New Delhi
December 28 – 30, 2013
Decision Making for Promoting Global Sustainability
In today’s global environment and intense competition it is evident that the businesses and non - business
organizations around the world must conduct their operations with utmost efficiency to achieve performance
excellence in order to survive, let alone thrive. Hence, decision making, in all functional areas and at all levels
of management, play a crucial role in achieving the desired excellence by making the best use of the available
resources. There is a need for the decision makers to appreciate the various technical, cultural, behavioral,
social, and environmental interdependences they have to deal with while making decisions and adapt and
utilize various decision sciences tools and techniques for efficient and effective decisions as well as promoting
global sustainability at micro as well as macro levels.
In this context, the 7th ISDSI International Conference & 5th International Conference on Operations and
Supply Chain Management offer a platform to promote interdisciplinary research at a global level.
The Indian Subcontinent Region Decision Sciences Institute (ISDSI), along with IMI, New Delhi and The
Operations and Supply Chain Management Forum is organizing this joint conference at IMI, New Delhi, India
from December 28 – 30, 2013. We invite all Academicians, Practitioners from Business and Industry and
Research scholars to this international conference to share, discuss and deliberate on a variety of research
agendas, ideas and findings in all disciplines relevant to decision making, decision processes and their impact
on performance excellence.
Please submit your abstract, about 200 – 400 words, via e-mail to: [email protected].
IMPORTANT DATES
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Last date for abstract Submission: 30th June, 2013
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Notification of acceptance or otherwise for abstract: 31st July, 2013
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Last date for full paper submission: 15th September, 2013
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Notification of acceptance of full paper: 15th October, 2013
TOPICS OF INTEREST
The conference topics and themes include but not limited to:
Global Supply Chain Management
Operations Management and Operational Strategy
Behavioral Aspects of Operations / Supply Chain
Management
Product Development & Commercialization
Logistics and Distribution Management
Lean Manufacturing / Supply Chain
Sustainable Supply Chain
Pricing and Revenue Management
Healthcare Supply Chain Management
Procurement / Supply Management
Outsourcing & 3PL Management
Project Management
Quality Management & Six Sigma Approaches
Risk and Disaster Management
Innovative
Applications
in
Modeling
and
Decision Techniques
Financial Risk Management
Issues in Global Banking
Innovative
Applications
in
Modeling
and
Decision Techniques
Financial Risk Management
Global Investment Decision Making and M&As
Capital Markets, Trading & Portfolio Management
Accounting, Auditing and Compliance
Trends and Challenges in Family Business Management
Innovations and Entrepreneurship
Healthcare Management
Innovations in Information Technology Applications
Decisions Sciences in Governmental and Social Sector
Organizations
Industry Sector-Specific Decision Making & Strategy
Formulation
Strategic HRM, Culture and Behavioral Impact on
Performance
Hospitality Management
Travel & Tourism Management
Best Paper Competition AND PUBLICATIONS
We will select and award best papers in the following categories:
Best Theoretical / Empirical Research paper
Best Application paper
Best Student paper
The best paper in each category will be awarded. Selected papers will be published as:
Edited Book(s)
Global Business Review – Journal
Operations & Supply Chain Management – An International Journal
International Journal of Management Perspectives
Further, authors of these papers will be encouraged to submit their papers for favor of publication to the
Decision Sciences Journal, The Journal of Accounting Ethics & Public Policy, International Journal of Emerging
markets and other suitable international journals.