The IOM is delighted to announce the return of its Annual Conference on 11th May 2011 in the West Midlands. Operations professionals are invited to submit papers for presentations or workshops on the theme of ‘operating unconventionally’.
As we emerge from the global recession, operations and supply chain management professionals must navigate the significant, permanent changes within their organisation, in their profession, and in the economy. The IOM Operational Excellence Conference 2011 aims to help attendees meet these new challenges and prepare themselves for what’s next in their careers, highlighting lessons learned in the global recession to present applicable best practices to move professionals and their organisation forward in the ‘new normal’.
Topics to include:
- Lean and Six Sigma applications
- Demand management and forecasting
- Automation
- Supply chain operations
- Process excellence
- Inventory management
- Sales & Operations Planning
- Quality improvements
- Productivity
- Legislation
- Environment and sustainability
- Globalisation
- Planning and Strategy
- Continuous improvement
- Leadership, innovation and change management
Submissions are invited from the broad spectrum of industries in which operations professionals operate – including, service industry, manufacturing, supply chain and distribution, public sector and third sector.
Please submit your abstract to the IOM Steering Group, c/o Leonie Edwards, Manager – IOM. Email: leonie.edwards@iomnet.org.uk by Monday 10th January 2011.
Further information on the Conference, paper submission guidelines and schedule dates can be found by visiting the web site: http://bit.ly/9yNJlh.
Notes for Editors
About The Institute of Operations Management
The Institute of Operations Management (IOM) is the principal UK professional society for operations management in the manufacturing arena, service industries and the public sector. IOM recently became a membership body within The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK) bringing UK supply chain professionals together to increase knowledge sharing, learning opportunities and professional excellence. The IOM was established in 1963, originally as two chapters of the then American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS). From 1975 it functioned as an independent organisation called the British Production and Inventory Control Society (BPICS). It changed its name to The Institute of Operations Management (IOM) in 1996 and joined with The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT(UK) in 2007. In 2009 IOM became the International Associate for APICS in Great Britain.
For more information about IOM visit www.iomnet.org.uk
Press enquiries to Leonie Edwards on 01536 740143. Email: leonie.edwards@iomnet.org.uk or Alexandra Burns on 01536 750129. Email: alexandra.burns@iomnet.org.uk
