Papers describing original work are invited in any of the areas listed below. Acceptance will be based on relevance, contribution and originality. There will be both oral and poster sessions. Each of these topic areas is expanded below but the sub-topics list is not exclusive. Papers may address one or more of the listed sub-topics, although authors should not feel limited by them.
- Manufacturing and Service Systems
- Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing
- Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
- Business Strategies and Intelligence in Manufacturing and Services
- Knowledge, Change, and Risk Management
- Value Creation by Sustainable Manufacturing
- Green and Lean Supply Chains, Logistics, and Procurement
- End-of-Life Management and Reverse Logistics
- Manufacturing Paradigms (FMS/RMS, Lean, Agile, etc.)
- Manufacturing Education and Training
- Modelling and Simulation
- Production Planning and Scheduling
- Social Media in Manufacturing
- The Internet-of-Things in Manufacturing
- Multi-Level Measurement and Metrics
- Social Aspects, Health, and Safety in Manufacturing
- Services Science, Management, and Engineering
- Integrated Product and Production Development
- Product Design/Design for Manufacture/Assembly
- Design for X
- Modular and Configurable Structures and Development Processes
- Product Development, Rapid Prototyping, Concurrent Engineering
- Value Creation for Customers and Stakeholders
- Total Quality Management
- Product and Production System Life Cycle Assessment and Interaction
- Manufacturing Technology and Processes
- Cognitive and Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing
- Biological Engineering, Medical Equipment and Healthcare Systems
- Industrial Robotics, Automation, and Process Control
- Micro, Nano and Desktop Manufacturing
- Digital Manufacturing (CAx, CAPP, MES, DES, etc.)
- Sensor-Based Process Monitoring and Control
