26 th EurOMA Conference

Operations adding value to society

17th - 19th June 2019, Helsinki, Finland

Call for papers

Submission dates    

  • 22 January 2019 – Deadline for submission of abstracts
  • 26 February 2019 – Notification of decision
  • 11 April 2019 (14:00) – Submission of final papers & early bird registration closes

Submit your abstract (HERE)

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO APPLY FOR THE VARIOUS WORKSHOPS THAT ARE ORGANIZED IN CONJUNCTION TO THE CONFERENCE CAN BE FOUND (HERE)

 

Abstract submission guidelines

Abstracts are requested for the lecture evaluation process and this extract will be shared with among the conference's participants.

  • Abstracts have to be submitted on or before 22 January 2019. Abstracts received after this date will not be evaluated and included in the programme and Book of Abstracts.
  • At least one author of the paper has to register to attend the conference on or before 11 April 2019. One attendee can submit only 3 papers.
  • The title of the full paper has to be identical with the one of your extended abstract.
  • Your abstract should not exceed 1000 words. Abstracts exceeding the limit will be rejected. The abstract should be uploaded in .pdf format in the paper submission web page. This version abstract will appear in the Book of Abstracts.
  • Please submit your abstract via our Submission Platform. The link will be provided soon!
  • The abstract must adhere to the formatting in the sample abstract (please see the template below).
  • Your full paper will be accepted on the understanding that the submitted manuscript is an original work and has not been copyrighted, published, or accepted for presentation at any other conference.

TEMPLATE: Download the EurOMA 2019 sample abstract (.docx version).

Full paper guidelines

Please always pay close attention to the full paper guidelines (same as for previous years).

If your abstracts is accepted to the conference, you will be invited to submit your full paper. Please note that your full paper will be included only if:

  • The full paper has been submitted on or before 11 April 2019. Papers received after this date will not be included in the programme and Book of Abstracts.
  • At least one author of the paper has to register to attend the conference on or before 11 April 2019.
  • The title of the full paper has to be identical with the one of your abstract.
  • The overall length of the paper, including abstract, all illustrations, tables, and references, is limited to 10 pages. Papers exceeding the limit will be rejected.
  • Your abstract should not exceed 100 words. This abstract version, included in the article, will appear in the Book of Abstracts (not the originally submitted).
  • Please submit your paper via our Submission Platform (paper submission will be available after the abstract acceptance).
  • The full paper must adhere to the formatting in the Full Paper Template.
  • The full paper which you submit is the final paper. There is no further review. If your paper does not meet the requirements, it may be rejected.
  • Your full paper will be accepted on the understanding that the submitted manuscript is an original work and has not been copyrighted, published, or accepted for presentation at any other conference.
  • An extended version of the best papers will be considered for potential publication in special issues of international journals.

TEMPLATE: Download the EurOMA 2019 full paper template.

Submission portal

To submit your full paper, please go to our Submission Platform, the link will be provided soon!

Note that a paper not following the template will be rejected.

Topics

We welcome papers addressing a variety of operations management topics. Although the theme provides a special focus for the conference, all the usual broad areas of operations and supply chain management will be addressed:

  1. Behavioral Operations
  2. Capacity Planning and Control
  3. E-business and Operations
  4. Empirical Modelling and Simulation
  5. Empirical Research in Operations Management
  6. Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing
  7. Healthcare Operations Management
  8. Humanitarian Operations and Crisis
  9. Innovation, Product and Service Development
  10. Information Systems in Operations
  11. Inventory Management
  12. Lean and Agile Operations
  13. Logistics Management and Physical Distribution
  14. Managing Change in Operations
  15. Managing Inter-firm Relationships in Supply Chains
  16. Managing the Operations Interface within Organisations
  17. Mass Customization
  18. Negotiations and conflicts in decentralized supply networks
  19. Next generation operations
  20. Operations Innovation
  21. Operations Management in Regional Economies
  22. Operations in the Public Sector
  23. Operations Planning, Scheduling and Control
  24. Operations Risk Management and Resilience
  25. Operations Strategy
  26. Performance Measurement and Management
  27. Plant Location, Design and Layout
  28. Project Management
  29. Purchasing and Procurement
  30. Reliability and Maintenance
  31. Retail Operations
  32. Revenue Management in Operations
  33. Sales & Operation Planning
  34. Service Operations Management
  35. Servitization
  36. Supply Chain Management
  37. Supply Network Design
  38. Sustainability in Operations and Logistics (including CSR)
  39. Total Quality Management, Kaizen and Six Sigma
  40. Technology Management in Operations
  41. Teaching and Learning in Operations Management (incl. Cases, Games and Simulations)

 

Submit your abstract (HERE)

 

Best Paper Awards

Section to be updated soon!