CALL FOR PAPERS

Abstract submission deadline is April 9!

Lean and Six Sigma have their roots in industrial engineering, and IIE is pleased to announce the Engineering Lean and Six Sigma Conference 2012, which will be held Oct. 1-3 at The Seelbach Hilton in Louisville, Ky.

We are seeking the best presentations to provide even more valuable content than we had at last year’s event – which would be quite an achievement. So we are inviting you and your colleagues to participate in this valuable conference to share your knowledge and learn from other experts and practitioners. Be a part of this opportunity to improve operations at universities and businesses around the country by submitting your abstracts for one or more of the following five tracks.

• Industrial Engineering & Lean Six Sigma
  Sub-categories within this track include Measurement and Simulation.
• Lean Six Sigma Case Studies
• Lean Six Sigma Industry Practices
  Sub-categories within this track include Government, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Nonprofit, Retail and Supply Chain.
• Sustaining Lean Six Sigma Efforts
• Teaching Lean Six Sigma

Abstracts/papers can be submitted online at https://www.xcdsystem.com/lss.

Key dates to remember:

• Deadline for Abstracts – April 9
• Full Paper Submissions (optional) – July 30
• Presentations Due – Sept. 4

For additional information, contact Carol Le Blanc at cleblanc@iienet.org or (770) 349-1114, or Larry Aft at laft@iienet.org or (770) 349-1130.

Click here to view the ELSS 2011 photo album.
Click here to watch a video about last year's conference.

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

ENGINEERING LEAN AND SIX SIGMA explores the application and theory of lean and Six Sigma from its historical development to its current application. This three-day conference brings together the practitioners and the researchers to share the successes and identify the opportunities for applying proven tools and methods.

Lean and Six Sigma have their roots in industrial engineering. Lean tools are traditionally developed by industrial engineers to improve productivity and eliminate wastes while Six Sigma tools are originally used by engineering to improve quality, reliability and defect level of products and services. Many problem solving tools used in Six Sigma and lean are also basic IE tools: 5S, theory of constraints, structured brainstorming, cause-and-effect, process mapping, preventive control and error proofing.

Come early and attend one of the interactive pre-conference workshops: VSM 2.0 - Using Mistake Proofing to Take Value Stream Mapping to the Next Level or Building a Dream Culture.

The conference will be filled with a variety of activities:

• Attend multidisciplinary educational sessions and case studies on all experience levels
• Eighteen 50-minute industry presentations
• Eighteen 20-minute academic/research presentations
• Informative and knowledgeable Keynote Speakers
• Exhibits
• Networking Opportunities
• Earn Continuing Education Units (1.4 CEUs) and Professional Development Hours (14 PDHs)