XV Annual International Conference of the Society of Operations Management


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Introduction
In light of ever-increasing business dynamics and environmental uncertainties, management of
resources has become a matter of critical importance for every organization, be it for profit or not
for profit. In this context, the area of Operations Management can play a pivotal role in the
efficient and effective utilization of resources such as land, labour, equipment and capital, and
their conversion into desired products and services. The Annual International Conference of the
Society of Operations Management (SOM) is held every year to disseminate knowledge and
share new ideas and innovations in managing manufacturing and service operations for
businesses as well as for governments, NGOs and other non-profit organizations


Accommodation
Limited single bedroom (with attached bathroom) accommodation would be available at Tata
Hall, IIMC for participants from evening of December 16, 2011 to evening of December 18,
2011. The room tariff and other details would be announced in conference website in due course.

About IIMC
The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC) was established as the first national
institute for Post-Graduate studies and Research in Management by the Government of India in
November 1961 in collaboration with Alfred P. Sloan School of Management (MIT), the
Government of West Bengal, The Ford Foundation and Indian industry. It has been playing a
pioneering role in professionalizing Indian management through its post graduate and doctoral
level programs, executive education programs, research, consulting and advisory activities. Over
the years, IIMC has grown into a mature institution with global reputation, imparting high
quality management education. The Institute carries a unique and distinctive identity among top
Asian business schools owing to its strong emphasis on combining academic rigor and relevance,
and maintaining plurality and diversity in form, content and methodology. It has been the home
for some of the finest scholars India has produced in the past several decades.

About SOM
The Society of Operations Management (SOM), a professional society based in India, that has
been undertaking the task of bringing professionals from academic and industry together to help
develop the professional field of Operation Management in Asia. It was formally established in
2000 though it has been operating informally since 1997. The primary purpose of this group is to
support, participate and encourage research and teaching in Operation Management and to
enhance the practice of operations management. It believes that globalization will require
developing excellence in operations and generation and dissemination of new knowledge and
this will have to be done collectively. It organizes an annual conference, doctoral seminar and
industry-academic workshops. SOM also brings out a journal titled "Technology, Operations and
Management."