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6th International Conference on Operations & Quantitative Management (ICOQM) held @ IIM Indore ICOQM - Previous Editions The Sixth International Conference on Operations and Quantitative Management (ICOQM) was held from the 9th to the 11th of August, 2005. The Conference found its way to India after a gap of 8 years during which time it had traversed numerous locations across the world - South Korea, Taiwan and Australia being the last few countries to have hosted it. The city of Indore witnessed active participation from about a hundred management scholars from fifteen countries including USA, Canada, Japan, India, Taiwan, Iran and Malaysia amongst others for the sixth edition. 2005 Venue The venue was the state-of-the-art Conference hall at the Indian Institute of Management, Indore. This conference hall boasts some of the best equipment in the world, a sound absorbent stage all of which is garbed aesthetically in green with splashes of orange. Fittingly, it was ready just before the nation celebrated its Independence Day. The Conference The proceedings were initiated by Mr. Anil Srivastav, Secretary, Finance and Commissioner of Treasuries & Accounts, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh. Seventy-nine papers on sixteen subjects were presented during the span of three days giving all participants a comprehensive overview on many advances in fields like Inventory Management, Operational Strategy, Optimization Models, Quality Management, Supply Chain Management and so on. The conference enabled the delegates to exchange their practical experiences, pedagogical viewpoints, and discuss developments in the emerging nations and in innovative areas of research. A Few Highlights Among the plenary sessions, the participants had the opportunity to listen to papers by speakers like Prof. S. K. Goyal, from Concordia University, Canada. One of the most prolific writers of the last fifty years in this field, having authored over 235 research papers, he was the best person to speak on the topic that he chose - From an Idea to A Refereed Journal Publication: The Never Ending Journey of an Academic. Contributed by - |
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