FORBS 2019: Second International Conference on "Frontiers of Operations Research & Business Studies (FORBS 2019)" Calcutta Business School Kolkata, India, December 27-28, 2019 |
Conference website | http://www.calcuttabusinessschool.org/FORBS2019 |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=forbs2019 |
Associated Journals | Six International Journals (4 indexed by Scopus; 3 Listed in ABDC; 1 ESCI indexed) |
Most often organizations are confronted with questions like how to make a good decision? What is really a good decision? What constitutes a poor decision? Is there any pattern in the decisions made? In the quest for finding answers to these questions, the contributions of several disciplines like statistics, mathematics, sociology, economics, information technology, operations research and behavioral science need to be acknowledged. In other words “Decision Sciences incorporate an economic framework — a consistent, rational and objective system to “price” each possible outcome, taking into account
risks and rewards.” Therefore, though apparently Operations Research is a specialized field and is treated as a mutually exclusive domain by researchers and practitioners of various streams of business studies, there is an intrinsic mutual dependency. In any area of business, decisions are based on the consideration of multiple objectives and constraints with the aim to arrive at a rational outcome. It is therefore essential that we take a holistic view of managerial decision making and take into account developments not only in the field of Operations Research but also other disciplines and allied areas of management.
Today we are experiencing Industry 4.0. We have become flooded with a humongous amount of data (‘Big Data’), at a rapid pace, in enormous varieties (structured, semistructured, and unstructured in nature). The data can be in explicit by quantitative forms or it can be subjective or qualitative in nature.
The challenges lie in capturing, processing and most importantly deriving actionable insights from this data and apply the information for taking better data-driven decisions. The objective of this conference (FORBS 2019) is to provide a platform to researchers, academicians and practitioners belonging to
various domains of business studies for sharing their research work and experiences related to theories and applications of decision making frameworks.
Submission Guidelines
- Submit a complete paper within the time frame as mentioned under ‘Important Dates’.
- Specifications for Full paper:
- Page limit: Maximum 20 pages (Full Paper) - including tables, references etc.
- Line spacing: 1.5 (Justified alignment)
- Font: Times New Roman (TNR) 14, Bold for heading, TNR 12, Bold for sub-heading & TNR 12, running text; TNR 11 for Table & Figure Heading; TNR 10 for running text in tables
- Referencing style: APA (American Psychological Association) style.
- A separate cover page should be given which would contain the title, authors’ name, affiliation, contact and email address etc. Other than cover page nowhere else, the authors’ names or identification should get revealed. However, the first page of the main body of the submitted manuscript should begin with the title of the paper only followed by Abstract and subsequent sections. The abstract should not exceed total 250 words and must cover the aspects like purpose, methodology, findings, research implications and value.
- Submission must be done in MS-Word format with standard 1 inch margin on every side.
- Once the full paper is accepted, the authors will be notified and will be required to submit the final camera-ready full paper (incorporating all revisions and changes if any) along with the plagiarism checking report (done by using iThenticate or Turnitin).
List of Topics
The following ten (10) tracks have been identified. We invite researchers, management teachers and practicing managers to submit papers in these areas as well as other allied topics that may not have been covered in these 10 tracks
Track 1: OR Theory and Applications Track 2: Computational Methods & Applications Track 3: Supply Chain & Logistics Management Track 4: Industrial Engineering & Management Track 5: Marketing Management Track 6: Human Resource & Knowledge Management Track 7: Financial Management Track 8: Risk Management Track 9: Healthcare Operations & Management Track 10: Sustainability
Committees
Program Committee
Programme Committee Chair(s):
Professor Tamal Datta Chaudhuri, Dean & Professor, CBS, India
Professor Gautam Bandyopadhyay, Associate Professor, DMS, NIT
Durgapur, India
Professor Samarjit Kar, Professor & HOD, Mathematics, NIT Durgapur, India
Professor Yam Limbu, Associate Professor, Montclair State University, USA
Professor Bibhas Chandra Giri, Professor, Department of Mathematics,
Jadavpur University, India
Organizing committee
Organizing Committee Chair(s)
Professor Suman Kumar Dawn, Chairman PGDM Programme & Principal
(Actg.), CBS, India
Professor Siddhartha Sengupta, Associate Dean & Associate Professor, CBS,
India
Professor Pinaki Ranjan Bhattacharyya, Associate Professor, CBS, India
Professor Anita Pal, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, NIT
Durgapur, India
Dr. Chittatosh Bhattacharya, Deputy Director (Technical) at National Power
Training Institute , Eastern Region, Durgapur, India
Professor Krishna Roy, Assistant Professor, Dr. B. C. Roy Engineering College,
Durgapur, India
Convener:
Professor Sanjib Biswas, Assistant Professor, CBS, India
Co-Convener(s):
Professor Indranil Ghosh, Assistant Professor, CBS, India
Professor Sanjana Mondal, Assistant Professor, CBS, India
Professor Nitu Singhi, Assistant Professor, CBS, India
Venue
The conference will be held in Calcutta Business School (A Unit of Shikshayatan Foundation), Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to ...
forbs2019@calcuttabusinessschool.org
sanjibb@calcuttabusinessschool.org
indranilg@calcuttabusinessschool.org