AOMC 2022: 3rd African Operations Management Conference Virtual Johannesburg, South Africa, May 4-6, 2022 |
Conference website | http://www.uj.ac.za/aomc2021 |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aomc2021 |
Poster | download |
Abstract registration deadline | February 25, 2022 |
Submission deadline | February 25, 2022 |
The Department of Quality and Operations Management at the University of Johannesburg invites you to participate in the 3rd African Operations Management Conference and 1st SOMA conference on 04 - 06 May 2022, to be hosted virtually, from Johannesburg, South Africa.
The aim of the African Operations Management Conference (AOMC) is to gather operations researchers and industry experts to promote and disseminate cutting-edge research for sustainable, innovative and collaborative operations management harnessing 4IR in Africa. The conference will feature keynote speeches from renowned scientists in the fields of operations research, as well as participation from distinguished speakers from around the world in various disciplines of operations management.
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:
Full paper
- Please submit full paper that will be reviewed for relevance, technical merit, and clarity.
- Please use the AOMC2022-template when preparing your paper for submission. Each paper should not be more than 12 pages. Please submit the paper in PDF Format.
- Instruction for final paper preparation will be sent to authors of accepted papers.
- Choose at least ONE primary topic and ONE secondary topic for your paper at the time of submission. The topics must be related to your paper. This information will be used by the committee for assigning appropriate reviewers and scheduling sessions.
- After submission, you may still make as many changes as you wish. However, this must be done before the given submission deadline. After this date, you may no longer edit, re-submit, add co-author, re-order author listing, etc.
- Deadline of abstracts and papers submission: 25 February 2022
- Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: 15 March 2022
- For accepted papers, the final camera-ready paper is due on 10 April 2022.
- Each submission will be assigned a PAPER ID. Please quote this in all correspondences.
This year, the 3rd African Operations Management Conference and 1st SOMA conference on 04-06 May 2022, will be hosted virtually, from Johannesburg, South Africa.
Abstract Only
1 - Application Process Researchers may apply by uploading an abstract through the AOMC2022 Portal with the following steps:
- Click "Make a new submission" under author options on the left menu, and follow the on-screen instructions.
- All speakers have to submit an abstract for the conference booklet. The abstract must be written in English and must not exceed 500 words. No figures, photos or illustrations are allowed in the abstract. The inclusion of trade names/brand names is not allowed in the abstract.
- After submission, you may make as many changes as you wish but must be before the submission deadline.
- Only submissions made via the online process will be considered. You will receive an email confirmation within 24 hours of your submission. If not, please email secretariat to aomc2021@uj.ac.za or 0115591498.
- Choose ONE topic from the list below.
2 - Prepare An Abstract - Format
- Abstract submissions must include paper title, author(s)' name(s), affiliations, and email address of the Main Author.
- The abstract body should be text-only and may not exceed 500 words.
3 - Review and Acceptance
- All applications and abstracts will be reviewed for scientific merits.
- English shall be the official language throughout the meeting.
- Acceptance is on condition that at least one author will register and present the poster at the conference.
List of Topics
- Healthcare Supply Chain
- Integrated SHERQ
- Office and Administrative Management
- Operations Management 4.0
- Production and Operations Management
- Project Management
- Quality Management
- Sustainability, Competitive Intelligence, and Ethics
- Technology Management
- Work Study
Peer Review and Publication
- English shall be the official language throughout the meeting.
- Each abstract and full paper submission will be subjected to a double-blind peer review.
- Accepted submissions will be published in the conference proceedings (ISBN: 9781776151110 for print, 9781776151127 for electronic). At least one author must register and present the work for it to be published in the proceedings. AOMC reserves the right to exclude a paper from distribution after the conference if the paper is not presented at the conference.
Awards and Recognition
- Best papers award
- Best poster award
- Several papers will be selected for possible inclusion in a Special Edition of the SCieLO indexed journal Acta Commercii. This special edition will be dedicated to the Best Papers of the conference.
Registration Fees and Payment
- Early-bird registration R 2 500
- Standard registration 30 March 2022 R 3 000
- Late registration 20 April 2022 R 3 500
- Student registration Proof of registration required R 1 500
- Registration Payment, please click the link below
https://www.uj.ac.za/about/Pages/Credit-Card-Payments.aspx
Reference: 067330.16700 – [ paper ID]
Please send your proof of payment for confirmation to aomc2021@uj.ac.za
In terms of the FNB payment, this is the account confirmation letter.
Conference Chairs
- Chair: Prof Nita Inderlal Sukdeo, HOD, Department of Quality and Operations Management, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
- Co-chair: Prof Tshilidzi Nenzhelele, COD, Department: Operations Management, University of South Africa, South Africa
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to aomc2021@uj.ac.za or 0115591498.