Institute of Industrial Engineers (Hong Kong) Call for Papers for Annual Journal of IIE(HK) and Industrial Engineering Research – An International Journal of IE Theory and Application Annual Journal of IIE (HK) and Industrial Engineering Research are seeking original manuscripts reporting new developments in theory, application and results of empirical research in Industrial Engineering. Our Journals are devoted to promoting the development of Industrial Engineering knowledge by publishing quality articles from all countries. Our Journals also aims for a publication speed of around 120 days from submission until final publication. We would like to invite papers contributing to the following areas: Advanced manufacturing technology Best practices for process improvement Computer aided design and manufacture Concurrent engineering Design of automated production systems Engineering economics Enterprise information technology Environmentally conscious manufacturing & design Ergonomics Facilities design and materials handling IE education IE theory Knowledge and innovation management Lean manufacturing Logistics engineering Machine tools and tooling Maintenance engineering and management Manufacturing strategy Operational research Optimisation in engineering systems design Product design and development Production Management Quality and reliability engineering Supply & value chain management System modelling and simulation Technology management Paper submission The manuscript must be written in English using MS Word and the format requirements can be downloaded from the following website: http://www.iiehk.org/2011/05/call-for-papers-for-iie-hk-annual-journal-2011-and-ier/ Please send your paper, not more than 12 pages to Mr. Peter Lau at: ajier@iiehk.org All submissions will go through a peer-reviewing process before final acceptance. The accepted papers will be published in one of the following journals: - Annual Journal of IIE(HK) (ISSN 1609-3208) Industrial Engineering Research – An International Journal of IE Theory and Application (ISSN 1027-2208) Upon the paper acceptance, the selection of a journal the accepted paper should go is subject to the decision of the corresponding journal editor with consideration of the reviewer’s comments and the preference of the corresponding author. Submission Fee and Page Charge For paper submission to Annual Journal of IIE (HK): Free of charge For paper submission to Industrial Engineering Research: Submission fee: HK$500 / US$50 Page Charges: HK$50 per page / US$8 per page Important Date Deadline for submission of full paper: Annual Journal of IIE(HK): 24 June 2011 Industrial Engineering Research: No deadline in general, but for the issue to be published in August 2011, the deadline is 24 June 2011. Enquiry For further information or enquiry, please contact the Mr. Peter Lau E-mail: ajier@iiehk.org Tel: (+852) 2766 7732 Fax: (+852) 2362 5267 Website http://www.iiehk.org/2011/05/call-for-papers-for-iie-hk-annual-journal-2011-and-ier/