The Eighth Global Supply Chain Management Conference

Workshop Planning for 2020 GSCM

This workshop planning was held in September 2019.

Objectives and Outcomes:

The workshop aimed to plan the 2020 Global Supply Chain Conference and set the timetable and mission for future conferences and locations.
  • Formalization of the Global Supply Chain Consortium
  • Organization of 2020 Global Supply Chain Conference
  • Plan for future Global Supply Chain Conferences
  • Seeking national and international funding opportunities
  • Launching a new journal or taking over an existing journal
  • Meeting Outline:

  • Welcome Reception and Dinner
  • Planning & Discussion
  • 8 - 12 p.m. Round Table Discussion
  • 8 - 8:30 a.m. Light Breakfast
  • 8:30 - 8:45 a.m. Dean’s Remark
  • 9 - 9:30 a.m. Review of Global Supply Chain Workshop
  • 9:30 - 11 a.m. Formalization of the Global Supply Chain Consortium
  • 11 - 11:15 a.m. Coffee Break
  • 11:15 - 12 p.m. 2020 Global Supply Chain Conference Time, Theme, Program, Participants
  • 12 - 1:30 p.m. Luncheon
  • 1:30 - 3 p.m. Special Journal Issue Proposal
  • Special journal issue is related but not limited to 2020 Global Supply Chain Conference.

    Based on the extensive discussion about the right themes, initial proposal ideas on several journals will be presented. Potential target journals include the Journal of Operations Management, Decision Sciences, International Journal of Operations and Production, Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal.

  • 3 - 3:15 p.m. Coffee Break
  • 3:15 - 5 p.m. Discussion for other issues
  • External Grant Seeking Efforts, Targeting Journal Outlet, Budgetary Issues

  • 5 - 5:30 p.m. Closing Remarks/Photo Session


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    Last Updated: 6/27/22