IWC TQM Belgrade

The 4th IWC TQM 2007 report was accepted at the annual CIRP organization meeting held in Paris on 25 January 2008. The preparation and organization of the 5th IWC TQM 2009 to be held from 1st to 4th June, 2009 in Belgrade, Serbia was given support.

What is IWC TQM ?

The Mechanical Engineering Faculty in Belgrade, that is, its Laboratory for Production Metrology and TQM established this Conference in 2001, with the support of the best-known scientific and professional organizations in the country and the world. The first Conference was held from 24^th to 27^th June, 2001 at Palic, the second from 26^th to 28^th May, 2003 in Kragujevac, the third from 30^th May to 1^st June, 2005 in Belgrade, and the 4^th from 27^th to 30^th May 2007, also in Belgrade. 312 participants attended this Conference from 25 countries including Australia, Asia, Europe, South and North America. Three plenary sessions, 7 paper sessions two workshops and two round table discussions were held.

Committee

International Program Committee :

Honorary Chairs: Prof. Dr. L. Alting (Dk), Prof. Dr. G. Arndt (Au), M. Debenham (UK), Prof. Dr. S. Karapetrovic (Ca), Prof. Dr. F. Jovane (I), Prof. Dr. L. Monostori (H), Prof. Dr. H. Osanna (At), Prof. Dr. T. Pfeifer (G), Prof. Dr. G. Sohlenius (S), Prof. Dr. J Stanic (Ser), Prof. Dr. N. Suh (USA), Prof. Dr. H. VanBrussel (B), Prof. Dr. A. Weckenmann (G), Prof. Dr. A. van der Wiele (Nl).

Conference Chair: Prof. Dr. V. Majstorovic (Ser).

Members: Prof. Dr. I. Angeli (Cy), Prof. Dr. B. Ačko (Sl), Prof. Dr. U. Bititci (UK), Prof. Dr. H. Bley (G), Prof. Dr. M. Bobrek (BiH), Prof. Dr. P. Bojanić (Ser), Prof. Dr. C. Bouzakis (Gr), Prof. D. Brissaud (F), Dr. R. Bueno (Sp), Prof. Dr. P. Castka (NZ), (Miss) Dr. Eng. L. Catellani (I), Prof. Dr. E. Chlebus (Pl), Prof. Dr. K. Cho (K), Prof. Dr. G. Chryssolours (Gr), Prof. Dr. P. Cunha (Po), Prof. Dr. L. DeChiffre (Dk), B. Dimitrijević (Ca), Prof. Dr. J. Duflou (Be), (Mrs) Prof. Dr. A. Fisher (Is), A. Gentili (I), Prof. Dr. J. Hodolič (Ser), Prof. Dr. I. Inasaki (J), Dr. R. Isaksson (S), M.Sc. M. Ivanović (Ser), Dr. L. Jalba (Ro), B. Jouslin (B), Prof. Dr. J. Jedrzejewski (Pl), Prof. Dr. Z. Katz (SA), Prof. Dr. F. Kimura (J), (Mrs) Prof. Dr. A. Kjellberg (S), (Mrs) Prof. Dr. Z. Konjovic (Ser), Prof. Dr. P. Kopacek (At), Prof. Dr. L. Krause (G), Prof. Dr. J. P. Kruth (Be), Prof. Dr. A. Kusiak (USA), Prof. Dr. P. Kuhlang (At), Prof. Dr. S. Lu (USA), (Mrs) Prof. Dr. N. Majkić-Singh (Ser), Prof. Dr. G. Maropoulos (UK), Prof. Dr. V. Milačić (Ser), Prof. Dr. A. Molina (Mx), Prof. Dr. P. Molnar (H), Prof. Dr. G. Morel (F), Prof. S. Naruo (J), Prof. Dr. S. Nof (USA), (Mrs) L. Nitu (Ro), S. Olivas (Sp), Prof. Dr. H. Panetto (Fr), Dr. G. Pegs (UK), (Mrs) Prof. Dr. S. Pejčić-Tarle (Ser), R. Peddle (UK), MSc. Z. Pendić (Ser), Prof. Dr. C. Periera (Br), (Mrs) Prof. Dr. L. Petrova-Galabova (Bu), (Mrs) Dr. M. Ronney (UK), S. Rosu (Ro), Prof. Dr. R. Roy (UK), Dr. I. Sheps (Is), (Miss) MSc. T. Sibalija (Ser), Prof. Dr. M. Sphitalini, Prof. Dr. M. Soković (Sl), Prof. Dr. D. Stanivuković (Ser), Prof. Dr. V. Stojiljkovic (Ser), Prof. Dr. S. Takata (J), Prof. Dr. M. Taisch (I), Prof. Dr. R. Teti (I), Dr. P. Townsend (USA), Prof. Dr. M. Trajanovic (Ser), Prof. Dr. K. Ueda (J), M.Sc. S. Živković (Ser), Prof. Dr. S. Yamada (J), (Mrs) Prof. Dr. G. Ušćebrka (Ser), Prof. Dr. F. Vernadat (Fr), Prof. Dr. E. Westkaemper (G).

Sponsored by

The International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP), Paris, France.

Co–sponsored by

Japanese Union of Scientist and Engineers (JUSE); Tokyo; Japan.

European Organization for Quality (EOQ); Brussels; Belgium.

European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM); Brussels; Belgium.

American Society for Quality (ASQ); Milwaukee; USA

International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP); Laxenburg; Austria.

WG 5.7 Integration and Production Management

International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO); Budapest; Hungary.

TC 14 Measurement of Geometrical Quantities

International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC); Laxenburg; Austria.

TC 5. 1 Manufacturing Plant Control

TC 5.2 Manufacturing Modelling for Management and Control

TC 5.3 Enterprise Integration and Networking

Organized by

Mechanical Engineering Faculty, Centre for Advanced Technology, Laboratory for Production Metrology and TQM, Belgrade, Serbia.

Conference Schedule

Sessions based on accepted papers on the topics of interest. Special sessions organized and chaired by internationally recognized leaders of research in advanced topics. Tutorials, workshops and RTD on special topics.

Conference Venue

The Conference will be held at the capital city of Belgrade, Serbia.

Official Language

The official language of the Conference is English.

Scope of the Conference

The main objective of the 5th Conference is to provide an international forum for the exchange of knowledge, experience, research results and information about various aspects of the state-of-the-art and the future development of total quality management.

The scope of the Conference covers philosophical, scientific and practical concepts concerning research, development and application of TQM-based advanced approaches.

Topics of interest

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Business excellence models (applications and development trends);
TQM & manufacturing management;
World class performance;
Attractive quality;
Robust engineering;
Six sigma model;
Intelligent quality tools and methods;
Virtual factory and virtual quality;
Intelligent metrology in manufacturing;
Intelligent and virtual CMM;

Business process improvement;
Breakthrough management;
Organizational Excellence;
Intelligent design for quality;
Intelligent Business;
Quality in Higher Education;
Quality of the Public Services / health care;

Special Session dedicated to Ph. D. thesis
A special session will be dedicated to discussion of Ph. D. Thesis. An international committee will assign an award to the best Ph. D. Thesis.

Papers and Proceedings

Prospective authors are invited to send their contributions on relevant topics. Papers may be submitted by e-mail in a Word file. The length of the paper should be 6A4 pages; 1.0 space typing; use Arial 10 point font. For the anonymity of review; please identify the following information separately: the title; author's full name; affiliation; address; e-mail address; telephone and fax numbers. Authors of accepted papers will be expected to sign a copyright release allowing publication in the proceedings. Pre - proceedings will be available before the Conference.

After the Conference; the Proceedings with selected papers which will under a second review; RTD and workshop discussion and conclusion will be published in the International Journal “Total Quality Management & Excellence”.

Registration

The registration fee for the Conference is EURO 150; if paid before 15th May 2009. After that date; the fee is EURO 200. For the registration fee please contact the Conference Secretariat.

Lodging

For details regarding hotel reservations please contact the Conference Secretariat.

Important dates

January 15; 2009 – Proposal for special sessions and tutorials due.

February 25; 2009 – Full paper due; 8 pages maximum; electronic submission.

March 15; 2009 – Final paper acceptance.

March 25; 2009 – Registration announcement.

April 15; 2009 – Final program announcement.

May 15; 2009 – Early registration deadline.

June 1^st – 4^th 2009 – International Working Conference.

Conference Program Agenda

First Day – 1^st June 2009. / Industrial tour / Evening – Welcome reception and ROUND TABLE DISSCUSION.

Second Day – 2nd June 2009. / 10:00a.m. – Noon Opening and Key Note Speakers. Cocktail / noon - 2:00p.m. Parallel Sessions (1) / 4:00 – 6:00p.m. RTD – Research Directions / Evening – Informal Conference Dinner.

Third Day – 3^rd June 2009. / 10:00a.m. – Noon Parallel Sessions (2) / 12.30p.m. – 2:00p.m. Parallel Sessions (3) / 4:00p.m. – 6:00p.m. Workshops – Engineering Education for TQM.

Fourth Day – 4^th June 2009. / 10:00a.m. - Noon Closing Plenary Session.

Correspondence – Conference Secretariat