Topics of interest concern the use of simulation techniques to solve challenging problems, the use of simulation as decision support tool, and advances in R&D in the area. A preliminary schedule will be available soon.

The meeting will be divided into six tracks which are intended to cover the range of interests of participants. In all tracks, a special joint effort is expected and encouraged in:

• edge cutting projects (application of simulation to new fields or sub-fields),
• integrating approaches (e.g. coupling formal/theoretical instruments with simulation models and results, etc.) and
• cross-methodological research (e.g. comparing data from real phenomena with simulation findings).
  

Papers are invited, but not limited to the following topics:

• Simulation in Manufacturing (MANUF)

  Chairs: Emilio Jiménez and Andras Javor

   

The Factory of the Future. Unmanned factory. Agent Based Production Scheduling. Intelligent Manufacturing. Decision support systems. Decision making oriented models. Intelligent management process. Intelligent manufacturing. maintenance of intelligent control systems. Total cost evaluation models. Simulation models for manufacturing system reconfiguration. Knowledge based system in production planning. Supply chain models for business success. Manufacturing On Demand. AI Applications in Manufacturing. Reconfigurable/Agile Manufacturing. Virtual Engineering. Digital/Virtual Factories. Virtual Production and Manufacturing Simulation Support Tools. MRP Systems. Process Design and Control. Scheduling. Automotive Simulation. Robotics and Automation. State-of-the-art Applications. Education in Manufacturing.



 

• Simulation for the Industry Services (SIS)

  Chairs: Rosa Mª Aguilar and Agostino Bruzzone

   

Cross-functional product/service models. Interaction analysis between tangible and intangible features. Service policies to improve manufacturing. Anticipation mechanisms to couple service needs to product leads. Coordination mechanisms to integrate service needs to product leads. Inter-functional coordination leads. Resources allocation for service functions. Service value chain. Managing intangible products life cycle. Information integration for intelligent manufacturing process simulation models for service engineering. Performance information technology models applied to service services. Service strategic elements. After-sales activities. Simulating information systems and database processes. Benchmarking parameters. Real case studies.



 

• Supply Chain Integration and Extended Enterprises (SCI)
  

  Chairs: Juan José Ramos and Stefano Saetta

   

Operations and Supply Chain Management. Simulation of Production and Logistic Systems. Supply Chain Management. Inbound logistics. Materials management. Physical distribution. Production planning and control. Outbound logistics. Simulation of regional logistic systems. Distribution centres. Inventory management. Warehouse decisions. Materials handling and packaging. Logistics network design and facility location. Knowledge-Based Value Creation in e-Manufacturing. Dynamic Collaborative Value-Creating Networks. Extended Enterprise. Mobile and Ubiquitous e-Business and e-Work. Modelling and Simulation. E-manufacturing. Organizational and managerial issues in international collaboration.



 

• Simulation in Business, Economy, Finance and Commerce (BUS)
  

  Chairs: Flavio Tonelli

   

Simulation in financial engineering. Macroeconomic systems simulations. Simulation of national economies. Business process engineering and simulation. Computer communication networks in business and finance. Simulation in finance and risk management. Simulation in finance and financial services. Simulation in service industries. Dynamic business objects. Simulation in workflow. management games. Simulation in project management. Performance modelling of information systems and data bases. ERP. CRM. Data mining.



 

• Distributed Simulation (DIS)
  

  Chairs: Remo Suppi and Martín Adelantado

   

Distributed simulation methodology. Modelling formalisms. Methods and techniques in distributed simulation and optimisation. Distributed processing in simulation systems. Distributed simulation tools and environments. Graphical and distributed simulation environments and simulation software tools. Emerging topics in Distributed Systems and Networks. Distributed languages enabled simulations/environments.



 

• Simulation for Social Sciences (SSS)
  

  Chairs: R. Cladellas and Nigel Gilbert

   

Behaviour in organizations. Virtual organizations. Organizational change. Emergence. Permanence and dissolution of hierarchical macrostructures. Equation and agent-based computational models. Organizational design, analysis and reengineering. Human Factors and Sustainable Workplace. Analysis of social and economic problems using techniques such as multi-agent simulation, cellular automata and multi-level modelling. Simulation studies in: law, organization theory, political science, applied psychology and public policy.