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The International
Engineering Management Conference welcomes all papers related to
the broad theme of engineering management, which includes topics
such as the management of R&D, projects, production and
operation, quality and reliability. It is also customary for the
conference to highlight a theme of topical interest globally and
locally to the hosting country or region. In this vein, the IEMC
2004 conference theme is inspired by recent trends and events
around the globe that have impacted countries and companies,
large and small.
Global trends in economic and technological development seem to point to a collision between development for human needs and maintaining adequate resources for future use. On the one hand the inexorable
economic development in populous countries has put increasing
strain on natural resources. On the other, rapid technological
development on many fronts promise better living standard with
more efficient means of production, communication and
transportation. Are the recent global developments sustainable?
This is the controversial question that the conference hopes to
address. History has shown that engineers have innovated and
entrepreneurs have applied new technologies to successfully meet
human demands. This conference provides a forum for exchange of
ideas on how and why development can be sustainable.
From the perspectives of individual companies and economies,
sustainable development could take on a rather different
meaning. The rapid rise and fall of many recent dot.com
companies highlights a basic tenet of a company’s long-term
well-being. That is, companies with no sustainable competitive
advantage will lose out in a free competition. How may
innovation and entrepreneurship help to sustain the development
of a company or an economy in the current and emerging states of
technology and the global economy? This is another question that
should attract insightful papers and discussions.
IEMC 2004 invites papers and proposals for special sessions,
tutorials/workshops on but not limited to the following topics: |
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Design for Environment 