http://www.faim2008.org/

Welcome
The 18th International Conference on Flexible Automation and
Intelligent Manufacturing (FAIM 2008) focuses on current research,
best practices and future trends within the areas of global
competitiveness and rapidly advancing technologies in flexible
automation, information management, and intelligent manufacturing.

Conference theme
The FAIM 2008 conference theme is "Decision making in manufacturing,
services & logistics". Whilst the list of potential topics is fairly
wide, we would like to encourage authors to focus their papers and
presentations on this theme.

Conference topics
FAIM 2008 topics include, but are not limited to:

- Bio-Engineering
- Business Process Re-Engineering (BPR)
- CAD/ CAM
- Change Management
- Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)
- Concurrent Engineering
- E-manufacturing
- Engineering for Sustainability
- Environmental Engineering
- Flexible Manufacturing
- Global Manufacturing
- Health and Safety
- Human Factors and Human Resources in Manufacturing
- Industrial Automation and Process Control
- Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
- IT and Internet Applications
- Lean & Agile Manufacturing
- Manufacturing Education and Training
- Manufacturing Processes and Technology
- Manufacturing Systems
- Materials Technology
- Modelling & Simulation
- Product Design/ Design for Manufacture/ Assembly (DFM/DFA)
- Product Development
- Quality Control
- Quality Management and Total Quality Management (TQM)
- Rapid Prototyping
- Service & Maintenance Strategies
- Supply Chain Strategies and Management
- Other Related Topics including Special Tracks (see below)
- The conference provides a forum for both researchers and
practitioners in these fields to share the latest research,
developments and practices.

Special Tracks
(Click the desired track link to access call for papers in pdf)
Special track on Artificial Intelligence (Link)
Special track on Outsourced Supply Chains (Link)

RAP Special Track for industrial PhD student (Link)

Special track on applied probability and statistics in manufacturing,
services & logistics (Link)

Special track on intelligent manufacturing systems (IMS) (Link)

Proposals for special tracks and sessions and how these are to be
organised can be sent to the General Chair, Professor Leo J. De Vin,
the Co-Chair, Dr Amos H.C. Ng or the Honorary Co-Chairs, Professors
William Sullivan and Munir Ahmad.

Abstracts/papers for special tracks will normally be invited by the
special track coordinator; please select the name of the special
track as first topic for your abstract (e.g., RAP Special Track for
industrial PhD student papers invited by Dimiter Driankov)


News
Abstract Submission
Closed:
December 11, 2007
Social program and Committees updated:
November 29, 2007
Notification of acceptance
extended to:
December 23, 2007
Abstract submission deadline extended to:
December 7, 2007


Sponsors and supporting
organizations
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Swedish Production Academy