Management Science & Practices 2009

The Operational Research Society of India, Ahmedabad Chapter in collaboration with the Production and Quantitative Method Areas of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad is pleased to announce the Fourth Conference in the series of National Conferences on Management Science and Practice (MSP 2009) during February 13 - 15, 2009.


The Conference is open to academicians and practitioners working in the broad area of applied management science. The purpose of this Conference is to provide an opportunity for scholars working in the broad area of applied management science to present and to gain exposure to the current demands and opportunities. We hope to promote interaction among industry and academia through such conferences. Often such interactions were proven to lead to new and challenging research areas.

Contributed papers are invited for this Conference in the area of management science with a clear focus on application. Ideally, the presentation should focus on a problem of practical importance or discuss a methodology which has relevant and meaningful application in real life. We seek contributions from industry emphasizing an application with appropriate academic rigor.

This Conference is scheduled to begin on 13th February , 2009 and will end on 15th February, 2009

Management Science and Practices –  Conferences Series

ORSI Ahmedabad Chapter has launched a series of national conferences under the title Management Science and Practices with an aim to promote the discipline of Operations Research in India. The primary purpose of this conference series is to discuss and disseminate applied operations research in the Indian context. These conferences are expected to provide a meeting ground for industry specialists and application oriented academicians. These conferences are also expected to provide a wide exposure to young research students to develop an understanding of emerging areas of research.

The first conference in this series was held in Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad during March 31 – April 1, 2006 in honor of Professor Jahar Saha on the occasion of his superannuation from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. This conference was attended by about 100 participants. About 50 scientific papers were presented in this conference. The edited volume of the proceedings of the conference is published.

The second conference was held at Department of Management Sciences, IIT Madras, Chennai during March 9 – 11, 2007 in memory of Professor S.K. Srinivasan, Professor Emeritus, Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai. This second conference in the series was attended by around 200 participants and presented papers include 100 contributed papers and around 28 invited presentations by eminent personalities from academics and industry.

The third conference in the series (MSP 2008) was held at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad during March 22 – 24, 2008, theme of the conference being OR in Governance. It was attended by 120 participants approximately and presentations include about 100 contributed papers and about a dozen invited presentations by eminent personalities from academics, industry and government.

Production and Quantitative Methods Area, IIM Ahmedabad