[AISWorld] CFP: 4th International Conference on Business Servitization (ICBS 2015)

[Maria Valeria de Castro]

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   4th International Conference on Business Servitization (ICBS 2015)
   19-20 November, 2015, Madrid, Spain
   [1]http://www.servitization.org/
   Important Dates:
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   Deadline for introducing extended abstracts (max 1000 words): June 30,
   2015 (Deadline extended)
   Notification of acceptance: July 20, 2015
   Deadline for full papers: September 30, 2015
   Date of conference: 19-20 November 2015
   Conference Subjects :
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   Servitization is seen as the process of increasing value by adding
   services to products. It is a means to create value-added capabilities
   that are distinctive and sustainable over competitors. It is normally
   configured as a process of innovation as part of the business model of
   an organization, leading to integrated supply goods and services,
   improving the satisfaction of customer needs, performance and allowing
   the generation of competitive advantages.
   The addition of service offerings to the portfolio of traditionally
   product-oriented companies is of growing importance, with innovative
   new business models underpinning product-service systems.
   Knowledge-Intensive Business Services (KIBS) and other kinds of
   advanced business services are increasingly viewed as a vital in
   keeping manufacturing companies and industrial sectors competitive.  In
   this scenario, the existence of tools, techniques and methodologies for
   servitization become key issues for the organization, also needing to
   include service companies in their value chain. This leads to business
   models which leverage the development of software and other smart
   services to create novel value propositions and service-type
   transactions.
   Moreover, advanced business services form an increasingly important
   part of the tertiary sector of economies, and they also gain leverage
   power with regard to the primary, secondary and quaternary economic
   sectors.
   In that sense, ICBS has been a conference traditionally targeted to
   business professionals and researchers. However, knowing the impact of
   IT in servitization, we have broadened the scope of the conference to
   incorporate the knowledge and experience of researchers and
   professionals from the IT/IS community in this domain. In this edition,
   we also aim at discussing works related to the influence of engineering
   (designing, implementing, deploying, transforming, evolving, etc.) IT
   in servitization processes but also the consequences of the
   servitization of IT companies and departments.
   The conference will inherit the current research of international
   academic community on the emerging field of servitization, which not
   only focus on the theoretic developments, but also pay attention to
   practical applications of the methods and techniques. Through this
   conference, participants will share the latest research findings and
   practical experiences and exchange their innovative ideas.
   Topics of interest mainly include, but not limit to:
   * Theories underpinning servitization strategies
   * Servitization as a complement for existing strategies
   * Servitization and Customer Relationship Management, customer value
   perception and client satisfaction
   * Servitization, sustainability and product design.
   * Implications of servitization in business models
   * Servitization and supply chain management
   * Servitization processes and organizational performance indicators
   * Strategic Services Management
   * Service Operations Management
   * Service System and Service Network Design
   * Service Innovation Management
   * Advanced business services and practices of/for servitization
   * Organizational change processes and models related to the
   implementation of servitization practices
   * Impact of advanced business services, servitization and business
   model innovation practices for the competitiveness
   * KIBS and servitization and Factories of the Future and Advanced
   Manufacturing development strategies
   * Servitization in SMEs and regional development
   * Human factors of servitization
   * Development of methods and indicators to measure and assess
   quantitatively the degree of servitization
   * Service Information Systems
   * IT's for engineering servitization processes
   * Tools and toolkits for engineering servitization processes.
   * Model-Driven Engineering approaches for servitization.
   * Migration and modernization of IT systems supporting servitized
   business processes and models.
   * Development of smart services for servitized business processes and
   models.
   * Business models and processes for the Servitization of IT companies
   * Business Architectures from a service-oriented perspective
   * Enterprise Architectures from a service-oriented perspective
   * Service architectures for servitization
   * Service-oriented architectural patterns and styles
   Other relevant works on theory and application of management and IT are
   welcomed, especially successful case studies in the above topics.
   Meeting Venue:
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   The meeting venue is arranged in Madrid, Spain. At least one of authors
   must register and participate in the meeting once a paper is accepted.
   For more information concerning the meeting venue, please visit
   website: [2]http://www.servitization.org/
   Paper Submission Guidelines:
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   Manuscripts must be submitted electronically through the EasyChair
   system: ([3]https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icbs2015).
   Full Paper Template:
   [4]http://www.servitization.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Name_Serviti
   zationpaper.doc
   Full papers should adhere to the basic guidelines outlined in the `Full
   Paper Template' provided via the above link. Papers can be submitted in
   either Spanish or English, but all presentations must be given in
   English.
   Publications:
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   The book abstract will be published in PDF with ISBN in the Webpage of
   the conference.
   Contact for paper submission: E-mail: [5]icbs2015 at easychair.org
   Special Issue:
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   This 4th edition of the International Conference on Business
   Servitization we will have a series of open call special issues in
   recognised peer reviewed journals covering topics on business
   servitization.
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Maria Valeria de Castro

Kybele Research Group
Rey Juan Carlos University
c/ Tulipan s/n, 28933, Mostoles, Madrid (Spain)
Phone: +34 91 488 8118
Fax: +34 91 664 7491
E-mail: [6]valeria.decastro at urjc.es
Web: [7]www.kybele.es
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References

   1. http://www.servitization.org/
   2. http://www.servitization.org/
   3. https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icbs2015
   4. http://www.servitization.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Name_Servitizationpaper.doc
   5. mailto:icbs2015 at easychair.org
   6. mailto:valeria.decastro at urjc.es
   7. http://www.kybele.es/