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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Call for Papers - Big Data Analytics and Process Innovation Workshop | To be held in CENTERIS 2015 - Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal, 7-9 October 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="http://centeris.scika.org"><span lang="EN-US">http://centeris.scika.org</span></a><span lang="EN-US">; AIS Affiliated Conference<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt">WORKSHOP OBJECTIVE
</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Big data analytics (BBA) or the “collection of data and technology that accesses, integrates, and reports all available data by filtering, correlating,
and reporting insights not attainable with past data technologies” (APICS 2012), is emerging as the “next big thing” in management. Some scholars have gone so far as suggesting that BBA is the “next management revolution” (McAfee and Brynjolfsson 2012), and
thus generating huge attention from both practitioners and academics. Some analysts estimate that BBA-enabled process improvement may lead to about 26% average performance improvement over a three years period (Capgemini 2012). However, very few empirical
studies have been conducted to assess the real business value of BBA at the firm and supply chain levels.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The main objective of this workshop to invite scholars and practitioners to look at the ways and means to identify
and capture business value from BDA in terms of innovative business models, improved decisions making, improved intra-and inter-organizational performance, and competitive advantage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US"></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt">WORKSHOP TOPICS AND AREAS OF INTEREST (not limited to)
</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:.65pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">• Big data analytics enabled-business process innovation at the firm and supply chain levels
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<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:.65pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">• Assessment of the effect of big data analytics on the decision-making processes in operations
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:.65pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">• Assessment of facilitators and inhibitors of big data analytics adoption for supply chain management processes
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:.65pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">• In-depth & longitudinal case studies and pilot studies on the implementation of IT infrastructure to support big data initiatives for improved
operations management, lean & agile operations, quality management in operations and supply chain management
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:.65pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">• Facilitation of innovative electronic business models and operations by using big data analytics in various sectors (e.g., healthcare, retail industry,
and manufacturing) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:.65pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">• Enabling smart cities, smart organizations and smart homes using big data analytics
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:.65pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">• New theory development to explain the adoption and use of big data in operations at the organizational and inter-organizational levels
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">• Challenges related to big data analytics-enabled end-to-end supply chain transformation
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">SUBMISSIONS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">We welcome full research papers, short papers, posters and practitioner papers on the workshop theme.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Submitted manuscripts must be written in English. Each manuscript should not exceed the maximum number of pages
predefined for each submission type, considering the format available for download at the conference webpage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Manuscript should be submitted electronically at the CENTERIS webpage until April 3, 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Submitted papers will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis, and authors will be notified of the review process
results by May 17, 2015. Authors of accepted papers can receive recommendations to revise their manuscript according to the reviewers? comments and should submit the revised version until June 12, 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">IMPORTANT DATES<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Deadline for paper submission: April 3, 2015
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Notification of acceptance/rejection: May 17, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Revised version: June 12, 2015
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Conference Date: October 7-9, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">PUBLICATION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Accepted full and short papers will be published in the conference proceedings (with ISSN). Poster and practitioner papers will be published in the
conference book of abstracts, industry and poster papers (with ISBN). Authors of a selection of papers will be invited to enhance their manuscripts for inclusion in a book of chapters or in a journal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Selected authors will be invited to submit an extended version (with at least 45% improvement) of their workshop paper to a special issue in the Business
Process Management Journal on: “Big Data Analytics and Business Process Innovation”. The improved articles will be placed in a fast-track of review. However, the manuscript will need to meet the journal publication standard for publication<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt">WORKSHOP CHAIR </span>
</b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Samuel Fosso Wamba (samuel.fosso.wamba@neoma-bs.fr), NEOMA Business School, France<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt">WORKSHOP SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Samuel Fosso Wamba, NEOMA Business School, France
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Ygal Bendavid, The Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Canada
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<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Shahriar Akter, University of Wollongong, Australia
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<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Thomas Tatietse, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroun
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Jean Kamdjoug. Université Catholique d'Afrique Centrale, Cameroun
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<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Peter Mkhize, University of South Africa, South Africa
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Eric Ngai, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Fred Riggins, North Dakota State University, USA
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Gary Graham, University Business School, UK
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Wojciech Piotrowicz, University of Oxford, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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