The POMS India Chapter
Doctoral Colloquium

ABOUT

The Doctoral Colloquium is a part of the POMS India International Conference 2024. The colloquium will provide a platform for the scholarly exchange of innovative thoughts and clarify individual doubts from production and operations management experts. The colloquium is planned on the first day (4th December 2024) of the POMS India International Conference 2024 in Ranchi, India. It also features three doctoral paper awards.

The colloquium will be chaired by eminent production and operations management professors (Prof. Sriram Narayanan, Michigan State University, and Prof. Debjit Roy, IIM Ahmedabad)


CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

The colloquium is open to all PhD students from India and abroad. The doctoral students must submit a full-length paper on the conference’s theme, “Reimagining Future of Operations for Resilience and Sustainability in a Digital World”. All full paper submissions will undergo a rigorous peer review and will receive individual feedback for paper improvement.

DOCTORAL PAPER AWARDS

Among the submitted full papers, the top three papers will be selected for presentation during the colloquium and will be awarded doctoral paper awards. Apart from the selected top three papers, the remaining papers will be transferred to the regular tracks for presentation. 

PROCEDURE FOR PAPER SUBMISSION

The paper must be submitted in Word or PDF format. The length of the paper should be around 5,000 to 8000 words. The POMS conference will not publish these papers, allowing authors to submit them to any journal that meets their requirements.

Link for full paper submission: https://forms.gle/xG9Hbd8KB4Mf56i1A 

Paper Submission Timeline: 1st August 2024 to 15th October 2024.

SESSION SCHEDULE (4th December 2024)

Time (From)Time (To)SessionVenue
08.00am09.30amDoctoral Colloquium – Moderated Panel: Succeeding Internationally: Perspectives of Scholars from India?
Chaired by Prof. Sriram Narayanan
ELI Board Professor in Supply Chain Management
Michigan State University, USA and
Prof. Debjit Roy
Operations and Decision
Sciences IIM Ahmedabad, India
Pitamber and Nilamber Block
12 Noon01.30pmDoctoral Colloquium – Workshop on the topic: “How to write a high-quality OM research paper?”

Main Conference Paper Presentation
Chaired by Prof. Sriram Narayanan
ELI Board Professor in Supply Chain Management
Michigan State University, USA and
Prof. Debjit Roy
Operations and Decision
Sciences IIM Ahmedabad, India
Pitamber and Nilamber Block
05.30pm07.00pmDoctoral Colloquium – Presentation of the Three Shortlisted Papers for the Best Paper Awards

Chaired by Prof. Sriram Narayanan
ELI Board Professor in Supply Chain Management
Michigan State University, USA and
Prof. Debjit Roy
Operations and Decision
Sciences IIM Ahmedabad, India
Pitamber and Nilamber Block