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The QFD Institute is issuing a Call for
Papers for the 21st Symposium on Quality Function Deployment, scheduled for
Saturday, December 5, 2009
in Savannah, Georgia USA.
This Symposium welcomes paper proposals from all
industries and countries. Both completed projects and those still in progress
are candidates for presentation. Interested parties are invited to
send an abstract.
Abstract Deadline: June 15, 2009
Final Paper Due:
August 31, 2009
Symposium Date:
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Venue:
The Mulberry Inn, Savannah, Georgia USA
For questions,
please
Contact the QFD Institute (Tel +1 734-995-0847, M-F 9am-5pm US Eastern).
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Speaker Benefits
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Attend the Symposium at a discounted Speaker
Rate (to be announced shortly; typically the Speaker
Rate is approx. $100 off the regular public rate);
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Publication of your paper and name in the
symposium
proceedings that are distributed world-wide;
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Special Speaker Discounts for the QFD QFD Belt
Courses (QFD Green Belt®,
QFD Black Belt®,
QFD Green Belt® Update,
QFD Black Belt® Update) if you
chose to attend any of them at this Savannah Symposium;
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An opportunity to get tips from the QFD
Institute's QFD Red Belts®, for your future projects and papers, network,
and learn the latest advancements in QFD, NPD trends, greater methods
integration, and innovative application ideas that are just being introduced
to the world.
Presentations That Excite Audience
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Success
stories;
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QFD applications for unique solutions to challenging problems;
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QFD applications in new industries and advanced applications;
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Approaches, techniques, and lessons learned from your own QFD experience
that can be utilized by others;
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QFD
applications and research that incorporate new techniques or enhancements such as:
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Modern
QFD methods
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Six Sigma
and Design for Six Sigma (DFSS)
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Lifestyle
QFD, Kansei Engineering, Emotional Design and Branding
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Supply
Network and Management, Logistics
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Business
Process Outsourcing (BPO)
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B2B
product/service development
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Lean
methods, Theory of
Constraints, Critical Chain Project Management, General Theory of Innovation
(GTI), TRIZ,
and other emerging techniques.
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QFD research (conceptual development, analytical methods, body of knowledge,
comparative and other studies) based on sound QFD knowledge, a clear
theoretical base, supporting data, and valid analysis.
Selection
Criteria
Papers
reporting QFD application case studies as well as research papers are
invited.
Paper
selection will be made on the basis of overall quality, interest to symposium
attendees, relevance to the conference, originality and depth of the work, value of contribution to the QFD world, and commitment to in-person
presentation at the Symposium.
Application papers
should have an empirical basis and include supporting data, methods of data collection
or data source, and methods of QFD analysis, to the extent and form
permissible for public disclosure or evidence substantiating the application
of QFD. (For abstract submission, please explain your plans for these, to
the extent possible at this time.) The author(s) should have been
directly involved with the project being reported.
Research and academic papers (conceptual research, theoretical and
other studies, hypothetical discussions) should be founded on sound QFD
knowledge, have a clear theoretical base, and include supporting data.
Please include, to the extent available at this time, your research purpose,
conceptual or theoretical basis, what you aim to achieve, your data source,
methods of data collection and analysis, QFD tools, and references that you are using or
plan to use. Peer-review is available upon request,
for academic papers.
Paper
proposals from consultants should include supporting data, methods of
data collection or data source, and methods of QFD analysis. If your paper
includes an example or case study, please also submit a written authorization from
your
client permitting your presentation of their case. Acceptance priority shall
be given on presentations by clients as it is preferred by our audience.
Book reviews and papers
mainly comprised of summaries and quotes from website information, previously published
articles, publications, and examples of others are not appropriate for
this Call for Papers.
QFD Institute's Symposia do not permit papers and presentations containing
sales pitch, advertising, and/or infomercial. If you wish to promote/exhibit your
product and service at this conference, please see
Exhibitors Page.
Acceptance
Paper evaluation and acceptance may be
made on a
rolling basis. Acceptance will be notified by email. (This email will show the
full name of a
QFD Institute's staff person in the FROM field, not a committee or department
name).
Acceptance
is contingent upon completion of your
Speaker Registration by a specified
timeframe, submission of your final paper and copyright agreement, and commitment to in-person presentation at the Symposium.
Send your paper
proposal now:
Online Submission
Form
For questions, please
Contact the QFD Institute.
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2000-2009 © QFD Institute.
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