Paper Submission

Abstract Preparation Guidelines for the ANQ Congress
Somsak Chaiyapinunt11 Natcha Thawesaengskulthai2 Damrong Thawesaengskulthai3

(1)Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330
(2),(3)Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330
E-mail: natcha.t@chula.ac.th


Abstract
This is an instruction for manuscript preparation for extended abstract of ANQ conference. Please follow this guideline strictly as it would appear in the proceeding without retouching. The abstract should provide 2-page summary with a concise statement of objectives and a summary of important results. The paper should be prepared using paper size A4 (210 mm × 297 mm) using the Times New Roman font size 10. Margins should be: top and bottom 4 cm, left and right 3 cm. It should contain a single paragraph and its length should contain at least 200 words and not exceed 2 pages.
Keywords:  3-5 words, 10 point size, Only Times New Roman font


Short biography of the author(s)

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING THE FINAL MANUSCRIPT



Deadlines
The full paper must be received no later than September 20, 2008. Papers received after that date will not be included in the Conference Proceedings. The paper should be in Word(Rich Text) format, and should be emailed to editor@anq2008.org

General Instructions
The paper should be prepared using paper size A4 (210 mm × 297 mm) using the Times New Roman font according to the format described below. The authors are strongly urged to follow these instructions to ensure the production of uniformly high-quality proceedings. Margins should be: top 1.75 cm, bottom 1.75 cm, left and right 1.75 cm each. An example of the paper layout is provided at the end of this document.

The filename should include the first author name and paper title (or a section of the title if too long) to ensure uniqueness e.g.

NatchaThawesaengskulthai_TQMInCarIndustry.doc

The overall length of the paper, including illustrations, tables, and references, is limited to 30 pages. Papers exceeding this limit will be returned to their corresponding author. Pages should be numbered; numbers should be outside the frame, as illustrated in the example. Papers should be organized in the following sequence:
·  Title of the paper, name(s) of the author(s), affiliation(s)
·  Abstract
·  Keywords
·  Introduction
·  Main subject matter
·  Conclusions
·  Acknowledgments (when applicable)
·  References

Title, Authors, Affiliation
The paper should include the name(s) of the author(s), affiliation, and complete address.

Abstract
The abstract should contain at least 200 words and not exceed 300 words.

Keywords
Up to three keywords should be included.

Headings
Section headings should be typed boldface, ALL IN CAPITAL LETTERS, flush with the left-hand margin. Subheadings should be italicized, flush with the left-hand margin. Only the first letter of the subheading is capitalized. Leave one blank line before headings. Do not leave any space below headings and subheadings. Leave one line between sections.

Main text
Use Times new Roman Font, 9 points, justified. The first paragraph of each section and subsection should not be indented. Subsequent paragraphs should be indented by 0.5 cm.

Footnotes
Footnotes should be avoided. The corresponding text should be incorporated in the main text.

Equations
Equations should be typed flush with the left-hand margin and numbered consecutively with numbers in brackets on the right. Leave single spacing above and below equations.

Figures and tables
Figures and tables must be included in the main text and must be individually numbered and captioned. Illustrations should be sharp and clear. Captions should be placed below figures and above tables. They are typed in Times New Roman 9, in italics, and centred. Leave one line before and after tables and figures.

References
References to other publications should be in Harvard style. They should contain full bibliographical details. Journal titles should not be abbreviated. References should be presented as follows: Within the text: Author’s last name followed by a comma and the year of publication, all in round brackets; e.g., (Fox, 1994)

At the end of the article, list all references in alphabetical order.
For books: Surname, Initials, (Year of Publication), Title, Publisher, Place of Publication.
Casson, M. (1979), Alternatives to the Multinational Enterprise, Macmillan, London.

For chapters in edited books: Surname, Initials, Year, “Title,” Editor’s name, Initials, Title, Publisher, Place, Pages.
Bessley, M. and Wilson, P. (1984), “Public policy and small firms in Britain,” in Levicki,
C. (Ed.), Small Business Theory and Policy, Croom Helm, London, pp. 111-126.

For articles: Surname, Initials, Year, “Title,” Journal, Volume, Number, Pages.
Fox, S. (1994), “Empowerment as a catalyst for change: and example from the food
industry,” Supply Chain Management, Vol.2, No.3, pp. 29-33.

Electronic sources should include the URL of the web site at which they may be found along with the date of latest access.

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Paper Selection Process for ANQ Congress 2008

1.Objective

When the ANQ congress commenced, we did not have sufficient participants. After years of hard work by ANQ members, we now have many participants and speakers. As a result we do not have sufficient time to allot for all the papers to be presented as oral presentations. Therefore, we have to limit the number of oral presentations. This will also result in an improvement in the topics and the quality of presentations (some might consider this to be the primary objective.)
In order to accept all the presentations, we have an idea to increase the number of categories. In this case, we have the following problems -

  1. By increasing the number of categories of the breakout sessions, this will give our participants a wider choice of presentation.
  2. The audience at each session will be smaller as the number of categories increase. There were cases in the past, where almost only the chairperson and the speakers were present at some sessions.

We do not want this to happen, so there is a need to limit the number of oral presentations. However, we would not like to have a strict screening process. So, introducing poster sessions is the best solution whereby we can accept more presentations.

Also, as ANQ consists of member organizations, the full participation of all of the members is very important. Moreover, as the topics of each region are also very varied, so using a dimensional selection criteria is not only unacceptable but also unfair. Therefore, the selection criteria/process can be very complicated. Fortunately, each organization does have appropriate persons to check the quality of the papers according to their local situation, so ANQ can rely on their evaluation and to accept their evaluated results.

2.Basic Principles

  1. We should try to improve the quality of papers/presentations
  2. Selection process should be transparent
  3. All presentations should be fairly evaluated
  4. Try to accept as many presentations as possible
  5. Try to minimize cancellations
  6. Workload for the selection process should be minimized
  7. Number of the presentation categories should be 4-5
  8. Poster sessions can be introduced as a buffer
  9. Selection process should be in two stages - evaluation by the Local Committee and evaluation by the Central Program Committee.
  10. If papers are submitted from outside the ANQ organization (e.g. Europe, U.S. etc.), the Central Program Committee should evaluate them.   

 

3.Procedure

  1. The Central Program Committee should fix the total number of oral presentations for the congress. (Denote this number by O.)
  2. The Central Program Committee should set a deadline for the submission of abstracts.

Each organization should submit :

  1. All of the abstracts accepted according to the deadline.
  2. A summary table of Names of the authors, Titles of the papers, Category of the  papers)

(Denote the number of abstracts submitted by an organization i by Ni.).

  1. The Central Program Committee should accept some submissions from outside ANQ organizations.

(Denote the number of abstracts submitted outside ANQ by No.).

  1. Calculate the total abstracts submitted. (Denote this number by Ntotal.)
  2. Fix the total number of poster presentations by Ntotal –O (Denote this number by P.)

 We will then know exactly how many presentations we can accept, and how many delegates want to make presentations.

  1. The Central Program Committee should allocate the presentations as follows -
  2. All the submitted abstracts from an organization with only one or two applicants will be accepted (Denote this number by Os.).
  3. All the submitted abstracts from outside ANQ organizations should be evaluated by the Central Program Committee. (Denote this number by Oo and Po.)
  4. Allocate the number of presentations for each organization other than (1),
  5. Oral presentations according to the ratio of (O-Os-Oo) / (Ntotal-No-Ns) = Oi.
  6. Poster presentations for each organization (Pi) will be Ni-Oi.

    7. Note) If the host organization conducts their own local congress during this congress, they will be responsible to organize this event independently. However, ANQ will request that the ANQ Congress is organised independently from the local congress as much as possible.

     

     

  7. The Central Program Committee should notify the numbers of “accepted papers” to all the participating organizations. (Including authors who are not from ANQ member countries Directory to the outside ANQ authors, also.)
    1. The numbers of abstracts accepted for oral and poster presentations for each organization.
    2. The Central Program Committee can also request to assign some papers for the oral session for better organization of the program.
  8. Every organization should review the abstracts submitted through them, and decide who will make the oral and poster presentations according to the numbers allocated to them by the Central Program Committee.

Note : Each organization can select the candidates for “The Best Paper Award” from “young” authors. The number of candidates from each organization should be about 10% of their accepted papers.

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Poster Session Guidelines

Poster sessions will be located on at the Foyer, 3rd Floor, Swissôtel Le Concorde

In order to efficiently communicate the results of your research to the viewers, you are kindly requested to devote considerable effort in the design of your poster.  Please pay attention to details by carefully following the guidelines hereby outlined.

  • Each presenter is provided with a 2.50 m. high X 1 m. wide poster board.  Dimension of the useable work area are: 120 cm. high X 90 cm. wide

 

  • The poster board surface is wood.  Double-sided tape will be used to mount the poster and will be made available to the presenter
  • The first author of the poster abstract is responsible for the proper assembly, mounting, and presentation of his/her poster

 

  • The official language at the Poster Session is English
  •  The title of your paper and your paper number at the top of the poster will be provided

 

  • Illustrations and text must be read from a distance of at least two meters away.  The poster should be understandable without oral explanation.
  • Divide your poster into Introduction, Objective, Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusions.  Each of these sections should be numbered in sequence to guide the reader through the poster

 

  • Use different colors and textures/symbols for each line or bar containing in your graph or chart.   Use squares, rectangles, circles, etc. to group like ideas.  Don’t clutter your poster with too much text !

Suggestions

  • It is helpful to bring handouts of your poster, as well as your business cards, to pass out to those who are interested

 

  • Authors are requested to be present at the posters during the poster session for which their poster has been scheduled.   Presenters are expected to discuss their work with delegates visiting their poster display particularly during the coffee breaks of the congress.