Student Colloquium

We are delighted to announce the 4th International Conference on Operations Management organised by the Department of Operations Management at the University of South Africa and the Department of Quality and Operations Management at the University of Johannesburg. The conference will take place in Gauteng, South Africa from 4 – 6 August 2025.

Call for Student Colloquium submissions

We are thrilled to call for students to submit their study proposals to participate in an AOMC 2025 student colloquium. Proposals must align to conference themes in the field of operations management to be considered for presentation.

We would like to present the following opportunities and due dates to you:

Submission of proposals by the 30 May 2025 to be peer reviewed by a panel of specialists within the defined period. These papers can be presented during the online colloquium session of the conference programme on the 01 August 2025 via MS Teams.
The feedback received from an expert panel of reviewers can be used to improve their research proposals. This service is offered in addition to your supervisor’s feedback.
The colloquium is free but attendance of the in-person conference will carry a cost of R4000.
Own transport to the conference must be arranged.
Students participating in the conference will have an opportunity to engage with scholars, researchers and educators in their specialised fields and to gain a better understanding and appreciation of the research processes.
Visit our website to register for the conference if you decide to attend the conference in person: https://tinyurl.com/ysrk4z3m
Submit your proposal on or before 30 May 2025 to the post-graduate committee for review via email (cebekbm@unisa.ac.za).
We invite scholars, researchers and educators to join the panel members for M & D colloquium by sending a CV via email to cebekbm@unisa.ac.za before 15 May 2025.

For more information, please visit our conference website: https://tinyurl.com/yddzapp8

Conference Topics

You are welcome to submit the papers under the following tracks:

Tracks	Topics
Production and Operations Management	Smart factories and using 4IR technologies in manufacturing Operations strategies Product and process design Process management and improving strategies Operations improvement strategies Value creation for operations Operational planning and control activities Inventory management Supply chain management Supply chain practices and strategies Logistics management Supply chain performance management and improvement Procurement (public and private) Transport management Asset management and disposal management
Integrated SHERQ	Managing safety in the workplace Safety Engineering and engineering for safety Construction safety Mine safety Safety Ethics Pro-active safety measures Occupational Hygiene, Trends in Occupational Health Ergonomics in the modern workplace, Occupational Incident Management, Managing environmental responsibilities in the workplace Safety Risk Management OHS standards: OHSAS18000 & ISO standards (safety, environment & quality) Integrated SHERQ management
Quality Management	Predictive quality and maintenance Organisational challenges in quality management Quality and global competitiveness
	The integration of quality into supply chain management Strategic quality policy and goal deployment Quality models and frameworks for organisational performance Quality management systems for continual improvement Quality design, innovation and improvement Aligning human resource management policies to quality management Organisational culture and quality teamwork
Work Study	Method study Work measurement Time study Ergonomics Lean manufacturing Productivity
Project Management	Project dynamics Managerial processes and applications Project performance: monitoring and control
Ethics, Information and Administrative Management	Contemporary office management Green office and technologies Green behaviour The role of information technology in the administrative environment Human Resources Emotional Intelligence Contemporary administrative management Cultural diversity Challenges facing administrative management: public and private sector Administrative leadership and its role in human resource development
Sustainability	Sustainable and Green operations management: alternative production methods Green inputs Trends in Green Sustainability and green inputs
Competitive intelligence	Competitor, Customer, Market, Product, Information, Technology, Partner and supplier, Regulatory and legal intelligence

For more information, please visit our conference website: https://tinyurl.com/yddzapp8

For more information please contact:

Dr B Cebekhulu
cebekbm@unisa.ac.za