Call for Papers
The 1st ASCI-HK International Conference will be jointly hosted by the Department of Decision Analytics and Operations, City University of Hong Kong, and the School of Business Administration, South China University of Technology. The conference will be held in Guangzhou, China, from January 9 to 10, 2027.
Under the theme “Resilient Operations in a Changing World,” the conference will bring together scholars, researchers, students, and industry practitioners to exchange research ideas, practical experience, and managerial insights. We invite submissions that advance the theory and practice of operations management and related disciplines, particularly work that helps organizations anticipate change, adapt to disruption, innovate responsibly, and create lasting value.
Conference: The 1st ASCI-HK International Conference
Theme: Resilient Operations in a Changing World
Hosts: Department of Decision Analytics and Operations, City University of Hong Kong; School of Business Administration, South China University of Technology
Date: January 9–10, 2027
Location: Guangzhou, China
Conference Topics
We welcome abstracts and papers addressing, but not limited to, the following topics:
- Behavior Operations
- Data Analytics
- Disruption and Risk Operations
- Healthcare Operations
- Innovation and Technology Operations
- Inventory Management
- Logistics and Transportation Management
- Manufacturing and Production Operations
- Operations/Finance Interface
- Operations/Information Systems Interface
- Operations/Marketing Interface
- People Centric Operations
- Platform Operations
- Retail Operations
- Revenue Management
- Service Operations
- Socially Responsible and Sustainable Operations
- Supply Chain Management
Submissions employing analytical, empirical, experimental, behavioral, data-driven, or interdisciplinary approaches are all welcome. Research at different stages of development may be submitted, subject to the submission guidelines.
The abstract submission deadline is November 15, 2026. Abstracts will be submitted through Microsoft CMT. Detailed submission requirements and the official CMT submission link will be announced on the conference website.