TC 5.4-A Technical Committee of the Coordinating Committee on

Large Scale Complex System

C A L L . F O R . P A P E R S

IFAC / ACCA / IEEE
THIRD CONFERENCE ON
M A N A G E M E N T  A N D  C O N T R O L
O F
P R O D U C T I O N  A N D  L O G I S T I C S
M C P L ' 2 0 0 4
3 - 5 NOVEMBER 2004
SANTIAGO, CHILE

http://mcpl.plannetwork.cl/ 

Organizor:  Universidad de Las Américas, Engineering Sciences Faculty
Sponsor:  IFAC International Federation of Automatic Control
Co-Sponsors: ACCA Asociación Chilena de Control Automático
IEEE Chile Section
IEEE Chilean Chapter on Control, Robotics and Cybernetics
D E A D L I N E S
Full draft paper submission: June 30, 2004
Notification to Authors: August 15, 2004
Final selection of Camera-Ready papers: September 15, 2004
Conference Date: November 3 - 5, 2004
I N F O R M A T I O N
Gastón Lefranc
Chairman of the International Program Committee
Address: <glefranc@ieee.org>
Avda. Manuel Montt 948, Providencia
Santiago, Chile
Phone: 56-2-4636115
FAX: 56-2-2258520
http://www.uamericas.net/v2/MCPL2004/
O B J E C T I V E S
The MCPL'2004 Conference will be a place for discussion, sharing ideas, 
experiences and professional "mise à jour". The Conference will bring 
together researchers and engineers from different areas: Management, 
Control, Production and Logistics, to promote synergetic solutions to 
complex industrial problems. The meetings will cover recent advances in 
related topics, encompassing methodological approaches, methods, tools and 
applications.
T O P I C S

Factory Automation, Robotics and People

  • Mechatronics, Robotics and Instrumentation.

  • Robust, Reactive and Intelligent Control.

  • Robot Control.

  • Supervision: Cell Control and Shop Floor Logistics

  • Learning and Artificial Intelligence.

  • Humans - Machines and Cooperative Systems.

  • Human Factors.

Process, Manufacturing and Logistics: Modeling and Control

  • Discrete-Event, Hybrid and Continuous Systems.

  • Production Control and Control Systems.

  • Monitoring, Diagnosis and Maintenance.

  • Supply Chain Integration and Management Issues.

  • Lean/Agile/Virtual Manufacturing.

  • Concurrent Engineering.

  • Recycling and Life Cycle Management.

Decision-Support Systems: Concepts, Methods and Algorithms

  • Hierarchical, Distributed Network and Multiagent System Organizations.

  • Real -Time Decision and Control Algorithms.

  • Optimization Methods and Simulation Tools.

  • Artificial Intelligence Tools, Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic.

  • Autonomy, Adaptability, Optimality, Reactivity, Reliability, Robustness.

Information Technology in Control, Production, Logistics and Management

  • Real-Time Systems and Local Networks.

  • Factory Communication, Workflow and Database Management.

  • Industrial Applications of Intelligent Systems.

  • Computer Supported Cooperative Work.

  • Holonic Manufacturing Systems.

  • Man-Machine Integration, Multi-media Support.

  • Artificial Intelligence in Production and Logistics Management.

Applications

  • Manufacturing Production.

  • Chemical, Biotechnological and Other Industries.

  • Transport and Services.

  • Recycling and Environment.

The Control Challenge in the 21 Century

  • Cooperation of Companies, Risks and Crisis Management.

  • System and pluridisciplinary approaches.

  • Education, Training and Transfer.

  • Sustainable Production and Growth.