The 9th International Symposium on "Internet+" Logistics Supply Chain Management and Operations (I+LSCMO) and the 8th International Symposium on "Internet+" Manufacturing and Service Operations Management (I+MSOM) were held at the International Exchange Center of NEU from June 21 to June 22. These symposiums were hosted by the team led by Professor Huang Min, Director of the Ministry of Education's "Internet+" Logistics and Supply Chain Management Discipline Innovation and Intelligence Introduction Cultivation Base (111 Cultivation Base), Director of the Key Laboratory of Intelligent Science and Intelligent Systems of Liaoning Province, Director of the International Research Center for Intelligent Analysis and Decision-making in Future Manufacturing and Services of NEU, and Director of the Department of Artificial Intelligence, College of Information Science and Engineering, NEU. The academic committee is composed of six internationally renowned scholars in this field. The symposiums aimed to create a high-level academic exchange platform for experts and scholars both at home and abroad, and jointly explore the latest research progress in the new fields of logistics supply chain management and operations as well as manufacturing and service operations management against the backdrop of "Internet +". The symposiums attracted 242 domestic and foreign experts and scholars (133 of whom attended offline). On the morning of June 21, the opening ceremony was held. Professor Tang Lixin, Vice President of NEU and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, attended the symposiums and delivered a speech. Professor Huang Min of NEU, Chairperson of the symposiums, declared the opening of the symposiums on behalf of the organizers.
Tang Lixin extended a warm welcome to the scholars both at home and abroad who attended the symposiums. He stated that the current information technology revolution and the sharing economy are profoundly reshaping the industrial landscape. The "Internet+" has created a historical opportunity for intelligent upgrading in the logistics, manufacturing and service sectors, while also posing new challenges to supply chain collaboration, intelligent prediction, and service model innovation. NEU, with its scientific research platforms such as the Ministry of Education's "111" Cultivation Base and the Key Laboratory of Intelligent Science and Intelligent Systems of Liaoning Province, continuously promotes the interdisciplinary integration of industrial intelligence and supply chain management, and is committed to building a full-chain scientific research system covering "basic theory- technological innovation-industrial application". He looked forward to the guests sharing their cutting-edge research achievements and practical experience, and jointly seizing the new opportunities for cooperation in the field of "Internet +" manufacturing and service operation management. It's hoped that all experts could offer valuable suggestions for NEU's scientific research work, and contribute to the mutual empowerment of academic innovation and industrial application.
During the two-day symposium, 11 experts and scholars delivered splendid keynote speeches and held roundtable discussions on the development trends of AI and its impact on this field. The participants and experts and scholars engaged in in-depth and lively discussions on related research, creating a good academic atmosphere and laying a solid foundation for NEU to further carry out international exchanges and cooperation. The relevant person from the College of Information Science and Engineering of NEU introduced the recruitment policies for young teachers of NEU and the College.
