第一九八期 No. 198 4.3.2002

Conferences to Explore Optimal Solutions and an E-Commerce Platform Approximately 250 papers by scientists from 30 different regions were presented at the Fifth International Conference on Optimization: Techniques and Applications held from 15th to 17th December 2001 on the campus of CUHK. The function was organized by the Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management jointly with the relevant units from City University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The objective of the event was to explore the theories of optimization and their applications in solving increasingly complicated problems in the real world, including natural resource utilization, financial engineering, logistics and supply chain management, and optimal control of complex systems. The conference comprised three mini-symposia and 31 parallel technical sessions and featured plenary lectures by eight internationally renowned scientists in the field of optimization. The conference was supported by the K.C. Wong Education Foundation and the Croucher Foundation. Prof. Kenneth Young, pro-vice-chancellor of CUHK, officiated at the opening ceremony held on 15th December. An industrial forum was also held by the Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management from 7th to 9th January at the Regal Kowloon Hotel jointly with Tsinghua University, the General Machinery Industry Association of China (GMIA), and a number of GMIA enterprises. The participants proposed the establishment of an e-commerce platform with the support and involvement of GMIA enterprises. General machinery is a traditional industry in China which has contributed significantly to the national economy. However many enterprises in this industry have been encountering difficulties in production planning, marketing, sales, and logistics management for many years. China's accession to the World Trade Organization means that they will also be under great pressure to compete directly with international enterprises. It is imperative that they upgrade their operations and management by applying modern information technologies. The forum was held with an aim to promote collaboration between academia and industry, which may help solve some of the problems faced by these enterprises.

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