(IE&EC200219-21 September 2002, Beijing, P. R. ChinTheme: Providing Comprehensive Solution to the Enterprise of Digital EconomSponsored b* China Mechanical Engineering Society (CMES* American Institute of Industrial Engineer* Institute of Industrial Engineers of Hong Kon* Japan Institute of Management Associatio* Industrial Engineering Institute of Kore* Society of Supply Chain Management, Kore* National Science Foundation of Chin* Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEESupported b* Springer-VerlaOrganized b* Tsinghua University* Leeds Metropolitan University, UK* University of Science & Technology of Hong Kong* Industrial Engineering Institute, CME* Production Engineering Institute, CMEIntroductioThe main theme of the conference is Providing Comprehensive Solution to the Enterprise of Digital Economy. It aims at bringing together world-class researchers and professors in industrial engineering and e-commerce to address the major aspects such as business models, enabling technologies, engineering applications, human factor, and policy and security. The conference will focus on the emerging issues of industrial engineering and electronic commerce in the context of engineering services involving product innovation, manufacturing operations, logistics and supply chain, sales and marketing, customer services and technical supports. It is to provide a major forum for researchers and practitioners to review the past development, and to identify possible directions for further developments.The objectives of the conferenc1.Establish linkages between researchers in industrial engineering and e-commerce from the perspectives of digital enterprise, as well as from different disciplines2.Promote a dynamic, integrative, inter-disciplinary and inter-country research agenda for e-commerce3.Encourage and promote the exchange between academic researchers and industrial practitioners in the field of digital enterpriseEven Enterprise foru ExhibitioTopicParticipants are particularly welcome to submit work relevant to the conference theme. Submissions for panel discussions and workshops are also encouraged. Submissions dealing with, but not limited to, the following topics are invitedTopics of IE&EM 200 1. The trend of Industrial Engineering in digital er 2. Theory, Development and Application of Industrial Engineerin 3. Human Factors and Ergonomic 4. Enterprise Integration and Digital Enterpris 5. Facility Planning and Logistics Engineerin 6. Production and Operation Managemen 7. Systems Analysis and Layout Desig 8. Total Quality Management and Business Process Improvin 9. Mod Advanced Manufacturing Technolog 10. Innovation Management/Change Management/Know-ledge Managemen 11. Management Information Syste 12. Engineering Managemen 13. Education, Training and OtherTopics of ICECE200 1. Fundamental Issues for eC 2. Computing Infrastructure for eCE 3. Agile Enterprise Modeling, Management and Integration in eCE 4. e- Technologies for Manufacturing Engineering 5. Information-based Manufacturing and Digital Factory 6. Collaborative Engineering in EC 7. Knowledge Engineering in EC 8. Marketing Theory and Methodologies in EC 9. Economics, Policy and Strategy 10. Trade and shoppin 11. Global Online Education and Trainin 12. New Philosophy and Methodology for Global Industrial Design 13. Culture and Social Issues on EC-driven Global Manufacturing 14. Networked Facilities and Plug-and-Play TechnologyChairmen and Members of CommitteeConference General Chairmen Lu Yongxiang, President, China Mechanical Engineering Society (China Wang Dazhong, President, Tsinghua University, ChinIntational Academic CommitteChairman G. Salvendy, Purdue University, USA, and Tsinghua University, ChinCo-Chairmen Walter Eversheim, Aachen University of Technology, German Wu Chen, Tsinghua University (China Chen Xiaotian (China Rodney Marsh, Head, School of Engineering, Leeds Metropolitan University, UKMembers: (in alphabetic order Fukuda Shuichi (Japan Ning Ruxin (China) Qi Ershi (China) Mitchell M. Tseng (HK) G. Doumeingts (France Richard Harrison (UK Jim Browne (Ireland F.-L Krause (GermanyLei Yuanzhong (NSFC, ChinaLi Ming (NSFC, ChinaLi Peigeng (ChinaLiu Fei (ChinaLin Zhongqin(863/automation, ChinaRoddy MacLeod (UKChris McMahon (UK)Martin Moltrecht(GermanySun Jiaguang (863/automation, ChinaTang Xiaoqing (ChinaWang Ruigang (CMES, ChinaWang Yingluo(ChinaWen Yuping (Tsinghua, TaiwanXia Guoping (ChinaYan Junqi (ChinaOrganizing CommitteChairman: Zheng Li, Tsinghua University (ChinaCo-Chairmen: Kai Cheng (UK Jiang Pingyu (ChinaGuoquan Huang (Hong KongLi Congdong (China Members: (in alphabetic order Richard Bateman (UK Liu Dacheng (ChinaPan P.Y. (UKJeremy Toussaint (UKWu Shu(ChinaYu Ming (China)SecretariatGeneral Secretary: Yu Ming (ChinaMembers: Cai Linning (China Jiang Zhibin (ChinaYi Shuping (ChinaZeng Haiming(China)Zhang Wei (ChinaZhao Huanmai (China)Submission Submitted papers should be in English and will be accepted in two types: regular papers limited to 8 pages, after that S|100 per additional page, but no more than 12 pages, and short papers limited to 4 pages. Papers submitted should be in MS Word or its compressed (zip) form. The format of submitted papers is: A4, 20mm margin at left side and 28mm at right side; double column, each 81mm wide with a 8mm space between columns; 18pt Times New Roman for the title; 10.5pt Times New Roman for text, author(s), affiliation(s), mailing address(es) and e-mail address(es); the space between lines is single space and the space between words is standard. On the first page, the top 50mm of both columns should be reserved for the title, author(s), affiliation(s), mailing address(es) and email address(es), which should be centered across both columns; on the second and subsequent pages, the text or illustrations should begin at the top of the page; the abstract should appear at the top of the left-hand column of text, about 12mm below the title area and no more than 80mm in length, there should be 12mm left between the end of the abstract and the beginning of the main text. Since the conference committee will produce both CD-ROM and hardcopy proceedings, and to make sure paper review process as smooth as possible, authors are requested to submit their papers in electronic form. Submissions must be original, unpublished elsewhere and can be submitted on the website or by e-mail. All accepted papers would be published in the conference proceedings, edition books and diskImportant Date Submission of abstracts: March 31, 200 Submission of full paper: April 30, 200 Notification of paper acceptance: May 31, 200 Submission of final version: June 30, 200Submit Please submit your paper directly to Prof. Zheng Li at Prof. Zheng, Li Department of Industrial Engineerin Building 9003 Tsinghua Universit Beijing 10008 P.R.Chin Email: zhengl@ntl.pim.tsinghua.edu.c For contributors from North America, Austrilia and Hong Kong, of course, you could also submit your paper to Dr. George Huang at Dr. George Q. Huan Dept. of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineerin The University of Hong Kon Pokfulam Roa Hong Kon Email: GQHuang@hkucc.hku.h For contributors from Europe, you could also submit your paper to Dr. Cheng Kai at Dr. Kai Chen Reader in Manufacturing Engineerin School of Engineerin Leeds Metropolitan Universit Calverley Street, Leeds LS1 3H U Email: k.cheng@lmu.ac.ukContact: Professor Zheng Li< zhengl@ntl.pim.tsinghua.edu.cn Associate Professor Yu Ming< mingyu@tsinghua.edu.cn >Associate Professor Liu Dachen