<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:12pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(83,105,128)">Dear esteemed colleagues,<br><br>I am pleased to share the Call for Papers for the </span><span style="color:rgb(83,105,128)">OMEA (Operations Management and Entrepreneurship Association) division of the</span><span style="color:rgb(83,105,128)"> <b>MBAA International Conference in the Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, March 22-24, 2023.</b><br><br>MBAA International stands for a high-quality, high-value, multidisciplinary gathering of leaders from around the world to present and receive valuable research, share effective pedagogy, and network in a fun and familiar setting. We seek to build a strong community collaborating across disciplinary and geographic boundaries. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:12pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(83,105,128)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:12pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(83,105,128)">OMEA invites faculty, students, and practitioners interested in operations management, supply chain management, logistics, entrepreneurship, global strategy, and sustainable development to submit <b>Full-Length or Research-in-Progress papers, abstracts, or proposals for Panels, Symposia, Practitioner Workshops or Student Forums</b>, for review and presentation at the MBAA International 2023. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:12pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(83,105,128)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:12pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(83,105,128)">You may present and/or attend as an <b>In-Person or Online (Virtual)</b> delegate.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:12pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:12pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(83,105,128)"><br></span></b><b><span style="color:rgb(83,105,128)">Please send submissions or inquiries to the OMEA Program Chairs for MBAA International 2023:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:12pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(83,105,128)"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:12pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(83,105,128)"><u>Operations, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management</u>:</span></b></p><b style="color:rgb(83,105,128);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Ulrich Schmelzle</b><br><span style="color:rgb(83,105,128);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Michigan Technological University</span><br><span style="color:rgb(83,105,128);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Office: 906-487-2710 </span><div><a href="mailto:schmelzle@mtu.edu" target="_blank" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:blue">schmelzle@mtu.edu</a><br><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:12pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(83,105,128)"> </span></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height: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