GUIDE TO AUTHORS

2018 ASEAN Iron and Steel Sustainability Forum

Remark: Deadline for paper title and synopsis submission is 25 September 2018
Deadline for full paper submission is 23 October 2018

Those wishing to present papers at the Forum are kindly requested to follow the guidelines
below.

1. Contents of Paper
1.1 Should be on the subject or theme of the Forum.
1.2 The full paper should include Title, Synopsis, By-Line, Introduction, Materials and
Methods, Results, Discussion, Summary and References. If necessary, similar items
(sub-items) such as overview, conclusion, future plan etc. can be used.
1.3 Aim for the recent application of ideas, processes or developments.
1.4 Should avoid too long historical chronologies or very detailed plant descriptions.
1.5 Papers from equipment suppliers must be limited to the impact of equipment &
technology and ideally in cooperation with end users. Papers of an advertisement
nature will not be accepted.

2. Paper Formatting
2.1 General Layout
• Papers must be written in English
• Maximum of 15 pages of 55 lines each (figures, tables, diagrams and
photographs included); papers exceeding the maximum requirement may be
turned down.
• Typewritten on A4 size paper using one side of the sheets only. Do not include
company letterhead.
• Typewritten in single line spacing with 2.54 cm or 1 inch margin on both sides,
top and bottom side of the sheets.
• Only one column document layout is acceptable.
• All pages should be numbered consecutively beginning with the first page.

2.2 First Page

• The first page of the full manuscript is the synopsis of the paper.
• This first page consists of :
1) Title of the Paper, 2) Name(s) of the Author(s), 3) Synopsis of the Paper (up to
200 words), 4) Keywords (Please indicate a few very important keywords of your
paper. Those keywords will be used for searching, database and library filing),
5) Author/s' Present Position, 6) Academic Degree(s), 7) Name of Company or
Organization, 8) City and 9) Country.
• Please follow exactly the format attached.

2.3 Body Page

• Do not include any company logo or symbol.
• Font Type: Times New Roman or Arial
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 • Font Size: 1) for title: Size 14 (Bold), 2) for body text : Size 12
• The line alignment for all body text should be justified.

2.4 Tables, Figures, Diagrams, Pictures, Graphs & Photographs

• Do not include any company logo or symbol.
• All tables, figures, diagrams, pictures, graphs & photographs are recommended
to be in Black and White.
• Please ensure Black and White tables and all kind of figures are clear and of
suitable quality enough so as to re-print.
• Diagrams, pictures, graphs and photographs are considered as figures.
• Please ensure all imported tables and figures are written in English only.
• All tables and figures should be formatted in jpg, gif, tif or bmp.
• Legends to all figures should be typed.
• In case of submitting an original paper (not electronically), original figures, tables,
diagrams, and photographs are required.

2.5 Special Characters, Symbols and Equations

• Use only common Greek Symbol (example: α, β, γ) which can be found in
Microsoft Word, Power Point and Adobe Page Maker.
• Use only Metric System for all measurements.
• Use only common abbreviation; if possible, use full word.
• Unusual abbreviations should be defined in the text.

2.6 List of Citation

List citation at the end of the paper should be in alphabetical sequence in the
following order: authorship, year of publication, title, name of the periodical, volume
and first and last pages.

3. SUBMISSION
3.1 The final papers should include the synopsis at the first page.
3.2 Papers should be submitted along with the speaker profile.
3.3 Papers submitted should be final and free from corrections and according to the
required format.
3.4 Paper received not suitable for publication may run the risk of non-presentation due
to TQM (Total Quality Management) principles of SEAISI.
3.5 Full manuscripts are strongly recommended to be sent in electronic format using
MS Office software such as Word, which allows editing when necessary.
3.5.1 The final full manuscript can be submitted by e-mail
3.5.2 All final full manuscripts are compiled and written into an electronic file.
(No hardcopy proceeding will be printed).
3.5.3 Please ensure that all contents are of suitable quality so as to be readable.
This is the author’s responsibility.

4. PRESENTATION
4.1 The official Conference language is English, with no translation.
4.2 Papers should be presented personally by the author or one of the authors.
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4.3 Total presentation time allowed is 20 minutes. Time allowed includes both the
presentation and showing of any visual material. Question & Answer time may be
included in the presentation time, depending on the Session (Please refer to Session
Programme)
4.4 Presentation media should be Power Point (Computer and Projector are provided).

5. SHARING INFORMATION
5.1 Full papers and presentation files will be converted to a pdf form and will be
uploaded on SEAISI event page for all delegates, who attend the event only.
5.2 User name and password will be given to all speakers and delegates when the
registration is made.

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SUPPLY CHAIN VELOCITY - CREATING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE THROUGH LEAN

OPERATING AND LOGISTICS PRINCIPLES

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PETER W ROBERTSON*
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During the year 1999, BHP Pty Ltd commenced a project aimed at dramatically improving its
Working Capital performance. A large part of that project concerned the goal of significantly
reducing BHP’s supply chain inventories.
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This paper describes the technical and social approach used, the results obtained and the
key learnings derived from the pursuit of this inventory improvement goal within the BHP
Steel group of BHP, under the umbrella of the ‘Supply Chain Velocity’ Project.

Through the application of lean principles, BHP Steel has begun the process of radically
changing the way that inventory is viewed and managed within its supply chains. Early
results show inventory ‘work-in-process’ inventory reductions in excess of 50% with
sustained and indeed improved customer delivery performance.

This has been achieved with minimal capital expenditure and limited IT systems solutions.

As discussed, the main obstacles to this approach are to do with the ‘social’ issues related to
change management. The paper concludes with a discussion on an approach that recognizes
these ‘social’ issues and provides clues on how best to manage them.
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Keywords: Supply Chain Velocity, Lean, JIT, Inventory, Residence Time, Cycle Time,
Supply Chain Velocity Measures, Learning, Value and Customer Service.

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* Vice President Operations Planning, Coated Products - BHP Steel, Port Kembla,
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