12^th International Conference of Managing Value and Supply Chains (MaVaS 2026)

December 26 ~ 27, 2026, Dubai, UAE

Scope & Topics

12^th International Conference of Managing Value and Supply Chains (MaVaS 2026) is a peer-reviewed forum for presenting articles that contribute new results in all areas of value and supply chain management. The conference provides a platform to disseminate new ideas and new research, advance theories, and propagate best practices in the management of value and supply chain management, looking across both product and service-based businesses.

This will include works based in service management, logistics and distribution, operations management, process management, flow control, and customer service. Authors are solicited to contribute to the conference by submitting articles that illustrate research results, projects, surveying works and industrial experiences that describe significant advances in the areas of value and supply chain management.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following

• AI Driven Supply Chain Optimization
• Machine Learning for Demand Forecasting
• Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics
• Generative AI for Supply Chain Planning
• Autonomous Decision Making Systems
• LLM Driven Procurement and Contract Intelligence
• Multi Agent Systems for Supply Chain Coordination
• Autonomous Negotiation Agents for Procurement
• AI Driven Contract and Policy Automation
• Supply Chain Digital Twins
• Blockchain and Trustless Supply Chains
• Autonomous Logistics and Robotics
• Resilient and Risk Adaptive Supply Chains
• Geopolitical Risk and Supply Chain Stress Testing
• Multi Tier Disruption Propagation Modeling
• Resilience Metrics and Shock Response Optimization
• Sustainable and Circular Supply Chains
• Green Logistics and Carbon Aware Planning
• End to End Value Chain Optimization
• Global Supply Chain Strategy
• Network Design and Routing Optimization
• Inventory Optimization and Control
• Procurement and Strategic Sourcing
• Supplier Selection and Performance Evaluation
• Multi Tier Supplier Risk Management
• Supply Chain Finance and FinTech Integration
• Dynamic Pricing and Revenue Optimization
• Working Capital Optimization in Global Supply Chains
• Manufacturing Systems and Smart Factories
• Lean, Agile and Hybrid Manufacturing Strategies
• Product Innovation and Lifecycle Management
• Demand Forecasting and Planning
• Distribution and Omni Channel Logistics
• Reverse Logistics and Closed Loop Systems
• E Procurement and Digital Commerce
• IT Enabled Supply Chain Visibility
• IoT Enabled Logistics and Tracking
• Cloud and Edge Computing in Supply Chains
• Cybersecurity in Supply Chain Systems
• Performance Metrics and Value Measurement
• Quality Control and Continuous Improvement
• Knowledge Management in Value Chains
• Legal and Regulatory Compliance in Supply Chains
• Change Management in Operations
• Ethical and Transparent Supply Chains
• Human Centric Operations and Workforce Analytics
• Labor Compliance and Social Sustainability
• Humanitarian Logistics and Emergency Supply Chains
• Rapid Deployment and Crisis Resource Allocation
• Post Disaster Infrastructure Recovery Logistics

Paper Submission

Authors are invited to submit papers through the conference Submission System by October 18, 2026 . Submissions must be original and should not have been published previously or be under consideration for publication while being evaluated for this conference. The proceedings of the conference will be published by Computer Science Conference Proceedings in Computer Science & Information Technology (CS & IT) series (Confirmed).

Selected papers from MaVaS 2026, after further revisions, will be published in the special issue of the following journals.

• International Journal of Managing Value and Supply Chains (IJMVSC)
  
• International Journal of Managing Public Sector Information and Communication Technologies (IJMPICT)
  
• International Journal of Managing Information Technology (IJMIT)
  
• Information Technology in Industry (ITII)

Important Dates

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***** The invited talk proposals can be submitted to mavas@nmoct2026.org