The MCP'03 Congress will observe the relevance of MCP from six different perspectives, each carried out in a main research track: The first track especially addresses the scope of the MCP'03 congress and is complemented by more general tracks, which are Management and Economics, Design, Manufacturing and Logistics, Information Science and Technology, Best Practices and Case Studies.

We welcome all papers that seek to clarify theoretical and practical questions in the field of MCP. Submitted papers will be channeled into one of the research tracks for review and presentation. We encourage submission of papers that fit within the following (sub-) tracks and will be especially interested in papers that address issues from an interdisciplinary perspective.

A) Gaining Competitive Advantage Through Customer Interaction
a1) Customer Behavior and Psychology
a2) Mechanisms of Customer Interaction
a3) Customer Relationship Management
a4) Relevance of Customer Interaction in MCP Business Models

B) Advances in MCP Management and Economics
b1) Strategic Planning
b2) Managerial Accounting
b3) Organizational Economics and Behavior
b4) Management of Knowledge and Innovations

C) Advances in MCP Design
c1) Product Design and Configuration
c2) Designing and Configuration Tools
c3) Product Family Management
c4) Product Life Cycle Management

D) Advances in MCP Manufacturing and Logistics
d1) Flexible Manufacturing Systems
d2) Plant Layout
d3) Process Planning and Scheduling
d4) Supply Chain Management

E) Advances in MCP Information Science and Technology
e1) Complementary Use of E- or M-Commerce Technology for MCP
e2) Product Configuration and CRM Interfaces
e3) Information System Structure
e4) Data Mining and Filtering

F) MCP and sustainability
f1) MCP within different socio-economic paradigms
f2) Dimensions of quality
f3) Enviromental & social risks vs. opportunities of MCP
f4) MCP life-cycle approaches for sustainability

G) MCP Best Practices and Case Studies
Presentations will be focused on learning from entrepreneurial excellence, practical business models, case studies and management experiences that relate to MCP in various industries, e.g. consumer electronics, apparel, services, media goods, etc.

However, topics are not limited to these fields. Feel free to submit any proposal you find appropriate.

Submissions can take the form of completed research, research-in-progress, or panels and debates. To facilitate review, we encourage authors to identify the type of research and the track from the above table at the time of submission.