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SUMMARY:Call for Papers - International Meeting on Logistics Research
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CATEGORIES:Call for proposal
DESCRIPTION:The AIRL (International Association of Research in Logistics) 
 is holding the 11th of its International Meetings on Logistics Research an
 d Supply Chain Management (RIRL) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technol
 ogy at EPFL on September 8 and 9\, 2016.\nIt will be preceded by a doctora
 l session\, on September 7\, 2016\, also at the EPFL.\nThese bi‐annual m
 eetings bring together researchers from all parts of the world who special
 ise in the field of logistics and the supply chain.\nRIRL 2016 will combin
 e academic subjects with industrial presentations\; a unique opportunity t
 o link academic research to the commercial world and the practical concern
 s of companies and national or international organisations. The overall th
 eme will be: “The Issues and Challenges of the Supply Chain in 2020”. 
 Papers should address one or more of the subjects in this non‐exclusive 
 list:\n‐ Supply chain strategies\n‐ Organising company networks\n‐ O
 ptimising the supply chain\n‐ Globalisation of markets\, collaboration\,
  outsourcing\n‐ Resilience and risk analysis\n‐ Innovations and applic
 ations of new technologies\n‐ Connected objects\n‐ Sustainable\, equit
 able logistics\n‐ Leanness\, flexibility\, responsiveness\, adaptability
 \n‐ Quality and the value of the company\n‐ Information systems\n‐ F
 orecasting and its integration in the value chain\n‐ Decision‐support 
 tools\n‐ The logistics of e‐commerce: impact and organisation\n‐ Tra
 ceability\, monitoring/control\n‐ Process modelling and digital simulati
 on\n‐ Stock planning and management\n‐ Performance measurement and ana
 lysis\n‐ Decision‐making organisations\n‐ Knowledge management\n‐ 
 S&OP\, strategic and operational planning\n‐ Production planning and man
 agement\n‐ Purchasing and supply strategies\n‐ Distribution and transp
 ort\n‐ Returns logistics\n‐ Urban logistics\n‐ Hospital logistics\, 
 health supply chain\n‐ Humanitarian logistics\n‐ Events logistics\n‐
  Logistical services\nProposed papers are expected to deal with theoretica
 l\, methodological\, conceptual and experimental approaches as much as con
 crete examples of implementing industrial solutions.\nProposed papers shou
 ld be short (typically 8 pages\, approx. 2\,500 words with 1.5 line spacin
 g) and written in French or English. They must be sent to the organising c
 ommittee which will submit them to anonymous evaluation by two independent
  experts.\nAfter verification and adaptation\, the final accepted papers w
 ill be published in the records of the meetings and made available on‐li
 ne on the AIRL website. The scientific committee will then select the best
  papers for publication in two special editions: French papers in Logistiq
 ue & Management (the AIRL official magazine) ‐ www.logistique‐manageme
 nt.com\; English paper in Supply Chain Forum: an International Journal ‐
  www.supplychainforum.com.Calendar\nJanuary 31\, 2016 Last date for submit
 ting papers (maximum length\, 8 pages) to:\nRIRL2016@epfl.ch\nMarch 31\, 2
 016 Last date for notification to authors (acceptance/ rejection\, correct
 ion\, adaptations…)\nJune 30\, 2016 Last date for reception of finalised
  papers.\nThe finalised papers must incorporate the requests made by the e
 valuating experts. They must not exceed 12 pages\, including text with 1.5
  line spacing\, bibliography\, tables\, figures and annexes.RIRL 2016 Info
 rmation:\nOrganisation EPFL‐CDM‐LEM (College of Management of Technolo
 gy)\nIML (International Institute for the Management of Logistics)\nContac
 t direct Prof. Ph. Wieser (philippe.wieser@epfl.ch)\nContact RIRL 2016 RIR
 L2016@epfl.ch\nLanguages French & English\nThe website will be available f
 rom the end of June 2016. It will provide details of the subject and forma
 ts of the presentations\, the organisation of the event\, the geographic l
 ocation and structure of the EPFL\, access to the sessions and possibiliti
 es for accommodation.
LOCATION:EPFL
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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