CALL FOR PAPERS

1st International Workshop on Optimization Methods in Logistics (LOGOPT'12)

25-27 July 2012

Grand Mercure Fortune
Bangkok, Thailand

www.tadbir.ca

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The LOGOPT 2012 workshop will take place at Grand Mercure Fortune in the city of Bangkok, Thailand in conjunction with the 4th International Conference on Applied Operational Research (ICAOR'12). We invite you to join your colleagues for this forum. Sharing of ideas, knowledge and experience is the primary goal of the workshop. The meeting would be ideal for young researchers to present their work, even at a preliminary stage, for constructive discussion and feedback.
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Workshop Theme

The workshop covers the general area of optimization methods in logistics with particular emphasis on real-world applications, including, but not limited to:

- Distribution
- Inventory
- Loading and handling 
- Materials management
- Returns management
- Reverse logistics
- Supply chain management
- Warehousing






Paper Submission

Researchers wishing to contribute to the conference are invited to submit manuscripts of not more than 6 pages either as full papers or extended abstracts. Manuscripts should be submitted online through the conference website submission system in MS Word. All submissions will be reviewed by at least two referees, and successful papers will be included in the Conference Proceedings published by Lecture Notes in Management Science (LNMS).



Special Issues

The authors of accepted papers will have the opportunity to submit extended versions of their papers for consideration to the Journal of Applied Operational Research (JAOR).
Important Dates

15-Sep-2011 - Submission opens
30-Mar-2012 - Paper submission deadline
30-Apr-2012 - Notification of decisions
15-May-2012 - Registration deadline
30-May-2012 - Camera-ready deadline
25-Jul-2012 - Conference starts



Scientific Programme Committee

Greet Vanden Berghe, KAHO Sint-Lieven, Belgium
Patrick Hirsch, Univ of Natural Rescs & Life Sci, Austria
Sigrid Knust, Osnabrück University, Germany
Gilbert Laporte, HEC Montréal, Canada
Jesper Larsen, Tech University of Denmark, Denmark (Chair)
Margarida Moz, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal
Andrea Schaerf, University of Udine, Italy
Kaveh Sheibani, Tadbir OR Group Ltd, Canada
Stella Sofianopoulou, University of Piraeus, Greece
Arnaldo Vallim, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil




Programme Chairs

LOGOPT’12 PC Chair
Jesper Larsen, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

LOGOPT General Chair
Kaveh Sheibani, Tadbir OR Group Ltd, Canada



Contacts

icaor@tadbir.ca