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Designing the Future Supply Chain - Reliable, Robust, Secure
13-14 September 2012, HAMBURG, Germany

We are pleased to announce and invite you to participate in the HICL 2012 Hamburg International Conference of Logistics, which will be held at Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Germany from 13-14 September 2012.

Designing the Future Supply Chain - Reliable, Robust, Secure - The HICL will provide a multidisciplinary network and forum for scientists and practitioners involved in logistics and supply chain management to interact with each other and exchange ideas and information on the latest issues in this field.

We welcome scientific and practical contributions from different disciplines such as Business Administration & Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, Science & Mathematics and Law.

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Theme and Objectives

Today's business environment is changing significantly due to a steady progress towards more efficient organizational paradigms as well as product and process innovations. In this context, current developments such as outsourcing and shorter lead times contribute to a more risk-sensitive environment. In the scope of all management activities, the task of optimizing highly evolved supply chains is particularly sensitive to unexpected disruption. As companies have to compete on the global market in today's challenging political situation, security and risk aspects have become an important success factor for the management of supply chains. .

Furthermore, natural catastrophes - like the 2011 Thailand floods or the earthquake causing the Fukushima nuclear disaster - have significant impact on a supply chain's operational capability. A reliable and robust supply chain design will contribute not only to higher resistivity, but also to shorter recovery times regarding such external forces. A promising approach is to find structures and processes which enable all types of security and risk management in supply chains to be in line with economic goals as well as with the fulfillment of customer needs. This challenge requires new and creative ideas that combine technical, analytical and economical know-how to create innovative solutions to sustain the competitive advantage of a safe and risk-responsive supply chain. Another challenge is to handle the growing organizational complexity that arises from this task.

The HICL will provide a multidisciplinary network and forum for scientists and practitioners involved in logistics and supply chain management to interact with each other and to exchange ideas and information on the latest issues in this field.

Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Wolfgang Kersten
Prof. Dr. Thorsten Blecker		 Prof. Dr. Christian M. Ringle

(Conference Chairs)

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