CALL FOR PAPERS

Hamburg International Conference of Logistics 2010 (HICL2010)

Innovative Processes and Solutions in Logistics and SCM
02 -03 September 2010

We are pleased to announce and invite you to participate in the HICL 2010 Hamburg International Conference of Logistics, which will be held at Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Germany on 02 - 03 September 2010.This international conference is organized by the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH).

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. As companies have to compete on the global market with their products and services, the sector of logistics and supply chain management (SCM) has become a critical success factor. SCM and Logistics have proven to be a very dynamic field, prompting the players to constantly keep up with the latest solutions and processes to stay competitive and agile.

The international supply chains of multinational corporations that include many different types of companies across the globe have become sophisticated and complex systems. Their coordination requires new and creative ideas that combine technical, analytical and economical know-how to create innovative solutions to sustain the competitive advantage of a high-performance supply chain. The constant, successful exchange of ideas between the scientific community and practitioners has proven to be an ideal breeding-ground for innovative solutions in SCM and Logistics to encounter the ever-changing challenges companies are facing today.

While controlling mechanisms for financial issues are an inherent part of today’s management, the research on controlling methods for supply chains using performance indicators is still less advanced. Therefore this conference focuses on the measurement and management of supply chain performance that closes the gap between operational and strategic management.

Innovative Processes and Solutions in Logistics and SCM - The HICL will provide a multidisciplinary network and forum for scientists and practitioners involved in logistics and supply chain management as well as in innovation 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.

Scope of Topics

Papers addressing any relevant topic within the broad area of networks and nodes in Logistics and Supply Chain Management including, but not limited to the following are welcome:

Call for Papers (PDF Version) available: here

Submission Instruction

Authors are invited to submit original and unpublished research results/best practices that are not currently submitted for publication elsewhere. We ask for a brief abstract as well as the complete paper. Submissions must adhere to following rules:

Paper submissions may not exceed 10-15 pages as the total length of the paper. Submissions should be in MS Word as well as PDF and printable on A4 sized paper. In keeping with recent HICL conferences, refereeing is double-blind.

Papers that exceed the length requirements or are submitted late will be rejected. The official conference language for abstracts, papers and presentation is English. Please submit the abstracts and papers to:

hicl@hicl.org

Important Dates

Evaluation

The conference committee will evaluate topic contribution of each submission as well as accessibility to the HICL audience. The abstract should clearly describe the nature and relevance of the problems, the research methodology, and work-in-progress or final research results. Papers will be judged in significance, originality, relevance, novelty, correctness, and clarity.

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