[DMANET] JAOR Special Issue on Optimization Methods in Logistics

JOURNAL OF APPLIED OPERATIONAL RESEARCH

Special Issue on Optimization Methods in Logistics

Guest Editor:
Prof. Roberto Montemanni
Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IDSIA)
University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland
(SUPSI)
roberto@idsia.ch

The use of operational research techniques has a long
tradition in logistics. The purpose of this special issue
is to present the most recent developments of applied
operations research methods for solving current problems
in logistics. The special issue welcomes contributions on
several areas of optimization in logistics such as exact
or approximation solution methods 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


Submission Deadline: 15-Sep-2013


Paper Submission

Authors should submit their manuscripts in MS Word via
email to jaor@tadbir.ca. Each submission will be assigned
an identification code. Please quote this in all
correspondence. By submitting a manuscript you certify
that the contribution is original work and has not been
published or under consideration for publishing elsewhere
and that no part of the material breaches any right of
others. All articles will be peer reviewed by at least two
anonymous referees. Authors are advised to ensure that
they have conformed to JAOR's script requirements detailed
at http://www.tadbir.ca/jaor/authors.htm.
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