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                     Call for Papers 

       
      Hamburg International Conference of Logistics 2007 
                         (HICL2007)


      "Complexity and Risk Management in Supply Chains"


                  06 - 07 September 2007


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Conference Website  http://www.hicl.org/

Submission of Abstract  	:  	15 March 2007
Notification of Acceptance 	: 	09 April 2007
Full paper submission 		: 	30 May 2007
Conference 				: 	6 to 7 September 2007
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We are pleased to announce and invite you to participate in the HICL 2007
Hamburg International Conference of Logistics, which will be held at Hamburg
University of Technology (TUHH), Germany from 6 - 7 September 2007. This
international conference is co-organized by the Hamburg University of
Technology (TUHH) and the Hamburg School of Logistics (HSL).



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. Unfortunately, innovations are still mostly seen in
the context of industrial production. This approach, however, does not match
the current reality of modern economies. In Germany, for example, services
accounted for over 70% of gross value and provided nearly 75% of employment
in 2006. Thus, the impact of services on the economy is so high that their
systematic development should be taken at least as seriously as that of
products. As modern competition does not take place between individual
companies but between entire supply chains, the emerging challenges have to
be faced at the supply chain level. Where the goal used to be having an
innovative company, there is now a need to construct innovative supply
chains. Creating and managing innovations in supply chains will become one
of the main differentiating aspects in a world of global competition.

Logistics is a key enabler of supply chain collaboration. Innovations in
this field allow supply chains to increase their efficiency significantly
and help to create further innovations in different areas. In this context,
an important task is to find structures and approaches which enable all
types of innovations in logistics and supply chains for a better fulfillment
of customer needs. Another challenge is to handle the growing organizational
complexity and the associated supply chain risks.

Some of the key questions are: How can innovations systematically come up in
this environment? How can innovations be stimulated - not only technological
innovations but process innovations as well? How to apply innovative
technologies? Can innovations in logistics services be "engineered" in a
structured procedure? Is it possible to apply methods of innovation
management on innovations in logistics and supply chain management? How to
implement technology driven logistical processes? What are impacts of
innovations on logistics and supply chain management - benefits and risks?
How should benefits of supply chain innovations be shared between supply
chain partners?

Innovations in Logistics and Supply Chain Management - 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.




Topics

Papers addressing any topic within the broad area of Complexity and Risk
Management in Supply Chains including, but not limited to the following are
welcome:

    * Creating Innovations for Logistics Services
    * Innovation Management in Supply Chains
    * The Role of Suppliers and Service Providers in Supply Chain Innovation
    * Innovation Measurement & Controlling
    * Innovative Supply Chain Design
    * Interrelationships between the Innovation of Internal Operations in
Supply Chains
    * Innovation induced Complexity and Risks in Logistics and Supply Chains
    * Ramp up Management in Logistics and Supply Chains
    * Profit and Risk sharing of Supply Chain Innovations
    * Collaborative Development of Innovations in Supply Chains
    * Innovation Management in Supply Chains
    * Innovative Concepts for Modeling, Simulation and Optimization of
Supply Chains and Transportation Networks
    * Innovative Concepts for Management Accounting & Risk Evaluation in
Supply Chains
    * Innovative IT Systems in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (RFID,
SOA etc.)
    * Innovations in Transport Systems (Air, Rail, Road, Sea)
    * Technology driven innovations in Supply Chains
    * Organizational Innovations in Supply Chains
    * Distributed Product Development in Supply Chains
    * Managing Technological Risks in Supply Chains
    * Interdependencies between Innovation Management and Supply Chain
Performance
    * Enabling Innovations in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
    * Implementation Strategies for Innovation Management in Logistics and
Supply Chains




Submission of Abstracts

Authors are invited to submit original and unpublished research results/best
practices for consideration in HICL 2007. All papers will be double-blind
refereed. Abstracts for papers should describe the nature and relevance of
the problems, the research methodology, and work-in-progress or final
research results. Abstracts must not exceed 500 words and should be in MS
Word and PDF format. The font type for body text should be 'Arial' size 11
while the title size 12 with 'BOLD UPPER CASE'. Abstracts for Papers should
include three to four keywords and all authors' contact information. The
official conference language for abstracts, papers and presentation is
English. Please submit the abstracts to:   [log in to unmask]



Chairs

 
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kersten
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) /
Hamburg School of Logistics (HSL)
Institute of Business Logistics and General Management (M-12)
Schwarzenbergstr. 95
21073 Hamburg, Germany
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Prof. Dr. Thorsten Blecker
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) /
Hamburg School of Logistics (HSL)
Institute of Business Logistics and General Management (M-12)
Schwarzenbergstr. 95
21073 Hamburg, Germany
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Prof. Dr. Cornelius Herstatt  
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) /
Hamburg School of Logistics
Department of Technology and Innovation Management
Schwarzenbergstr. 95
21073 Hamburg, Germany
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