Dear colleagues,
The deadline for submitting an abstract to the VeRoLog 2016 conference
in Nantes is extended to January 29 !
Please note that before submitting your abstract you need to create
an account on the submission system. The validation of this account
may take some time so do not hesitate to create it now if you intend
to submit.
Best regards,
The VeRoLog 2016 committee
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The fifth
meeting of the EURO Working Group on Vehicle Routing and
Logistics Optimization - VeRoLog
The fifth meeting of the EURO Working Group on Vehicle Routing and
Logistics Optimization will take place at the Mines Nantes
Graduate School of Engineering, in Nantes 6-8 June 2016.
The VeRoLog conference is an annual meeting bringing together the
large community of researchers and practitioners interested in
vehicle routing optimization and its relationship with logistics.
The conference is open to high quality methodological
contributions, relevant real-world applications, and case studies
from industry and the service sector.
Abstract submission
Submissions to VeRoLog 2016 are in the form of a
(max.) 250-words abstracts. Abstracts should be electronically
submitted via the "Submissions" link in the left menu. Accepted
abstracts with a registered presenter will be included in the book
of abstracts. At most one presentation per registered participant
will be accepted. All selected abstracts will be presented within
parallel sessions during the conference. A list of relevant topics
for the conference is given below.
Special issues
Special issues of international journals with full-paper versions of
the work presented in Nantes will be edited after the conference.
The call for papers will be launched in late June 2016.
Keynote speakers
Michael Hewitt (Loyola University Chicago)
Recent advances in service network design
Stefan Ropke (Technical University of Denmark)
10 years of Adaptive Large Neighborhood Search (ALNS)
Organizing committee
Christelle Guéret (University of Angers, LARIS)
Fabien Lehuédé (Mines Nantes, IRCCyN)
Jorge E. Mendoza (Polytech Tours, LI)
Olivier Péton (Mines Nantes, IRCCyN)
Marc Sevaux (University of South Brittany, LabSTICC)
Important dates
Jan 29, 2016: extended submission
deadline
March 01, 2016: acceptance notification
April 01, 2016: camera ready submission deadline
April 15, 2016: early bird registration closes
May 18, 2016: registration closes
Registration
Early student: 250 euros
Late Student: 350 euros
Early regular: 350 euros
Late regular: 450 euros
The fee includes lunch and coffee breaks, the social program and
conference dinner.
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Research topics include but are not limited to:
+ Decision support systems in logistics
+ State-of-the-art methods for exact solution of routing and
logistic optimization problems
+ Innovative methods for heuristic solutions of routing and
logistics optimization problems
+ Planning tools and tool-based environments for routing and
logistics
+ Design and management of logistic infrastructure and networks
+ Analysis and evaluation of environmental impact induced by
logistics (e.g., air and noise pollution)
+ Sustainable design and operation of logistic facilities
+ Integrated planning and control of logistic infrastructures
+ Analysis of logistic operations
+ Heuristic and meta-heuristic implementation in
logistic-related models
+ ERP and information systems-related applications in logistics
+ Geographic information systems related to routing and
logistics
+ On-board navigation and positioning systems
+ Dynamic routing optimization
+ Strategies and operations of logistic service providers
+ Service integration of agents or carriers within the logistics
industry
+ Consolidation and distribution for agents or shippers within
the logistics industry
+ Cooperation in intermodal supply chains
+ Fleet management