LOGISTICS RESEARCH NETWORK (LRN) CONFERENCE
5th to 7th September 2012
www.lrn2012.org.uk
“Go for Gold - Winning the Supply Chain Triathlon: Creating Social,
Economic and Environmental Value”
CALL FOR PAPERS
The 17th Annual Conference of the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport U.K.
“Logistics Research Network” will take place from the 5th to 7th September 2012 at
Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University U.K.
The Conference accepts papers from a broad base of research and practice in relation
to the operation of Logistics and Supply Chains in all sectors. Papers can be of a
strategic focus, or covering aspects of marketing, logistics and information technology,
economics, management and organisational behaviour relevant to logistics and supply
chain management. (A list of potential themes is provided at the end of this document)
Papers are invited on both completed work and ongoing projects in any aspect of
Logistics and Supply Chain Management with an emphasis on creating social,
economic and/or environmental value. Papers can be focused on theoretical analyses,
and/or presenting results from practitioner case studies. “Insights from Industry”
provided by leading practitioners are also particularly welcome.
Authors wishing to prepare a paper for the conference are now invited to submit a 400
- 500 word abstract for consideration by the organising committee.
Abstracts should be structured to include the following:
TITLE OF PAPER
Author 1, Author 2
Affiliation, email address
Abstract
Purpose: Text
Research approach: Text
Findings and Originality: Text
Research Impact: Text
Practical Impact: Text
Keywords: word1, word2, word3
Abstracts should be sent to Dianne Roden lrn2012papers@cranfield.ac.uk, to be
received by 12:00 on Friday 16th March 2012.
All authors will be informed by Friday 27th April 2012 whether their paper has been
accepted. We would advise accepted authors to book and pay for their conference
place as soon as possible after this date to avoid disappointment.
Final papers need to be received by Friday 8th June 2012.
Further details about the conference can be found at www.lrn2012.org.uk
We look forward to welcoming you all to the conference in September 2012, the time
of the London 2012 Olympics.
Professor Richard Wilding
Cranfield School of Management, U.K.
lrn2012@cranfield.ac.uk
The following is a suggested list of suitable topics:
Benchmarking
Biodiversity in the supply chain
Collaborative Planning & Forecasting
Customer-Driven Supply Chains
Customer Relationship Management
Demand Management
Emergency Supply Chains
Enterprise Systems
Event Logistics
Food Supply Chains
Global Supply-Chain Networks
Green Logistics
Humanitarian Aid Logistics
Information Technology / E-Supply
Knowledge Management
Lean & Agile Supply Chains
Logistics Education & Training
Modelling & Simulation
Managing
the
marketing/Supply
Chain interface.
Multimodal Transport Chains
Performance Measurement
Port Management
Purchasing & Supplier Development
Raw materials supply chains
Reverse Logistics
RFID
Supply Chain Risk
Supply Chain Structures
Supplier Relationship Management
Supply Network Design
Sustainability
TV and Film Logistics
Transport Operations
Transportation Planning
Volatile and Fragile Supply Chains
Warehousing & WMS