Guidelines for submission of Work-in-Progress (WIP) extended abstracts: 1. Fill out the mandatory WIP template on the following page (NOTE! abstract text may not exceed 1,000 words) 2. Submit online from webpage http://atlanticmice.event123.no/HogskoleniMolde/NOFOMA2015/workin progress.cfm?pAction=login (as a pdf-file) Tracks: 1. Supply chain management and global logistics 2. Transport and distribution 3. Transportation and spatial structure 4. Risk Management 5. Trade facilitation, safety and security in transport & logistics 6. Maritime transport & logistics 7. Intermodal transport and hinterland logistics 8. Big Data and the supply chain 9. Logistics modelling and simulation 10. Intelligent Transport Systems and ICT 11. Operations management and manufacturing logistics 12. Value chain organization and design 13. Purchasing, supplier and sourcing management 14. Servitization of the supply chain 15. Innovative supply chain business models 16. Urban logistics 17. Food and retail supply chain management 18. Logistics and supply chain services 19. Supply chain sustainability 20. Humanitarian logistics 21. Reverse logistics 22. Methodologies in logistics & SCM research 23. HRM Issues in Logistics & SCM TITLE OF ABSTRACT, line 1 SUB-TITLE OF ABSTRACT, line 2 if needed Author 1* Author 2** Author 3*** *) Organization, Department, Postal code, City, Country E-mail: x@x.x, Tel: +Country code and number **) Organization, Department, Postal code, City, Country E-mail: x@x.x, Tel: +Country code and number ***) Organization, Department, Postal code, City, Country E-mail: x@x.x, Tel: +Country code and number Purpose of this paper What are the reason(s) for writing the paper or the aims of the research? Design/methodology/approach How are the objectives achieved? Include the main method(s) used for the research. What is the approach to the topic and what is the theoretical or subject scope of the paper? Findings What was found in the course of the work? This will refer to analysis, discussion, or results. Research limitations/implications (if applicable) If research is reported on in the paper this section must be completed and should include suggestions for future research and any identified limitations in the research process. Practical implications (if applicable) What outcomes and implications for practice, applications and consequences are identified? Not all papers will have practical implications but most will. What changes to practice should be made as a result of this research/paper? Originality/value What is new in the paper? State the value of the paper and to whom. Keywords: Keyword 1, Keyword 2, ……… 5 keywords as a minimum.