ICLS 2009 Seoul, Korea The 5th International Congress on Logistics and SCM Systems June 3-5, 2009, COEX, Seoul, Korea The Korean Society of Supply Chain Management Call For Papers (version, Dec. 13, 2008) About ICLS The International Congress on Logistics and SCM Systems is organized by The International Federation of Logistics & SCM Systems(IFLS) and The Asian Pacific Federation of Logistics & SCM Systems(APFLS). The 1 st Congress was hosted by Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan, November 22-24, 2004, followed by the 2nd Congress hosted by The National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, May 1-4 2006. The 3rd Congress was hosted by Kanagawa University in Yokohama, Japan, August 29-31, 2007 and the 4th Congress was hosted by Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok, Thailand, November 26-28, 2008. The 5th International Congress on Logistics and SCM Systems, ICLS2009 will be hosted by The Korean Society of Supply Chain Management(KSCM) in COEX(Convention & Exhibition Center), Seoul, Korea, June 3-5, 2009. The Congress aims to provide an international forum for leading academics, researchers and practitioners to discuss and exchange ideas on the latest development and to seek opportunities for collaboration among the participants as well as to promote excellence in the field. The latest papers in academic thinking and successful case examples will be presented. The Congress cordially invites papers from researchers, educators, modelers, software developers, users and practitioners in universities, industries and research institutes. Submission: Submissions should be made electronically through e-mail icls2009@kscm.org. A submission should include abstract or full paper with the key words, and a cover page including title, topic areas, name(s) of author(s), affiliation(s), and e-mail address, and the contact information of the corresponding author, including mailing address, telephone and fax numbers,. A submission of abstract or paper should be in file format of MS Word or PDF. Please do not submit hard copy for review. Publication and Awards: All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. In addition, the refereed selected papers will be invited for publication in the International Journal of Logistics and SCM Systems(The official journal of IFLS) and the other special issue of SCI class journal after the conference. The best paper award will be presented during the conference. Topics include, but not limited to: International Supply Chain Networks Procurement and Delivery Strategies Strategies for Logistics & SCM Distribution and Third Party Logistics Logistics Planning and Control Supply Chain Performance Assessment Plant and Warehouse Management Vehicle Routing & Transportation Optimization of Logistics & SCM Systems Lean Logistics Decision Support Systems for Logistics & SCM Communication Technologies for Logistics e-Logistics, c-Logistics, u-Logistics Supplier Relationship Management Product Development for Logistics & SCM Sustainable Logistics & SCM Systems Modeling & Simulation of Logistics & SCM Systems Material Handling System Green Logistics Reliability & Maintainability Inventory Management Harbor and Port Management Logistics Outsourcing SCM in Healthcare industry Logistics Engineering Global Logistics & SCM Customer-Supplier Relationship Service SCM RFID for Logistics & SCM IT & Solutions for Logistics & SCM Case Studies for Logistics & SCM Collaboration in SCM Integration of Production and Logistics Advanced Planning and Scheduling Reverse Manufacturing and Logistics Service Supply Chain Management Important due dates: Abstract or full paper submission Notification of acceptance Submission of final manuscript Early registration Conference dates February 28, 2009 March 31, 2009 April 30, 2009 April 30, 2009 June 3-5, 2009 Conference Chair: Lee, Young Hae, Hanyang University, Korea (yhlee@hanyang.ac.kr) Co-Chair: Gen, Mitsuo, Waseda University, Japan (gen@waseda.jp) Co-Chair: Min, Hokey, Bowling Green State University, USA (hmin@bgsu.edu) Program Committee: Chair: Kim, Seung Chul, Hanyang University, Korea (sckim888@hanyang.ac.kr) International Advisory Committee: Azadivar, Farhad, University of Massachusetts, USA Beaumont, Nicholas, Monash University, Australia Chen, Jian, Tsinghua University, China Cheng, T.C. Edwin, Hong Kong Polytech University, Hong Kong Chin, Hyung-In, University of Incheon, Korea Chou,Yon-Chun, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Disney, Stephen, Cardiff University, UK Fujimoto, Takahiro, University of Tokyo, Japan Gunther, Hans-Otto, Technical University of Berlin, Germany Hiraki, Shusaku, Hiroshima Shudo University, Japan Ho, Bruce Chien-Ta, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan Hochbaum, Dorit S., University of California, Berkeley, USA Hong, Paul, University of Toledo, USA Hwang, Hark, KAIST, Korea Hwang, Heung-Suk, Tongmyong University, Korea Jain, Pramod K., Indian Institute of Technology, India Kachitvichyanukul, Voratas, AIT, Thailand Karasawa, Yutaka, Kanagawa University, Japan Katayama, Hiroshi, Waseda University, Japan Kim, Kap-Hwan, Pusan National University, Korea Kim, Tae-Hyun, Yonsei University, Korea Kitaoka, Masatoshi, Kanagawa University, Japan Koh, Siau Ching Lenny, University of Sheffield, UK Kreowski, Hans-Jörg, University of Bremen, Germany *ICLS2009 office: Conference secretary, Ms. Shin (icls2009@kscm.org or kscm@kscm.org) Tel.+82-31-438-5269, 400-4506, fax.+82-31-406-1089 http://ICLS2009.hanyang.ac.kr The Korean Society of Supply Chain Management (KSCM, http://www.kscm.org) Kwon, Ik-Whan G., Saint Louis University, USA Lai, K. K., City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Lin, Lie-chien, Kaohsiung First Univ of Science and Tech, Taiwan Liu, Baoding, Tsinghua University, China Lukka, Anita, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland Mak, K.L., University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Matsumaru, Masanobu, Tokai University, Japan Mentzer, John T. , University of Tennessee, USA Muffatto, Moreno, University of Padua, Italy Nagel, Pieter J A, Victoria University, Australia Park, Yang-Byung, Kyunghee University, Korea Pawar, Kulwant S., University of Nottingham, UK Piplani, Rajesh, Nanyang Tech. University, Singapore Pujawan, N., Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Tech, Indonesia Ratliff, Don, GIT, USA So, Rick, UC Irvine, USA Sohal, Amrik, Monash University, Australia Tabucanon, Mario T., AIT, Thailand Tanchoco, Joe M.A., Purdue University, USA Teo, Chung Piaw, National University of Singapore, Singapore Tian, Peng, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China Wakabayashi, keizo, Nihon University, Japan Wang, Fan, Sun Yat-sen University, China Whiteing, Tony, University of Leeds, UK