In partnership and supported by Deutsche Post World Net

Deutsche Post Chair of Optimization of Distribution Networks

6^th Workshop on Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Quantitative Approaches for Supply Chain Improvement

October 5 to 7, 2009, Claremont Resort & Spa

You are cordially invited to participate in an international workshop on Logistics and Supply Chain Management
organized by RWTH Aachen University in cooperation with the University of California, Berkeley.
The first three workshops of this series were held in Berkeley from 2003 to 2005, while the fourth workshop took place in Hamburg 2006.
The fifth workshop took place in Berkeley again, and also the sixth one will be held in the Claremont Resort & Spa, Berkeley.

Maintaining the tradition of the former workshops, one primary goal is to bring together people
who are interested in the academic/practitioner-interface of Logistics and SCM.
Therefore, most presentations will be given by industry leaders who collaborate with academic researchers
and by faculty with an active consulting practice in SCM.

Focus and Topics

This workshop focuses on quantitative approaches for supply chain improvement, and is tentatively structured around the following topic sessions:

· Quantitative approaches in the strategic, tactical and operational planning phase of successful supply chains

· Multi-criteria analysis and design of supply chain processes considering criteria such as performance (KPI's), reliability, efficiency, flexibility and costs

· Use of IT-systems, e.g. Advanced Planning Systems for the improvement of supply chains in different industries

Presentations

C. Carlsson: Logistics Optimisation with Classical Integer Programming and Tabu Search

R. Hartl: Full Truckload Delivery of Ready Mixed Concrete: Hybrid Approaches and Real World Aspects

U. Clausen: Design and Optimization of Routing Problems with Time Dependent Travel Times and Unknown Customers and the 800 CNG EcoFuel Tour

C. Böhle: Coordinating Production and Transport Planning for the Procurement in Supply Chains

Y. Ouyang: Reliable Facility Location under Probabilistic Disruptions

D. Morse: Service Supply Chain for the Service Oriented Enterprise

M. Nikravesh: Computational Science and Engineering @ CITRIS and Cal

R. Zuidwijk: Tracking Information for Sustainable Transportation Performance

J. Sauer: Simulation of Maritime Supply Chains

R. Lasch: Collaborative Production Planning in Networks Using Variable Optimization Centers

M. Bloos: Transport Collaboration Mechanisms for Automomous Carriers

A. Marschner: A Multi-Criteria Analysis of Service-Area Allocations for Parcel Sorting Centers at Deutsche Post DHL

T. Cui: Reliable Supply Network Design under the Risk of Disruptions

T. Deng: Designing a Flexible Structure in an Unbalanced Network

D. Mishra: Green: The Color of the Supply Chain – Achieving Sustainability of the Environment

P. Trotter: Economic Interpretation of Lagrange Multipliers in a Lagrangean Decomposition Approach of a Production Planning Problem

G. Pankratz: Solving a Rich Dynamic VRP for a Cooperative Logistics Network of Complementary Food Producers

T. Winkelkotte: Logistics Systems Design using a Combination of Exact and Approximative Methods

Venue and Program

The workshop will take place at the beautiful Claremont Resort & Spa,
which is a Four-Diamond property located on 22 acres
with great panoramic views of the San Francisco Bay and city skyline.

All presentations will be given on October 5 and 6.
The workshop dinner takes place on October 5.
We will conclude the meeting with a common excursion in the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area on October 7.

Abstract Submission

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit an abstract (1-2 pages).
Abstracts submitted by April 15, 2009, will receive preference in scheduling.

For further information contact Tobias Winkelkotte:

tobias@or.rwth-aachen.de

Call for Papers

Registration

Early-bird registration ends on July 15, 2009. On-site registration is possible.
Fees: Early-bird registration $ 200, regular registration $ 250.
Registration fee covers refreshments on all workshop days, two lunches and the workshop dinner.
In addition, every participant receives a complimentary copy of the workshop booklet.

Link to Registration form

Link to Tentative Workshop Program

Accommodation

A limited contingent of memorable rooms at the Claremont Resort & Spa is available at the rates of $ 220 (Classic) and $ 240 (Distinctive).

Reservations: Call +1 (800) 551-7266, conference code “UCB-RWTH Workshop on Logistics”

Workshop Co-Chairs

Carlos Daganzo, Robert Horonjeff Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California Berkeley

Dieter Pütz, Senior Vice President IT Operations & International Mail, Deutsche Post World Net

Hans-Jürgen Sebastian, Deutsche Post Chair of Optimization of Distribution Networks, RWTH Aachen University

Workshop Organizer

Tobias Winkelkotte, Deutsche Post Chair of Optimization of Distribution Networks, RWTH Aachen University

International Workshop Committee

N. Bäns, Airbus, Germany

C. Carlsson, Abo Akademi, Turku

U. Clausen, Fraunhofer-Institute, Dortmund, Germany

C. Dannegger, Whitestein Technologies AG

H. Fromm, IBM, Germany

A. Geoffrion, UC Los Angeles

P. Kaminsky, UC Berkeley

A. Kimms, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

H. Kopfer, Bremen University

R. Lasch, TU Dresden

A. Marschner, Deutsche Post World Net

S. van den Berg, DHL Exel Supply Chain, Germany

S. Voß, Hamburg University

J. Wollenweber, Fraunhofer-Institute Nuremberg, Germany

C. Yano, UC Berkeley