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                          CALL FOR PAPERS

     Hamburg International Conference of Logistics 2006 (HICL2006):
             Complexity and Risk Management in Supply Chains

                15 - 16 September 2006, HAMBURG, Germany



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Website: http://www.hicl.org

Important dates
15 December 2005                Abstract due (500 words)
10 January 2006                 Notification of authors
30 April 2006                   Final paper submission

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We are pleased to announce and invite you to participate in the
HICL2006
Hamburg International Conference of Logistics, which will be held at
Hamburg
University of Technology (TUHH), Germany from 15 - 16 September 2006.
This
international conference is co-organized by the Hamburg University of
Technology (TUHH) and the Hamburg School of Logistics (HSL).


- Theme and Objectives -

In today's business environment, it is widely accepted that competition
no
longer takes place between individual companies but between entire
supply
chains. On the other hand, the focus on core competencies and reduction
of
the level of vertical integration have led companies to intensify their
outsourcing activities. Because of this, the coordination requirements
within supply chains are especially high and the complexity of
information
and physical flows has become a challenging issue. In addition, due to
the
volatility of customer requirements and rapid technological
development,
supply chains have to react effectively through adaptability and quick
reconfiguration. Therefore, supply chains should not be static but
dynamic
structures, which have the capability of accommodating the changes
occurring
in their environment. The result of all these factors is a drastic
increase
of complexity and risks in supply chains. Complexity has negative
impacts on
efficiency and considerably decreases responsiveness by slowing down
the
entire supply chain. Risks are mainly related to the uncertainty in the
business environment and can disturb the development path of the supply
chain in the future. Thus, the main challenge concerns how to keep
structures at a low level of complexity, while decreasing sensitivity
to
risks and ensuring a high level of adaptability. Complexity and risk
management both represent actual research topics that should be paid
more
attention by the supply chain researchers and practitioners.
Complexity and Risk Management in Supply Chains - The HICL will provide
a
multidisciplinary network and forum for scientists and practitioners
involved in complexity and supply chain risk management to interact
with
each other and exchange ideas and information on the latest
advancements/issues in this field.

We welcome scientific and practical contributions from different
disciplines
such as Business Administration & Economics, Engineering, Computer
Science,
Science & Mathematics and law.


- Topics -

Papers addressing any topic within the broad area of Complexity and
Risk
Management in Supply Chains including, but not limited to the following
are
welcome:
- Managing Complexity of Logistic Services
- Complexity Management in To-Order Supply Chains
- Supplier and Service Providers' Role in Reducing the Supply Chain
  Complexity
- Complexity Measurement & Controlling
- Complexity Management Strategy & Complexity Theory
- Complexity Management through Supply Chain Design
- Impacts of Product Architectures on Supply Chain Configuration and
  Complexity
- Variety Management in Supply Chains
- Interrelationships between the Complexity of Internal Operations and
  Supply Chain Complexity
- Complexity-Induced Supply Chain Risks
- Modeling, Simulation and Optimization of complex Supply Chains and
  Transportation Networks
- Management Accounting & Risk Evaluation in Supply Chains
- Supply Chain Risk Management Strategies
- Supply Chain Implications of Basel II and Sarbanes Oxley
- Information Systems for effective Supply Chain Risk Monitoring
- Managing Technological Risks in Supply Chains
- Interdependencies between Supply Chain Risk and Complexity Management
- Enabling Complexity and Supply Chain Risk Management through
Information
  Technologies
- Implementation Strategies for Complexity and Risk Management



- Submission of Abstracts -

Authors are invited to submit original and unpublished research
results/best
practices for consideration in HICL2006. All papers will be
double-blind
refereed.

Abstracts for papers should describe the nature and relevance of the
problems, the research methodology, and work-in-progress or final
research
results. Abstracts must not exceed 500 words and should be in MS.Word
and
PDF format. The font type for body text should be 'Arial' size 11 while
the
title size 12 with 'BOLD UPPER CASE'.  Abstracts for Papers should
include
three to four keywords and all authors' contact information. The
official
conference language, in which the abstracts and papers should be
submitted,
is English. Please submit the abstracts to the following Email address:
hicl@hicl.org



- Conference Chairs -

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kersten
Hamburg School of Logistics (HSL) at Hamburg University of Technology
(TUHH)
Department of Business Logistics and General Management, Germany
Phone: ++49-(0)40/42878-3525
Fax: ++49-(0)40/42878-2200

Prof. Dr. Thorsten Blecker
Hamburg School of Logistics (HSL) at Hamburg University of Technology
(TUHH)
Department of Business Logistics and General Management, Germany
Phone: ++49-(0)40/42878-3525
Fax: ++49-(0)40/42878-2200