IIM Ahmedabad Transportation Science and Logistics Society Workshop

July 23, 2021, 8:32 p.m., Posted by: Nandita Singh

Overview: 

• The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad is organizing its 9th INFORMS Transportation Science and Logistics Society Workshop by Virtual mode.
• The 9th INFORMS Transportation Science and Logistics Society Workshop will be held virtually at IIM Ahmedabad.
• The theme of the workshop this year is "E-Commerce in an Emerging World".

 

 

Date of Workshop:

• December 13-15, 2021.

 

Topics:

Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:

• Last-mile Logistics
• Sharing Economy in Last-mile Delivery
• Design of Omnichannel Distribution Models
• Urban Distribution Systems
• Logistics 4.0 (IoTs, autonomous vehicles, drones)
• Dynamic Delivery Pricing, Dynamic Delivery Systems, and Crowdshipping
• Efficient and scalable Sortation and Package Handling
• Integration of Public and Freight Transportation
• Manpower Planning and Productivity
• Transportation Scheduling
• Network Topology and Hub Location Planning
• Real-time Planning and Orchestration of Shipments

 

 

Who can Participate:

• The faculty members of AICTE approved Institutions, Universities, Research Scholars;
• Participants from Government, Industry (Bureaucrats/ Technicians/Industry experts, etc.)
• Staff from the host institution.

 

 

Registration Cost:

a) There is no fee for abstract submission. b) For attending the workshop, please find below the details. SL. Participants Registration & Payment (In INR) 1 PhD student ₹ 1,180 (approx. 16 $) 2 All others ₹ 2,950 (approx. 40 $)

 

 

Submission:

• The selection of papers for presentation will be based on detailed abstracts of about 1000 words. Abstracts must include a clear indication of the purpose of research, methodology, major results, implications, and key references.

• Abstracts will be blind reviewed and only those abstracts approved by the reviewers will be selected. Acceptance of the abstract implies that at least one of the authors will attend the conference and present the paper.

 

 

Important Dates:

• Extended Abstract Submission Deadline: August 15, 2021
• Notification of Acceptance: September 30, 2021
• Registration Deadline: October 31, 2021
• Presentation & Video Submission Deadline: November 15, 2021