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The globalization of markets and the availability of information technologies have stimulated the research on distribution logistics in the last years. The classical transportation, routing and inventory problems are more and more studied from a supply chain management perspective and the on-line information made available by the new technologies is more and more used in the decision processes.
The International Workshop on Distribution Logistics (IWDL 2006) will bring together, in a nice environment and in a friendly atmosphere, researchers who study distribution logistics, with the aim to provide a high quality forum for the scientific discussion on problems, methodologies, theoretical and computational results and applications in this area.
The previous editions were held in Germany, in The Netherlands, in Switzerland, in Italy and in France.
The spirit was to create and consolidate a network of research groups in this area. This edition will be organized in the spirit of the series, encouraging at the same time the participation of new research groups, with the hope to stimulate collaborations and joint projects, in particular on the recent trends and on the methodological advances.
Papers addressing any topic within the area of distribution logistics including, but not limited to the following, are welcome:
Distribution network design and planning Supply chain optimization Inventory routing problems Routing problems Dynamic and real time problems in logistics Distribution logistics and e-business Auctions in logistics Inter-modal transportation City logistics Competitive analysis in transportation
The workshop is intended to be a forum for exchange of recent experiences and results.
The presentation of ongoing projects and recent results is encouraged. The number of presentations will be limited to allow discussion and to encourage an active participation.