The Association of European Operational Research Societies within IFORS

Announcement

EURO Summer Institute (ESI) XX

Grainau, Germany
August 23 - September 1, 2002

Theme

Supply Chain Management and Advanced Planning

Scope

Nowadays competition not only between individual companies but between entire supply chains is getting into the focus of business leaders. Supply Chain Management which deals with the integration of organizational units and coordination of flows along a supply chain offers potentials for lead time reductions, customer service enhancements, and improved cost effectiveness and hence is seen as a major source of competitive advantage. How can OR contribute?

One way is to further develop Advanced Planning Systems and concepts such as e-procurement. But there are many more facets and issues in Supply Chain Management - and we are very interested in your contribution, regardless whether it is more conceptual, model based or algorithmic.

EURO Summer and Winter Institutes (ESWI) are organized to encourage good social and working relationships among promising young OR scientists in Europe. One important purpose of a EURO Institute is to establish a network of promising young researchers (normally aged 25-35) who will continue to work together in future, e.g. as a working group. The participation is limited to a group of about 25. Participation is an honour and a person can be a participant in an ESWI only once in her/his career.

Applicants should submit an unpublished paper within the theme of the Institute together with their curriculum vitae to their National OR Society. Each National Society of EURO will then select one (eventually two) candidate(s) and submit the information to the chairperson of ESI XX. The scientific committee will make the final choice of the participants.

Activities

At the Institute there will be lectures given by invited speakers, but the main emphasis will be on the participants' presentations and on the discussion about the papers. A special issue of EJOR (European Journal of Operational Research) will be prepared based on papers presented at the Institute. EURO considers the social activities to be most important for the success of the ESI, since it is through these activities that friendships can develop and a scientific network can be established for cooperation in the future. For this purpose, the organisers of this German ESI will prepare a varied social program including tours and visits (like Zugspitze or Schloss Neu Schwanstein).

Location and expenses

ESI XX will take place in Grainau, a lovely village with a magnificent view of the German Alps. The cost of stay at the ESI (scientific programme, accommodation, meals, and social activities) is covered by EURO, the German OR Society, and other sponsors. The participants will have to cover the costs of travel to Grainau. However, EURO encourages the National OR Societies to give support to their participants to cover these costs.

Schedule

Deadline for submission of papers to SVOR/ASRO : February 15, 2002.

Please send your documents to : SVOR / ASRO Office, c/o Marino Widmer, Uni de Fribourg-DIUF, Faucigny 2, 1700 Fribourg

Deadline for submission of information about candidates by the National OR Societies to ESI XX: April 1st, 2002.

Announcement of selected participants by the Scientific Committee of the ESI XX: May 2nd, 2002.

ESI XX (Supply Chain Management and Advanced Planning): August 23rd - September 1st, 2002.

Information

Information is available from the organizing committee and the chairperson:

Prof. Dr. Hartmut Stadtler
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Fachbereich 1, FG 1 Hochschulstr. 1
D-64289 Darmstadt GERMANY
phone : ++ 49 6151 16 2163
fax : ++ 49 6151 16 5162
e-mail : esixx@bwl.tu-darmstadt.de