CALL FOR PAPERS: Interfaces Special Issue - Operations Research in Freight Transportation and Logistics
Editor: Michael F. Gorman
Department of Management Information Systems
Operations Management and Decision Sciences
University of Dayton
Dayton, Ohio 45419-2130
michael.gorman@udayton.edu
Transportation and Logistics have a growing importance in a global economy. As parts and products travel longer distances over more modes of transport, supply chains become more fragile, complex, and costly to manage. As transportation and logistics costs rise in importance, inventory, handling, lot size, and mode choice decisions have a larger effect on corporate profitability. From public welfare perspective, secure and sustainable world freight transport system concerns must be balanced with efficient transportation and logistics networks.
Operations research can play a critical role in designing, operating, and improving freight transportation and logistics systems. Accordingly, Interfaces is planning a special issue focusing on the application of operations research techniques on freight transportation and logistics.
Papers should fall into one of the following categories:
• An application with a verification letter from the company or organization using the results
• A novel literature review of operations research related to freight transportation and logistics
• A novel tutorial emphasizing the practical implementation of transportation and logistics systems
Authors should review the Interfaces instructions on preparing a paper at http://interfaces.pubs.informs.org/guidelines.htm. Papers must be submitted online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/inte. In the Author Center of Manuscript Central, please designate the “Manuscript Type” (#1—“Type, Title, and Abstract”’) as “Special Issue” in the drop-down list; in #4—“Details and Comments,” respond “Operations Research in Freight Transportation & Logistics” to the question, “This paper is for which special issue?”
All papers will be refereed. Articles must be received no later than November 15, 2012 for full consideration.