ANNOUNCE Supply Chain Conference

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ANNOUNCE Supply Chain Conference

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Posted by ""Brian Dangerfield"" <B.C.Dangerfield@salford.ac.uk>

Colleagues:

Please note Conference CfP below.

Papers with an SD orientation are welcomed. If you are researching in a
relevant area you will find the dates and location fit nicely with your
plans to have a vacation in Greece following the ISDC in July 2008!

I would also welcome responses directly to me as to lines of research
which are currently topical in this application area. I have a
newly-started PhD student in SD who is keen to explore aspects of goal
setting / forecasting in manufacturing systems. We are in the throes of
defining the topic area in detail.

Regards

Brian.

Call for papers
15th International Symposium on Inventories 2008
August 22-26, 2008 - Budapest, Hungary

Special stream
DEMAND FORECASTING FOR INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

Many inventory systems cater for uncertain demand. The inventory
parameters in these systems require estimates of the demand and forecast
error distributions. The two stages of these systems, forecasting and
stock control, are often examined independently. Most studies tend to
look at demand forecasting as if this were an end in itself, or at stock
control models as if there were no preceding stages of computation.
Nevertheless, it is important to understand the interaction between
demand forecasting and inventory control, since the performance of the
inventory system is not only determined by the two components
separately.

We are organising a special stream on demand forecasting for inventory
management in the forthcoming 15th International Symposium on
Inventories, August 2008, and we would like to invite theoretical and/or
empirical contributions that consider this interface. Potential topics
include, but are not limited to:

* Accuracy and performance measures
* Bullwhip effect
* Case studies
* Demand categorisation
* Distributional assumptions
* Hierarchical forecasting
* Multi echelon systems
* Serial systems
* Service level in the supply chain
* System Dynamics in forecasting and stock control

If you wish to present a paper in this special stream, please send us an
extended abstract (400-500 words) before March 15, 2008. Decisions
regarding acceptance will be made (in consultation with the ISIR
executive committee) by April 30, 2008. Abstracts can be submitted as an
attachment via e-mail to either Aris Syntetos or John Boylan (see
details below), copying also to ISIR (info@isir.hu <mailto:info@isir.hu>
). We look forward to seeing you at the conference!

Professor John E. Boylan
(Buckinghamshire New University)
e-mail: john.boylan@bcuc.ac.uk

Dr Aris A. Syntetos
(University of Salford)
e-mail: a.syntetos@salford.ac.uk
Posted by ""Brian Dangerfield"" <B.C.Dangerfield@salford.ac.uk>
posting date Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:54:26 -0000
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