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Please see (below) the call for abstracts from the IISE Logistics and Supply Chain (LSC) Division for the 2025 IISE Annual Conference in Atlanta!</div>
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<b>Logistics & Supply Chain Division</b> of the Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE) is sponsoring the Logistics and Supply Chain (LSC) Track at the IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2025. The conference is a forum for exchanging knowledge and discoveries
in the Industrial and Systems Engineering research and practitioner communities. The IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2025 will continue to integrate research and industry applications under one conference. </span></p>
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<p style="direction: ltr; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">As Track Chairs of the
<b>Logistics and Supply Chain Track</b>, we encourage you to contribute to the Conference and Track by submitting a 250-word abstract or presentation summary. Authors will be able to claim these works as refereed extended abstracts, which will be available
on the conference website and can be cited. They will not be copyrighted or indexed in the official conference proceedings, and therefore there is no limitation on reusing this material for other purposes (e.g., toward the publication of journal papers or
subsequent conference proceedings). We highly encourage Abstracts and Presentations Summaries that demonstrate international collaboration and the application of emerging technologies and methods. </span></p>
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<p style="direction: ltr; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Authors of accepted abstracts and presentation summaries will be invited to share their work in
a conference session. Regular sessions will be 80 minutes and have up to four<b>
</b>presentations. There will also be options where authors can elect to share their content in a “Poster Session”. In addition,
<b>there are opportunities to organize and/or participate in Special Sessions (Panels, Workshops, etc.). If you are interested in a special session, please contact us directly by November 15, 2024. </b></span></p>
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<p style="direction: ltr; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">While not required, we strongly encourage all presenters to submit a paper for publication so discoveries
can be permanently documented. This year, two types of papers will be considered: Research Papers and Case Study Papers. </span></p>
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<b>Research Papers</b> (with a limit of six pages) contain methods and results that are
<i>significant</i> and have <i>archival value</i> to the industrial and systems engineering community. They will undergo a double-blind peer review process and accepted papers will be copyrighted and indexed in the Conference Proceedings via ProQuest.</li><li style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px;">
<b>Case Study Papers</b> (two to six pages) describe the application of a method or technology that addresses an
<i>important industry-motivated issue</i>. They will be reviewed to ensure that the content focuses on the value and lessons learned for the Industrial and Systems Engineering community. The case study papers should avoid significant marketing material. Accepted
manuscripts will be published with access via the IISE website.</li></ul>
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<p style="direction: ltr; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>March 23, 2025.</b> Authors/Presenters that do not register by this date will have their presentations/papers
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<p align="justify" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We look forward to seeing you in Atlanta!</span></p>
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<p style="direction: ltr; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Erin Gerber (</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><b><u><a href="mailto:e.gerber@louisville.edu" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" id="OWAe3a0da7a-2cb2-c876-09e3-0c3e446a5bc8" class="OWAAutoLink">e.gerber@louisville.edu</a></u></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">),
University of Louisville</span></p>
<p style="direction: ltr; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Junfeng Ma (</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><b><u><a href="mailto:ma@ise.msstate.edu" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" id="OWA0b46d2a4-bb35-1170-6af6-de39d8780535" class="OWAAutoLink">ma@ise.msstate.edu</a></u></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">),
Mississippi State University</span></p>
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