The eleventh Hamburg International Conference of Logistics (HICL), hosted by the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) invites you to participate on the 12 & 13 October 2017 and for an additional Ph.D. seminar on the 11 October 2017.
Recent advances in artificial intelligence and automation, as well as ever-increasing capacities of smart devices, have created a whole new business ecosystem. Additionally, customers are demanding more innovative, more diverse and greener products. This creates numerous challenges for all actors in the supply chain; yet, they also present a chance to create solutions and practices that improve performance and productivity. HICL 2017 focuses on research concepts and ideas that enable these tools and ideas to be used in logistics and SCM. For this year’s theme: Logistics and Supply Chain Management meet Digitalization
Empirical, theoretical, methodological and practical contributions addressing topics related to one of the following tracks:
- Innovation and Technology Management
- Risk and Security Management
- Sustainability and City Logistics
- Maritime and Port Logistics
- Advanced Manufacturing and Industry 4.0
Conference Chairs
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Wolfgang Kersten (Institute of Business Logistics and General Management, TUHH)
- Prof. Dr. Thorsten Blecker (Institute of Business Logistics and General Management, TUHH)
- Prof. Dr. Christian M. Ringle (Institute for Human Resource Management and Organizations, TUHH)
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Carlos Jahn (Institute of Maritime Logistics, TUHH)
- Prof. Dr. Kai Hoberg (Supply Chain and Operations Strategy, Kühne Logistics University)
Important Dates
26 May 2017: Abstract Submission closes
03 July 2017: Paper Submission closes