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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><pre><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>New DSI Track: “Decision Models in Logistics”<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Track Chair: Hakan Yildiz, Michigan State University [yildiz at broad.msu.edu]<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Decision Models in Logistics track is focused on research that tackles logistics problems using quantitative models to help managers make better decisions. Key areas of interest within this track include the use of simulation, statistical models, data mining, and optimization to understand, analyze, predict and solve challenging problems in transportation, inventory management, warehousing, packaging, and network design.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please see <a href="http://dsi-annualmeeting.org/submission/submission-instructions">http://dsi-annualmeeting.org/submission/submission-instructions</a> for instructions for submission.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Full papers, abstracts and research panel proposals are welcome!<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Important Dates:<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>05/08/2015 Full Paper Submissions Deadline <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>05/15/2015 Abstract Submissions Deadline<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>05/15/2015 Panel Proposals Deadline<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hakan Yildiz<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:TR'>-----------------------------------------------------------<br>Assistant Professor<br>Department of Supply Chain Management<br>The Eli Broad College of Business<br>Michigan State University<br>North Business College Complex<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:TR'>632 Bogue St. N341<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:TR'>East Lansing, MI 48824<br>Phone: 517-432-6439 Fax:517-432-1112<br>-----------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:TR'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>