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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">You have kindly distributed the “Call for Papers” below in your network earlier this year. Since we are approaching the submission period of the papers, we appreciate if you could share it with your network again
too.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Soroosh Sam Saghiri<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">PhD MA MSc BSc FCILT
</span></i><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">S</span></i><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">FHEA<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Dear Colleague,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Professor Michael Bourlakis, Professor Richard Wilding, Mike Bernon and myself are pleased to be able to secure
a special edition of <i>International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management (IJPDLM)
</i>on <b><u>Omni-Channels</u></b>, submission deadline: <b><u>30<sup>th</sup> September 2016</u></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">This special issue intends to address the growing opportunities for the research on omni-channel supply chains
and to provide managers with the latest, up-to-date studies in this field.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Full details of this special issue can be found in the call for papers, attached, and also in the IJPDLM webpage
at <a href="http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/call_for_papers.htm?id=6507">
<span style="color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/call_for_papers.htm?id=6507</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Please consider sharing this Call for Papers in your community, and submitting an article to this special
edition. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Soroosh Sam Saghiri<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">PhD MA MSc BSc FCILT SFHEA<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Course Director</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">:
Executive MSc Logistics & Supply Chain Management | <b>Cohort Leader</b></span><b><span style="font-size:5.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">: International Executive Doctorate (DBA)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Senior Research Fellow</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">:
Centre for Strategic Procurement & Supply Management and Cranfield Supply Chain Research Centre
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="font-size:2.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">School of Management | Cranfield
University, Cranfield, MK43 0AL, UK, </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><img border="0" width="20" height="20" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D161BF.42688950" alt="Linkedin-app-150x150[1]"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;background:#F6F6F6;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">linkedin.com/in/sorooshs,
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">E:
</span><span style="color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="mailto:s.saghiri@cranfield.ac.uk"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">s.saghiri@cranfield.ac.uk</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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