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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">*** Please find attached the Call for Papers for ERS 2017 in Barcelona (Spain) ***<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Dear colleagues, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">The European Research Seminar on Logistics and SCM (ERS 2017) will be held in Barcelona (Spain) on May, 18<sup>th</sup> and 19<sup>th</sup> 2017. This conference is open to scholars around the world and is organized
by CSCMP, IE Business School, and Zaragoza Logistics Center in cooperation with the Journal of Business Logistics (JBL).
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">ERS is an interactive conference, which centers on intensive discussion on new developments and top quality research among all participants. The purpose of ERS is to expose and discuss contemporary issues in logistics
and supply chain management. ERS is a platform for intensive interaction both formally in the sessions and informally outside of them. Submissions are due soon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Full papers: submit an abstract by February 10<sup>th</sup> and submit the full paper by February 27<sup>th</sup>.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Conference/working papers : submit the working paper by February 27<sup>th</sup> .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Discussion topic: submit your proposal by February 27<sup>th</sup>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">We are looking forward to an exciting conference and meeting many of you in Barcelona!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Conference Co-Chairs: Members of the scientific committee:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Britta Gammelgaard – CBS Angel Diaz – IE Business School<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Carl Marcus Wallenburg – WHU Dominique Estampe – Kedge Business School<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="SV">Danuta Kisperska-Moróñ – Katowice´<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-US">Sander de Leeuw – VU Amsterdam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> Fredrik Nilsson – Lund University
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> María Jesús Saenz – Zaragoza Logistics Center, Spain
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:141.6pt;text-indent:35.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">Alexander Trautrims – University of Nottingham
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US">Webpage of ERS 2017:
<span style="color:blue"><a href="http://www.ers2017.ie.edu">http://www.ers2017.ie.edu</a>
</span><span style="color:black">and </span><span style="color:blue"><a href="http://www.zlc.edu.es/ers2017">http://www.zlc.edu.es/ers2017</a> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE">Professor Dr. Carl Marcus Wallenburg</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE">The Kühne-Foundation Chair of Logistics and Services Management</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE">Director, Kühne Institute for Logistics Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE">European Editor,
<i>Journal of Business Logistics</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE">WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE">Campus Düsseldorf, Erkrather Straße 224a, 40233 Düsseldorf, Germany</span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE">Tel.: +49 211 44709-411; Fax: +49 211 44709-419</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE"><a href="mailto:wallenburg@whu.edu"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:blue">wallenburg@whu.edu</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE">;
<a href="http://www.whu.edu/lsm" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">www.whu.edu/lsm</span></a> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000;mso-fareast-language:DE">Executive Training:</span></u></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000;mso-fareast-language:DE">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE">Supply Chain Leadership Programm von WHU und KLU</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE">;
2.+3. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE">Februar 2017 in Düsseldorf;
</span><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue;mso-fareast-language:DE"><a href="klu.whu.edu/scl"><span style="color:blue">klu.whu.edu/scl</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE">Research Conference:</span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE">European Research Seminar on Logistics and SCM</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE">;
May 18-19, 2017 in Barcelona; <b><a href="http://www.whu.edu/ers"><span style="color:blue">www.whu.edu/ers</span></a></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002F8E;mso-fareast-language:DE">WHU Logistik-Panel:
</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002F8E"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE">Kennzahlen, Benchmarks und Trends für Transport- und Logistikunternehmen unter
</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE"><a href="http://www.logistik-panel.de/"><span lang="DE" style="color:blue">www.logistik-panel.de</span></a></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE">Die Stiftung WHU ist Träger der WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management</span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE">WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management is the Business School of the WHU Foundation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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