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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">*** Please find attached the Call for Papers for ERS 2018 in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) ***<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Conference dates: May 17+18, 2018 ǀ submission date: February 26, 2018<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 2018) will be held in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) on May, 17<sup>th</sup> and 18<sup>th</sup> 2018. This conference is open to scholars around the world and is
organized by CSCMP, VU Amsterdam, and Erasmus University in cooperation with the Journal of Business Logistics (JBL) and the International Journal of Logistics Management (IJLM).
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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 in February.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Full papers: submit a short abstract by February 8<sup>th</sup> and submit the full paper by February 26<sup>th</sup>.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Conference/working papers : submit the working paper by February 26<sup>th</sup> .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Discussion topic: submit your proposal by February 26<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">Carl Marcus Wallenburg – WHU Angel Diaz – IE Business School<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">Andreas Wieland – CBS Dominique Estampe – Kedge Business School<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> Britta Gammelgaard – CBS <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:141.6pt;text-indent:35.4pt"><span lang="SV">Danuta Kisperska-Moróń – Katowice´<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="SV"> Sander de Leeuw – VU Amsterdam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> Rene de Koster – Erasmus University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:141.6pt;text-indent:35.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">Fredrik Nilsson – Lund University
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US"> Alexander Trautrims – University of Nottingham
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Webpage of ERS 2018: </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.ers2018.net">www.ers2018.net</a>
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<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">WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="http://www.whu.edu/lsm" target="_blank">www.whu.edu/lsm</a> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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May 17+18, 2018 in Rotterdam; </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.ers2018.net">www.ers2018.net</a></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Die Stiftung WHU ist Träger der WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><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">WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management is the Business School of the WHU Foundation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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