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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">**** Invitation JBL online workshop ****
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We invite you to participate in our online Paper Pitch and Development Workshop for the
<b>JBL Special Topic Forum</b>, “To the Point! Becoming Influencers to Design Supply Chains that Deliver”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">(The call for paper is available at <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/pb-assets/assets/21581592/slider-cfp/JBL-To-the-Point-STF-Fawcett-Wallenburg-Knemeyer-Final-1740378686457.pdf">
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/pb-assets/assets/21581592/slider-cfp/JBL-To-the-Point-STF-Fawcett-Wallenburg-Knemeyer-Final-1740378686457.pdf</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Workshop Goals:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><br>
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif">✔</span><span lang="EN-US"> Discuss and refine your research ideas with expert feedback<br>
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif">✔</span><span lang="EN-US"> Provide guidance for developing high-impact papers for the STF<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Date & Time (two identical online workshops to accommodate different time zones):</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">📅</span><span lang="EN-US"> May 8, 2025 | 07:00am–09:00am UTC<br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">📅</span><span lang="EN-US"> May 13, 2025 | 05:00pm–07:00pm UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Who should attend?</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><br>
Researchers exploring cutting-edge supply chain topics aligned with the JBL Special Topic Forum.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">How to participate?</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><br>
Be to the point and submit a <b>proposal</b> or not more than 750 words outlining the relevance, your research question, hypotheses, and methodology. Make sure that the research is germane, current, provocative, and accessible. Simply put, we are looking for
<i>high-quality original </i>research that helps decision-makers leverage supply chains systems/capabilities to create value at the pace the world is changing today.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Submission Deadline:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> April 25, 2025<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Send proposals to:</span></b><span lang="EN-US">
</span><a href="mailto:wallenburg@whu.edu"><span lang="EN-US">wallenburg@whu.edu</span></a><span lang="EN-US"> (Subject: JBL Workshop Submission), indicating the preferred date for the workshop.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We look forward to your submissions and engaging discussions!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">For inquiries, contact the guest editors:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Stan Fawcett
</span><a href="mailto:stan.e.fawcett@gmail.com"><span lang="EN-US">stan.e.fawcett@gmail.com</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><br>
Carl Marcus Wallenburg </span><a href="mailto:wallenburg@whu.edu"><span lang="EN-US">wallenburg@whu.edu</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><br>
Matthias Klumpp </span><a href="mailto:matthias.klumpp@polimi.it"><span lang="EN-US">matthias.klumpp@polimi.it</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><br>
Medo Pournader </span><a href="mailto:medo.pournader@unimelb.edu.au"><span lang="EN-US">medo.pournader@unimelb.edu.au</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><br>
Mike Knemeyer </span><a href="mailto:knemeyer.4@osu.edu"><span lang="EN-US">knemeyer.4@osu.edu</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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