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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">***<span style="color:black"> Save the date</span> *** 2<span style="color:black">1</span>th CSCMP European Research Seminar (ERS) on Logistics and SCM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Conference Venue:
<span style="color:black">Madrid</span>, <span style="color:black">Spain</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Conference dates: June 1<span style="color:black">1</span>+<span style="color:black">12</span>, 202<span style="color:black">6</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Call for Papers: September 15, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">TBA (mid-to-end </span>February 202<span style="color:black">6)</span>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Save the date for ERS 2026!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The CSCMP European Research Seminar (ERS) on Logistics and SCM is a global conference with a European background. It is an interactive conference, which centers
on intensive discussion of inspiring and thought-provoking research and new developments among all participants. ERS welcomes participants from around the globe with its aim to expose and discuss contemporary issues in logistics and supply chain management.
It is a platform for intensive interaction both formally in the sessions and informally outside of them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">ERS 202<span style="color:black">6</span> will be held in
<span style="color:black">Madrid</span>, <span style="color:black">Spain</span>, on June 1<span style="color:black">1</span>+<span style="color:black">12</span>, 202<span style="color:black">6</span>. We are looking forward to an exciting conference and meeting
many of you in <span style="color:black">Madrid</span>!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The conference offers four different submission formats, including submission to the Journal of Business Logistics (JBL).
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">For further information please visit:
<a href="https://www.ers-conference.org/">https://www.ers-conference.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The specifics for submissions will be published on September 15, 2025. Submissions will be possible until February 2026.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE">Carl Marcus Wallenburg – Co-Chair of ERS 2026<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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-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>
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<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">Research Conference ERS:</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">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">;
<b><a href="http://www.ers-conference.org/"><span style="color:blue">www.ers-conference.org</span></a></b>
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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>
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