CALL FOR CHAPTERS
Handbook of Research on Military, Aeronautical, and Maritime
Logistics and
Operations.
As part of Advances in Logistics, Operations, and Management
Science (ALOMS) book series.
A book edited by
Alberto Ochoa, Gastn Cedillo, Jns Snchez and Lourdes Margain
To be published by IGI Global: Objective Logistics is playing a
vital role in delivering products and services, and driving
research into finding ever better theoretical and technological
solutions. The aim of this book is to collect innovative research
work and original applications on the field of logistics research
with focus on Military, Aeronautical, Maritime and Operations. This
book will be a significant source of information that compiles
interdisciplinary perspectives about diverse issues related to
logistics from an inclusive range of methodological perspectives.
It wants to focus on original contributions in the form of
theoretical, experimental research and case studies applying new
perspectives on logistics. Topics of interest include, but are not
limited to the following:
- Military logistics - Maritime logistics and port management
operations
- Aeronautical logistics - Supply chain engineering
- Innovations in inventory management - Combinatorial
optimization
- Game theory applied to the supply chain - Fluidity in supply
chains - Supply chain clustering - System dynamics modeling -
Intermodal transportation network design - Quantitative models for
managing multimodal logistics platforms - Reliability in freight
transport systems - Supply chain simulation - Mobile
applications
Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before
February 28, 2015 a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining
the mission and concerns of the proposed chapter. Authors of
accepted proposals will be notified by March 16, 2015 about the
status of their proposals. Chapter guidelines will be sent. Full
chapters are expected to be submitted by May 30, 2015. All
submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis.
Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this
project. This book is expected to be released in April 2016.
Publisher
This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly
Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the Information Science Reference
(formerly Idea Group Reference), Medical Information Science
Reference, Business Science Reference, and Engineering Science
Reference imprints. For additional information regarding the
publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com.
Important Dates (2015)
February 28 Proposal Submission Deadline
March 16 Notification of acceptance
May 30 Full Chapter Submission
July 30 Review Results to Authors
August 30 Revised Chapter Submission
September 15 Final Acceptance Notifications
September 30 Final Chapter Submission
November 30 Final Deadline
Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word
document) to:
Dr. Alberto Ochoa
Social Sciences Department, Juarez City University Av. Heroico
Colegio Militar s/n
Tel.: (52) 6561910662
E-mail: [email protected]
