Making an Impact: Practice-Driven Inventory Management
📢 Abstract submission deadline: February 28, 2025
The next ISIR Summer School will be hosted by the Operations, Planning, Accounting, and Control group at Eindhoven University of Technology in Europe’s high-tech manufacturing hub.
PhD students, their supervisors, and senior faculty members will engage in a vibrant academic experience featuring research presentations, constructive feedback from experts, inspiring keynotes, and networking opportunities.
We warmly welcome participants in inventory management, supply chain optimization, and related fields to join this enriching event.
Keynote Speakers
We are honored and extremely pleased to have confirmed the following keynote speakers:
- 🌟 Christopher Tang (Anderson School of Management , UCLA)
- 🌟 Sean Willems (Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
- 🌟 Stefan Minner (TUM School of Management , Technical University of Munich)
- 🌟 Karen Donohue (W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University)
There will also be workshops on relevant topics.
Research Streams
Key research streams in the summer school include:
- 📦 Applications of Inventory Research
- 🤖 Machine Learning for Inventory Research
- 🚚 Interface Between Inventory Management and Transport & Logistics
- 🧠 Judgmental Aspects of Inventory Management
- 🌱 Inventory Management for Sustainable Supply Chains
- 🌍 Offshoring, Near-shoring, and Dual Sourcing
- 🛠️ Inventory Management for Service Logistics
- 🔗 Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management
- 📈 Forecasting for Inventory Management
Key Dates
- 📢 January 6, 2025: Opening date for extended abstract submissions
- 📢 February 2025: Publication of the ASML Stochastic Production-Inventory Planning Challenge
- 📢 February 28, 2025: Closing date for extended abstract submissions
- 📢 March 31, 2025: Notification of acceptance
- 📢 April 30, 2025: Deadline for summer school payment completion
- 📢 August 1, 2025: Deadline for final submission of complete working papers
