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<p class=MsoPlainText>Call for Papers for a Special Session on
“Metaheuristic and Hybrid Solution Methods for Lot Sizing and Scheduling
Problems”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>at the<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>MIC 2009 - VIII METAHEURISTIC INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
(Hamburg, July 13 - 16, 2009)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Among the most important and challenging problems are the
sizing and scheduling of production lots. In many industrial applications,
especially from the process industries, the close relationship between lot
sizing and scheduling makes it imperative that both decisions are made
simultaneously in order to efficiently use capacity. Traditional models have
been increasingly refined to incorporate more detail and integrate lot sizing
with scheduling.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Increasing realism turns the mathematical models larger
and more complex. This added complexity, and the need to increase the size of
instances solvable to near‐optimality, requires the use of heuristic,
metaheuristic and matheuristic methods.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>This special session on Lot Sizing and Scheduling is
dedicated to contribution on the following topics among others:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>- Metaheuristics for lot sizing and scheduling problems
(deterministic and stochastic).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>- Hybrid solution approaches combining ideas from
metaheuristic and exact methods<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>- Successful applications of lot sizing and scheduling
models in real world cases using above mentioned solution techniques.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>- Comparison of different solution techniques.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>For guidelines and submission, please see the official
conference website:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://www.smartframe.de/mic09/Home.html">http://www.smartframe.de/mic09/Home.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>Organizers of the special session:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>- Christian Almeder, University of Vienna, Austria, <a
href="mailto:Christian.Almeder@univie.ac.at">Christian.Almeder@univie.ac.at</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>- Bernardo Almada-Lobo, University of Porto, Portugal, <a
href="mailto:Almada.Lobo@fe.up.pt">Almada.Lobo@fe.up.pt</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Important Dates<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>1. Deadline for manuscripts submissions: 15 March 2009<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>2. Deadline for acceptance: 30 April 2009<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>3. Deadline for the submissions of final manuscripts: 15
May 2009<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Univ.Ass.
Dr. Christian Almeder<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Dept. of
Production & Operations Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Faculty
of Business, Economics and Statistics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>University
of Vienna<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Bruenner
Str. 72<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>A-1210
Vienna, Austria<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Faculdade
de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Departamento
de Engenharia Industrial e Gestão</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Rua Dr.
Roberto Frias - 4200-465 Porto - PORTUGAL<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>tel:
+43-1-4277-38097 or +351 22508 1844<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>fax:
+43-1-4277-38094<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>e-mail: <a
href="mailto:Christian.Almeder@univie.ac.at"><span style='color:blue'>Christian.Almeder@univie.ac.at</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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