9th EU/MEeting

9th EU/MEeting
on Metaheuristics for Logistics and Vehicle Routing

University of Technology of Troyes, France
23-24 October, 2008

http://www.eume08.com

CALL FOR PAPERS

Following the previous editions of the EU/MEetings (London 2001, Paris
2002, Antwerp 2003, Nottingham 2004, Vilnius 2005, Nantes 2006, Màlaga
2006 and Stuttgart 2007), we are happy to announce that the 9th
EU/MEeting will be held in Troyes.

The goal of this meeting is to give researchers and practitioners the
opportunity to discuss recent advances in metaheuristics for logistics
and transportation. We invite to submit an extended abstract/short paper
(maximum 6 pages). In order to allow all researchers and students
interested in the subject to attend the workshop, the participation is
free of charge.

Topics covered:
- New metaheuristics for vehicle routing problems;
- Extensions: additional constraints, periodic problems,
location-routing, etc;
- Hazardous material transportation;
- Supply chain optimization;
- Freight and passenger transportation;
- Industrial applications;
- ...


Deadline for submission: September 1st, 2008

Researchers and practitioners working in the topics of the meeting are
invited to visit the web site or send an email to the organizing
committee (eume08@utt.fr) for more information. After the meeting,
authors will be invited to prepare a full paper, that will be subjected
to a regular refereeing process for publication in Computer and
Operations Research.