29th International Symposium on Logistics (ISL 2025)
Theme: Embedding Circularity in Supply Chains
Dates: "6th - 9th July, 2025" | Wiesbaden, Germany
Conference Agenda
Overview and details of the sessions of this conference. Please select a date or location to show only sessions at that day or location. Please select a single session for detailed view (with abstracts and downloads if available).
Please note that all times are shown in the time zone of the conference. The current conference time is: 1st July 2025, 06:51:25pm CEST
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Session Overview |
| Date: Sunday, 06/July/2025 | |
| 2:30pm - 5:30pm | Workshop Location: A 2.07 The workshop takes place at the Wiesbaden Business School. The room is on the 2nd floor of the main building on Bleichstraße 44 (see link below) Google Maps link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/fnsqbNY5vQNnkMXM6 |
| 6:00pm - 7:30pm | Welcome Reception Location: LUMEN (bar) The Reception takes place in the city center of Wiesbaden within walking distance of most inner city hotels and approx. 15 min walk from the business school. Address: Marktplatz, 65183 Wiesbaden, Germany |
| Date: Monday, 07/July/2025 | |
| 8:30am - 9:00am | Registration Location: Ground Floor, WBS main building Google Maps link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/fnsqbNY5vQNnkMXM6 |
| 9:00am - 9:30am | Welcome to ISL 2025 Location: A E.01 (Welcome) ISL | Welcome (Mon) passcode: 988433 (the link should work without the need for the passcode) Session Chair: Prof. Kulwant Pawar |
| 9:30am - 10:30am | Keynote Speaker: Prof. Alan McKinnon, Kuehne Logistics University Location: A E.01 (Key Note, Monday) ISL Key Note | Alan McKinnon (Mon) passcode: 988433 (the link should work without the need for the passcode) Session Chair: Prof. Helen Rogers Alan McKinnon is Professor of Logistics in the Kuehne Logistics University, Hamburg and Emeritus Professor at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. He has been researching and teaching logistics since the late 1970s and published extensively in journals, books and reports on many different aspects of the subject. He has held visiting professorships at universities in the UK, Sweden, China, Malaysia and South Africa. He has advised several governments, parliamentary committees and international organizations, including the World Bank, International Transport Forum and European Commission. He was chair of the World Economic Forum’s Logistics and Supply Chain Council and the Transport Advisory Group of the EU’s Horizon 2020 research programme. Much of his research over the past 20 years has focused on the environmental sustainability of logistical activities, particularly their decarbonization. He was a lead author of the transport chapter in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 5th Assessment report, has published a book on Decarbonizing Logistics (2018) and recently wrote a report for the World Bank on logistics decarbonization in lower income countries. |
| 10:30am - 11:00am | Coffee Break Location: Basement |
| 11:00am - 12:30pm | Circular supply chains Location: A E.01 Session Chair: Prof. Erik Sandberg |
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Sustainable Supply Chain Management in the Circular Beauty Industry: An Analysis of Status, Challenges, and Opportunities in Europe 1TH Nürnberg & University of Bamberg, Germany; 2TH Nürnberg, Germany; 3University of Bamberg, Germany SUPPLY CHAIN CAPABILITIES AND DRIVERS SHAPING CIRCULAR PRODUCT DESIGN ADOPTION IN THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY Department of Supply Chain and Logistics Management, RMIT University, Australia Logistics Challenges and Resource Demands in Adopting Re-commerce for Secondhand Fashion Retail 1University of Borås, Sweden; 2University of Gävle, Sweden |
| 11:00am - 12:30pm | Sustainability in logistics and supply chains Location: A 1.05 Session Chair: Dr. Jakub DONSKI-LESIUK |
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Practices of implementing green initiatives and ESG reporting - the perspective of Polish Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland Addressing smog-related Disruptions in Pakistan’s logistics Sector: An environmental perspective National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan Assessing carbon management and sustainability strategies in chemical supply chains Hochschule RheinMain, Germany |
| 11:00am - 12:30pm | Supply chain analytics Location: A 2.07 Session Chair: Dr. Chandra Irawan |
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Exploring the Potential of Chatbots in Demand Forecasting: A Comparative Study 1Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany; 2Cardiff Business School, United Kingdom Benchmarking Large Language Models for Reputational Risk Assessment in Supply Chains 1University of Turku; 2Åbo Akademi University; 3Tampere University; 4Åbo Akademi University; 5University of Turku HUMAN LEARNING IN AMR-ASSISTED ORDER PICKING: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY Chair of Digital Transformation in Operations Management, Saarland University, Germany |
| 11:00am - 12:30pm | Smart/digital connectivity in logistics and supply chains Location: A 2.01 Session Chair: Jost Wiethölter |
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APPLYING INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGIES IN REMANUFACTURING SYSTEMS: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW 1Open University of The Netherlands; 2Windesheim University of Applied Sciences Challenges and Opportunities in Digital Transformation for Sustainability: Insights from Thailand and Sweden 1Chiangmai University, Thailand; 2KTH Sweden Digital Twin for Environmental Sustainability The University of Nottingham, United Kingdom |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm | Lunch Location: Basement |
| 1:30pm - 3:00pm | Circular supply chains Location: A E.01 Session Chair: Dr. Fatima Lopez Castellanos |
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Driving Systemic Change in the Circular Economy: Exploring the Role of Social Enterprises University of Wollongong, Australia Green skills and competencies in achieving net-zero supply chains 1Cardiff University, United Kingdom; 2University of Greenwich, United Kingdom; 3Politecnico di Milano, Italy Sentiment-Driven Market Prioritization: Assessing Country-Level Readiness for Circular Logistics Practices 1Münster University of Applied Sciences; 2Hellmann Worldwide Logistics; 3Hochschule Bremen - City University of Applied Sciences |
| 1:30pm - 3:00pm | Sustainability in logistics and supply chains Location: A 1.05 Session Chair: Prof. Balan Sundarakani |
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Developing Sustainable Tourism Logistics with Enhancing Eco-tourism Destinations in Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), Thailand Burapha University, Thailand Sustainability in the Thai Automotive Supply Chain 1Nottingham University Business School, The University of Nottingham, United Kingdom; 2Faculty of Engineering at Sriracha, Kasetsart University Sriracha campus, Thailand Bottlenecks in Non-Timber Forest Product Supply Chains LUT University, Kouvola Unit |
| 1:30pm - 3:00pm | Logistics connectivity Location: A 2.07 Session Chair: Prof. Reza Pouraghabagher |
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DEVELOPMENT OF COLLABORATIVE LOGISTICS NETWORKS THROUGH SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS: THE CASE OF THE TWO-WHEEL SECTOR 1University of Coimbra, CEMMPRE, ARISE, Department of Mechanical Engineering; 2Rangel Logistics Solutions Locker Systems in Sharing Models: Integrating Business Customers into Distribution Logistics Hochschule RheinMain, Germany Bridging Sustainable Intent and Action: A Comparative Study of E-Commerce Consumers in Turkey and South Korea 1Pusan National University, Korea, Republic of (South Korea); 2Pusan National University, Korea, Republic of (South Korea); 3Pusan National University, Korea, Republic of (South Korea) |
| 1:30pm - 3:00pm | Smart/digital connectivity in logistics and supply chains Location: A 2.01 Session Chair: Prof. Peik Bremer |
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OPTIMIZING AIR CARGO CAPACITY PLANNING FOR FORWARDER: POINT VS DISTRIBUTIONAL FORECASTS 1Graduate School of Applied Statistics, National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), Bangkok, Thailand; 2Department of Statistics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand Blockchain use cases for procurement under supply disruptions MacEwan University, Canada Crowd-delivery parcel allocation with a W-Score framework and unsupervised machine learning University of Tartu |
| 3:00pm - 3:30pm | Coffee Break Location: Basement |
| 3:30pm - 5:00pm | Circular supply chains Location: A E.01 Session Chair: Kathrin Auer |
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Incentivising Circular Supply Chain Participation 1University of Wollongong, Australia; 2RMIT AISSC, Australia Capabilities and challenges to circular manufacturing supply chain reorganization within geographical textile recycling cluster 1University of Borås, Sweden; 2University of Gävle, Sweden; 3Linköping University, Sweden; 4National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kangra, India A Network Analysis of Circular Bioeconomy Business Models 1University College Cork, Ireland; 2Teagasc, Ireland |
| 3:30pm - 5:00pm | Sustainability in logistics and supply chains Location: A 1.05 Session Chair: Dr. Irina Harris |
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Robust multi-period expansion planning for inclusion of green energy: A case study of Sultanate of Oman 1Sultan Qaboos University, Oman; 2Sultan Qaboos University, Oman Supply Chain Strategy and Supply Chain Circularity in the Electric Vehicle Battery Industry Cranfield University, United Kingdom The Mineral Supply Chain and Sustainable eMobility: Current Landscape and Future Directions for the EU 1Vitesco technologies Germany GmbH, Germany; 2Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm, Germany |
| 3:30pm - 5:00pm | Logistics connectivity Location: A 2.07 Session Chair: Dr. Iwona Wasielewska-Marszałkowska |
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Advancing Port Sustainability: Systematic Review of Port Decarbonization Barriers and Mitigation Strategies 1University of Coimbra, CEMMPRE, ARISE, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pólo II da Universidade de Coimbra, Rua Luis Reis Santos, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal; 2University of Coimbra, CITTA - Research Centre for Territory, Transports and Environment, Department of Civil Engineering, Pólo II da Universidade de Coimbra, Rua Luis Reis Santos, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal ADJUSTMENT OF THE LOGISTICS SERVICES IN THE RAIL TRANSPORT SYSTEM TO THE CURRENT CHALLENGES IN THE HUNGARIAN/SLOVAK-UKRAINIAN BORDER AREA (Phase 1: HU-UA) University of Lodz, Poland Unpacking Inventory Record Inaccuracy: Metrics, Contexts, and Implications 1Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany; 2Cardiff Business School, United Kingdom; 3ESCP Paris, France |
| 5:15pm - 6:15pm | Advisory Board |
| Date: Tuesday, 08/July/2025 | |
| 9:00am - 10:00am | Circular supply chains Location: A E.01 Session Chair: Dr. Kanchana Dissanayake |
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MIXED METHOD DRIVEN AGRI FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN FOOD SECURITY POLICY EVALUATIONS IN THE UAE University of Wollongong in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Transforming Plant Protein Value Chains: Socio-Technical Innovations in Transition Pathways 1University College Cork, Ireland; 2Teagasc, Ireland |
| 9:00am - 10:00am | Supply chain skills, training and education Location: A 2.07 Session Chair: Prof. Matthias Kalverkamp |
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Gamification, Creative Thinking, and LEGO® Serious Play: Transforming Supply Chain Education in Higher Learning Cardiff Business School, United Kingdom No one left behind: Supply Chain skills for an inclusive transition to a Circular Economy University of Bristol, United Kingdom |
| 10:00am - 11:00am | Keynote Speaker: Timothy Glaz, Head of Corporate Affairs, Werner & Mertz Location: A E.01 (Key Note, Tuesday) ISL Key Note | Timothy Glaz (Tue) passcode: 314301 (the link should work without the need for the passcode) Session Chair: Prof. Matthias Kalverkamp Timothy Glaz serves as the Head of Corporate Affairs at Werner & Mertz since 2014. Prior to this, from 2011 to 2014, he was the Head of Sustainability at DSD-Der Grüne Punkt, a company specializing in packaging collection and recycling. From 2008 to 2011, he held the position of Global Key-Account Director at Nestlé. Before his tenure at Nestlé, Timothy was a Member of the Board of Directors at Markenverband, the German Branded Goods Association. His earlier career included a role as the Head of the Environmental Department at Handelsverband Deutschland (HDE), the Federal German Retail Association. |
| 11:00am - 11:30am | Coffee Break Location: Basement |
| 11:30am - 12:30pm | Circular supply chains ONLINE SESSION Location: A E.01 (hybrid) Circular Supply Chains (hybrid) passcode: 630334 (the link should work without the need for the passcode) Session Chair: Prof. Rudrajeet Pal |
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Demystifying Circular Supply Chain of End-of-Life Smartphones in a Developing Country 1Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia; 2IMT Atlantique, Nantes, France Coordinating closed-loop supply chains considering dynamic-related costs with game theoretic analysis and contract design 1College of Management Science, Chengdu University of Technology, China; 2Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, UK Turning the Tide: Strategic and Institutional Enablers for Circular Supply Chains in the Blue Economy of Bangladesh 1Sultan Qaboos University, Oman; 2BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh; 3Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh; 4East West University, Bangladesh |
| 11:30am - 12:30pm | Logistics connectivity ONLINE SESSION Location: A 1.05 (hybrid) Sustainability in logistics and supply chains & Logistics connectivity (HYBRID) passcode: 327612 Session Chair: Prof. Kulwant Pawar |
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AI-Powered Automation in Yard Management: Enhancing Efficiency, Security, and Throughput with Smart Gate Check-In Systems and Precheck Applications 1CSCS LLC, United States of America; 2McKesson; 3Inframark LLC; 4University of Sussex Business School A bibliometric study based on E-commerce logistics issues: hotspots research and future agenda National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan Operating a parcel locker network with mothership and subship drones for last mile delivery 1Cardiff University, United Kingdom; 2Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China |
| 11:30am - 12:30pm | Building resilience for supply chains ONLINE SESSION Location: A 2.07 (hybrid) Building resilience for supply chains (hybrid) passcode: 085495 Session Chair: Dr. Christos Braziotis |
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Ensuring a Robust and Resilient Industrial Symbiosis Network: A Case of Dairy Industry Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom Demystifying the Fruit and Vegetables Supply Chain complexities The Open University, United Kingdom Enhancing supply chain resilience for SME food producers: A case study from North East of England Newcastle University, United Kingdom Analysis of the Main Barriers Affecting Sustainable Agriculture Management in Egypt 1Arab academy for science, technology and maritime transport, Egipt; 2Landscape Governance College Grm Novo mesto, Slovenia |
| 11:30am - 12:30pm | Smart/digital connectivity in logistics and supply chains ONLINE SESSION Location: N E.01 (hybrid) Smart/digital connectivity in logistics and supply chains (hybrid) passcode: 902142 Session Chair: Dr. Jannicke Baalsrud Hauge |
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Digital Transformation Empowering Women to Leadership Positions in the Logistics Industry German International University (GIU), Egypt A Prescriptive Digital Transformation Maturity Model for Food Supply Chains Cranfield University, United Kingdom The Role of Managerial Factors in Digital Transformation Adoption in SMEs: The Case of Vietnam RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm | Lunch Location: Basement |
| 1:30pm - 2:30pm | Circular supply chains ONLINE SESSION Location: A E.01 (hybrid) Circular Supply Chains (hybrid) passcode: 630334 (the link should work without the need for the passcode) Session Chair: Dr. Seamus O'Reilly |
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Adoption of circular supply chain practices in agricultural processing small- and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries RMIT University, Australia Comparative analysis of Returnable Asset Management Practices in UK dairy industry 1Arla Foods Ltd; 2Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom; 3National Institute of Technology, Trichy, India Circular supply chain design for electronic livestock ear tags SINTEF Digital, Norway |
| 1:30pm - 2:30pm | Sustainability in logistics and supply chains ONLINE SESSION Location: A 1.05 (hybrid) Sustainability in logistics and supply chains & Logistics connectivity (HYBRID) passcode: 327612 Session Chair: Linus Kühl |
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Leveraging Technology for UFLPA Compliance in Global Supply Chains 1Hub Group, United States of America; 2Boston Scientific, United States of America; 3Tremec, United States of America Dual supply chain design: innovation, sustainability and resilience through supply chain cooperation Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences, Austria Development of a Simulation Model for Assessing Policy Impacts in Thailand's Economic Corridors 1Center of Excellence in Connectivity, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand; 2Faculty of Business Administration, Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand; 3Faculty of Industrial Technology, Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University, Thailand; 4School of Business, Singapore University of Social Science, Singapore |
| 1:30pm - 2:30pm | Building resilience for supply chains ONLINE SESSION Location: A 2.07 (hybrid) Building resilience for supply chains (hybrid) passcode: 085495 Session Chair: Prof. Andrew Potter |
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THE IMPACT OF PORT LOGISTICS SERVICE QUALITY ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND LOYALTY: AN ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENCES BY BUSINESS TYPE Foreign Trade University - Ho Chi Minh City Campus, Vietnam Identifying Supply Chain Resilience Through Importance-Performance Analysis from Malaysian Logistics Service Providers Universiti Sains Malaysia Resilience of the Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) Industry: Exploring Drivers and Barriers Dokuz Eylul University, Turkiye |
| 1:30pm - 2:30pm | Smart/digital connectivity in logistics and supply chains ONLINE SESSION Location: N E.01 (hybrid) Smart/digital connectivity in logistics and supply chains (hybrid) passcode: 902142 Session Chair: Dr. Jyri Vilko |
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A SYSTEMATIC CONCEPTUALISATION TOWARDS DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION READINESS 1School of Accounting, Information Systems and Supply Chain, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia; 2College of Engineering, Can Tho University, Can Tho, Viet Nam An Investigation into the Integrated Optimisation of Additive Manufacturing and Transportation Business & Economics Artificial Intelligence Research Network, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, United Kingdom Sustainable Integrated Warehouse and Construction Planning: A Scenario-Based Approach with Application Control Hamburg University of Technology, Germany |
| 2:30pm - 3:00pm | Coffee Break Location: Basement |
| 3:00pm - 4:30pm | Circular Supply Chains Location: A E.01 Session Chair: Prof. Helen Rogers |
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Sustainable Procurement of Returnable Transport Items in Temperature-Controlled Logistics: Enablers and Challenges Logistics and Operations Management Section, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, UK PROCUREMENT LOGISTICS IN THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY: PILOT STUDY ON PLASTIC PACKAGING TAKE-BACK IN GERMAN VITICULTURE RheinMain University of Applied Sciences, Germany Logistics implications of a circular economy – Incorporating circular business models into linear retail supply chain practices Linköping University, Sweden |
| 3:00pm - 4:30pm | Sustainability in logistics and supply chains Location: A 1.05 Session Chair: Prof. Christoph H. Glock |
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VALIDATION OF NOVEL AUTOMATED COLD STORAGE WITH NESTED FROZEN VOLUMES IN CHILLED ENVIRONMENTS FOR IMPROVED LABOR CONDITIONS 1AutoStore System AS, Nedre Vats, Norway; 2Department of Energy and Process Engineering - Norwegian University of Science and Technology Termisk energi - SINTEF Energy Research A Dynamic Decision Support Tool for Optimizing Textile Waste Recycling Supply Chains 1University of Borås, Sweden; 2University of Gävle, Sweden |
| 3:00pm - 4:30pm | Building resilience for supply chains Location: A 2.07 Session Chair: Prof. Paul Childerhouse |
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Innovation Management and Strategic Collaboration in Supply Chains: Challenges and Opportunities in Colombia Colegio de estudios superiores de Administración - CESA, Colombia Disruption management in the South African apparel industry – Current practices and opportunities for improvement Stellenbosch University, South Africa Enterprise resources and performance for supply chain resilience of machine tool industry in Taiwan National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan |
| 3:00pm - 4:30pm | Humanitarian logistics Location: A 2.01 Session Chair: Prof. Nachiappan Subramanian |
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A Two-Echelon Truck Traveling Salesman Problem with Drone for flood disaster response 1University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo, China; 2Universitas Langlangbuana, Bandung, Indonesia THE DISTRIBUTION LOGISTICS OF COVID-19 VACCINES IN GERMANY: A CASE STUDY Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, Germany Humanitarian Supply Chain Operations and the Roles of Data-Driven Innovations University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom |
| 4:30pm - 4:45pm | Closing Session Location: A E.01 (Closing Session) ISL | Closing Session (Tue) passcode: 274765 (the link should work without the need for the passcode) Session Chair: Prof. Kulwant Pawar |
| 6:30pm - 7:00pm | Coaches to Conference Dinner Coaches will take you to the dinner location departing from two bus stops. For some reason info cannot be displayed here. Check with reception desk in case of questions. |
| 7:00pm - 10:30pm | Conference Dinner |
| Date: Wednesday, 09/July/2025 | |
| 8:00am - 2:00pm | Industrial Visit: MEWA |
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