Organised by The Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (CILT), the event is being hosted by Birmingham City University and University of Aston at the Lakeside Conference Centre, University of Aston, from Wednesday 4th September to Friday 6th September 2013.

The LRN Conference is one of the most important European forums for the presentation of research results, current practice and new ideas in supply chain management, logistics and transport, with papers presented by academics, researchers and practitioners working in the field of logistics, transportation and supply chain management. Participants from as far afield as Australia, Namibia and Thailand will be sharing their knowledge, ideas and philosophies.

Papers cover subjects highly relevant to practitioners and academics alike including food logistics, lean production developments, modeling the changing patterns of container logistics, flexible contracts, evolving freight rates and increased collaboration.  Papers are being presented from UK universities as well as from Italy, Holland, South Africa, Switzerland, Sweden and Austria.

Attendees are offered a combined price of £550 for the full conference with accommodation.

This includes

• 2 nights’ bed and breakfast in the Aston Business School Hotel

• Lunch and refreshments on 4th – 6th September 

• Evening reception

• Conference dinner to be held at the Birmingham Council House

• An annual subscription to the International Journal of Logistics: Research & Applications

• A hard copy of the paper abstracts and an electronic copy of all papers

For more information on this year’s LRN Conference 2013, please visit the LRN website: http://www.lrn2013.org.uk/ or phone Tara-Chelise Betts on 01536 747151.