Papers From The 2002-2004 Conferences Of The Scientific Group Of Logistics Association Of University Professors In Management Germany - Part 2

This is the second part of our special issue comprising research from the Scientific Group of Logistics, Association of University Professors in Management. The fundamental goals of the Scientific Group of Logistics are the promotion of logistics in academic research and education as well as the promotion of prospective candidates for scientific positions. In respect to teaching, the following activities are addressed: . development of proposals for academic logistic education as well as discussion of the elementary understanding of logistics; . discussion of specific syllabi that can be used in different academic study programs; and . Discussion and development of specific teaching models for vocational and advanced education in logistics. Research activities focus not only on these objectives but also on the organization of scientific conferences where recent research results and projects are presented and discussed. These meetings are also used for research cooperation. The following activities support these activities. . organization of regular Scientific Group Meetings, that are held twice a year (summer and winter educators conference); . organization of the Logistics-Management-Conference (LM), every second year, where national and international logisticians from other scientific disciplines and business practice are invited. Former conferences had been held in Bremen (LM 99), Aachen (LM 01), Braunschweig (LM 03) and Dresden (LM 05); and . extensive debate on research goals and research programs that go beyond the individual members research areas, which intensifies the active research exchange between the members of the group. The promotion of prospective candidates for scientific positions is accomplished in a pragmatic manner by integrating young researchers into the Scientific Group as young researchers are welcomed to contribute to the conferences. The Group also installed a specific board member who is responsible for these promotion activities. In th