BORDEAUX (France): BEM-Bordeaux Management School is organising the 8th International Meeting of Logistics and Supply Chain Management Research (RIRL 2010), from September 29 to October 1. This is the most important scientific event for the Supply Chain Management academic community. More than 200 researchers from 28 countries will present papers on current and future research in Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

Since 1995, RIRL has been organised every two years on behalf of The International Association of Research in Logistics (AIRL), whose membership is comprised of university researchers, corporate practitioners and public sector institutions interested by research in the fields of logistics and supply chain management.

These international meetings provide the opportunity of exchanging valuable experience with presentations of research papers of a very high international standard.

Debates will focus on topical subjects:

    - Crisis, implications and consequences for the Supply Chain
    - Supply Chain strategy (governance, creating networks...)
    - Sustainable Supply Chain
    - Supply Chain and market globalisation (outsourcing, relocation...)
    - Logistics, local government and society
    - Purchasing and Supply Chain
    - Supply Chain and Information systems

Supply Chain Management: a strategic research centre at BEM

BEM includes supply chain management among its key areas of research. The Operation management and supply chain management research team at BEM looks at supply chains in a multifunctional context (purchasing, manufacturing and distribution of products and services) and also in a multi-decision context (from very short term operational decisions to strategic decisions).

By integrating the latest innovations from this research into our teaching, the ISLI programme at BEM is recognised as the leading programme in Europe in Logistics and Global Supply Chain Management.

About BEM: Founded in 1874 by the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce and Industry, BEM proposes 12 degrees in management, from Bachelor to MBA level, with specializations in wine, purchasing, supply chain management, international business and responsible management. Member of the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles and accredited by EQUIS, AMBA and AACSB, BEM is located in Bordeaux and since 2008 opened new campuses in Paris and Dakar.