Information technology (IT) is a prerequisite for successful supply chain management (SCM) today and will become even more so in near future. While IT systems are vital components in supply chains, their successful management rests on coordinated decision making throughout the logistics network. Data warehouses, OLAP and data mining techniques can be used to store and analyze product, inventory, and sales information. Simulation and optimization, which can be found in advanced planning and scheduling systems, can be employed for e.g. inventory, production, procurement, and distribution planning. Intelligent agents can e.g. communicate with different partners in the supply chain, assist in collecting information, share product information, negotiate prices, and distribute alerts throughout the logistics networks.

Since 1968 the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) has become a most respected forum for the substantive interchange of scientifc ideas in all areas of information systems and technology. Refereed papers are published as proceedings by IEEE. This HICSS minitrack series on Intelligent Decision Support for Logistics and Supply Chain Management considers decision technologies which contribute to intelligent decision support in the field of Logistics and SCM. Methods include simulation, optimization, heuristics and metaheuristics, agent technologies and game theoretical approaches, and data analysis. Also conceptual ideas, descriptive methods, reports on projects in progress, and case studies are welcome.

Minitrack chairs: Andreas Fink, Hans-Jürgen Sebastian , and Stefan Voß .

Past events:

• Intelligent Decision Support for Logistics and Supply Chain Management - Minitrack at HICSS-45   (January 4-7, 2012, Grand Wailea, Maui, Hawaii, USA)
• Intelligent Decision Support for Logistics and Supply Chain Management - Minitrack at HICSS-44 (Kauai, Hawaii, 4.-7. Januar 2011)
• Intelligent Decision Support for Logistics and Supply Chain Management - Minitrack at HICSS-43 (Kauai, Hawaii, 5.-8. Januar 2010)
• Intelligent Decision Support for Logistics and Supply Chain Management - Minitrack at HICSS-42 (Big Island of Hawaii, Januar 2009)
• Intelligent Decision Support for Logistics and Supply Chain Management - Minitrack at HICSS-41 (Big Island of Hawaii, January 2008)
• Intelligent Decision Support for Logistics and Supply Chain Management - Minitrack at HICSS-40 (Big Island of Hawaii, January 2007)
• Intelligent Decision Support for Logistics and Supply Chain Management - Minitrack at HICSS-39 (Kauai, Hawaii, January 2006)
• Intelligent Decision Support for Logistics and Supply Chain Management - Minitrack at HICSS-38 (Big Island of Hawaii, January 2005)