📣 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 - 𝐈𝐉𝐏𝐃𝐋𝐌 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞: "Getting Out of the Box: Exploring the Competitive Forces Reshaping Global Supply Chains" Global supply chains are being fundamentally redefined by geopolitical rivalry, policy shifts, and emerging technologies. This Special Issue of the 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐋𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐈𝐉𝐏𝐃𝐋𝐌) calls for #empirical and #analytical research that tackles these very forces—helping to 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝. At the Supply Chain Intelligence Institute Austria – ASCII, we share this mission. 🚀 And we are proud to see our ASCII deputy director and Professor at Logistikum - FH Oberösterreich Markus Gerschberger among the guest editors — actively shaping the academic conversation around 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬. Guest editors: Markus Gerschberger, Robert Wiedmer, Alexandra Brintrup and Stan Fawcett 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬: 📅 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰: Nov 15, 2025 – Jan 15, 2026 📝 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 at the ERS Conference 2025 in Verona, Italy: June 18, 2025. Find further information below 👇 #ASCII #IJPDLM #CallForPapers #SupplyChain #Resilience #Geopolitics #Logistics #ERS2025 #SupplyChainResearch ________________________________________ The Supply Chain Intelligence Institute Austria – ASCII was founded by: WIFO, Complexity Science Hub, Logistikum - FH Oberösterreich, and Verein Netzwerk Logistik - VNL Österreich. The institute is led by: Peter Klimek, Klaus Friesenbichler, and Markus Gerschberger.
📣 IJPDLM Special Issue Alert: Getting Out of the Box. Exploring the Competitive Forces Reshaping Global Supply Chains 🎓 Guest Editors: Thanks to Markus Gerschberger, Robert Wiedmer, Alexandra Brintrup and Stan Fawcett! 🕑 Deadline: Submissions are feasible November 15, 2025 though to January 15, 2026. 💡 Motivation and Outline: Over the past 30 years, companies have invested in China-centric, #global #supplychains. Three influential outcomes ensued: World consumers became accustomed (if not addicted) to low product prices. High-cost countries #outsourced #manufacturing and jobs low-cost manufacturing regions. Companies became dependent on global, #lean #supplychains and lost manufacturing capabilities to offshore suppliers. Given the continuous need for supply chain adjustments, we are inviting #empirical and #analytical #research that explores the forces reshaping global supply chain design and structure. We are looking for high-quality research that delves for example into the following: -- Global SC #Networks: Since the 1980s, many supply chains have been purposefully designed to be global—and lean. Particularly since Covid-19, disruptions and persistent uncertainty gave rise to a need for more resilient and more local supply chains. What should the supply chain network of tomorrow look like? -- #Geopolitics: Geopolitics have also been part of the supply chain design process. How can decision-makers navigate geopolitical currents through better supply chain design? -- Government #Intervention: Forces shaping new supply chains also arise from potential government intervention, from regulation to tariffs. How does government policy influence supply chain strategy and supply chain design? -- #Technology: Technology has always influenced SC design. How will emerging technologies influence new supply chain designs of the future? -- #Tradeoffs: Risk and sustainability are now part of the calculus in supply chain design. How can and how should decision-makers manage the intersection of these decision drivers? -- New #Alliances: Given the scale and scope of changes, new forms of partnerships across geographies, entities, industries, and political views may emerge. How do such new partnerships and alliances influence supply chain strategies and structure? Each of these themes has the potential to expand, or limit, supply chain design. However, many unknowns remain and warrant further investigation. We seek research that takes an out-of-the box perspective investigating the threats and opportunities of those competitive forces to current supply chain design. Research should help #academics as well as #practitioners cope with and leverage these forces to rethink global supply chain management. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e9QnDe66