VeRoLog
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| Formation | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Legal status | Working group |
| Purpose | To promote research and favor contact with industry on routing optimization |
Region | Europe |
Parent organization | Association of European Operational Research Societies |
| Website | www |
The European Working Group on Vehicle Routing and Logistics Optimization (also, EWG VeRoLog, or simply VeRoLog) is a
History
VeRoLog is one of the working groups of EURO, the Association of European Operational Research Societies. The Group was founded in 2011 by Daniele Vigo, Marielle Christiansen, Angel Corberan, Wout Dullaert, Richard Eglese, Geir Hasle, Stefan Irnich, Frederic Semet and Maria Grazia Speranza.
Governance
The group is managed by a Coordinator and an Advisory Board including the founding members. The current coordinator is Daniele Vigo.[4]
Membership
The group is suitable for people who are presently engaged in Vehicle Routing and Logistics, either in theoretical aspects or in business, industry or public administration applications. Currently (2015), the group has about 1,500 members from 67 countries.
Conferences
VeRoLog holds conferences on a regular basis (once a year during Summer) and issues every year an award to the best doctoral dissertation on vehicle routing and logistics optimization.
Publications
In most cases, the annual conference is followed by a peer reviewed special issue of an international journal, presenting a selection of the contributions presented at the meeting. Recent special issues appeared on European Journal of Operational Research,[5] and Computers and Operations Research.[6]
A newsletter is emailed to all members every month.
References
- ^ "EURO - The Association of European Operational Research Societies - Home". Euro-online.org. 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- ^ "EURO - The Association of European Operational Research Societies - VeRoLog, EWG on Vehicle Routing and Logistics Optimization". Euro-online.org. 2014-11-21. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- ^ "What is VeRoLog". Verolog.eu. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- ^ "Daniele Vigo | Operations Research Group Bologna". Or.dei.unibo.it. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- ^ "European Journal of Operational Research". ScienceDirect.com. 1 August 2014. pp. 787–1008. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- ^ "Computers & Operations Research". ScienceDirect.com. March 2015. pp. 1–240. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
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