Editorial: Special issue from the NOFOMA conference, Reykjavik 7-8/6 2007

• Main Authors: Halldorsson, Arni, Stefansson, Gunnar
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: Other Mechanical Engineering; Iceland
• Online Access: https://research.chalmers.se/en/publication/67643

This is the first of a two-part Special Issue. It contains four out of 104 papers presented at the 19th Nordic Logistics Research Network (NOFOMA) conference, arranged by the University of Iceland in Reykjavik, Iceland, in June 2007. Adjacent to NOFOMA were the Nordlog Doctoral Workshop (Getting published? – making your work publishable) and Educator's Day (Executive programs – management development), with more than 60 participants, both arranged by Reykjavik University.The review of abstracts and papers submitted to NOFOMA emphasized high quality and significance of contributions. A total of 165 abstracts were submitted and reviewed in January 2007, of which 39 abstracts were rejected after being reviewed by at least three members of the scientific committee. A total of 104 papers were presented at the conference, 72 full papers, and 32 categorized as work-in-progress. The former group of papers competed for the Schenker Best Paper Award in two categories, based on scientific rigor, contribution to the discipline, and practical implications: best paper involving a senior researcher's work, and best paper written by doctoral student(s), respectively. The competitive papers were all peer reviewed through a double blind process. After the first review, eight full papers were downgraded to work-in-progress on the basis of reviewers' recommendations and further scrutiny made by the scientific committee. The 72 papers were either “accepted as is” or “accepted with revision” and second submission encouraged. With the second submission, a report from the authors was mandatory. The report was reviewed by the scientific committee to ensure that the authors had improved the papers as requested by reviewers.Although, the conference has a Nordic flavor, we have been honoured by presentations and discussion of a growing number of scholars from countries all around the world. The large number of participants and papers presented is a record in the history of NOFOMA. We are proud to present four papers that were in particular ...