International Journal of Managing Value and Supply Chains ( IJMVSC )

ISSN : 0976 - 979X (ONLINE)

http://airccse.org/journal/mvsc/ijmvsc.html

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Scope & Topics
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The International Journal of Managing Value and Supply Chains ( IJMVSC ) is a quarterly open access journal that publishes articles
that contribute new results in all areas of value and supply chain management. The journal provides a platform to disseminate new ideas and
new research, advance theories, and propagate best practices in the management of value and supply chain management, looking across both product
and service-based businesses. This will include works based in service management, logistics and distribution, operations management, process management,
flow control, and customer service. The journal offers a forum in which academics, consultants, and practitioners in a variety of fields can exchange
ideas to further research and improve practices in all areas of business. The International Journal of Managing Value and Supply Chains ( IJMVSC ) seek
to establish new collaborations, new best practices, and new theories in the management of both product and service-based organizations around the world.


Authors are solicited to contribute to the journal by submitting articles that illustrate research results, projects, surveying works and
industrial experiences that describe significant advances in the areas of value and supply chain management. Topics of interest include, but are
not limited to, the following:


* Supply chain management
* Value chain management
* Analytical frameworks
* Business-to-business marketing
* Change management
* Channel management
* Cultural issues
* Customer service
* Customer retention strategies
* Demand forecasting and planning
* Distribution channels
* Economic issues
* Information technology in product distribution
* Information technology in service delivery
* Knowledge management
* Legal and regulatory issues
* Logistics management and planning (inbound, outbound and reverse logistics)
* Manufacturing methods and strategies
* Metrics and Measurement
* Network design and routing
* Quality control and improvement
* Performance metrics
* Purchasing and procurement
* e-procurement and e-commerce
* Product innovation and development
* Sourcing strategies
* Supplier selection
* Vendor management and selection



Paper Submission
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Authors are invited to submit papers for this journal through E-mail : ijmvsc@yahoo.com Or ijmvsc@airccse.org.
Submissions must be original and should not have been published previously or be under consideration for publication while being
evaluated for this Journal.



Important Dates:
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Submission deadline : 05 November, 2010
Acceptance notification: 30 November, 2010
Final manuscript due : 10 December, 2010
Publication date: determined by the Editor-in-Chief



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