Motivation and Purpose

The main purpose of EWSI is to establish a network of outstanding people who will continue to work together in the future.

Participation in an WESI should be regarded as a considerable honour. The main objective of an EWSI is to give a limited number of carefully selected representatives of the next generation a unique opportunity for establishing a personal network and for addressing an international audience and thus to create new research groups around the topic chosen.

The basic idea is that around 25 early stage researchers, who are either PhD students or who have less than two years research experience since completing a PhD can meet for ten days. All participants will have an unpublished paper within the theme announced, and will present their material, discuss it with others and with a handful of specially invited senior experts in the field, and finally prepare a paper to be considered for inclusion in a feature issue of an OR publication.

The scientific sessions will be hosted at the Aix-Marseille-Provence Campus of Ecole des Mines de Saint-Etienne in Gardanne, France.

Scientific Program

To be eligible, a candidate must be the main contributor of a single-authored or co-authored paper related to the field of Lot Sizing and related topics. Topics of interest are, for example: new approaches for classical problems, new relevant problems, integration of lot sizing with other problems such as scheduling, distribution or vehicle routing, presentation of cases studies, etc. 

Each laureate will give a presentation of 40 minutes about their paper plus 20 minutes for questions. Moreover, there will be presentations from international experts. In addition to those presentations, we intend to hold several workshops, each coordinated by two or three of the invited speakers. During these workshops, the laureates, split into groups, will have the chance of working together on a given topic. After two days, each group will present its findings. These workshops give the laureates the opportunity to delve deeper into some of the topics addressed in the talks of the experts. Furthermore, we hope to encourage laureates to work together on some problems and, hopefully, lay the grounds for future collaborations among them.

Finally, there will be probably a special issue in an international journal covering the topics of the EWSI and that selected papers of the Institute will be eligible for submission. 

Applying to the EWSI

EURO fully supports the cost for accommodation and board for the duration of the institute for each accepted laureate.

Who can apply?

To apply to the ESI, you

• Have to be a current PhD student or researcher with less than two years research experience since completing your PhD.
• Have to come from a EURO member society country, or study in a EURO member society country.
  Additionally, up to two candidates can be appointed by IFORS, according to the EURO and IFORS exchange for ESWIs (see below for additional information).
• Must not have been a laureate of a previous EURO Summer/Winter Institute.

 What to submit?

• A Curriculum Vitae, including information about your education, research projects, publications, awards, and other pertinent experiences (pdf format).
• A single-authored or co-authored paper in the field of “lot sizing and related topics” where you are the main contributor and which has not yet been published or accepted for publication (pdf format).
• A statement outlining your motivation for participating in the EWSI (at most one page).
• A letter of recommendation from one referee (preferably the thesis advisor or head of department).

How to submit?

Send the required document to Stéphane DAUZERE-PERES (dauzere-peres@emse.fr) and Nabil ABSI (absi@emse.fr).

The deadline for submission is January 24, 2025 February 14, 2025.

What next?

The admission process for candidates will focus on the quality of their submitted paper, their scientific background as well as their interest in the field of Lot Sizing. Applicants might be asked to clarify their statement before the final decision.

The Scientific Committee selects and ranks the candidates and the Organizing Committee will liaise with the national OR societies to secure funding to cover travel expenses (which are not included in the ESI grant).

The Scientific Committee will notify applicants about the final decision by email by January 31, 2025 February 19, 2025.

The selected applicants will be announced in the official program and published on the web page.