ODYSSEUS 2009: The 4th International Workshop on Freight Transportation and Logistics, Cesme - Izmir, Turkey, on May 26 - 29, 2009

Abstract

This special issue includes some of the highest quality papers that were presented at ODYSSEUS 2009, the 4th International Workshop on Freight Transportation and Logistics. ODYSSEUS 2009 was held in Cesme–Izmir, Turkey, on May 26–29, 2009. The workshop was well attended and the Scientific Committee selected 138 papers out of 170 submissions for presentation. We received 31 submissions to this special issue, and 15 papers were selected for publication after a thorough review process. Given the wide spectrum of issues covered, we hope that this special issue will be of interest to both academics and practitioners in the field of freight transportation and logistics.