（Link：http://www.journals.elsevier.com/computers-and-operations-research/call-for-papers/call-for-papers-airport-operations-management/）
The airline industry is important for the global economy. Airports, in particular hub airports, are the backbone of air transportation. Efficient landing and departure procedures as well as optimized ground processes are key factors that increase the throughput of an airport. Operations research techniques are important to model, optimize and evaluate such systems. The special issue aims to bring together contributions developing methodology and applications to the field of airport operations management. Papers can address but are not confined to the following topics:
Baggage and freight handling
Passenger control
Efficient landing and arrival approaches
Ground handling management
Optimized take off and departure methods
Gate assignment and check-in counter assignment
Security and screening processes
Turnaround process management
Intermodal transport connection
Green airport operations management
Robust planning and disruption management
To prepare their manuscript, authors are asked to closely follow the “Guide for Authors” of Computers and Operation Research. Manuscripts will be refereed according to the standards of the Journal. Authors should submit their paper via the EEShttp://www.ees.elsevier.com/cor/and select “Special Issue: Airport Operations Management” when asked to indicate the “Article Type” in the submission process. Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Publication Schedule
Manuscript submission: 31 March 2013
Initial Reviewer reports: 31 May 2013
Revised paper submission: 30 September 2013
Second Reviewer reports: 30 November 2013
Final revised manuscript submission: 31 January 2014
Final manuscript submissions to publisher: 1 April 2014
Special Issue Guest Editors
Dr. Jens Brunner
Professor in Service Operations
University of Mannheim Business School
P.O.B. 103462
68131 Mannheim
Germany
E-Mail:jens.brunner@tum.de
Dr. Rainer Kolisch
Professor in Operations Management
Technische Universität München
TUM School of Management
Arcisstr. 21
80333 München
Germany
E-Mail:rainer.kolisch@wi.tum.de
Dr. Jesper Larsen
Professor in Operations Management
Technical University of Denmark
Department of Management Engineering
Produktionstorvet
2800 Kgs. Lyngby
Denmark
E-Mail:jesla@man.dtu.dk
