The 17th Biennial International Conference on Industrial Logistics (ICIL 2027) will take place in Bologna, Italy, from June 9th to June 12th, 2027, hosted for the first time in Italy by the Department of Industrial Engineering, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna (UniBo) in partnership with the International Centre for Innovation and Industrial Logistics (ICIIL).

The conference welcomes researchers, practitioners, scientists, academics and industrial managers providing a multidisciplinary forum for the presentation and discussion of original research findings, conceptual developments, innovative ideas, and real-world case histories contributing to the challenging fields of logistics and supply chain management.

The ICIL 2027 programme is designed to advance scholarly and practical understanding of contemporary challenges in industrial logistics and to support the development of effective solutions to the evolving demands of global logistics systems.

The Conference Title for the 2027 - 17th edition is “Managing Industrial Logistics in the Digital Age” asking the attendants to propose papers, case studies and applications highlighting the impact, the challenges and the opportunities of Digital Techs in Industrial Logistics driven by, but not limited to, AI solutions.

Conference Topics:

  • Industrial Logistics and Supply Chain Management in the Digital Era
  • Logistic Network Design and Optimization with Advanced Analytics and Intelligent Methods
  • Sustainable, Circular, Reverse and Green Logistics, Enabled by Digital Technologies
  • Resilient, Risk-Aware, and Adaptive Supply Chains
  • Digital Transformation and Emerging Technologies in Industrial Logistics
  • Advanced AI for Logistics: Agentic AI, Large Language Models, Federated Learning, and Hybrid Intelligence
  • Smart Manufacturing, Cyber-Physical Systems, and AI-Integrated Logistics
  • Human-Centered, Organizational, and Governance Aspects of Logistics Systems
  • Warehousing and Storage Systems, fueled by Automation and Data-Driven Technologies

 

The Conference Chairs and the Local Organizing Committee warmly welcome industrial logistics' researchers, practitioners and scientists to Bologna, Italy, for an inspiring and high-level conference at UniBo, the oldest university of the western world… since 1088.

Sincerely,

Marco BORTOLINI

Francesco Gabriele GALIZIA

Matteo GABELLINI