Prof. Francis-Luc Perret is Director of IML (International Institute for the Management of Logistics) and Dr. Corynne Jaffeux is President of the IML board committee. IML organizes each year in Lausanne since 1993 and in Paris since 1995 a postgraduate course/specialized master program in Management of Logistics Systems. Prof. Francis-Luc Perret is currently Vice-President of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), in charge of Planning and Logistics. He is Professor of Logistics and Management of Technology at EPFL. His research focuses on logistics of technological systems, hospital and care management as well as knowledge and project management within high tech environments.