\typeout{Conference Style for Logistic Journal for LaTeX 2e}
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% PHYSICAL PAGE LAYOUT
\setlength{\topmargin}{-1.7cm}
\setlength{\headheight}{20pt}
\setlength{\headsep}{1.7cm}
\setlength{\footskip}{1.7cm}
\setlength\oddsidemargin{-0.25in}
\setlength\textheight{8.65in} 
\setlength\textwidth{6.85in}
\setlength\columnsep{0.27in} 
\newlength\titlebox \setlength\titlebox{2.25in}
\thispagestyle{empty} \pagestyle{empty}
\flushbottom \twocolumn \sloppy
% We're never going to need a table of contents, so just flush it to
% save space --- suggested by drstrip@sandia-2
\def\addcontentsline#1#2#3{}
% gf: PRINT COPYRIGHT NOTICE
\def\copyright@year{\number\year}

\long\gdef\affiliations #1{ \def \affiliations_{#1}}

\def\@maketitle{%
  \newcounter{eqfn}\setcounter{eqfn}{0}%
  \newsavebox{\titlearea}
  \sbox{\titlearea}{
    \let\footnote\relax\let\thanks\relax%
    \setcounter{footnote}{0}%
    \def\equalcontrib{%
      \ifnum\value{eqfn}=0%
        \footnote{These authors contributed equally.}%
        \setcounter{eqfn}{\value{footnote}}%
      \else%
        \footnotemark[\value{eqfn}]%
      \fi%
    }%
    \vbox{%
      \hsize\textwidth%
      \linewidth\hsize%
      \vskip 0.625in minus 0.125in%
      \centering%
      {\LARGE\bf \@title \par}%
      \vskip 0.1in plus 0.5fil minus 0.05in%
      {\Large{\textbf{\@author\ifhmode\\\fi}}}%
      \vskip .2em plus 0.25fil%
      {\normalsize \affiliations_\ifhmode\\\fi}%
      \vskip .5em plus 2fil%
    }%
  }%
%
  \newlength\actualheight%
  \settoheight{\actualheight}{\usebox{\titlearea}}%
  \ifdim\actualheight>\titlebox%
    \setlength{\titlebox}{\actualheight}%
  \fi%
%
  \vbox to \titlebox {%
    \let\footnote\thanks\relax%
    \setcounter{footnote}{0}%
    \def\equalcontrib{%
      \ifnum\value{eqfn}=0%
        \footnote{These authors contributed equally.}%
        \setcounter{eqfn}{\value{footnote}}%
      \else%
        \footnotemark[\value{eqfn}]%
      \fi%
    }%
    \hsize\textwidth%
    \linewidth\hsize%
    \vskip 0.625in minus 0.125in%
    \centering%
    {\LARGE\bf \@title \par}%
    \vskip 0.1in plus 0.5fil minus 0.05in%
    {\Large{\textbf{\@author\ifhmode\\\fi}}}%
    \vskip .2em plus 0.25fil%
    {\normalsize \affiliations_\ifhmode\\\fi}%
    \vskip .5em plus 2fil%
  }%
}%
%
\renewenvironment{abstract}{%
  \centerline{\bf Abstract}%
  \vspace{0.5ex}%
  \setlength{\leftmargini}{10pt}%
  \begin{quote}%
    \small%
}{%
  \par%
  \end{quote}%
  \vskip 1ex%
}%

% jsp added:
\def\pubnote#1{
  \thispagestyle{myheadings}%
  \pagestyle{myheadings}%
  \markboth{#1}{#1}%
  \setlength\headheight{10pt}%
  \setlength\headsep{10pt}%
}%
%
% SECTIONS with less space
\def\section{\@startsection {section}{1}{\z@}{-2.0ex plus
-0.5ex minus -.2ex}{1pt plus 0.5pt minus 0.2pt}{\bf\MakeUppercase}}
\def\subsection{\@startsection{subsection}{2}{\z@}{-2.0ex plus
-0.5ex minus -.2ex}{3pt plus 2pt minus 1pt}{\normalsize\bf\MakeUppercase}}
\def\subsubsection{\@startsection{subsubsection}{3}{\z@}{-2.0ex plus
-0.5ex minus -.2ex}{3pt plus 2pt minus 1pt}{\normalsize\bf\MakeUppercase}}

\def\myFBRSC#1{{\MakeUppercase{#1}}\relscale{0.84}}
\DeclareRobustCommand{\FirstBigRestSmallCaps}[1]{\myFBRSC #1}


%%% END changed
\renewcommand\paragraph{\@startsection{paragraph}{4}{\z@}{-6pt plus -2pt minus -1pt}{-1em}{\normalsize\bf}}%
\setcounter{secnumdepth}{5}

% FOOTNOTES
\footnotesep 6.65pt %
\skip\footins 9pt plus 4pt minus 2pt
\def\footnoterule{\kern-3pt \hrule width 5pc \kern 2.6pt }
\setcounter{footnote}{0}

% LISTS AND PARAGRAPHS
\parindent 0.5cm
\topsep 4pt plus 1pt minus 2pt
\partopsep 1pt plus 0.5pt minus 0.5pt
\itemsep 0.5pt plus 1pt minus 0.5pt
\parsep 2pt plus 1pt minus 0.5pt
\leftmargin 10pt \leftmargini 13pt \leftmarginii 10pt \leftmarginiii 5pt \leftmarginiv 5pt \leftmarginv 5pt \leftmarginvi 5pt
\setlength{\parskip}{10pt}
\labelwidth\leftmargini\advance\labelwidth-\labelsep \labelsep 5pt
\def\@listi{\leftmargin\leftmargini}
\def\@listii{\leftmargin\leftmarginii
\labelwidth\leftmarginii\advance\labelwidth-\labelsep
\topsep 2pt plus 1pt minus 0.5pt
\parsep 1pt plus 0.5pt minus 0.5pt
\itemsep \parsep}
\def\@listiii{\leftmargin\leftmarginiii
\labelwidth\leftmarginiii\advance\labelwidth-\labelsep
\topsep 1pt plus 0.5pt minus 0.5pt
\parsep \z@
\partopsep 0.5pt plus 0pt minus 0.5pt
\itemsep \topsep}
\def\@listiv{\leftmargin\leftmarginiv
\labelwidth\leftmarginiv\advance\labelwidth-\labelsep}
\def\@listv{\leftmargin\leftmarginv
\labelwidth\leftmarginv\advance\labelwidth-\labelsep}
\def\@listvi{\leftmargin\leftmarginvi
\labelwidth\leftmarginvi\advance\labelwidth-\labelsep}
\abovedisplayskip 7pt plus2pt minus5pt%
\belowdisplayskip \abovedisplayskip
\abovedisplayshortskip 0pt plus3pt%
\belowdisplayshortskip 4pt plus3pt minus3pt%
% Less leading in most fonts (due to the narrow columns)
% The choices were between 1-pt and 1.5-pt leading
\def\normalsize{\@setfontsize\normalsize\@xpt{11}}   % 10 point on 11
\def\small{\@setfontsize\small\@ixpt{10}}    % 9 point on 10
\def\footnotesize{\@setfontsize\notesize\@ixpt{10}}  % 9 point on 10
\def\scriptsize{\@setfontsize\scriptsize\@viipt{10}}  % 7 point on 8
\def\tiny{\@setfontsize\tiny\@vipt{7}}    % 6 point on 7
\def\large{\@setfontsize\large\@xipt{12}}    % 11 point on 12
\def\Large{\@setfontsize\Large\@xiipt{14}}    % 12 point on 14
\def\LARGE{\@setfontsize\LARGE\@xivpt{16}}    % 14 point on 16
\def\huge{\@setfontsize\huge\@xviipt{20}}    % 17 point on 20
\def\Huge{\@setfontsize\Huge\@xxpt{23}}    % 20 point on 23


\clubpenalty = 10000
\widowpenalty = 10000
\displaywidowpenalty = 10000
