The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute - News & Events

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CSCMP & SCEF Join Forces for Spring 2008 Forum
Atlanta (May 21, 2008) — The Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute (SCL) hosted the spring 2008 Supply Chain Executive Forum (SCEF) on April 23rd and 24th at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center. This year brought a new twist to the gathering. In true collaborative form, Dr. John Langley, Director of Supply Chain Executive Programs and SCL Professor of Supply Chain Management, orchestrated a joint meeting of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Atlanta Roundtable and the SCEF for the first time, bringing together two of the best organizations in their class.
TLI-Asia Pacific Program Sets Goals for Next Five Years
Atlanta (May 20, 2008) — On April 28 and 29, 2008, Provost Gary Schuster, Vice Provost for International Initiatives Steven McLaughlin, and Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute Managing Director Harvey Donaldson hosted National University of Singapore (NUS) Provost Tan Eng Chye and The Logistics Institute (TLI) Asia Pacific management team here at Georgia Tech.
Tool Creates Personalized Catch-up Immunization Schedules
Atlanta (May 20, 2008) — A new downloadable software tool will help pediatricians, parents and other health care professionals determine how to adjust complex childhood immunization schedules when one or more vaccine doses aren't received at the proper time.
Langley's Latest Book Focuses on Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Atlanta (May 9, 2008) — In the eighth and most recent edition of Supply Chain Management: A Logistics Perspective, C. John Langley, Jr. and his co-authors focus on the relationship between logistics and supply chain management and how the nature of business is changing overall.
Ratliff to serve on NSF's Polar Programs Advisory Committee
Atlanta (April 9, 2008) — The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently invited Dr. Donald Ratliff to serve on the Advisory Committee for the Office of Polar Programs (OPP). OPP establishes and directs NSF funding for basic research and operational support in the Arctic and the Antarctic.
First Container Race is Underway
Atlanta (March 26, 2008) — Professor John Bartholdi's global supply chain class has finalized plans for the first "Great Container Race" to begin on April 22, 2008. The students will track two containers as they travel by alternate routes and carriers to the University of Cape Coast Hospital in the West African nation of Ghana. The students will then analyze the efficiency of the routes. The race is expected to take about 35 days.
Working with CARE to Decrease Human Suffering
Atlanta (January 23, 2008) — Marco A. Gutierrez is a 4th year Ph.D. in ISyE who is focusing his research in the field of humanitarian relief logistics. In this article, Gutierrez discusses the impact of his work with CARE USA.
SCL Hosts Fall 2007 Supply Chain Executive Forum
Atlanta (January 21, 2008) — The Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering's Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL) hosted the fall 2007 Supply Chain Executive Forum (SCEF) in October. Participants discussed and exchanged ideas on collaboration—how it is defined within various organizations, the evolution of collaboration, and how it impacts the overall supply chain.
ISyE Welcomes 2008 GT/NUS Dual Degree Students
Atlanta (January 10, 2008) — The Stewart School of ISyE welcomed the seventh group of GT/NUS Dual MS program students and the fourth group of Global Logistics Scholars on January 8, 2008.
Zhou Named Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies
Atlanta (January 4, 2008) — Associate Professor Chen Zhou was recently appointed associate chair for undergradaute studies in the Stewart School of ISyE beginning January 1, 2008.
NDTA Awards Supply Chain Engineering Scholarship
Atlanta (November 29, 2007) — The National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA) recently awarded a $1000 scholarship to support Ph.D. students pursuing work in supply chain engineering at the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE).
PSLM collaborates with Lockheed Martin on Sys Model
Atlanta (October 24, 2007) — Professor Leon McGinnis and colleagues Russell Peak (MARC) and Chris Paredis (ME) are working with Lockheed Martin to demonstrate the use of a new systems modeling language (SysML) for supporting system design with integrated simulation and analysis.
Keck Lab wins EVO Planning Grant from NSF
Atlanta (October 24, 2007) — Professor Leon McGinnis, along with colleagues John Fowler (Arizona State University), Russ Meller (University of Arkansas), and Dima Nazzal (University of Central Florida) have been awarded a planning grant from NSF focused on Discrete Event Logistics Systems.
Pete Viehweg Named Executive-in-Residence at SCL
Atlanta (October 10, 2007) — Pete Viehweg brings a wealth of industry experience to his new position as executive-in-residence of SCL's Center for Warehousing and Distribution.
Bartholdi on Self-Organizing Logistics Systems
Atlanta (October 9, 2007) — Dr. Bartholdi recently presented a lecture where he introduced a protocol called the "bucket brigade" which is based on how social insects operate complex logistics systems that are efficient. In his presentation, he discussed how this idea has been successfully adapted to coordinate order-pickers in a warehouse.
Beijing/Singapore Summer Program A Hit
Atlanta (September 14, 2007) — The Beijing/Singapore Summer Program, led by ISyE Professor Chen Zhou, offers undergraduate students the opportunity to have a culturally rich learning experience overseas while gaining ISyE course credits. ISyE students Nicki Skillings, Sandesh Reddy, and Margaret Reinhard discuss their experiences and what they learned in this year's program.
Stephen Downs Appointed Edenfield Executive
Atlanta (September 5, 2007) — Stephen Downs was recently appointed Edenfield Executive-in-Residence to assist SCL's efforts in health and humanitarian logistics.
SCL Researchers Develop Strategies to Reduce HAIs
Atlanta (September 5, 2007) — SCL researchers Paul Griffin, Ray Hagtvedt, and Pinar Keskinocak have teamed up with Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Cook County Hospital in Chicago, and the Centers for Disease Control to design and evaluate possible approaches to reduce hospital-acquired infection (HAI) including screening, isolation, and improved hygiene approaches.
SCL Welcomes Global Logistics Scholar to Campus
Atlanta (August 7, 2007) — The H. Milton Stewart School of ISyE's Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL) is hosting Dr. Meilong "Charles" Le, a Global Logistics Scholar, for the next two years. "We look forward to having Professor Le at Georgia Tech as a Global Logistics Scholar," said Don Ratliff, SCL's Executive Director. "He has much to contribute to our understanding of Chinese port operations and China's role in the global economy."
O.R. Symposium Recognizes George Nemhauser
Atlanta (August 3, 2007) — Optimization Research Symposium: Recognizing Professor George Nemhauser's Contributions to the Field of Operations Research. The two-day event included tributes to Nemhauser as his fellow researchers roasted and toasted him as well as presentations highlighting the depth and breath of the contributions he has made to the field of operations research.
SAP Happily Goes Back to School
Atlanta (July 9, 2007) — When SAP's travel and transportation team wanted insight into the use of enterprise service-oriented architecture in supply chain and logistics, they turned to Professor Donald Ratliff, executive director of the Stewart School of ISyE's Supply Chain & Logistics Institute at Georgia Tech.
SCL Hosts Supply Chain Executive Forum
Atlanta (May 29, 2007) — The Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering's Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL) hosted the spring 2007 Supply Chain Executive Forum in April at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center.