Georgia Institute of Technology The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute
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  • 2009 Third-Party Logistics Study 3PL Study Examines Global Market for Shippers and Logistics Providers
    Atlanta (October 27, 2009) — The Fourteenth Annual Third-Party Logistics Study from Georgia Tech, Capgemini, Oracle, and Panalpina examines global market for shippers and logistics providers.
  • Packing boxes ISyE's Annual Great Package Race is Underway
    Atlanta (October 12, 2009) — You may have been to Alabama, but what about Opp, Alabama (population 6,000)? How about Ulan Bator, the capital city of Mongolia? These two diverse locations are the destinations chosen for the 2009 Great Package Race, which began when packages were shipped from the Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute (SCL) in early October.
  • John J. Bartholdi, III Bartholdi Presents Keynote at ORSSA
    Atlanta (October 5, 2009) — Professor John J. Bartholdi, III, Manhattan Associates Chair in Supply Chain Management at the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE), was invited to present the opening and closing keynote addresses at Operations Research Society of South Africa (ORSSA) Conference in September.
  • Oscar Arias Sanchez with Harvey Donaldson Georgia Tech Opens TIP Center in Costa Rica
    Atlanta (September 3, 2009) — The Costa Rican trade industry will be able to increase trade across borders and make existing trade more productive thanks to a new Trade, Innovation & Productivity (TIP) Center that opened in the capital city of San Jose on August 20, 2009.
  • Bins in a warehouse SCL Collaborates with Industry on Warehousing Research
    Atlanta (September 1, 2009) — The Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute (SCL) has focused much research in the areas of warehousing and distribution over the past semester. Listed are some of the highlights of SCL's recent research activities and industry collaborations.
  • G.P. Peterson and Oscar Sanchez Costa Rican President Praises Georgia Tech Logistics Center
    Atlanta (August 27, 2009) — Trevor Williams of Global Atlanta was on hand to cover the grand opening of GT's new Trade, Innovation & Productivity Center in Costa Rica. His article features video interviews with G.P. "Bud" Peterson and Marco Ruiz, Costa Rican Trade Minister.
  • Leon McGinnis, Ph.D. Tennenbaum Institute to Collaborate with Lockheed Martin
    Atlanta (July 8, 2009) — The Tennenbaum Institute (TI) at Georgia Tech is conducting a 2.5-year-long research project with Lockheed Martin Aerospace to prepare for the production of the new F-35 Lightning II.
  • Donald Ratliff, Executive Director of SCL SCL to Open Logistics Center in Costa Rica on Aug. 20
    Atlanta (June 22, 2009) — Donald Ratliff, UPS and Regents' Professor in ISyE and executive director of the Supply Chain & Logistics (SCL) Institute at Georgia Tech, was recently interviewed by GlobalAtlanta to discuss the opening of a new logistics center in Costa Rica.
  • Signing of the agreement SCL and ISyE Renews Alliance with German Partners
    Atlanta (June 4, 2009) — To continue their international cooperation in the area of research and graduate education, representatives from the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the Technical University of Dortmund convened on the Georgia Tech campus in May to renew a longstanding partnership with the Georgia Institute of Technology - specifically the Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute (SCL) and the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE).
  • Dr. Barry C. Smith Barry C. Smith Continues As Edenfield Executive-in-Residence
    Atlanta (June 1, 2009) — The H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering welcomes back Dr. Barry C. Smith as Edenfield Executive-in-Residence for the 2009-2010 year.Smith, whose appointment began in 2008, will continue working on a project for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to redesign the National Airspace System (NAS).
  • This girl uses a ceramic water filter to purify na Alumni Spotlight: Tracy Hawkins & the Ceramic Supply Chain
    Atlanta (May 27, 2009) — After taking a three-week volunteer vacation to Tanzania in 2005, Tracy Hawkins (B IE 1985) was afforded a unique opportunity to combine her background in systems engineering and her passion for pottery. "My industrial engineering background has been key in helping me to support this humanitarian project...The project management aspect and the creative problem solving are the two main skills that I use in my work."
  • Peak, McGinnis speak on Model Based Systems Engineering
    Atlanta (May 19, 2009) — Russell Peak (MARC) and Leon McGinnis (ISyE) spoke to the systems engineering division, modeling and simulation committee, of the National Defense Industries Association on April 22, 2009.
  • McGinnis Receives Courtesy Appointment in ME
    Atlanta (May 15, 2009) — Professor Leon McGinnis has received a courtesy appointment in the George Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering (ME).
  • Supply Chain Executive Forum Keynote Speakers SCEF Focuses on Leading Supply Chains Through Uncertainty
    Atlanta (May 5, 2009) — In response to the continuing global economic recession, the Spring 2009 Supply Chain Executive Forum (SCEF) focused on an issue that is at the forefront of most of our minds: How do we mitigate uncertainly during times of recession, and develop strategies and practices to facilitate reemergence going forward?
  • Ekici with professors Ekici Wins 2009 SHS Student Paper Competition
    Atlanta (March 19, 2009) — Ph.D. student Ali Ekici won the 2009 Society for Health Systems (SHS) Graduate Student Paper Competition with his paper titled Modeling Influenza Pandemic, Intervention Strategies, and Food Distribution. The paper, which is also co-authored by Professors Julie Swann and Pinar Keskinocak, will be presented by Mr. Ekici at the 2009 Society for Health Systems Conference in Chicago.
  • Edward H. Frazelle, PhD SCL Offers Free Online Inventory Assessment Webinar
    Atlanta (March 11, 2009) — The Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute is hosting a free Inventory Self-Assessment webinar on Friday, March 20 from 11 AM to 12 PM. The webinar will consist of an online self-assessment presentation, conducted by Edward H. Frazelle, Ph.D.
  • ISyE Students Finding Ways to Fight World Hunger
    Atlanta (March 9, 2009) — Six Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) students recently completed a senior design project that may help fight hunger in the world. For these six students having the World Food Programme as the focus of their project meant saving dollars in order to put precious resources where they matter.
  • Charles Barrentine and John Langley Supply Chain Executive Forum: Reaches for Superior Performance
    Atlanta (March 4, 2009) — The fall 2008 meeting of the Georgia Tech Supply Chain Executive Forum (SCEF) met in October to highlight and discuss the work and experience from industry professionals and faculty on the theme of "Reaching for Superior Performance: Strategies and Tools for Continuous Supply Chain Improvement."
  • Humanitarian Logistics Conference Global Response to Humanitarian Logistics Conference 2009
    Atlanta (March 3, 2009) — The conference opened dialog among the various humanitarian efforts and contributed towards new collaborations and synergies across many different organizations represented by the attendees.
  • Ten Logistical Challenges During A Disaster
    Atlanta (February 11, 2009) — Disasters are wreaking havoc on human lives and nations' economies at an alarming – and rising - rate.. Whether it's a tsunami in the Pacific or a national event such as Hurricane Katrina, governments, non-profit organizations and private industries need to be better prepared to respond and recover from disasters, offering timely and necessary aid to those in need through efficient humanitarian supply chains.
  • Kevin Keene First American Enrolls in Dual Masters Program
    Atlanta (February 5, 2009) — Historically, the Dual Masters program between Georgia Tech's Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering and the National University of Singapore is generally populated by Asian students. In fact, of the eight classes of students so far, not one has been from the United States. Kevin Keene, BS ISyE 2006, broke the mold being not only the first American in the program, but the first Georgia Tech graduate too.
  • Edward H. Frazelle SCL Offers Free Online Warehousing Assessment Webinar
    Atlanta (January 28, 2009) — The Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute is hosting a free Warehousing Self-Assessment webinar on Friday, February 6 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Dr. Ed Frazelle will lead participants through an assessment of their warehouse operation, comparing their warehouse to world-class standards and revealing opportunities for cost, labor and space savings.
  • Chris Lofgren Summit Focuses on Fuel Conservation and Management
    Atlanta (January 26, 2009) — The two-day summit brought together shippers, carriers, suppliers, and regulators in an open dialog to discuss ways to conserve fuel, improve efficiencies and build more sustainable supply chains.
  • CostVision, PSLM Center Launch Research Collaboration
    Atlanta (December 9, 2008) — CostVision,a Denver, CO firm, and the PSLM Center at Georgia Tech have launched a research collaboration funded by the Air Force Research Labs.
  • Tech Tower Creating Roadmap For F35 Global Delivery
    Atlanta (December 9, 2008) — Dr. Bill Kessler, President of Palisades Enterprises and Professor and Director of Executive Programs for the Tennenbaum Institute at Georgia Tech, and Dr. Leon McGinnis, Eugene C. Gwaltney Chair in Manufacturing Systems, Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, are leading a multidisciplinary team of experts from Georgia Tech, Georgia State University and INSEAD, who will address a broad range of issues, from trade and security policy to system modeling to collaboration.
  • Professor Leon McGinnis, Eugene C. Gwaltney Chair McGinnis Speaks at Defense Manufacturing Conference
    Atlanta (December 9, 2008) — Professor McGinnis's address focused on "transformation challenges in global collaborative/network centric manufacturing" and highlighted the R&D currently underway and in development at Georgia Tech.
  • Argentina Researching Temperature Sensitive Supply Chains
    Atlanta (December 8, 2008) — In November, Professor John Bartholdi, SCL Executive Director Don Ratliff, SCL Managing Director Harvey Donaldson, and PhD student Alejandro MacCawley traveled to Mendoza, Argentina to meet with the faculty of the National University of Cuyo and the other members of the Wine Supply Chain Council regarding global research opportunities in the wine supply chain.
  • Dr. William Kessler, President of Palisades Enterp Kessler, McGinnis play key roles at 2008 NCM Forum
    Atlanta (December 5, 2008) — Dr. Bill Kessler, President of Palisades Enterprises and Professor and Director of Executive Programs for the Tennenbaum Institute at Georgia Tech, acted as moderator at this year's forum, and Dr. Leon McGinnis, Eugene C. Gwaltney Chair in Manufacturing Systems and Professor, Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, moderated one of the four breakout sessions, focusing on R&D needs in NCM.
  • Chelsea C. White III White Gives Keynote Address to the IEEE SOLI 2008 Conference
    Atlanta (November 20, 2008) — Chelsea C. White III, Schneider National Chair of Transportation and Logistics and Stewart School Chair, presented a keynote address at the IEEE International Conference on Service Operations, Logistics, and Informatics held in Beijing, China in October 2008.
  • Donald Bowersox with Professor John Langley Supply Chain Executive Forum Tackles Contemporary Issues
    Atlanta (November 19, 2008) — Over the past six years, supply chain executives have convened on the Georgia Tech campus for meetings of the Georgia Tech Supply Chain Executive Forum. Addressing key supply chain issues, the forum brings together up to forty executives from more than two dozen supply chain organizations for two days of discussion on a host of supply chain issues, problems, and challenges.
  • SCL short course Short Courses Boost Supply Chain Managers' Expertise
    Atlanta (November 19, 2008) — Facility tours are a popular part of the Supply Chain & Logistics Institute's (SCL) short-course professional development program, but not all participants are as impatient to share their new insights as the fellow who pulled out his cell phone in the middle of a tour.
  • Professors Paul Griffin and Donald Ratliff Supply Chain Analytics Course Coming Online!
    Atlanta (November 19, 2008) — If you are interested in being notified when this course becomes available online, visit http://www.scl.gatech.edu/professional-education/scanalytics/. The course, titled "Supply Chain Analytics: What Every Supply Chain & Logistics Analyst Should Know" is designed to provide fundamental knowledge and insights to supply chain and logistics analysts and those who want to understand and act on the information provided by these analysts.
  • 2008 3PL Report 3PLs on Integration, Sustainability and Security of the Supply Chain
    Atlanta (October 22, 2008) — The 2008 13th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study tracks the opinions and experiences of users of 3PL services across the globe. This new study emphasizes the importance of integration with logistics providers to achieve a secure, sustainable supply chain.
  • Research Team Operations Researchers Predict Path of Pandemics
    Atlanta (August 27, 2008) — Using math and computer science, ISyE engineers created a model to forecast the progression of a future pandemic. They looked at the way diseases spread to new people and over distances in order to prepare for future emergencies. The model allows researchers to design the best way to distribute food and vaccines to those in need, as well as the optimum locations and staffing for clinics that would respond.
  • German Simulation Expert Visits Keck Lab
    Atlanta (August 4, 2008) — Dr. Oliver Rose, Simulation Chair in the School of Applied Computation at the Technical University of Dresden, visited the Keck Virtual Factory Lab June 23-25, 2008.
  • Internationalizing the Campus SCL & ISyE Commended for Grooming Internationally Savvy Engineers
    Atlanta (July 18, 2008) — In the 2007 edition of Internationalizing the Campus, NAFSA: Association of International Educators recognized Georgia Tech for its ongoing commitment to grooming internationally savvy engineers and maintaining a world-wide presence with satellite campuses. NAFSA specifically commended the Stewart School of ISyE for its Supply Chain & Logistics Institute (SCL).
  • Dr. Christopher Norek SCL Launches New Course for Small & Medium-Sized Businesses
    Atlanta (June 11, 2008) — Recognizing that small to medium-sized businesses can benefit greatly from supply chain principles, SCL will launch a new course in July titled "Developing Supply Chain Strategies for Small and Medium-Sized Business."
  • Dr. Donald Bowersox with Dr. John Langley 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.
  • NUS leadership team visits Georgia Tech 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.
  • Supply Chain Management: A Logistics Perspective 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.
  • Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Credit: Dwight 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.
  • The map denotes the points where the containers wi 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.
  • Marco A. Gutierrez, a 4th year Ph.D. in ISyE, is w 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.
  • 2008 GT/NUS Dual Degree Students 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.
  • Dr. Chen Zhou 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.
  • L-R): Kate Abercrombie and Jackie Griffin 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 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.
  • Langley, Linz, Ratliff, and Dengel at the Supply C 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.
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