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Center for Global Transportation

Developing concepts and tools for

  • Determining the impact of freight transportation on global trade
  • Accessing the impact of variability and uncertainty regarding freight transportation
  • Optimizing international freight movements across multiple lanes and modes
  • Effectively interfacing between modes of transportation at ports, rail yards and trucking terminals
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  • IFC Center at the Food Logistics Forum

    April 11, 2011

    Co-hosted by AFFI and GCCA, the event will be held 5-7 June 2011 at the Westin Westminster in Denver, Colorado, USA. The Food Logistics Forum brings together frozen food industry leaders from production, foodservice, retail, and third-party logistics (3PL) providers to address the critical issues affecting the cold chain industry today.

  • The Atlantic Cities: Bartholdi Discusses How to Keep Buses From Bunching

    March 15, 2012

    In a recent article for The Atlantic Cities titled “How to Keep Buses From Bunching,” John Bartholdi discusses “self-equalizing” bus routes that may reduce wait time and increase reliability.

  • World Trade: Technology Powers LTL Leaders

    World Trade: Technology Powers LTL Leaders

    April 27, 2011

    In the April 2011 issue of World Trade magazine, ISyE Professor Alan Erera discusses the importance of technology  that helps to guarantee high-level on-time customer service for LTL carriers.

  • Georgia Tech Integrated Food Chain Center Partners with Food Logistics Forum

    Georgia Tech Integrated Food Chain Center Partners with Food Logistics Forum

    April 13, 2011

    The Georgia Tech Integrated Food Chain (IFC) Center has partnered with the American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) and the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) to further enhance the robust educational programming available at the 2011 AFFI-GCCA Food Logistics Forum and help expand the Forum’s audience to include representatives from major food retailers and other key food industry sectors.

  • Sensing For Logistics Throughout The Food Chain

    Sensing For Logistics Throughout The Food Chain

    December 15, 2010

    Writing for the Cool Insights column in the November/December 2010 issue of Food Logistics magazine, Gary McMurray says that work being done by many research groups around the world, including Georgia Tech, shows that it is possible to develop sensor hardware and software to automatically grade natural products including citrus fruits, apples, corn and jalapenos at the packing houses. The opportunity to apply new technology at the farm that enables predictive modeling of product quality and shelf life has the ability to revolutionize the agribusiness community.

  • Global Outreach at the Stewart School of ISyE

    Global Outreach at the Stewart School of ISyE

    October 26, 2010

    ISyE tracked faculty and student activity during a four-month period, from May to August 2010, and found that they moved back and forth between six of seven continents – Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.  In that time, they conducted applied research projects around the world, participated in a variety of educational opportunities, gave invited keynote presentations, took part in conference leadership roles, and performed outreach that has a positive international health and humanitarian impact. 

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