Georgia Institute of Technology The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute
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  • Pinar Keskinocak Appointed HSI Associate Director for Research
    Atlanta (November 9, 2009) — Pinar Keskinocak, associate professor in the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering and the co-founder and co-director of the Center for Humanitarian Logistics at the Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute (SCL), has been appointed to the position of associate director for research for the Health Systems Institute (HSI).
  • Caring for Children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
    Atlanta (November 2, 2009) — The Children's/ Georgia Tech team used human factors techniques and statistical tools to collect and analyze observational data for process re-design. They also conducted staff surveys to assess improvements in communication and care coordination, and analyzed customer satisfaction data to evaluate impact on patient experience. The study showed that the implementation of the new lean-focused, patient-centric rounding structure lead to increased timeliness and efficiency of rounds, improved staff and customer satisfaction, improved throughput, and reduced attending physician man-hours.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • MRSA bacteria 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.
  • Professor Martin Savelsbergh Martin Savelsbergh Awarded Schneider Professorship
    Atlanta (August 13, 2007) — Professor Martin Savelsbergh has been awarded the Schneider Professorship for a three-year term. The Schneider Professorship is supported by a gift from the Schneider National Company, one of the Nation's largest national truckload carriers, in order to support research and development in logistics and supply chain engineering in the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech.
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