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).
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Moin Islam Moinul Islam's Passion is in Humanitarian Logistics
    Atlanta (October 1, 2007) — Moinul Islam is a 2nd year Ph.D. student in Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech whose doctoral research interest is in humanitarian logistics. Here, he writes about his research focus in ISyE and the factors that motivate him.
  • 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.
  • Ergun, Keskinocak, and Swann on cover of magazine Global Red Alert: Humanitarian Relief Logistics
    Atlanta (August 16, 2007) — The Summer 2008 issue of Engineering Enterprise features the work of Professors Ergun, Keskinocak, and Swann in humanitarian relief logistics. They discuss how many crisis response inefficiencies can be avoided with advanced planning and capacity building, as well as effective management of response activities.
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