Georgia Institute of Technology The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute
  • Center for Supply Chain Strategy Archive
  • Keynote speakers SCEF: Looking for the Future of Supply Chain Management
    Atlanta (October 28, 2009) — Considering the significant changes that most organizations have had to make in response to new realities in the global economic environment, the fall 2009 meeting of the Georgia Tech Supply Chain Executive Forum (SCEF) focused on exploring the future of supply chain management.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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?
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Supply Chain Executive Forum 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.
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