{"57500":{"#nid":"57500","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Model for Possible Costa Rican Leadership Program","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGlobal Atlanta\u003C\/em\u003E - July 8, 2009\u003Cbr \/\u003EBased on a Georgia leadership organization\u0027s inaugural international retreat in June, the business and educational community in Costa Rica is considering forming its own leadership group to promote continued economic and educational development throughout the country.  Leadership Georgia, a non-profit organization housed in the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, invites community leaders from across the state to participate in various weekend-long events during one year to learn about economic development and education initiatives taking place in Georgia. A June 11-14 leadership weekend in Costa Rica was the group\u0027s first event outside of the United States...  Sebastian Urbina, director of the Georgia Tech\u0027s new Trade-chain Innovation \u0026amp; Production (TIP) Center near the capital of San Jose, spoke to the group about that center\u0027s research on trade technologies. The center is scheduled for an official opening celebration on Aug. 20.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.globalatlanta.com\/article\/17439\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.globalatlanta.com\/article\/17439\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-07-08 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:25","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-07-08T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-07-08T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"57498":{"#nid":"57498","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Opens Trade Innovation Center in Costa Rica","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGlobal Logistics \u0026amp; Supply Chain Strategies\u003C\/em\u003E  -July 20, 2009\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech is launching an initiative in  to help boost the speed and efficiency of shipments moving to and from that country. Grand opening of the Trade-Chain Innovation and Productivity (TIP) Center in\n\u003C\/p\u003E\nSan Jose, \nis scheduled for August 20-21. Costa Rican President Oscar Arias Sanchez and Georgia Tech President G.P. \u0022Bud\u0022 Peterson will speak at the opening ceremony. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.supplychainbrain.com\/content\/general-scm\/business-strategy-alignment\/single-article-page\/article\/georgia-tech-opens-trade-innovation-center-in-costa-rica\/\u0022\u003E Read more\u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-07-20 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:25","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-07-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-07-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"57544":{"#nid":"57544","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Panel seeks new ways to deal with waste","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EEENews.net\u003C\/em\u003E - February 9, 2009\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe House Science and Technology Committee will meet Wednesday in search of innovative ways to deal with electronic waste. Lawmakers are currently crafting legislation that would support research into better recycling technologies and the use of more environmentally sensitive materials, according to a committee staff member. The problem of disposing discarded electronics such as computers and televisions has been growing as new products rapidly come on the market and consumers discard old models. Those discards end up in the waste stream, where chemicals and other toxic materials break down. According to U.S. EPA, there were 1.9 million to 2.2 million tons of used or unwanted electronics in 2005, of which 345,000 to 379,000 tons were recycled. EPA estimates electronic waste is growing two to three times faster than any other waste stream ... Schedule: The hearing is Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 10 a.m. in 2318 Rayburn. Witnesses: Valerie Thomas, professor at Georgia Tech\u0027s Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering; Jeff Omelchuck, executive director for the Green Electronics Council; Paul Anastas, director at Yale University\u0027s Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering; Philip Bond, president of the Information Technology Association of America; and Willie Cade, founder and CEO of PC Rebuilders and Recyclers\u0027 Home of the Computers for Schools Program.\u003Cbr \/\u003ESubscription required*\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-02-09 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:25","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-02-09T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2009-02-09T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"57508":{"#nid":"57508","#data":{"type":"news","title":"A new Wal-Mart sheriff (aka CEO) is in the house","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFayetteville Free Weekly\u003C\/em\u003E - June 4, 2009\u003Cbr \/\u003EExpect a more relaxed Wal-Mart host at this year\u0027s shareholders meeting. No one, of course, could out do the late ball cap wearing Sam Moore Walton, but Wal-Mart\u0027s new president and CEO Michael Duke will sure try. This will be Duke\u0027s first shareholders meeting as the man at the top.  Despite his humble Kansas upbringing, the former Wal-Mart \u0022high sheriff\u0022 H. Lee Scott, who proceeded Duke, could not pull off the down-home image as Wal-Mart head cheerleader. Insiders say that Duke can pull it off.  . . . Duke joined Wal-Mart in 1995, coming from the Federated Department Store group and May Department Stores. He is a graduate of Georgia Tech, with a bachelor\u0027s degree in industrial engineering.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/freeweekly.com\/?p=3719\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/freeweekly.com\/?p=3719\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca class=\u0022moz-txt-link-freetext\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/freeweekly.com\/?p=3719\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-06-04 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:25","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-06-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-06-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"57506":{"#nid":"57506","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech To Open Logistics Center in Costa Rica","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGlobal Atlanta\u003C\/em\u003E - June 19, 2009\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s Don Ratliff discusses the new logistics center in Costa Rica. The Georgia Institute of Technology on Aug. 20 will open a center in aimed at improving foreign trade by helping companies there get products to market faster and more efficiently. The Georgia Tech Trade Chain Innovation and\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\nProductivity\n\n\nCenter , which will be located in \n\n\nSan Jose , is designed to teach graduate students and company executives how to improve supply chains and logistics. It will also serve as a research center in those fields, said Don Ratliff, executive director of Tech\u0027s Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute...  \u0022Supply chains and logistics are fundamental to trade,\u0022 said Dr. Ratliff. \u0022It would be impossible for anyone to be good at trade that doesn\u0027t have good supply chain and logistics capabilities.\u0022   \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.globalatlanta.com\/article\/17407\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.globalatlanta.com\/article\/17407\/\u003C\/a\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-06-19 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:25","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-06-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-06-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"57529":{"#nid":"57529","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ga. Tech researchers predict North Carolina men to wear NCAA hoop crown","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ENetworkWorld.com\u003C\/em\u003E - March 17, 2009 (Computer World)\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe computer ranking system out of Georgia Tech seems to hold no grudge against the school\u0027s ACC basketball foes: It predicts North Carolina\u0027s Tarheels will be the one team standing at the end of the NCAA men\u0027s basketball tournament.  The Logistic Regression Markov Chain (LRMC) system designed by three Georgia Institute of Technology professors (Joel Sokol, Paul Kvam and George Nemhauser) also has the University of Pittsburgh, University of Memphis and University of Louisville headed to the Final Four, with Memphis losing to North Carolina in the final game on April 6. Georgia Tech, nor any other school in Georgia, qualified for the March Madness this time around.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/news\/2009\/031709-ncaa-final-four-gatech.html?hpg1=bn\u0022\u003ERead more\u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-03-17 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:25","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-03-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-03-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"57504":{"#nid":"57504","#data":{"type":"news","title":"GT launches supply chain research center","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAtlanta Business Chronicle\u003C\/em\u003E - June 25, 2009\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology has launched a research center in Costa Rica to help develop new supply-chain technologies.  The Georgia Tech Trade-chain Innovation and Productivity (TIP) center in Costa Rica aims to combine analytics, digital services and supply chain management to address trade-chain productivity. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/atlanta.bizjournals.com\/atlanta\/blog\/atlantech\/2009\/06\/gt_supply.html?surround=lfn\u0026amp;ana=test\u0022\u003ERead more\u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-06-25 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:25","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-06-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-06-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"57530":{"#nid":"57530","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Mathematical Team Ranking System","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EESPN2\u003C\/em\u003E - March 17, 2009\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EThe Stewart School of ISyE Professors Joel Sokol and Paul Kvam discuss their mathematical team ranking system, LMRC.  LMRC stands for Logistic Regression and Markov Chain, the mathematical systems they put together.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/web11.mediavsn.com\/UserSavedClips\/81ea0cd9-80cf-4439-971c-2a394f52e37d.asx\u0022\u003EView the segment at the following link\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-03-17 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:25","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-03-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-03-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"57495":{"#nid":"57495","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Costa Rican President Praises Georgia Tech Logistics Center","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGlobal Atlanta\u003C\/em\u003E - August 25, 2009\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology on Aug. 20 formally launched a logistics center in the Costa Rican capital that will help the country realize its trade goals while paving the way for Tech to expand its influence in Latin America.  The new Trade, Innovation and Productivity Center will conduct research, accumulate data, teach professionals and develop technologies to help Costa Rican companies export more efficiently.  The center is set to become a venue for student and faculty research and exchange, but leaders say its role will go beyond education into a range of factors affecting the small country\u0027s quest to transform the way its companies get products to global markets. It also serves as the initial foothold for a planned network of such centers in Latin America, likely starting in Panama and Chile. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.globalatlanta.com\/articlevid\/17531\/543\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.globalatlanta.com\/articlevid\/17531\/543\/\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-08-25 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:22","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-08-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-08-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"57480":{"#nid":"57480","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Wal-Mart CEO\u0027s journey began in Georgia","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAtlanta Journal-Constitution\u003C\/em\u003E - December 26, 2009\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe man who runs the world\u0027s largest retailer, a company so big it\u0027s a bellwether for the U.S. economy, looks to a rural area 30 miles south of Atlanta when he ponders the people and values that landed him in the office where American icon Sam Walton once sat. It\u0027s been about a year since Michael Duke was named the fourth CEO in the history of Wal-Mart Stores...  Duke, 60, says he might not be CEO today had he ignored the sage advice dished out long ago by his Fayette County High School physics teacher, a man he still refers to \u0022Mr. McDaniel.\u0022 Go to Georgia Tech, the teacher told him. Major in industrial engineering. And\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-12-26 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:22","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-12-26T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2009-12-26T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"57490":{"#nid":"57490","#data":{"type":"news","title":"College Ranking Service Annual Annoucement 2009","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERank Your College.com\u003C\/em\u003E - September 2, 2009\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor the ninth straight year, the College Ranking Service (CRS, rankyourcollege.com), has found that prestige in colleges and universities correlates with the size of endowment. The richest schools are the most prestigious... CRS has found no difference between the prestige of Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT, Caltech, and Stanford. . . . they are so wealthy that the CRS wonders why anyone continues to donate money to them. They don\u0027t need your money folks. The Fairness Method (6:39 a.m.): 1. Georgia Tech  2. Brandeis  3. Georgetown 4. Northwestern 5. Brown 6. Johns Hopkins 7. North Carolina 8. UCLA 9. Notre Dame\u003Cbr \/\u003E10. Berkeley*Our rankings can change very quickly. Press the reload button on your browser for our latest evaluation.  \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-09-02 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:22","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-09-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-09-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"56514":{"#nid":"56514","#data":{"type":"news","title":"EMIL-SCS: Highlights From My International Learning Experience","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBy Theresa Foran, MS IL 2008\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen I enrolled in Georgia Tech\u0027s Executive Masters in International Logistics \u0026amp; Supply Chain Strategy (EMIL-SCS) program, I had been working for DB Schenker\u0027s Corporate Logistics group for four years. Barry McNeil, Schenker\u0027s vice president of operations who had already graduated from the program, assured me that I was in for a unique experience. And he was right.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThrough EMIL-SCS, I have learned about global supply chain issues firsthand. I saw trucks lined up at border crossings from Eastern Europe heading into Western Europe and from Mexico into the United States. I experienced traffic in Sao Paulo, Brazil. I wound my way through the airport in Guangzhou, China, and watched huge ships navigate the narrow passage through the Panama Canal\u0027s locks. In Hong Kong, I stood on the bridge of the world\u0027s biggest container vessel as containers were simultaneously loaded and unloaded. I have talked to local business people about their specific supply chain challenges in China, Malaysia, France, Germany, Chile, Brazil, Mexico, and beyond. Going through EMIL-SCS has been an amazing and informative experience. What is the EMIL-SCS program like? The residence structure is designed for students who work full time. The program is built around five two-week residences in which participants are fully immersed in classes, away from workplace distractions and often in overseas locations. The residences are supported by coursework and assignments, completed by students back at home between sessions. This requires application and commitment from the students, but the program is designed for incorporation around normal work activities. In fact, many of the assignments require students to apply the theory taught in class to the practicalities of their own company and work environments.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe exact details of each residence vary with each class, but here are some highlights from mine.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResidence I \u003C\/strong\u003E- North America: This residence was a very academic baptism by fire into the world of modeling, optimization, finance, and other aspects of technical logistics held on campus at Georgia Tech. This was pretty scary for those of us with liberal arts backgrounds (my undergraduate degree was in French and business studies). The quality of teaching from the likes of Stephen Timme, our charismatic finance professor, and Martin Savelsbergh, who was able to explain optimization to novices (like me) and experts alike, made the eight-hour days in a classroom bearable.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResidence II\u003C\/strong\u003E - Europe: This residence was a complete change in focus from the purely academic to the reality of doing business in Europe. The residence had a mixture of academic classroom sessions (labor relations in Europe, history of the European Union, sustainability in the supply chain, etc.), outside speakers (European trucking operations, discount airline business model), as well as site visits (Port of Le Havre, Kia car factory) in France, Germany, and Slovakia. The residence also involved live case sessions where a host European company outlined a specific relevant supply chain issue the company was facing, and a small group of students worked together to present potential solutions and lead a class discussion with the company about the issue. The live case I worked on was with a French company, Legallais-Bouchard, that was looking to expand into another region of France. My team reviewed and presented several options for a future distribution network that included operational and financial considerations. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResidence II\u003C\/strong\u003E - Latin America: My third residence began with a visit to the Panama Canal. We also took in site tours in Chile and Brazil. Maria Rey, an academically outstanding presenter and previous EMIL-SCS graduate,\u003Cbr \/\u003Eexplained some of the complexities of logistics in the region. Professor John Bartholdi held some lively classroom exercises on warehouse design. Picking paper clips from cups with tweezers gave us a hands-on opportunity to understand the benefits of the bucket brigades-a way of organizing workers on an assembly line so that the line balances itself.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResidence IV\u003C\/strong\u003E - Asia: This was probably the most ambitious residence, with visits to Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, a train ride to a manufacturing plant in southern China, Shanghai, and-for a few of us who tagged on an extra weekend-Beijing and the Great Wall. One of the highlights of the residence was a tour of Elly Maersk, the largest container ship in the world, while it was in port in Hong Kong. Others included discussions with Dell, Intel, Jabil, and William Fung on topical supply chain challenges.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResidence V\u003C\/strong\u003E - North America: In our final residence, we came back to the classroom in Atlanta for a week, and then we were off to Laredo, Texas, to experience border operations. Then we headed across the border into Monterrey, Mexico, for discussions on NAFTA and a visit to a maquiladora manufacturing site. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile participating in the residences, we also took part in a global project, based on a real-life supply chain opportunity. We were divided into teams and worked on our project throughout the program. During the final residence, we presented the results of our project to the course directors, our classmates, and members of the EMILSCS advisory board. I was part of a team that analyzed the routing of products and components from sources in Asia to manufacturing and assembly facilities in North America. We were particularly satisfied to hear that our subject company (a major global manufacturer of computer equipment) had decided to implement some of our recommendations as a pilot project just prior to our presentation. If you are interested in the program, you can find out more at \u003Ca href=\u0022void(0);\/-1258049130387-\/\u0022\u003Ewww.emil.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E. If you are fortunate enough to participate, have fun! With so much travel involved, it is always an adventure. Traveling together is a great way to network and bond with your fellow classmates.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-11-12 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:11","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-11-12T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2009-11-12T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"56518":{"#nid":"56518","#data":{"type":"news","title":"A Conversation with Valerie Bonebrake","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA Conversation with Valerie Bonebrake,\u003Cbr \/\u003ESenior Vice President, Global Supply Chain Services, Tompkins Associates and EMIL Advisory Board Member, Georgia Tech\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E1. What motivated you to get into the Supply Chain and Logistics industry? \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI came up through the ranks, entering the industry through truck rental and leasing.  As a result of the growth of de-regulation dedicated fleet services I was fortunate to be part of that growing industry.   As new services and opportunities developed I was able to be a part of them as well.  I also have a background in operations and business development so was able to leverage my experience into positions of increasing responsibility.  I was also willing to take some risks, such as relocating and taking on new roles.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E2. What are some of the challenges in the industry?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EUnfortunately the recession has caused companies across many industries to make deep cuts in staffing across a wide range of disciplines including supply chain and related logistics roles. This has resulted in career setbacks for many talented people and greater competition for available jobs.  Also, although it is changing, there is still a lack of \u0022C\u0022 level supply chain executives and corresponding authority and recognition of the importance to an organization of an effective supply chain.  On the positive side, as industries reach the bottom of their recessionary cycle the need for effective planning and responsive supply chains will increase, and innovation will drive even greater performance.  I believe the companies with the best supply chains will recover faster and recognition of the importance of the role played by supply chain professionals will create even greater opportunities in the future.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E3. What are some of the new trends in the industry?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECloud Computing and Software as a Service (SaaS) certainly comes to mind.  The future for applications supporting global supply chains will become increasingly available through this emerging delivery vehicle. It has always been important to keep abreast of the latest trends in supply chain software and that has not changed.   I am seeing more recently about the role of the CIO and the current window that exists for technology professionals to play more significant roles in driving business strategy, not just technology strategy.  This doesn\u0027t mean that everyone has to be a technology expert, but greater collaboration, exposure and opening one\u0027s mind to new ways of doing things all aid in the development and delivery of new technologies supporting global supply chains.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E4. I understand you attended Georgia Institute of Technology to obtain your Master\u0027s Degree in International Logistics.  Can you tell me about your experience?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe program was the perfect complement to my experience as a logistics service provider and to my desire to increase my knowledge of the global marketplace.  We traveled to several regions- the Americas, Europe and Asia, visiting multiple countries along the way.  We experienced a deep dive into the economic development, trade policies, logistics infrastructure, labor and education, and industrial evolution and growth of each region. We had the opportunity to visit multi-national companies and to work with them on a variety of supply chain challenges they posed for us.  We worked on global projects in small teams which allowed for real depth into business opportunities and the chance to improve our teamwork and collaboration skills, as well as allowing us to tackle and solve problems. I completed my degree in August of 2008 and I can tell you that I am going through withdrawal - missing my wonderful classmates and the EMIL staff and the opportunity to travel with them around the world. The good news is that the friendships and experiences transcend the physical program and I now have a great network around the world to tap into.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E5. What attracted you to the EMIL program versus other programs?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI had long been a fan of Georgia Tech, having worked with many of the logistics graduates and faculty over the years.  The global aspect of the program interested me greatly.  Additionally, the ability to complete my degree while I was working full time was a huge benefit.  Lastly, the class is made up of peers and professionals with significant experience, so the learning is not just from the faculty, guest lecturers and sponsoring companies, but from other students as well.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E6. How have you benefited from the EMIL program? How has your company benefited from your experience with the EMIL program?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI recently had the opportunity to make a career change and have moved from the ranks of logistics service provider to consulting services as Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain Services, at Tompkins Associates, a global supply chain consulting firm.  Tompkins is global in scope, as are the many clients we serve.  Our whole focus is supply chain so my EMIL degree is the perfect complement to my working experience in global logistics. Companies today have tremendous challenges as well as opportunities. There is no doubt that the EMIL program broadened my view of the world and my ability to think strategically - and globally - as I work with clients across a broad spectrum of supply chain initiatives.  It was clearly a win-win situation.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-05-27 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:11","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-05-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-05-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"56517":{"#nid":"56517","#data":{"type":"news","title":"EMIL Expands Name to EMIL-SCS","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAtlanta\u003C\/strong\u003E (October 6, 2009) - In the fall of 2009, the Executive Masters in International Logistics (EMIL) through the support and guidance of its Advisory Board, alumni, and staff elected to expand its name to the Executive Masters in International Logistics \u0026amp; Supply Chain Strategy (EMIL-SCS). This expanded name more appropriately and accurately reflects the comprehensive education provided by EMIL-SCS to senior executives working within the many principals of supply chain management. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more than 10 years EMIL-SCS, through the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, has provided an extensive curriculum focused on international logistics, business management and supply chain strategy. By adding supply chain strategy to the program name we are more clearly representing the core teaching of EMIL-SCS and differentiating the program in the eyes and minds of the experienced supply chain professional.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E The EMIL-SCS Program is a unique 18-month masters program designed to fit the busy work schedules of executives, allowing the company to keep key employees on the job while they participate in five (5) two-week residences. The academic curriculum is designed to cover the extended supply chain and regional differences across Europe, Asia, Latin America, and the United States. EMIL-SCS provides participants with the analytical skills and intellectual framework needed to succeed in designing and implementing creative supply chain strategies and global logistics solutions necessary to compete in today\u0027s global markets. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E The EMIL-SCS Program is offered through the # 1 nationally ranked Industrial and Systems engineering school at Georgia Tech. Please visit our website at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.emil.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.emil.gatech.edu\/\u003C\/a\u003E for more detailed information.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-10-01 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:11","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-10-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-10-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"56515":{"#nid":"56515","#data":{"type":"news","title":"EMIL Participants Visit \u0026 Study Logistics Challenges in Asia","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAtlanta\u003C\/strong\u003E (June 3, 2009) - Georgia Tech\u0027s Executive Master\u0027s in International Logistics (EMIL) program completed its Asian residence in March. The two-week trip provided 32 corporate students with a unique look at how companies are reacting to difficult conditions and combating negative influences on supply chains.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECreated in 1999, EMIL is an 18-month program delivered in an Executive format that teaches techniques for decreasing logistics costs and improving supply chain efficiency. The program\u0027s structure allows participants to remain on-the-job while they work toward a Master\u0027s of Science in International Logistics. The program intersperses distance learning methods among five global residences, each supplying an intense two weeks of classes and site tours.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E The Asia residence is designed to expose executive students to the challenges and differences that exist in the region\u0027s infrastructure for logistics, distribution, and fulfillment. The residence benchmarks manufacturing, sourcing, distribution, tax, and investment strategies employed across numerous industries in China and throughout Asia. Participants network with and learn from industry experts, government officials, trade associations, professors, and EMIL\u0027s growing alumni base.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe program\u0027s two-week trip to Asia began in Seoul, marking the first time that South Korea has hosted an EMIL residence. Professor Linda Low, Senior Fellow of the Institute of Asian Studies, gave an economic overview that focused on Asia, China, and the Middle East. She also presented material on social, political, economical, demographic, and security issues in these regions. Additionally, Low compared and contrasted the national perspectives of India, Singapore, and other Asian nations against the trade blocs of Europe, the Americas, Africa, and the Middle East. Lastly, she spoke on the impact of globalization on Asian and worldwide crises such as contagion and economic uncertainty.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E While in Seoul, EMIL visited with Hanjin Shipping and CJ Global Logistics. Hanjin Shipping discussed infrastructure problems within Korea and other emerging markets throughout Asia. CJ Global Logistics discussed strategies to satisfy domestic demand and overcome barriers unfamiliar to the United States. In particular, the company highlighted customs issues that hinder the movement of goods, disadvantageous tariffs, and capacity constraints of air and water freight services. The EMIL class then toured the CJ GLS Logistics Center in Sin Duk Pyoung, South Korea.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELater in the residence, EMIL again blazed new ground by embarking on its first trip to Beijing, China. The participants learned about sourcing strategies in China from Raymond J. Chou, Managing Director of Home Depot\u0027s Asia Sourcing division. EMIL also met with Intel China and learned about the firm\u0027s migration of manufacturing to western China. Byron Ba, Greater China Logistics Manager for Intel and 2002 graduate of the EMIL program, led the discussion.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E Additionally, the class experienced site visits and corporate discussions with SinoTrans Integrated Logistics. The dialogue focused on the logistics infrastructure in China, contract logistics-distribution, freight forwarding and customs clearance, and the impact of the economic recession on China. Afterward, the group adjourned for a site visit to John Deere during which the students learned about inbound logistics and protecting the \u0022frozen zone\u0022 in Tianjin, China.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E The recent Asian residence brought together two different EMIL classes for the first time in the program\u0027s existence. EMIL\u0027s Class of 2009 participated on the Asian tour in fulfillment of its fourth residence while the Class of 2010 completed its second residence. The decision to unite two classes at different stages in the program went off without a hitch, and the two groups forged new relationships and broadened both their EMIL experiences and professional networks. The Class of 2010 will depart for Europe next on June 14th, and the Class of 2009 completed its final residence in the United States in May, graduating from the EMIL program.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-10-19 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:11","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-10-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-10-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"56516":{"#nid":"56516","#data":{"type":"news","title":"EMIL Class Studies European Logistics in Europe","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAtlanta\u003C\/strong\u003E (September 3, 2009) - The students enrolled in the Stewart School of ISyE\u0027s Executive Masters in International Logistics (EMIL) program spent the summer trailblazing through Europe. In June, our Class of 2010 completed their third residence. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E The European residence kicked off in Amsterdam, which was a first-time visit for the program. Professor Andreas Staab, Director of the European Policy Information Center and author of \u003Cem\u003EThe European Union Explained\u003C\/em\u003E, provided a historical overview of European integration with the objective of helping the students understand the historical, political, and cultural factors that shaped the integration and the evolution of the relationships among European countries and between the European Union and its members. While in Amsterdam, the class also visited Schiphol Airport and met with the Port of Rotterdam Council to learn about operations and future growth for one of the largest ports in the world.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellspacing=\u00221\u0022 cellpadding=\u00221\u0022 border=\u00220\u0022 width=\u0022\u0022 align=\u0022right\u0022\u003E\n\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\n\u003Ctd align=\u0022right\u0022\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\n\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\n\u003Ctd\u003EEMIL at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam\u003C\/td\u003E\n\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\n\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFrom Amsterdam the class traveled by train to Stuttgart, Germany, where they became heavily engaged in a combination of theory and site visits. Bublu (Sarbani) Thakur-Weigold, Project Manager with Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and an EMIL alumna, presented the integration of Europe and the recent accession of 10 countries in Eastern Europe, differences in labor costs, changes in the ownership and structure of transportation, energy costs, and how environmental concerns have had a profound impact on the structure of European distribution networks.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E The class then heard from Dr. Peter Klaus of Fraunhofer University, who presented an overview of the 3PL Industry in Europe and the world. He also discussed the impacts of structural changes like privatization, deregulation, and the participation of \u0022national\u0022 players from postal services, rail roads, and financial organizations. He reviewed the relationship between large pan-European providers and small local companies, and presented a comparison of logistics services in Europe versus the United States.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile in Stuttgart, EMIL visited an ANZAG Pharmaceutical distribution center. With healthcare being a high priority in the lives of all people, experiencing the logistics of this DC became a shared interest among all of the students. In Europe, pharmacies do not hold medicines in stock. A customer will visit the pharmacy with a prescription and then will be told to come back in two hours. The pharmacy then places an order to its distribution facility that makes several runs a day to the store with the most current orders. It is a mammoth operation that functions within a very short timeframe, and the system has a 97% accuracy rating in its ordering, pulling, and shipping. Healthcare is managed through the German government; therefore, the distribution center is a government subsidized facility.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E The class\u0027s favorite corporate visit overall was Daimler Service Parts Distribution for Mercedes-Benz. The distribution facility has implemented every aspect of Six Sigma and Lean Logistics, making it the most efficient warehouse any of the students had ever visited. The facility is so large that it does not have any air conditioning or heat. It takes three days for the outside temperature to affect the inside of the building. Conversely, the building just shifts with the natural weather patterns.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\t \t\t\t \t\tThe next destination for the EMIL class was Krakow, Poland. Professor Andreas Staab met the class for a second time to respond to questions that had arisen during the course of the European residence and to address issues unique to Central and Eastern Europe. The class also visited United Technology Corporation in Rzeszow, Poland. The class spent the day learning about how this facility transformed from a government run MIG engine factory during the Cold War to a private enterprise that manufactures engine parts for Pratt and Whitney. The dedication and determination of the company owners to work through communism-controlled operations to a private entity emerging during a terrible depression was very moving. Despite being a large corporation, UTC is tied to the local community and has hopes to grow that region of Poland into an \u0022Aviation Valley,\u0022 which they anticipate will help the economic situation turn around in the coming years.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E Paris was the last stop during the European residence and another first-time visit for the EMIL program. While in Paris, the class heard from Owen Darbishire, Rhodes Trust University Lecturer in Management Studies at Oxford University. His focus was on discussing various strategic advantages of different labor models around the world and how to manage effectively under constraints on labor. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E The class also heard from Pascuale Pettoruto, Europe Region Brokerage \u0026amp; Customs Affairs Manager for UPS. He provided an overview of how customs operates in Europe, introduced the 27 different Customs administrations that implement the Customs Union, and discussed the challenges for both the Customs administrations and international trade. The class explored some of the differences that naturally arise among the different administrations of any such system. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E And finally, the class sat in a discussion with Michiel Doorn from Arcadis Environmental Company, a consultant firm that provides engineering and management services in infrastructure, environment, and buildings to enhance mobility, sustainability and quality of life. His discussion focused on developments and trends in Environmental and Sustainability policy, especially highlighting how European companies are adapting their supply chain management needs. It was a high note to end the residence with ideas of environmental sustainability. These are challenges all corporations are faced with and are consistently looking for creative solutions. The class left this residence feeling empowered and ready to implement many of their lessons learned within their own corporate supply chains. \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-10-19 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:11","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-10-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-10-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"49045":{"#nid":"49045","#data":{"type":"news","title":"SCL Collaborates with Industry on Warehousing Research","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute (SCL), a unit of the Stewart School of ISyE, has focused much research in the areas of warehousing and distribution over the past semester. Listed are some of the highlights of SCL\u0027s recent research activities and industry collaborations.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVisiting Scholars at SCL\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBoth the research activities and the social lives of SCL were enriched considerably by the extended stays of two visiting scholars. Johan Lundin, Fulbright Scholar from the University of Lund in Sweden, just completed a year\u0027s stay during which he extended his work on cash supply chains. Johan has already written a book on the topic and has served as a consultant to the government of Sweden. Filippo Bindi, a Ph.D. student from the University of Bologna, continued his work developing software to analyze sales histories with the goal of achieving efficiencies by careful product placements within the warehouse.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENew Edition of \u003Cem\u003EWarehouse \u0026amp; Distribution Science\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSCL has released the latest edition of the book \u003Cem\u003EWarehouse \u0026amp; Distribution Science\u003C\/em\u003E, which is freely available \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.warehouse-science.com\u0022\u003Eonline\u003C\/a\u003E. The text is used in programs across the U.S. and throughout 32 countries worldwide. It is a rigorous development of mathematical and computer models of warehouse layout and processes.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIDI, SCL to Collaborate on Supply Chain White Papers\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.idi.com\u0022\u003EIndustrial Developments International (IDI)\u003C\/a\u003E , a firm that specializes in development, investment management, and leasing throughout North America, will collaborate with SCL faculty to produce a series of white papers on issues in supply chain management and logistics. These will be broad examinations of trends and their implications, especially as they might relate to investment decisions.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESCL Project With CAT Logistics\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnder the guidance of Dr. John Bartholdi, Manhattan Associates Chair in Supply Chain Management, and Mr. Pete Viehweg, Executive-in-Residence at SCL, the fall class in Warehousing and Distribution will work with \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.logistics.cat.com\u0022\u003ECAT Logistics\u003C\/a\u003E to design a new layout that accounts for projected growth in its Atlanta area service parts distribution center. The graduate students will data-mine sales histories and product dimensions to compute a highly space-efficient storage strategy. Is your company interested in sponsoring a project? See \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/~jjb\/wh\/projects\/projects.html\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E for more information.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESCL Completes Warehousing Project for Walgreens\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe spring class in Warehousing and Distribution completed a project for a Walgreens distribution center in Anderson, SC, to help improve order-picking. The team of graduate students visited the facility, picked orders to learn the processes, and performed detailed computer simulations based on historical record of product flow. They then designed an order-picking protocol and provided adjustments to the product layout to support the protocol.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENew Developments in Automation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nJohn Bartholdi and Pete Viehweg led a group of Ph.D. students to visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.kivasystems.com\u0022\u003EKiva Systems\u003C\/a\u003E, developers of order-picking systems based on flocks of autonomous robots. Previously, Peter Blair, Director of Marketing and Communications at Kiva Systems, has lectured at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute (SCL) has focused much research in the areas of warehousing and distribution over the past semester. 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Stewart School Chair Chelsea C. White III and Advisory Board Chair Christopher B. Lofgren led the meeting, which focused on international activities and outreach within the School.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFollowing Lofgren\u0027s welcome and opening remarks, White reviewed the Stewart School\u0027s vision of being the preeminent academic program of its kind in the world and of having an impact beyond our academic community by addressing important societal and economic challenges.  Presenting an update about the Stewart School and its strengths, White highlighted the quality of ISyE faculty at both the senior and junior levels; excellent students at undergraduate and graduate level; large, loyal, engaged, and active alumni base; strong industry ties, and current and growing international presence. In addition, White cited a recent external review, which concluded that the Stewart School is the dominant IE\/OR academic unit nationally and internationally, that it is the flagship unit for industrial engineering, and that it has a high likelihood of continued dominance.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhite identified three challenges for the Stewart School:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n* Greater impact on problems of significant real-world importance, specifically health, energy, and economic strength through trade\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n* Use economic downturn as an opportunity, specifically to exit the downturn stronger than we entered it relative to our peers\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n* Continuously improve faculty, student, and curricula quality\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIncluded in his update to the Board, White spoke about the Stewart School\u0027s potential initiatives in Singapore and Abu Dhabi, UAE. Speaking about the later, White shared the UAE\u0027s move from an oil-based to a knowledge-based economy and the need for an enabling educational infrastructure. The Stewart School is working cooperatively with Khalifa University of Science, Technology, and Research, and is in discussions with Khalifa to potentially help establish a new IE department, from which the Stewart School would exit in two years, as well as a new Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Research Center for long-term partnership. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Stewart School plans to open a Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise and Trade, Innovation \u0026amp; Productivity (CREATE TIP) Center in Singapore. Working cooperatively with local institutions, the Center would include among its major activities its function as a data repository; business incubator; forum for industry and academic collaborations; and a center for research, education and residency.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENancy Sandlin, ISyE Director of Development, followed White with a presentation on fundraising activities to date.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDonald Ratliff, UPS and Regents\u0027 Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering and executive director of the Georgia Tech Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute (SCL) and the Trade, Innovation \u0026amp; Productivity (TIP) Center in Costa Rica, brought the Board up to date on the Stewart School\u0027s Latin American Initiatives, citing the successful opening of the TIP Center in Costa Rica on August 20, 2009. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe new TIP Center in Costa Rica is the latest in a network of centers Georgia Tech has established around the world that utilize research, innovation, and education to increase trade across borders and make existing trade more productive.  The Center is a joint development of SCL, the Stewart School of ISyE, and the College of Management at Georgia Tech in partnership with the Foreign Trade Corporation (PROCOMER) and the Chamber of Industries in Costa Rica. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERatliff also discussed the ten-plus year history of the TLI Asia Pacific Institute, located in Singapore and modeled after SCL.  TLI Asia Pacific is a collaboration between the National University of Singapore and Georgia Tech for research and educational programs in global logistics. The entire Georgia Tech and SCL leadership team values its relationship and looks forward to future opportunities to expand its presence in Singapore. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENext on the agenda was Professor John Bartholdi, Manhattan Associates Chair in Supply Chain Management and director of SCL\u0027s research program, who updated the Board on temperature controlled supply chains, the project he and Ratliff started in 2007.  SCL is collaborating with researchers world-wide to measure and document the variability of temperature within cartons along international supply chains. Their first project involved working on the wine supply chain. Starting with wine was a natural first step as this supply chain is fairly simple compared to fresh fruit.  Colleagues from around the world, from major wine-producing regions to centers of consumption, are aiding in data gathering by inserting temperature recording devices, \u0022i-buttons\u0022 in cartons of wine at points of production. The \u0022i-button\u0022 wakes up every two hours and records data then goes back to sleep.  The full effects of seasonality are observed as the product is tracked through wineries, shipping lanes, importers, distributors, and the final customer.   Bartholdi and Ratliff plan on broadening the scope of their work to include the transportation of fresh fruit and fish. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHarvey Donaldson, SCL managing director and associate chair of Industry and International Programs, introduced the newly created master\u0027s in Supply Chain Engineering. Donaldson stated that the new master\u0027s, focused on global supply chains and oriented to professional practice, will enhance Tech\u0027s reputation in \u0022applied industry practices,\u0022 attract more U.S. students, expand the existing ISyE\/NUS Dual Master\u0027s program, build relationships with U.S. and global enterprises, develop new approaches for ISyE master\u0027s-level education, and provide new opportunities for ISyE faculty. Aggressively recruiting the best U.S. and international students, private and public global enterprises, and prestigious partner universities, Donaldson said that they expect to enroll the first class in August 2010. Donaldson highlighted the innovative curriculum, which is adaptable to dual degree programs with foreign universities and offers new courses, a Capstone Industry Project and study abroad opportunities.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 2010 Spring Board meeting is scheduled for April 22 and 23, 2010, and the Fall Board meeting is scheduled for October 21 and October 22, 2010. \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"The Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering hosted its fall Advisory Board meeting on October 23, 2009. Stewart School Chair Chelsea C. White III and Advisory Board Chair Christopher B. 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With an in-depth look at distribution facilities, infrastructure, intermodal transportation, government and finance, the 2010 EMIL-SCS class experienced a first-hand exploration into the regional supply chains throughout Latin America and the role of that region in the global supply chain. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBeginning its residency in Costa Rica\u0027s capital city of San Jose, the class received a rich introduction to Latin America and a geopolitical and economic overview of the region from Patrice Franko, Grossman Professor of Economics and International Studies at Colby College in Waterville, Maine.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile in San Jose, the class made a site visit to Intel Corporation, where they learned about Intel\u0027s economic footprint in Costa Rica and its motivation for manufacturing there, site competitiveness, and logistics challenges faced over the ten years in Costa Rica and progress made during the same timeframe. Additionally the students toured the Intel Innovation Center, an opportunity very few outsiders have the privilege to experience.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EJohn Bartholdi, Manhattan Associates Chair of Supply Chain Management at the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, lectured on warehouse distribution facilities and presented a case study on Dos Pinos, a production, processing, and distribution company of dairy products headquartered in San Jose.  The students were challenged with providing direct feedback and input to Dos Pinos for improving their processes of matching supply to demand.  The class visited the Dos Pinos distribution center to observe the operational issues within the facility and joined the Dos Pinos logistics management team for a discussion on enterprise resource planning and SAP.  The site visit ended with a sampling of Dos Pinos ice cream. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe class ended the Costa Rican segment of its residency meeting with Costa Rica Investment and Development (CINDE). A private, nonprofit apolitical organization, CINDE endeavors to advance the country\u0027s social and economic development by promoting foreign direct investment into the country.  \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFrom Costa Rica, the class proceeded to Panama City, Panama.  The focus of the intense two-day trip to Panama was to visit and tour the Manzanillo International Terminal and Logistics Park in Colon, Panama; meet with the Colon Import \u0026amp; Export company, a third-party warehouse service provider located in the Colon Free Trade Zone; and visit and tour the Panama Canal Authority.  While at the Panama Canal, the students learned the history of building the Panama Canal, future plans to expand the canal, and the supply chain challenges the canal faces on a daily basis due to increased manufacturing in Mexico, GDP growth in South America, and partnerships with steamship lines.  Although the program has visited the Panama Canal many times, the 2010 class was the first to have the experience of crossing the canal on foot by walking across the Miraflores Locks.  \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELeaving Panama, the class moved on to Porto Alegre, Brazil.  Beginning its visit with a Brazilian soccer game, the class resumed its curriculum with a corporate visit to Springer\/Carrier, a United Technologies Company.  The class met with the supply chain team and discussed the flow of raw materials into Brazil, specifically focusing on the distribution of finished goods in support of Brazil\u0027s domestic demand, distribution of goods exported to South and Central America, navigating through the Brazilian tax structure, and security issues in transporting Carrier products.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFollowing its visit to Springer\/Carrier, the class toured the largest General Motors subsidiary in South America and the third largest in the world.  Class discussions focused on the differences between United States and South American plants utilizing VMI and sub-assemblies in the manufacturing process over traditional automotive assembly.  From General Motors, the class made its last stop in Porto Alegre at John Deere Montenegro.  The discussion there centered on John Deere\u0027s supply chain network and South American strategy, highlighting its carbon footprint reduction within an ECO-friendly manufacturing plant. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWinding down its Latin American residence, the class made its last stop in Campinas, Brazil.  An alumnus of the 2009 EMIL-SCS class hosted the program at Dell Hortolandia for a site visit and discussion of Dell\u0027s logistics issues and opportunities working with customs in Brazil, outbound shipping to other countries within Latin America and to non-Latin American regions, and ocean\/air inbound and outbound shipments.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFollowing the Dell tour and presentation, the class met with Dr. Lars Sanchez, professor in Transportation Engineering at UNICAMP and INSPER in Brazil. Dr. Sanchez\u0027s presentation dove deep into the overall logistical challenges throughout Brazil. The day concluded with Baxter Healthcare, which reviewed lessons and case studies about tax strategies in Brazil. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe class concluded its 2010 Latin American residence with both a lecture and site visit. Maria Rey, founder and executive director of the Atlanta-based Center for Emerging Logistics and Supply Chains and adjunct faculty in the EMIL-SCS program, spoke to the class about logistics and supply chain management in Latin America, with a specific focus on infrastructure needs and understanding the Latin American consumer.  Following Rey\u0027s lecture, the class toured Viracopos\/Campinas Airport Infraero, a customs bonded import-export facility.  As a major hub, Viracopos utilizes express lanes for courier traffic, which are exceptionally quick and less-bureaucratic for Brazilian standards.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe fifth and final residence for the 2010 EMIL-SCS class beings February 28, 2010, in Monterrey, Mexico, and runs through March 12, 2010, wrapping up in Atlanta. Applications for the 2011 class are being accepted through January 4, 2010. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on EMIL-SCS, visit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\u0027http:\/\/www.emil.gatech.edu\/\u0027\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.emil.gatech.edu\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"The 2010 class in the Executive Master\u0027s in International Logistics \u0026amp; Supply Chain Strategy (EMIL-SCS) Program completed its fourth and much anticipated  Latin American residence in early September, spending two weeks studying in Costa Rica, Panama and Brazil.  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Yuan received this award for his exemplary work in sparse modeling and estimation with high-dimensional data. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe NSF offers this prestigious award as part of the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education, and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Ming is one of the best statisticians of his generation,\u0022 said Jeff Wu, Coca-Cola Chair in Engineering Statistics at ISyE.  \u0022He is among the few who can do deep theoretical work and significant scientific applications.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Ming Yuan is the third NSF CAREER Award winner in the statistics\/quality group at the Stewart School of ISyE in the last three years. He joins the ranks of Professor Roshan Vengazhiyil, who received the award in 2006, and Professor Nagi Gebraeel, who received the award in 2007.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYuan was also named as a Distinguished Cancer Scholar from the Georgia Cancer Coalition in 2007.  He is using statistical methods with new technologies to decipher useful information that is often hidden in the variation of the data. In the study of breast cancer, he is developing novel computation and mathematical approaches using a wide variety of data sources in order to stratify breast cancer into biologically distinct types and correlate them with outcome and therapy response. Yuan has developed revolutionary bioinformatics techniques to successfully address questions related to aging and diabetes.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHe also received the John van Rysin Award in 2004 from the International Biometrics Society in addition to numerous noteworthy publications. His research interests include data mining and machine learning, bioinformatics and computation biology, nonparametric and semi-parametric statistical methods, Bayesian and empirical Bayes methods, and econometrics and financial statistics. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYuan holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Information Science and an M.S. in Probability and Statistics and Computer Science; he earned his Ph.D. in Statistics at University of Wisconsin.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Ming Yuan, assistant professor for the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE), has been named winner of the NSF CAREER Award.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Ming Yuan Awarded NSF Career Award"}],"uid":"27328","created_gmt":"2009-12-02 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:04:04","author":"Edie Cohen","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-12-02T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2009-12-02T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"49750":{"id":"49750","type":"image","title":"Ming Yuan","body":null,"created":"1449175379","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:42:59","changed":"1475894455","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:55","alt":"Ming Yuan","file":{"fid":"127060","name":"tui69843.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tui69843_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tui69843_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":24165,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tui69843_0.jpg?itok=Zn0cBPvX"}}},"media_ids":["49750"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"426","name":"isye"},{"id":"6107","name":"Ming Yuan"},{"id":"7842","name":"NSF CAREER Award"},{"id":"167169","name":"statistics"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"49745":{"#nid":"49745","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Chris Lofgren: Challenges and Trends in Freight Transportation","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EChristopher \u0022Chris\u0022 Lofgren (PhD IE 1986) is president and chief executive officer at Schnieder National, Inc., a premier provider of transporation and logistics services.  In this interview, he discusses current challenges and trends in freight transporation.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE:\u003C\/strong\u003E What is the biggest challenge that you face in transportation logistics today?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003ECL:\u003C\/strong\u003E Clearly, it is that the current state of the economy has created a set of challenges that is fairly unprecedented in terms of volume downturns and pricing pressures, which ultimately require you to take cost actions and to rethink a number of the basic tenets on how you have managed in downtimes in a cyclical industry. These are things beyond what most people have experienced.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE:\u003C\/strong\u003E How is the economy affecting the way you do business?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003ECL:\u003C\/strong\u003E We have a saying that the important thing is to keep the important thing the important thing. We have spent a significant amount of time examining ways to take cost out of the business without changing the ability to serve the customer safely and in a sustainable way. Right now, everybody understands that there is massive pricing pressure. With that, you also have to be selective about what things you can continue to do and the people for whom you can continue to do them. Essentially, you either have to do more with less or simply do less. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE:\u003C\/strong\u003E Are there other challenges that you face now?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003ECL:\u003C\/strong\u003E Regulations were very favorable for the industry twenty years ago, but they are starting to challenge productivity. For example, regulations on the hours of service of drivers ***regardless of whether they were right or wrong***have fundamentally taken productivity out of the industry. The changes that are being made to the engines to meet new regulations on emissions have also driven significant cost back into the industry. In return, we benefited from lower emissions of both particulates and nitrous oxide. The benefits, though, came at a pretty significant cost and were inflationary to the industry at a time when it has been difficult to recover increasing costs in terms of price. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAnother emerging issue is that of compaction. For example, when Procter \u0026amp; Gamble takes water out of its detergents and is able to put the same number of washes in a smaller package, the total number of shipments required goes down, which reduces volume in the industry. New lightweight flat-screen TVs are another example. Essentially, product reconfiguration due to technological advancement is taking volume out of the industry. This is not going to be a high-growth industry in the near future. Actually, volumes may shrink in terms of consumer non-durables and the retail supply chain. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOne last thing is that there is a de-leveraging of the American consumer. We\u0027ve undergone a radical change in terms of saving rates for the average U.S. household. What are the consumption patterns going to be in the future? They probably aren***t going to be what we saw three years ago, so what does that mean for volumes of freight and the number of different packaging alternatives? I\u0027ve said that freight transportation and logistics is the \u0022power train\u0022 of our country\u0027s physical economy. That power train demands less horsepower right now, and our industry will be impacted as U.S. citizens reconfigure their demands. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE:\u003C\/strong\u003E What has been the most important technological innovation in your industry recently?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003ECL:\u003C\/strong\u003E We had to develop new engine capabilities in response to the emissions requirements, and that\u0027s been a pretty significant change and will continue to be one. We had to reduce emissions dramatically, and this really required a significant change in the design of the engine and the supporting components. I think we\u0027re going to continue to face challenges here as we receive further requirements for emissions reduction, but the next hurdle hasn\u0027t been placed out there in front of us yet. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETechnologically, I think it\u0027s more about winning little battles. The tire manufacturers continue to work to achieve both longer wear and better miles per gallon (mpg) performance out of the tires. The tractor manufacturers continue to look for ways to figure out how to take out weight while adding strength, stability, wear resistance, and improved aerodynamics to the design. I think we\u0027re at a place now where we\u0027re not looking at big breakthroughs. I do think there is a lot of work being done today to figure out how to create technologies that promote safety. There are a whole series of things under investigation, such as looking at blinking patterns of eyeballs of drivers within the cab to try to identify fatigue.  \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE:\u003C\/strong\u003E Are there any other green or sustainable efforts besides the lowering of the emissions that are going on in your industry?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003ECL:\u003C\/strong\u003E I think both the industry and our company have done a phenomenal job in terms of that. I\u0027m a little bit jaded on some of this green stuff; I think in some cases it has been somewhat faddish for people who have chosen to do it. I think good companies in many different industries have done it because, number one, it\u0027s the right thing, and number two, there are ways to do it such that it doesn***t come as a negative impact to your financials. For example, we\u0027ve long had a policy of giving drivers bonuses for improving their mpg performance. So, don\u0027t accelerate too fast. Don\u0027t idle your tractor when you don\u0027t have to because idling is the least fuel-efficient and the highest pollution cycle in the engine. We\u0027ve made investments in a heat sync to allow the sleeper berth in the tractor to stay warm without requiring the use of the engine. Now, we\u0027re trying to figure out a technology to do that on the cooling cycle because you always want to ensure that a driver receives good rest. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn some cases, I don\u0027t think the industry has gotten the credit it deserves. After you add these technologies to the tractor, you face a higher cost for which you then have to pay a higher federal excise tax, and you lose some payload because it adds weight to the tractor. I\u0027ve always been of the mindset that this ought to be an industry in which the government looks to incentivize and encourage, rather than to regulate and tax. A lot of things happen not because somebody made the industry do them, but because the industry was committed to doing the right things. We as a company have been committed to doing the right thing, but how do you get credit for it? It\u0027s the \u0022carrot and stick\u0022 dilemma in some regards. I think it would be more interesting if we spent more time thinking about how to create more carrots rather than grabbing another stick. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EISyE:\u003C\/strong\u003E You are, and have been, a strong supporter of the Stewart School. You have supported the School in a variety of capacities, including being the chair of the School\u0027s Advisory Board. What do you find most rewarding about your work with Georgia Tech?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003ECL:\u003C\/strong\u003E Well first off, Georgia Tech has been very good to me. Clearly, the wonderful opportunity to be there and to learn there has been very instrumental in the kinds of opportunities I ended up having in my career. I continue to grow more grateful for all that I\u0027ve been able to have because of my experience at Tech. It is a special place. It is a place that combines the highest standards in academics and research, but it does so with a spirit that is incredibly human. I think the warmth of its people and the aspects of the heart and the mind are what make Tech unique. We may have some strong competitors in terms of training people with the mind, but the students and faculty members who have the opportunity to be a part of Georgia Tech also become enriched in the heart. And that enriching of the heart is just as important as the enriching of the head.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThis interview first appeared in the Fall 2009 issue of \u003Cem\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E, the alumni magazine of the Stewart School of ISyE.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe biggest challenge facing transportation logistics today is that the economy has created a set of challenges that is fairly unprecedented in terms of volume downturns and pricing pressures.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Chris Lofgren discusses challenges, trends in frreight transport"}],"uid":"27328","created_gmt":"2009-12-09 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:04:04","author":"Edie Cohen","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-12-09T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2009-12-09T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"49746":{"id":"49746","type":"image","title":"Chris Lofgren","body":null,"created":"1449175379","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:42:59","changed":"1475894455","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:55","alt":"Chris Lofgren","file":{"fid":"127062","name":"tdf96719.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tdf96719_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tdf96719_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":89398,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tdf96719_0.jpg?itok=7yfXwc_R"}}},"media_ids":["49746"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"8152","name":"Chris Lofgren"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"49747":{"#nid":"49747","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Optimizing the Linehaul Network of LTL Carriers","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELess-than-truckload (LTL) carriers collect freight from various shippers and consolidate that freight to fill trailers for travel to common destinations. LTL carriers run high-volume operations, often spending millions of dollars in transportation and handling costs in a single week.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAn LTL motor carrier transports shipments that\u003Cbr \/\u003E\ntypically occupy only 5 to 10 percent of trailer capacity. As a result, LTL carriers collect and consolidate freight from various shippers to increase trailer utilization, referred to as the load factor. Consolidation does come with a cost; by transferring freight between trailers, the carrier incurs a handling cost and increases the total time and distance a shipment requires to reach its destination. Supporting these operations is a system of terminals, tractors, trailers, dockworkers, and drivers***collectively called the linehaul network. As competition increases and shippers raise their expectations for service, LTL carriers must optimize their linehaul networks to remain viable. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EResearchers in the Georgia Tech Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute (SCL) have been working together with two major U.S. less-than-truckload carriers, Saia and YRC Worldwide, for a number of years on developing a suite of decision support tools to optimize the linehaul network. The suite of decision-support tools contains, among other modules: \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E*An optimization model that determines the appropriate role of a terminal in the network, i.e., should a terminal be used as an entry and exit point for freight into the system \u0022end-of-line terminal\u0022 or should it be used as a major consolidation point where freight from various end-of**-lines is cross-docked \u0022breakbulk (hub) terminal\u0022 \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E*An optimization model that determines optimal freight paths for all origin-destination combinations, i.e., a set of freight paths respecting service commitments leading to the highest utilization of trailer capacity \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E*An optimization model that determines the minimum number of tractors required to ensure that all freight moves through the linehaul system on time \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E*An optimization model that schedules the drivers to move freight through the network, respecting hours-of-**service regulations and company policies \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E*An optimization model that determines driver domiciles, i.e., terminals where drivers should be located to most cost-effectively move freight through the network \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOne of the most critical decisions in operating a linehaul network is how to route freight from origin to destination as it directly impacts consolidation opportunities. Shipments are quoted a service standard from origin to destination in business days. Historically these standards were long enough (often five business days) that service only loosely constrained how a carrier chose to route a shipment from origin to destination. In today\u0027s environment, service standards of one, two, and three days are common, and service must play a significant role in a shipment\u0027s path. At the same time, shorter service standards reduce consolidation opportunities due to the handling time and circuity that consolidation requires. As a result, carriers need optimization techniques for designing load plans that accurately model how short service standards constrain freight routing and the consolidation opportunities that exist. An integer programming heuristic has been developed that constructs high-quality, service-feasible load plans. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETo be able to compete on price, carriers have to find ways to increase the utilization of their current infrastructure. One possible way to do so is to relax some of the self-imposed rules that constrain how freight flows through the system. For example, a traditional load plan assumes the same freight routing decisions are made every day. However, a load plan that accounts for predictable daily freight variations by allowing for different freight routing decisions on different days may substantially increase utilization. In general, as information technology infrastructure improves, a carrier can consider different rules of operation. Yet without load plan design technology that is adaptable to changing operational constraints, it is difficult for a carrier to quantify how changing or relaxing these operational constraints will affect business. An analysis reveals that savings of up to 4 percent can be achieved by allowing day-differentiated load plans. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOne of the most complex decision problems faced by an LTL carrier is scheduling its drivers. This is due to the various rules governing the feasibility of driver duties. Hours-of-service regulations imposed by the Department of Transportation to ensure the safety of drivers and others on the roads, for example, specify that drivers cannot drive more than eleven hours and cannot work more than fourteen hours before a mandatory rest of at least ten hours is required. LTL driver scheduling is further complicated by the fact that trucking moves are not pre-scheduled. The decision technology developed for LTL carriers combines greedy search with enumeration of time-feasible driver duties and is capable of generating in a matter of minutes cost-effective driver schedules covering 15,000 to 20,000 loads satisfying a variety of real-life driver constraints. A comparison with real-world dispatch data indicates that the technology produces driver schedules of very high quality. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe driver scheduling technology is embedded in an iterative scheme to determine the best possible home locations, or domiciles, of truck drivers for an LTL carrier. Domiciling decisions are complex, in part due to regulations and union rules restricting driver schedules, but have a significant impact on the operating costs of LTL carriers. In each iteration of our scheme drivers are allocated to terminals, and drivers\u0027 bids are determined so as to satisfy union requirements. An analysis of the resulting driver schedules is used to guide the next iteration. Computational experiments demonstrate the value of the iterative scheme and also quantify the impact of union rules on the number of drivers required (and thus on operating costs). \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe LTL industry is essential for our economy, and the research conducted at SCL aims to increase the industry\u0027s efficiency and effectiveness. The research of Professors Alan Erera and Martin Savelsbergh has involved a number of PhD students, several of whom have written their PhD theses focusing on optimization problems in linehaul networks. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThis article was written by Alan Erera and Martin Savelsbergh and first appeared in the Fall 2009 issue of \u003Cem\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E, the alumni magazine of the Stewart School of ISyE.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELess-than-truckload (LTL) carriers collect freight from various shippers and consolidate that freight to fill trailers for travel to common destinations.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"LTL carriers consolidate frieght for travel to common destinatio"}],"uid":"27328","created_gmt":"2009-12-09 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:04:04","author":"Edie Cohen","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-12-09T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2009-12-09T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"49748":{"id":"49748","type":"image","title":"SAIA Parked Truck","body":null,"created":"1449175379","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:42:59","changed":"1475894455","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:55","alt":"SAIA Parked Truck","file":{"fid":"127061","name":"tgm72330.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tgm72330_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tgm72330_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":45629,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tgm72330_0.jpg?itok=AxJTPYQ7"}}},"media_ids":["49748"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"8290","name":"Less-than-truckload"},{"id":"1391","name":"LTL"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"49838":{"#nid":"49838","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Dr. Larry Wein Speaks At 2009 Distinguished Lecture","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDr. Lawrence \u0022Larry\u0022 Wein\u0027s expertise in operations research and homeland security was the topic of the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u0027s Second Annual Distinguished Lecture.  \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIf you were not able to attend this captivating presentation, you now have the opportunity to view a video of the presentation at \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\u0027http:\/\/smartech.gatech.edu\/handle\/1853\/27459\u0027\u003Ehttp:\/\/smartech.gatech.edu\/handle\/1853\/27459\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Wein, professor at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University and a Philip McCord Morse Lecturer, addressed topics related to his research in public health and homeland security including:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n* preparedness and response to bio-terror anthrax attacks and to bio-terror attacks on food supply chains;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n* routes of transmission and infection control for pandemic influenza; and\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n* biometrics (e.g. fingerprint matching) to prevent terrorists from entering the country.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe 2009 lecture took place on March 5th to a room full of faculty, students, and alumni.  \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u0027s annual Distinguished Lecture Series is designed to bring in highly prominent speakers who have made a significant contribution to society through research areas of interest to ISyE faculty and students and to provide a forum for the students, faculty, staff and alumni from the Georgia Tech community to interact with the distinguished lecturer.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EStarted in 2008, the inception of the Distinguished Lecture event featured Dr. William\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0022Bill\u0022 Pulleyblank, Vice President of the Center for Business Optimization at IBM Global Business Services.  The premier address, entitled \u003Cem\u003EComputing, Business, and Operations Research: The Next Challenges\u003C\/em\u003E, focused on the numerous opportunities and challenges in computing, business, and operations research. Dr. Pulleyblank\u0027s presentation can be viewed at: \u003Ca href=\u0027http:\/\/smartech.gatech.edu\/handle\/1853\/21229\u0027\u003Ehttp:\/\/smartech.gatech.edu\/handle\/1853\/21229\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Dr. Wein\u0027s expertise in operations research and homeland security was the topic for the H. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) were honored this year at the 2009 Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) annual meeting held in October in San Diego. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEvren Ozkaya \u003C\/strong\u003Ereceived an Honorable Mention, George B. Dantzig Dissertation Award. Advisors: \u003Cstrong\u003EPinar Keskinocak \u003C\/strong\u003Eand \u003Cstrong\u003EJohn Vande \u003Cstrong\u003EVa\u003C\/strong\u003Ete\u003C\/strong\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJiheng Zhang \u003C\/strong\u003Ereceived an Honorable Mention, Nicholson Student Paper Competition. Zhang is the former student of \u003Cstrong\u003EJim Dai \u003C\/strong\u003Eand \u003Cstrong\u003EBert Zwart\u003C\/strong\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EF. Engineer \u003C\/strong\u003Ereceived an Honorable Mention, Doing Good with Good OR Student Paper Competition with \u0022Catch-up Scheduling for Childhood Immunization.\u0022 Co-authors: \u003Cstrong\u003EP. Keskinocak\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003EL. Pickering\u003C\/strong\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELulu Kang \u003C\/strong\u003Ewon the Best Student Paper Award from the Quality, Statistics, and Reliability section of INFORMS. Advisor: \u003Cstrong\u003ERoshan Vengazhiyil\u003C\/strong\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERensheng Z\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ehou\u003C\/strong\u003E was among the four finalists for the Best Student Paper Award from the Quality, Statistics, and Reliability section of INFORMS. Advisor: \u003Cstrong\u003ENagi Gab\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eriel\u003C\/strong\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGizem K\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eeysan\u003C\/strong\u003E won the Dissertation Prize of the Aviations Applications Section of INFORMS. Advisors: \u003Cstrong\u003EMartin Savelsbergh \u003C\/strong\u003Eand \u003Cstrong\u003EGeorge Nemhauser\u003C\/strong\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGizem Keysan \u003C\/strong\u003Ewas the runner-up in the 2009 AGIFORS Anna Valicek Medal. Co-authors: \u003Cstrong\u003EMartin Savelsbergh \u003C\/strong\u003Eand \u003Cstrong\u003EGeorge Nemhauser\u003C\/strong\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EO. Ergun\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003EJ. Heier Stamm\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003EP. Keskinocak\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003EJ. 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The society organizes national and international conferences for academics and professionals, as well as members of the society;s special interest groups, permitting them to communicate and reach out to other professional societies and the varied clientele of the profession\u0027s research and practice. For more about information about INFORMS, visit \u003Ca href=\u0027www.informs.org\u0027\u003Ewww.informs.org\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Several faculty and students of the H. 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William Fulbright, has fostered \u0022mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries of the world through the exchange of persons, knowledge, and skills.\u0022 The Fulbright Program is a highly prestigious awards program that provides funding for students, scholars, and professionals to undertake graduate studies, research opportunities, and teaching programs in over 140 countries worldwide.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESelected nationally as one of ten Fulbright Fellows to Poland for the 2009-2010 academic year, McGarity has been awarded a nine-month grant to study at the Krakow University of Technology. While overseas, McGarity plans to apply his background in systems engineering and programming toward improving the sewer system in Krakow, Poland.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The quality and workmanship that went into the sewers in the 1980s was rushed and poor,\u0022 McGarity said, \u0022That\u0027s why it was a good area for statistics and systems engineering to come into play.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMcGarity\u0027s project proposal entitled \u0022Prioritization of Sewer Network Repairs in Krakow Poland\u0022 incorporates stochastic models of failure rates for leaky and aging pipes and aims to generate intervention strategies that compare the cost-of-failure to the cost-of-repair. His research into the preventative maintenance of the sewer system could prove valuable, considering factors such as location, cost, and impact.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMcGarity cited his experience in studying systems engineering at Georgia Tech and his senior design project with Children\u0027s Healthcare of Atlanta as factors that have given him the confidence to model existing situations and to present project proposals. \u0022ISyE has given me a lot of tools that I will use,\u0022 the senior said, \u0022such as modeling tools and also ways to think about things from the large systems perspective.\u0022 In particular, McGarity thanked faculty member Jiangang (Jim) Dai for challenging him in the classroom and for advising his undergraduate research in the area of advanced stochastic modeling.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I am interested in reestablishing the link between environmental engineering and public health,\u0022 he said, hoping to \u0022model real world systems and improve upon optimization models\u0022 that might be used to reduce the impact of disease on civilization, mentioning the work he has previously done with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMcGarity, a senior expecting to graduate in August after participating on the Georgia Tech Beijing-Singapore Summer Program, said he will have a month in between trips abroad to take immersive Polish language classes. McGarity has lived in Poland before with his family and father, a two-time recipient himself of the Fulbright Fellowship in Poland. After completing his fellowship in Poland, McGarity will again follow in his father\u0027s footsteps as he enters graduate school at the Johns Hopkins University, working toward a Masters of Public Health and a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMcGarity is one of six students representing Georgia Tech abroad as a Fulbright Fellow for the 2009-2010 academic year.   Josh Krisinger (INTA\/GRMN) is performing an English teaching assistantship in Poland.  John Akin (INTA\/ECON) and Carrie Freshour (HTS) are traveling to Indonesia on teaching assistantships. Jennifer Munson, a Ph.D. student in Bioengineering, is conducting research in Switzerland; and Kathryn Stucki (INTA\/ECON) is the recipient of a Fulbright Binational Business Grant to Mexico.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Micajah McGarity, a senior studying at the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, has been awarded the Fulbright Award in the Student Category in Poland.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Micajah McGarity Selected for Fulbright Fellowship"}],"uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-04-22 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:59","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-04-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-04-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"49837":{"id":"49837","type":"image","title":"Micajah McGarity","body":null,"created":"1449175373","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:42:53","changed":"1475894453","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:53","alt":"Micajah McGarity","file":{"fid":"127009","name":"thd02493.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/thd02493_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/thd02493_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":41407,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/thd02493_0.jpg?itok=y09c7FxQ"}}},"media_ids":["49837"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"850","name":"Fulbright Award"},{"id":"849","name":"Fulbright Fellowship"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"426","name":"isye"},{"id":"848","name":"Micajah MaGarity"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"49773":{"#nid":"49773","#data":{"type":"news","title":"009 INFORMS Honors ISyE Students and Faculty","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E009 INFORMS Honors ISyE Students and Faculty\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESeveral faculty and students of the H. 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He enumerated methods to achieve flexibility by standardizing product parts, by training a flexible work force, by employing Lean manufacturing techniques, and by designing for capacity redundancy.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Forum then divided into smaller groups for executive break-out sessions that sought to target specific areas of supply chain uncertainty with strategies of integration and flexibility. Panels examined the difficulty of quantifying flexibility and the ability to overcome organizational barriers. The executive panels reported back to the group anticipated obstacles and proposed solutions to incorporating early recovery agendas.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBringing in an international perspective, the SCEF concluded with a presentation about the Georgia Tech Executive Masters in International Logistics (EMIL) Program\u0027s 2009 residence in the Asia-Pacific region. Dr. John Vande Vate, Professor and Faculty Director of EMIL, and Mr. Greg Andrews, EMIL Managing Director, conveyed the \u0022Impact on Current Economic Turmoil on Supply Chains.\u0022 Their observations examined the role of China as an emerging world power as the country continues to invest aggressively abroad and as the RMB becomes an increasingly dominant regional currency. The EMIL directors reinforced Dr. Tompkins\u0027 message, contrasting short-term responses to recession to long-term strategies that are \u0022careful not to sacrifice long-term viability at the alter of short-term profitability.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Spring 2009 Supply Chain Executive Forum marked the second year in a row that SCL and the SCEF cosponsored the event with the Atlanta Chapter of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP). 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He also discussed using the economic downturn as an opportunity: How do we exit the downturn stronger than when we entered it? \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENancy Sandlin, ISyE Director of Development, gave an update on the fundraising successes to date.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EValerie Thomas, Anderson Interface Associate Professor of Natural Systems, and Ed Rogers, Board Member and UPS Strategic Planning Manager, gave an update on their collaborations since the last Board meeting by reporting on the leadership role ISyE can play in the initiative for solutions in energy and sustainability. \u0022We want to make a difference not just at Georgia Tech but nationally and locally,\u0022 said Thomas, whose leadership has created an undergraduate-level Energy and Environmental Analysis class. She announced the need to develop more courses and a potential concentration in sustainability for students so that the Stewart School of ISyE might gain experience and emerge as an innovator in the field.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Bill Rouse, Executive Director, The Tennenbaum Institute, gave an update on the Tennenbaum Institute. His discussion focused on complex organization systems - how they change, don\u0027t change, and how we can help people succeed.  Associate Professor Shijee Deng gave an update on the Quantitative \u0026amp; Computational Finance Program and how IE\u0027s can play a role in the current environment.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESteven McLaughlin, Professor in Georgia Tech\u0027s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Vice Provost for International Initiatives, then turned the focus toward Georgia Tech\u0027s international programs: \u0022We have to go global,\u0022 McLaughlin insisted, \u0022Our students, faculty, and cohorts are demanding it. The things we do abroad have to complement what we do here.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERecently, the Stewart School of ISyE has developed academic partnerships with the National University of Singapore (NUS), has installed residences in Brazil, France, and Hong Kong as part of the Executive Masters in International Logistics (EMIL) Program, has launched the Sino-U.S. Global Logistics Institute in Shanghai, and has developed a new international initiative in Costa Rica.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFollowing McLaughlin\u0027s presentation, a panel of six undergraduate industrial engineering students shared their study abroad and work abroad experiences with the Board. Andrew Garfrerick spoke of his collaboration with students from the National University of Singapore and from Tsinghua University while on the Beijing-Singapore Summer Study Abroad. Hannah Bennett\u0027s participation in the Oxford Program and Natasha Jain\u0027s stay at GT Lorraine provided them with additional course credit and a unique view at the sustainable lifestyle of Europe. Renee Desing, Andrew Myers, and Jameel Khan spoke of the challenges and rewards of taking classes in another language as participants in the Spanish and German Language for Business and Technology (LBAT) Programs.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe ISyE Advisory Board also welcomed five new members for the 2009-2013 term. Joseph C. Mello (IE \u002780) and R. Jamie Spriggs (IE \u002790) each bring over a decade of experience in the healthcare industry to the Board. The manufacturing background of Timothy L. Waldee (ME \u002789) as a General Manager for GE Energy proves timely in today\u0027s market. Maria Rey is a 2002 graduate and adjunct faculty member of the EMIL Program. David Riviere (IE \u002787) rounds out the new Advisory Board members with over 20 years of consulting experience. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe next Board meeting will be held on October 23, 2009.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter the meeting adjourned, a smaller group of female ISyE PhD students, alumnae, and faculty convened for a Women\u0027s Tea in the faculty lounge. The event provided an informal setting for female industrial engineers to share their experiences and ideas regarding their roles in industry and academia.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Led by Stewart School Chair Chelsea C. White III and by Advisory Board Chair Christopher B. 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This three-course series is the first certificate program of its kind. With a focus on building the lean supply chain professional, this program will change how supply chain professionals think, act, and lead by teaching them to develop and implement strategic and tactical elements of lean principles in the supply chain. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Embracing lean thinking in the supply chain is no longer an option,\u0022 said Robert Martichenko, senior lecturer at the Georgia Tech Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute and Director of the Lean Series. \u0022It is a necessity in the new economy.\u0022 Mr. Martichenko also is CEO of LeanCor, a 3PL dedicated to the application of lean principles throughout the supply chain.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Martichenko, successful organizations going forward will be those that focus on the customer, eliminate all non-value added activities, reduce lead times and inventories and build leaders that can navigate the supply chain from a cross-functional perspective. Organizations that are not focused on process disciplines may not survive in the new economy. And this is where lean thinking comes into play.  When lean is successfully implemented in the supply chain, revenue will go up and costs will go down.  This is the model of margin management and cash flow improvement required for today\u0027s success. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELean professionals are focused on problem identification and problem solutions at the root case, as well as building a culture of continuous improvement into their organizations. To drive lean in the supply chain, the supply chain professional must have access to the tools and education; and this is the primary purpose of the Supply Chain Professional Certificate Program. The course material is applicable to all professionals responsible for supply chain, logistics, and materials function. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We are committed to building individuals into serious, results-based lean supply chain professionals,\u0022 said Martichenko. \u0022Our deliverable is to successfully execute lean in the supply chain and achieve quantum results.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a result-based program, this certificate will center on measurable areas. Some of the measurable areas include:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n  \u003Cli\u003EReduced total cost of ownership\u003C\/li\u003E\n  \u003Cli\u003EIncreased fill rates\u003C\/li\u003E\n  \u003Cli\u003EReduced inventory levels\u003C\/li\u003E\n  \u003Cli\u003EImproved supplier performance and accountability\u003C\/li\u003E\n  \u003Cli\u003EReduced logistics costs\u003C\/li\u003E\n  \u003Cli\u003EImproved customer satisfaction and customer relationships\u003C\/li\u003E\n  \u003Cli\u003EReduced lead time\u003C\/li\u003E\n  \u003Cli\u003EReduced space requirements\u003C\/li\u003E\n  \u003Cli\u003EOverall reduction of organizational and operation waste\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E  \n\u003Cp\u003EThe professional certificate series consists of three courses: Building the Lean Supply Chain Problem Solver, Building the Lean Supply Chain Professional, and Building the Lean Supply Chain Leader.  Each course builds on the next and is designed be taken in order.  Over a three-month period, participants will meet for three days per month to complete the certificate. In addition to the classes, participants will complete application projects in between courses to leverage understanding of learned concepts and to produce tangible results for their organization. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe course focus areas include: \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECourse 1:  Building the Lean Supply Chain Problem Solver\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  This first course will introduce students to lean thinking and critical lean concepts. Lean problem solvers utilize skills such as waste identification and use of fundamental problem solving tools to eliminate excesses at the root cause. This course will aim to challenge current mental models and business paradigms to help participants look at operations from a new perspective. Upon ending this course, students will be able to pinpoint areas of excess in their organizations and thus solve problems by eliminating waste at the root cause. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECourse 2:  Building the Lean Supply Chain Professional\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  The purpose of the second course is to connect supply chain management with lean principles.  The overarching theme of the course is \u0022systems thinking,\u0022 where participants will understand how \u0022pull and one piece flow\u0022 will lead to reductions to \u0022total cost\u0022 of the supply chain. Mental models such as \u0022economies to scale\u0022 will be challenged and replaced with \u0022economies of time,\u0022 encouraging participants to connect lean and waste reduction to supply chain functions. Having completed the second course, participants will not only be lean problem solvers, they will understand how to connect lean and waste reduction to supply chain functions. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECourse 3:  Building the Lean Supply Chain Leader\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  Guiding an organization from traditional thinking to lean thinking requires leadership, so the final course focuses on building a lean supply chain leader who can sustain the organization\u0027s journey. 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To what extent will this translate into a \u0022New Supply Chain Normal?\u0022\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n*  What areas should be foremost on the minds of supply chain executives as they try to deal with the wide range of changes that are occurring at present and in the future?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n*  How can supply chain executives think outside their area s of expertise, and beyond their familiar planning parameters?\u003C\/em\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESanjeev Nagrath, Global Supply Chain Management Leader at IBM Global Business, delivered the opening keynote address which focused on the inaugural edition of The Smarter Supply Chain of the Future, a study conducted by IBM Global Chief Supply Chain Office that included conversations with 400 supply chain executives on their challenges and aspirations.  The study suggests that it is no longer enough to build supply chains that are efficient, demand-driven or event transparent; they much also be smart.  They must be instrumented, interconnected, and intelligent. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETo reinforce and assimilate the content of the keynote, the second day began with a panel discussion to reflect and react to the findings in The Smarter Supply Chain of the Future. Dr. Chris Norek, founding partner of Chain Connectors, moderated the discussion. Panel members included Brad Grimsley, Limited Logistics; Jim Bowes, Peach State Technologies; Dennis Flynn, Coca-Cola Supply; and Gene Ochi, UTi Worldwide, Inc.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDan Gilmore, editor of Supply Chain Digest, discussed the world of the future and the ten most important and likely supply chain changes by 2015 in a compelling presentation, with Gene Tyndall of Tompkins Associates providing selected commentary. Gilmore emphasized the importance of conducting a variety of scenario analyses within your organization.  He encouraged the group to take the time to play out pot:ential issues.  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This achievement puts Wade closer to his dream of securing the coveted single spot for his event on the U.S. Olympic Team and representing the United States at the 2012 summer games in London. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFrom rafting trips with his family, Wade developed an interest in kayaking around age fourteen or fifteen, and in his freshman year in high school, left his home in Boise, Idaho, to attend a kayaking school in Vermont. As part of their education and training, the students would spend cold-weather months in countries with warmer climates (for example, Costa Rica in the winter and New Zealand and Australia in the spring). It was here that Wade began competing and developed the goal of joining the Junior National Team, which he did in 2002, followed by the National Team in 2006. 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Basically how selections work is that you take your best two out of three days. After two days, I wasn\u0027t in the top three, which is required to make the National Team. I could still do it, but I had to win or be close to winning, and I had to beat one other guy by quite a lot. There was a lot of pressure on me, and not so much on him. After the second run, I ended up being second place, but very close to winning, and I beat him by enough that I made the team. The thing about National Team selection is that it is pretty much the highest pressure race there is. That was the first time I really stepped up to the pressure in a big race like that. Obviously I\u0027m much better now than I was then, so all of that coming together was pretty cool. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) has maintained its position as the number one graduate program for industrial\/manufacturing engineering for the nineteenth year in a row, according to \u003Cem\u003EU.S. \u0026amp; News World Report\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEach year, the publication collects data from educational institutions and ranks the nation\u0027s top programs in each discipline using indicators such as program size, external reputation, student selectivity, faculty honors, and research activity. 2010 marks the nineteenth consecutive year that the Stewart School has ranked as the foremost program of its kind in the nation.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EChelsea C. White III, ISyE School Chair, is pleased to see the School continue to receive this prestigious ranking, \u0022ISyE continues to excel in the\u003Cem\u003E U. S. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) has maintained its position as the number one graduate program for industrial\/manufacturing engineering for the nineteenth year in a row, according to \u003Cem\u003EU.S. \u0026amp; News World Report\u003C\/em\u003E.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ISyE Leads 2010 U.S. News Graduate Rankings"}],"uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-05-18 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:59","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-05-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-05-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"49823":{"id":"49823","type":"image","title":"tge76943.jpg","body":null,"created":"1449175373","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:42:53","changed":"1475894453","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:53","alt":"","file":{"fid":"127018","name":"tge76943.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tge76943_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tge76943_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3087,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tge76943_0.jpg?itok=W_Yo6rSF"}},"49824":{"id":"49824","type":"image","title":"US News \u0026amp; World Report 2010 Graduate Rankings","body":null,"created":"1449175373","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:42:53","changed":"1475894453","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:53","alt":"US News \u0026amp; World Report 2010 Graduate Rankings","file":{"fid":"127017","name":"tuw75794.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tuw75794_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tuw75794_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":80468,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tuw75794_0.jpg?itok=iloPswqi"}}},"media_ids":["49823","49824"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"594","name":"college of engineering"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"426","name":"isye"},{"id":"169275","name":"stewart school of industrial and systems engineering"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"49766":{"#nid":"49766","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Shi Delivers Two Keynote Speeches","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJianjun Shi, the Carolyn J. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering and core faculty member in the newly formed System Informatics and Control group, was invited to give two keynote addresses - one in Beijing and one in the UK.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAddressing the First International Conference on the Interface Between Statistics and Engineering in Beijing in July, Professor Shi delivered a keynote speech on \u0022System Informatics and Control for Manufacturing Systems.\u0022 The Conference on the Interface Between Statistics and Engineering focused on innovative creation, development, and dissemination of collaborative interface between statistics and engineering for the support of complex system design and operation, quality and reliability improvement, and optimal proactive decision making.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn September, Professor Shi delivered a keynote speech on \u0022Stream of Variation Theory for\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMultistage Systems\u0022 at the 7th International Conference on Manufacturing Research (ICMR) in Warwick, UK. For over two decades, ICMR has been the main manufacturing research conference organized within the UK, successfully bringing researchers, academics and industrialists together to share their knowledge and experiences. The conference is organized by the Consortium of UK Manufacturing Engineering Heads, an independent body established in 1978 with the main aim of promoting manufacturing engineering education, training and research.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Jianjun Shi, the Carolyn J. Stewart Chair at the H. 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The team\u0027s project, entitled \u003Cem\u003ECreating Software to Compute the Optimal Number of Newspapers to Deliver to Each Sales Outlet\u003C\/em\u003E, was a complex application of the familiar \u0027newsvendor\u0027 problem. The team developed a software package that calculates the optimal number of newspapers for each of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution\u0027s 7,500 sales outlets on a daily basis. The team\u0027s optimization model accounts for each outlet\u0027s distinct sales revenues, printing costs, recycling revenues, advertising revenues, and the possibilities of theft and shrinkage. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We are extremely thrilled to have won senior design and would especially like to thank our faculty advisor, Dr. Anton Kleywegt for his support and guidance throughout the semester,\u0022 said Dickenson.  \u0022We would also like to thank our client advisor at the AJC, Mike Burlingame, for all of his help and enthusiasm as well.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThree other teams were honored as runners-up in the competition. In alphabetical order by organization, the three finalists honored include:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n*  Cooper Lighting, advised by Anton Kleywegt;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n*  GE Energy Airfoils, advised by Shabbir Ahmed; and\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n*  UPS Mail Innovations, advised by Christos Alexopoulos.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Cooper Lighting team was comprised of Melissa Gegenheimer, Tessa Hilterbrandt, Russell Kohler, Matthew Nelson, Stephanie Robbins, and Matthew Sheffield with advisor Anton Kleywegt. Their project was entitled \u003Cem\u003ECooper Lighting Sales Forecasting\u003C\/em\u003E. In 2008, Cooper Lighting experienced a 28% error in its sales forecast for one of its most popular models. To remedy this, the student team analyzed historic sales and seasonal trends to develop a sales forecasting model that incorporates both internal company data and external economic factors. The team\u0027s forecasting models and inventory management recommendations could save Cooper Lighting over $100,000 each year.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe GE Energy Airfoils team included Michael Chan, Tareq Dowla, Myles Lefkovitz, Tanzil Manawar, Lance Sun, and Brian Tsang with advisor Shabbir Ahmed. Their project, entitled \u003Cem\u003EImproving Quality Audits for GE Energy Airfoils\u003C\/em\u003E, employed correlation studies to reduce inspection times in the company\u0027s manufacturing processes. The team also designed an automated database to provide higher visibility for quality levels and performed a linear regression to estimate more accurate in-process tolerance levels. The project found a potential for GE Energy Airfoils to reduce defect, capital, and purchasing costs by $825,000 annually.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe UPS Mail Innovations (UPSMI) team consisted of Patrick Brown, Ricardo Corrales, Kathryn Currier, Ahmet Emre Eser, Helen Reichardt, and Jennifer Smith with advisor Christos Alexopoulos. Their project, titled \u003Cem\u003EUPS Mail Innovations Facility Expansion Design\u003C\/em\u003E, investigated the infrastructure upgrade UPS would need to undergo to extend its Mail Innovations service to parcels that weigh up to 10 pounds. The team used Automod simulation software to design the layouts for manual and automated mail-sorting facilities. The team\u0027s recommendations will help UPSMI expand into the small package market and capture a significant market share estimated at $1.7 billion per year.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on the senior design program, or if you are interested in sponsoring a student team, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0027http:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/seniordesign\/\u0027\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/seniordesign\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"This spring, the Senior Design team who worked on a project sponsored by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) snagged the much sought after first place in the end-of-semester Senior Design Competition.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Spring 2009: AJC Senior Design Team Wins First Place"}],"uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-05-19 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:59","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-05-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-05-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"49816":{"id":"49816","type":"image","title":"First Place Winners in the Spring 2009 Senior Desi","body":null,"created":"1449175373","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:42:53","changed":"1475894453","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:53","alt":"First Place Winners in the Spring 2009 Senior Desi","file":{"fid":"127023","name":"tcp61372.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tcp61372_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tcp61372_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":110086,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tcp61372_0.jpg?itok=EP4CttcJ"}},"49817":{"id":"49817","type":"image","title":"A room full of faculty, students, parents, and pro","body":null,"created":"1449175373","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:42:53","changed":"1475894453","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:53","alt":"A room full of faculty, students, parents, and pro","file":{"fid":"127022","name":"tpk61427.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tpk61427_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tpk61427_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":64640,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tpk61427_0.jpg?itok=qdh6V1rh"}}},"media_ids":["49816","49817"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"426","name":"isye"},{"id":"167319","name":"senior design"},{"id":"576","name":"undergrad student projects"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"49768":{"#nid":"49768","#data":{"type":"news","title":"In Memory: Cecil Gray Johnson, ISyE Professor Emeritus","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECecil Gray Johnson, ISYE Professor Emeritus, died peacefully on Sunday, October 25, 2009, and was buried with military honors on Friday, October 30, 2009, at Arlington Memorial Park.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Johnson was born in Nanafalia, Alabama, as the youngest of six children. During World War II, he served in the Eighth Air Force. Based in Norwich, England, he completed twenty combat missions and served as a lead B-24 pilot. He received degrees from Georgia Tech in 1948, 1949, and 1957. During his time as a student, Professor Johnson served as editor of the Tech newspaper, the \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETechnique\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, and was president of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. He joined the faculty at Georgia Tech in 1955 as an instructor and was promoted from associate professor to professor in 1967. He served as editor-in-chief of the \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EJournal of Industrial Engineering \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003Efor ten years, on the Board of Directors of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, and received the IIE Distinguished Service Award. Professor Johnson served on research projects at UCLA, Stanford, University of Georgia, and Georgia Industries for the Blind, as well as Georgia Tech. He was an industrial consultant to many organizations including Delta Air Lines where he served from 1960 to 1995. He has been an active member of Executive Round Table at Georgia Tech from 1957 until recently and served on its board several times. He was a member of the following honor societies: Alpha Pi Mu, Order of Omega, ANAK, and ODK. In 1992 Professor Johnson received the Albert G. Holzman Distinguished Educator Award. A Presidential Scholarship was established in his name at Georgia Tech the same year. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the time of his official retirement in 1992, Professor Johnson had taught over 10,000 students. After he retired, Professor Johnson continued to research, write, and teach in the role of Professor Emeritus and taught most recently at Worcester College of Oxford University in 2001. Professor Johnson was a rotating Sunday school teacher at the Northside Bible Class at Northside United Methodist Church for over forty years. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Johnson is preceded in death by his loving wife of 49 years, Mary Johnson and son, Mark Johnson. Professor Johnson is survived by his son, Gray Johnson; daughter-in-law, Kim; daughter, Celia; son-in-law, Clyde; and grandchildren Julie, Alan, Brittany, and Mark. Expressions of sympathy can be sent to the family in care of Gray Johnson, 1810 Baldwin Farms Drive, Atlanta, Georgia, 30068.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Cecil Gray Johnson, ISYE Professor Emeritus, died peacefully on Sunday, October 25, 2009, and was buried with military honors on Friday, October 30, 2009, at Arlington Memorial Park.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"In Memory: Cecil Gray Johnson, ISyE Professor Emeritus"}],"uid":"27328","created_gmt":"2009-10-29 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:59","author":"Edie Cohen","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-10-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-10-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"49769":{"id":"49769","type":"image","title":"Cecil Gray Johnson","body":null,"created":"1449175373","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:42:53","changed":"1475894453","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:53"}},"media_ids":["49769"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"7876","name":"Cecil Gray Johnson"},{"id":"7878","name":"Funeral"},{"id":"7877","name":"Professor Emeritus"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"49818":{"#nid":"49818","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The Stewart School of ISyE Welcomes New Advisory Board Members","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJoseph C. 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She is also an adjunct faculty at Georgia Tech in the Executive Masters in International Logistics (EMIL) and Cranfield University where she teaches International Operations, Latin American logistics and design of performance management systems. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs supply chain management advisor, Rey has a strong practice focused on advising senior executives in the areas of supply systems strategy and high performing organizations.  Her clients span many industries including government, manufacturers, distributors, financial service companies, and logistics service providers.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERey is a regular speaker at The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute, WERC, and ExpoLogistica Panama, Peru and Mexico.  She has also keynoted numerous corporate conferences including, The Logistics Congress of the Americas, the Humanitarian Logistics Conference, the Hewlett Packard Summer Executive Series, the Coca-Cola Annual Supply-Chain Conference, and the Brazilian Association of Material and Logistics Managers (ABML). She is fluent, and lectures in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EShe is an Economist from Universidad del Rosario in Colombia, with a MSc in International Logistics and Operations from the Georgia Institute of Technology and currently conducting her doctoral research at Cranfield University in England. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDavid Riviere\u003C\/strong\u003E, B IE 1987, is the Managing Director with Alvarez \u0026amp; Marsal Business Consulting, leading the firm\u0027s Southeast Region consulting practice from Atlanta. With more than 20 years of experience, Riviere has a proven track record for developing and leading high-performance teams to define and implement change.  He has advised numerous Global 1000 companies across a variety of industries, including aviation, manufacturing, industrial and consumer products, and retail. His consistent focus has been on helping clients to streamline and optimize their supply chain processes and enabling them with technology.  He has served companies such as Kroger, LL Bean, Ace Hardware, Cabelas, The Home Depot, Federated, Hallmark, and many of their suppliers.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERiviere has a wide range of functional and technical implementation experience, including operational strategy, business process engineering, supply chain management, lean manufacturing, activity-based cost management, and information technology strategy. 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His vision for health care has turned the primary decision-making power over to the consumer and has provided the first carrier-independent portal for the delivery of CDH.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFormerly, Spriggs founded RewardsPlus and served as its Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President for eight years. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile at RewardsPlus, Spriggs drew on his four years of experience as IT Manager for the Zurich Insurance Group to orchestrate the world\u0027s first Web-based benefits platform capable of communicating, managing, and billing an employers\u0027 entire benefits package. His strong business model and his eagerness to tap into the frontier market of online benefits have generated a multimillion dollar entrepreneurial endeavor and recognition as one of PC Computing\u0027s \u0022Most Wired Companies\u0022 of 1999. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering received second place honors in the 2008 **\u0022 2009 Material Handling Student Design Competition sponsored by the College Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE) and Keogh Consulting.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team comprised ISyE seniors Natasha Jain and Matt Knepper, as well as visiting graduate student Chang Peng Shen. Chen Zhou, associate professor and associate chair for undergraduate studies, advised the student team. The team shares the second place prize of $1000, with an additional $500 prize going to the Stewart School. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEach year, the Material Handling Student Design Competition provides student teams with the opportunity to design a manufacturing or distribution facility to support the objectives of a fictional company (case content is drawn from real-world implementations). This year\u0027s case study focused on a facility design project assigned to the engineering team of the fictional Dollar Value Supplies (DV$), a major wholesale Third Party Logistics (3PL) company. DV$ is challenged with the goal of designing a distribution center to service new business by utilizing an existing facility that is ready for final fit-out by the builder\/developer. The information contained in this case study has been developed to provide students with a real-world situation in regards to designing a functional and efficient distribution center layout and understanding the 3PL business. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThree academic and three industry judges evaluated the entries according to the criteria of product flow, equipment utilization, space utilization, operational plan, overall integration, and economic justification. 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Over the past few years at Georgia Tech, Vielma has studied operations research at the graduate level, has taught undergraduate optimization courses, and has conducted research with faculty advisors Dr. Shabbir Ahmed and Dr. George Nemhauser. Recently, Vielma was awarded the 2009 Herman Goldstine Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mathematical Sciences for his research, lauded by Dr. Ahmed as \u0022significant contributions to problems that lie in the intersection of two difficult areas **\u0022 discrete and nonlinear optimization.\u0022 Vielma holds a Bachelor in Mathematical Engineering from the University of Chile.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOn May 1, 2009, Joshua Wilkinson, ISyE undergraduate, interviewed Vielma on his life at Georgia Tech.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhat motivated you to come to Georgia Tech from Chile?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI knew of the school\u0027s rankings, and I also knew some friends who were studying here. They told me what it was like here, and I liked it. I already had an idea of what the classes were going to be, what kind of research is done here, and who the professors are.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHow have your Ph.D. studies differed from your undergraduate experience?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe main difference is that courses are not the central part of the program; I haven\u0027t actually taken a course in a couple years. After the first year, it\u0027s mostly about what research you do. You have a lot of freedom, but you have to figure out what it is that you want to do. There is more of a creative aspect at the graduate level.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EOn what topic is your research most focused?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt\u0027s mostly focused in the theoretical aspects of integer programming. In integer programming, you have requirements on the variables to be integers. For example, you might have to route cars, and they are not something you can divide infinitely, like water. That\u0027s actually what makes the problems difficult.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIs your research motivated more by a love of mathematics or a desire to apply your understanding to real-world problems?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI would say the interaction between them. I like the math, but I find that most interesting math problems come from applications, and it\u0027s also fun to use math to solve real-world problems. I\u0027ve looked at applications involving transportation logistics, natural resource management, and chemical process engineering.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFinish the sentence: Few people know that...\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n...integer programming is not solvable by simply throwing it into a computer program. It requires a certain human understanding of the problem, the inputs, and the model. Knowing about the problem and changing it a little bit might make it much easier to solve, and giving the model to the computer in the correct way is important, too.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHow does receiving the Goldstine Fellowship affect your future plans?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt postpones my appointment as an Assistant Professor with the University of Pittsburgh for one year so that I can attend the Fellowship. I will be located in the IBM Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York, and I will have the opportunity to work with very smart people and to apply what I know to different research areas.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhen do you hope to complete your Ph.D. at the Stewart School of ISyE?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI have to graduate by July of this year, so I\u0027m defending my dissertation entitled \u0022Mixed Integer Programming Techniques for Solving Non-Linear and Stochastic Problems\u0022 on July 2nd.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIs teaching a long-term career goal of yours?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI consider research dear to my heart, but I also like university life. Teaching actually helps you to understand problems much better. Oftentimes, students will raise questions that you haven\u0027t thought about, and that will definitely deepen your understanding. It\u0027s also nice to pass the knowledge to people who will continue to perform research.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhat hobbies are you passionate about in your free time?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI enjoy scuba diving in Florida, but I haven\u0027t had a chance to do it much lately. I like rock climbing, and I also used to like photography. But in the last couple of years, I find that my interests have shifted. I find research fun, so I dedicate more time to it. I consider maybe half of my research to be work, and the other half to be hobby.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhat advice do you have for students of ISyE?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhen you\u0027re approaching a problem, don\u0027t try to do it mechanically. If you do it mechanically, then you only learn to solve that problem. Try to develop the ability to understand and to solve problems rather than memorizing formulas for solving very specific sets of problems. Then, you should be able to solve problems that weren\u0027t expected, and those are the interesting problems that you\u0027re likely to face in the real world. 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The seven astronauts departed Kennedy Space Center on May 11th aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis and plan to return to earth on May 22nd after eleven days in orbit.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a mission specialist aboard STS-125, Massimino is performing two space walks that will provide repairs and upgrades to the twenty-year-old HST. The crew is carrying several new instruments to the HST including a ultraviolet spectrograph, a new thermal blanket, and a set of gyroscopes and batteries that will allow the Hubble to remain operational until at least 2014 when its successor, the James Webb Space Telescope, is due for launch.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Mass,\u0022 was the first to \u0022tweet\u0022 from space.  He has been chronicling the events of STS-125 by posting to his Twitter feed from orbit. For instance, an entry dated Monday, May 18, reads: \u0022Just flew over the US, Baja to Miami in about 10 minutes! Beautiful Day!!\u0022 He can be followed at Astro_Mike on Twitter.  Massimino\u0027s first flight into space was in 2002 when he flew aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia on a similar eleven-day mission to administer repairs the HST,\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMassimino originally joined the Georgia Tech community in 1995 as an assistant professor in the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, but left the faculty when he was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA one year later. Since 1998, Massimino has enjoyed an adjunct assistant professor position in the Stewart School of ISyE, and he is a Member Emeritus of the ISyE Advisory Board. 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Additionally, Cook held a professorship in the Research Institute for Discrete Mathematics at the University of Bonn, Germany, from 1994 to 1995.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHis editorial experience with the Mathematical Programming Society (MPS) dates back twenty years, and he served as the editor-in-chief of \u003Cem\u003EMathematical Programming\u003C\/em\u003E between 1999 and 2007. He is currently the editor of \u003Cem\u003EMathematical Programming Computation\u003C\/em\u003E. Cook was honored with the 2007 Lanchester Prize for his research on the Traveling Salesman Problem. Previously, he was awarded the 2003 I.E. Block Community Lecturer Prize by SIAM and the 2000 Beale-Orchard-Hays Prize by MPS.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Johnson, Coca-Cola Chair and Professor in the Stewart School, was recognized for \u0022contributions to combinatorial optimization and its application to logistical problems.\u0022 Johnson joined the ISyE faculty in 1995, co-founding and co-directing the Logistics Engineering Center with Dr. Nemhauser. Prior to this, he worked for over 20 years at IBM\u0027s T.J. Watson Research Center, and he was named an IBM Corporate Fellow in 1990 for founding and managing the Optimization Center. He has also taught at the University of Bonn, Germany, as a recipient of the Alexander Von Humboldt Senior Scientist Award.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EJohnson has been the recipient of numerous honors throughout his professional career. He was awarded the Dantzig Prize from SIAM in 1985 for his research in the field of mathematical programming. He received the Lanchester Prize in 1986 and the John Von Neumann Theory Prize in 2000 from the Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS), and he was admitted into the inaugural class of INFORMS Fellows in 2002. Furthermore, Johnson has been an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) since 1988.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Nemhauser, A. Russell Chandler III Chair and Institute Professor, was praised \u0022for contributions to scheduling methodology and large-scale combinatorial optimization problems.\u0022 Since 1985, he has held the A. Russell Chandler Chaired Professorship in ISyE. Formerly, he was a professor in operations research and industrial engineering at Cornell University, where he also served as a school director from 1977 to 1983. 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He was inducted into the NAE in 1986, and he is a recipient of the 1988 Kimball Medal and a two-time recipient of the Lanchester Prize.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Class of 2009 SIAM Fellows also included Dr. \u003Cstrong\u003EPrasad Tetali\u003C\/strong\u003E, Professor in the School of Mathematics, \u0022for contributions to discrete mathematics and algorithms.\u0022 For more information about the SIAM Fellows Program, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0027www.siam.org\u0027\u003Ewww.siam.org\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"The Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering is honored to have Drs. 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When her research into pottery methods uncovered the technique of ceramic water filtration, Hawkins saw the chance to serve humanity by updating old technology with new distribution methods. Aiming to stop the spread of disease through contaminated drinking water in Tanzania, Hawkins organized a staff and developed Safe Water Ceramics of East Africa (SWCEA).\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESince 2007, Tracy and her Tanzanian-based organization have collaborated with Lisa Ballantine of AguaPure, a company located in the Dominican Republic with similar goals. Hawkins has traveled to the island nation to stay with the Ballantines and to tour their manufacturing and distribution facilities. The partnership has fostered the creation of an international non-profit organization focused on solving the problem of contaminated drinking water world-wide, FilterPure Inc.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFilterPure, now operating distribution centers in both Tanzania and the Dominican Republic, provides ceramic water filters and safe drinking water to the people of developing nations across the world. The commercial production of this technique dates back two centuries in England when it was used to combat the spread of cholera. At the cost of about $30, a ceramic pot nestled in a five-gallon plastic bucket is able to filter contaminated river water into clean drinking water for a family for five years.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENancy Sandlin, Director of Development for the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, recently learned of FilterPure and invited Hawkins to return to Georgia Tech to meet with ISyE\u0027s Humanitarian Logistics research team. As a result, Pinar Keskinocak, Associate Professor in the Stewart School and Co-Director of the Research Center for Humanitarian Logistics, and Amanda Meija, Ph.D. student in ISyE, have begun working to analyze various aspects of the ceramic filter supply chain. \u0022Our goal is to help FilterPure in any way we can,\u0022 says Dr. Keskinocak, \u0022to see an increased use of ceramic filters and to make a positive impact on the developing communities in various parts of the world through the adoption of safe and clean water.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFirst, the team will focus on refining the company\u0027s business plan as FilterPure hopes to obtain funding for new manufacturing locations in additional countries. The team will next perform a cost analysis of current operations and a competitive analysis against other water treatment products. They will then investigate alternative distribution models that might empower FilterPure to provide clean drinking water to more people as a result of reduced supply chain costs.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022My industrial engineering background has been key in helping me to support this humanitarian project because I have been exposed to so many sciences,\u0022 Hawkins admits, \u0022It\u0027s a perfect fit; I am learning something new every day and incorporating it into our plans. The project management aspect and the creative problem solving are the two main skills that I use in my work.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We used to operate within our own country\u0027s non-governmental organizations,\u0022 Hawkins says, referring to the time before her collaboration with AguaPure in the Dominican Republic, \u0022but we decided to take our knowledge and package it to help others start these filter programs in countries all over the world. With FilterPure, we are building an infrastructure to provide that support. That\u0027s where Georgia Tech is really helping us, with some of the complicated challenges that we now have to be overcome.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHawkins is a 1985 graduate of the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. Her professional experience includes fifteen years in the corporate world as an efficiency expert and project manager at Equifax Inc. and IBM Corporation. As Vice President of FilterPure, she now lives in the Atlanta area and performs much of her work long-distance, assisting with technical writing and business administration. 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She was highlighted as an ambitious Yellow Jacket balancing her industrial engineering course load, homework, a social life, and her duties as a student ambassador. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOrtiz\u0027s segment was sent out to 355 college campuses and will be aired on Fox Business in April. CareerTV, a national syndicated television program, is the first global television programmer and interactive website designed to help college students and young professionals develop long-lasting, successful careers.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECareerTV Producer \u003Cstrong\u003EMelissa Uhniat\u003C\/strong\u003E, who found out that ISyE held the #1 ranking in the \u003Cem\u003EU.S. News and World Reports\u003C\/em\u003E for best industrial engineering programs, called interested in highlighting one of ISyE\u0027s undergraduates.  Ortiz received the honor because of her active community involvement and rigorous class schedule.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETo watch the Ortiz\u0027s episode on CareerTV, visit\u003C\/strong\u003E: \u003Ca href=\u0027http:\/\/www.careertv.com\/v2\/CareerTVShow.aspx?searchcategory=ByCareerTVShow\u0026amp;searchitem=Top%20Internship%20Programs\u0026amp;eidparam=12\u0026amp;vidparam=1350\u0027\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.careertv.com\/v2\/CareerTVShow.aspx?searchcategory=ByCareerTVShow\u0026amp;searchitem=Top%20Internship%20Programs\u0026amp;eidparam=12\u0026amp;vidparam=1350\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAlso, Ana was interviewed for a student spotlight piece for ISyE. \u003Cstrong\u003EClick here to see the interview and article\u003C\/strong\u003E: \u003Ca href=\u0027http:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news-events\/news\/release.php?id=2421\u0027\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news-events\/news\/release.php?id=2421\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Ana Ortiz, a fourth year undergraduate at Georgia Tech\u0027s Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) made her TV debut on CareerTV.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Ortiz Appears on CareerTV"}],"uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-02-02 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:59","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-02-02T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2009-02-02T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1430","name":"Ana Ortiz"},{"id":"1429","name":"CareerTV"},{"id":"1432","name":"education"},{"id":"1431","name":"industrial and systems engineering"},{"id":"426","name":"isye"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"49879":{"#nid":"49879","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ISyE Alum Mike Duke Named Wal-Mart\u0027s President and CEO","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMichael T. Duke\u003C\/strong\u003E, ISyE 1971, has been named president and chief executive officer of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc, effective February 1, 2009. Duke was also elected to the company\u0027s board of directors, effective November 21, 2008. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDuke has served as vice chairman, leading Wal-Mart International, since 2005. Under his leadership, the company\u0027s international business has become a fast-growing part of Wal-Mart\u0027s overall operations with over 3,200 stores and 620,000 associates in 14 markets outside the continental United States. Duke joined Wal-Mart in 1995. Since then, he gained broad experience throughout the company, leading the Logistics, Distribution and Administration Divisions as well as U.S. Operations. As Vice Chairman, Duke has been actively involved in developing and executing corporate strategy. Prior to joining the company, Duke had 23 years of experience in retailing with Federated Department Stores and May Department Stores.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHe serves on the Board of Directors of the US-China Business Council as well as CIES-The Food Business Forum, and is on the Executive Board of Conservation International\u0027s Center for Environmental Leadership in Business. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile at Georgia Tech, Duke excelled at academics in the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering.  His involvement is ongoing with his fraternity, Delta Sigma Phi. His ISyE background contributed to his expertise in Logistics, Distribution, and Administrative Divisions. Giving the grand opening address at Technology Square, Duke says, \u0022Georgia Tech has played a critical role in the past. I would never be in the job that I am in today were it not for the training and discipline received along with the sacrifice made while here at Georgia Tech*.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMike Duke was also named to NEWSWEEK Magazine\u0027s Top 50 of the Global Elite. Coming in at number 26, Duke beat out such notable names as Steve Jobs, Michael Bloomberg, and Pope Benedict VVI. He has also been consistently ranked in the top 20 of Forbes Global 2000 for the past five years.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDuke and his wife, Susan have three children, a son and two daughters.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Michael T. Duke, ISyE 1971, has been named president and chief executive officer of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc, effective February 1, 2009. 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Smith Continues As Edenfield Executive-in-Residence","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe 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).\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EJointly sponsored by the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, the project anticipates necessary updates to the NAS as new types of aircraft are developed over the next decade. Dr. Smith conducts research with Dr. Ellis Johnson, Coca Cola Chair and ISyE Professor, to determine the impact of advancements in aircraft technology on the NAS.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Our job is to estimate the impact of new aircraft on future air transportation schedules and travel patterns,\u0022 Smith said, \u0022these results will be used to determine how air traffic control should evolve in order to provide the necessary levels of capacity, performance and safety for the air transportation industry.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs Edenfield Executive-in-Residence, Smith also provides lectures for Dr. Johnson\u0027s Airline Operations Research and Computational Methods classes. The Edenfield Executive-in-Residence program was created by James C. Edenfield, 1957 graduate of the Stewart School of ISyE and president of American Software Inc., to bring experienced and proven executives to campus each year, sharing research and education knowledge from industry.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESmith brings to ISyE thirty years of experience in the areas of pricing, revenue management and airline scheduling. He founded his own consulting firm, following retirement from Sabre Holdings, where he was Chief Scientist and Senior Vice President for research.  Smith led the Sabre Research Group supporting the Sabre\u0027s travel distribution business and development of the company\u0027s decision support products in the areas of airline scheduling, revenue management, and operations. Smith began his career at American Airlines in 1979 where he pioneered the development of revenue management. His contributions to the industry have been recognized by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) as an Edelman Prize winner for airline revenue management and as an Edelman finalist for his work in on-line retail marketing.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Smith holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Stewart School of ISyE.  Smith completed his undergraduate education at Georgia Tech, earning a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering in 1976.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe 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).\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Barry C. Smith Continues As Edenfield Executive-in-Residence"}],"uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-06-01 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:59","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"49802":{"id":"49802","type":"image","title":"Dr. Barry C. Smith","body":null,"created":"1449175373","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:42:53","changed":"1475894453","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:53","alt":"Dr. Barry C. 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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. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EKeene\u0027s involvement is surely the first of a movement of Georgia Tech\u0027s students to get involved with this international program.  \u0022It demonstrates that U.S. college students, particularly those who attend Georgia Tech, have a global view and desire a graduate education experience with a strong international flavor,* said Harvey Donaldson, Director of the Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute and Associate Chair for International Programs at ISyE.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen Keene graduates from the Dual Masters Program in December of 2009 he will acquire a Master of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from NUS and a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from ISyE. \u0022The Dual Masters program is one of many masters degree programs that seamlessly integrate a Georgia Tech degree with international study and travel opportunities,* said Donaldson.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOn being the first American student to enroll, Keene says, \u0022It\u0027s fun and an adventure*. I enjoy being a trailblazer.* Following the traditional course, Keene just completed his first semester in Singapore at NUS taking six classes. The rigorous education he received during his undergraduate tenure helped prepare him for the course load. However, one glaring difference between the educational systems of the two cultures is the importance of tests versus homework. Keene emphasizes that at NUS, the courses generally had one project and a final; this is in contrast to Georgia Tech, and the general consensus in many American studies, where grades depend on multiple tests, continuous homework, and projects throughout the semester.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the transition between educational styles, Keene has also had to adapt to cultural and geographic changes as well. Because of his study abroad in Hong Kong during undergraduate education, Keene felt prepared for the shift to Asian cultures. Also, Keene noted that Singapore is a westernized city where English is commonly spoken and public transportation is a cinch. He says, \u0022They are so international with all the cultures that they have gotten used to accommodating non-natives.* One tough adjustment for Keene: the weather. While used to the temperate climate of Atlanta, Georgia, Keene struggled to get used to the consistently 90\u02da weather with 90% humidity all year round. On the bright side, Keene says, \u0022I got a little tired of sweating everyday, but I never had to look at a weather forecast.*\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter a challenging spring semester (6 ISyE courses, seminars, projects, tours) and short summer term (two courses) at Georgia Tech, Keene will return to Singapore to participate in an internship, completing his Dual Masters degree in a year and a half in December. He is currently looking for that crucial internship, using contacts at NUS. Because the internship will be conducted in Singapore, Keene hopes it will open doors to the international supply chain industry. His sights are currently set on working with the Port Authority in Singapore. This internship will hopefully serve as a launching point for his career. Keene hopes that this internship abroad will provide him with a testing ground to see if he likes living and working in Asia. \u0022The big opportunity of the [Dual Masters Program] is the internship,* raves Keene. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter living as a Singaporean and maintaining the excellence required by both academic institutions, several words come to mind to describe Keene: academic drive, professional excellence, international ambitions, and trailblazing mindset. The combination of these and other traits perfectly suited Keene to be the first American to enroll in the Dual Masters Program. Some lasting advice from Keene on the value of the program, \u0022I don\u0027t know of any other program where you can get two masters in a year and a half. With only one year of classes; you get work experience, work experience in Asia, and an excuse to go and live in Singapore for a year. That\u0027s a \u0027win win win\u0027 for me!*\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESince its inception in 1998, the Dual Masters Program has graduated students from Singapore, China, India, Pakistan, Norway and the ASEAN countries. After 8 intakes of students, the U.S. can now be added to that list. The Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering works in conjunction with The National University of Singapore\u0027s logistics department, The Logistics Institute-Asia Pacific,and the Georgia Tech Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDrawing on the academic standing of both NUS and GT, the Dual Master Program (DMP) is tailored to train logistics professionals for strategic and management roles in their respective organizations. The DMP is a one-and-a-half-year (full-time) or two-year (part-time) program with a single intake commencing every August. Students spend the first semester at the National University of Singapore and proceed to full-time study for the Fall and Summer terms in Atlanta, U.S.A. from January to June, before returning to complete the program at the National University of Singapore.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information go to \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/academics\/graduate\/dual-masters\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/academics\/graduate\/dual-masters\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHistorically, the Dual Masters program between Georgia Tech\u0027s 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. 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According to the World Economic Forum, more than 180,000 deaths and more than $200 USD billion in economic losses occurred in 2005 alone. Whether it\u0027s 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.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESupply chain management and operations research recognize this, modeling a systems approach with the use of analytical tools such as forecasting, simulation, optimization, game theory, etc.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn order to achieve this, we must recognize and address the main challenges of humanitarian logistics:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E1. \u003Cstrong\u003EHigh uncertainty in demand \u003C\/strong\u003E- Two earthquakes of similar magnitude may have entirely different outcomes if one hits a high population density area in a developing country, and the other hits a better-prepared city in a developed country. Relief demand is unknown both in size and type, and it is affected by dynamic and hard-to-measure factors such as disaster characteristics, local economy and infrastructure, social and political conditions, etc.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E2. \u003Cstrong\u003EHigh uncertainty in timing\u003C\/strong\u003E - In general, it is difficult to predict exactly when a disaster is going to strike. This time frame could be relatively delimited as in a hurricane season or hardly predictable as in an earthquake. Therefore, one needs to be in a constant state of readiness and to plan during an uncertain time, which requires additional flexibility.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E3.\u003Cstrong\u003EHigh uncertainty in location\u003C\/strong\u003E - We may know where the fault lines are, but we cannot predict either when or where an earthquake will happen. For other disasters such as hurricanes, we may have more information based on historical data and models that help us predict the path after it starts, but even a specific storm can change paths. Affected locations might also be dynamic as in the case of a Pandemic Influenza, so planning should account for this. Location uncertainty imposes additional challenges to preparedness activities such as relief supplies and equipment pre-positioning, infrastructure investment, etc.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E4. \u003Cstrong\u003EHigh uncertainty and challenges in supply\u003C\/strong\u003E - Donations may be variable or restricted in their use by donors, while in-kind donations may also be inadequate and unmatched with the demand. Building up relationships with local vendors, usually in a very short period of time, may be a difficult task as well.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E5. \u003Cstrong\u003EChallenges in collaboration among the multiple players and decision makers in a humanitarian supply chain\u003C\/strong\u003E - Each of the responders (governments, military, local authorities, etc.) may compete for limited resources to achieve their own goals, such as when many organizations needed the limited resources of the airports during the 2004 tsunami.  Organizations and governments may also have different incentives that impair the effectiveness of collaborations.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E6. \u003Cstrong\u003EThe impact of the political, cultural and socioeconomic conditions of the region\u003C\/strong\u003E - Unawareness of specific local issues may cause even the best standalone plan to fail or become impractical. For example, genetically modified food is prohibited in some Southern African nations such as Zambia, restricting food aid programs. The human factor is also crucial in humanitarian operations, which includes language, customs, political views, etc.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E7. \u003Cstrong\u003EThe strong dependency of last mile operations on the location and disaster severity\u003C\/strong\u003E - Transportation infrastructure might be disrupted and required equipment may not be locally available, affecting the supply chain responsiveness. This can be aggravated by a limited location access or poor construction. This was the case of the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan, where people lived in mountainous regions and had limited aid access because of obstructed roads.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E8. \u003Cstrong\u003ELimited telecommunications and information infrastructure\u003C\/strong\u003E - The Internet is still not widely available in some developing countries. Land-based phones and cellular phone communication towers might be down as a result of a disaster, as was the case after Hurricane Katrina hit. 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As a part of the agreement, they will continue to exchange professors, research scholars, and students, as well as conduct joint research together.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe group began their visit in Atlanta with a tour of the new baggage handling and scanning systems at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. After arriving on campus, they convened for a briefing that preceded the agreement signing.  During the briefing, Harvey Donaldson, SCL Managing Director, welcomed the guests to campus and outlined SCL\u0027s research, outreach, and executive education programs. 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Starting with first things first, Frazell stated that \u0022everything develops much faster when you speak the same language; if you speak the same language, you can do almost anything.*\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECharles Barrentine, Chief Operating System Officer and Vice President at Eastman Kodak, discussed \u0022Lean Thinking- A Key to Supply Chain Productivity at Eastman Kodak.*  CB encouraged the group to look at ways to give better customer service.  When looking at ways to do more with less, he recommended looking at the entire business, not just a component. 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She was named the Outstanding Young Alumna in part because of her volunteer work as a North Metro Georgia Tech Club Board member, a Young Alumni Council advisor and a President\u0027s Scholarship Program interviewer.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhat does the Gold \u0026amp; White award mean to you?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis is an honor that truly touches my heart. To be singled out among such a high-caliber group of fellow alumni is incredible.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhat is your most memorable experience at Tech?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMy time serving as a cabinet member for the FASET orientation program provided the best summer of my life. I\u0027ll never be able to recreate the number of friendships forged and leadership skills learned during that experience.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhat was your hardest class?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThermodynamics- both times.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIf you could relive your student career, what would you do differently?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI would take advantage of the study abroad programs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhat did you drive during college?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nA 1987 Chevy Blazer- an ugly, ugly brown with no air conditioning.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhat was your favorite place near campus for a night out?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDancing with friends in \u0022old school* Buckhead: CJ\u0027s Landing and Lulu\u0027s Bair Shack were among the favorites. 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Bartholdi, III","file":{"fid":"127039","name":"txo74221.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/txo74221_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/txo74221_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":39415,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/txo74221_0.jpg?itok=6iDJmLFg"}}},"media_ids":["49791"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"426","name":"isye"},{"id":"2380","name":"John Bartholdi"},{"id":"564","name":"operations research"},{"id":"7892","name":"ORSSA"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"49788":{"#nid":"49788","#data":{"type":"news","title":"EMIL Expands Name to EMIL-SCS","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn the fall of 2009, the Executive Masters in International Logistics (EMIL) through the support and guidance of its Advisory Board, alumni, and staff elected to expand its name to the Executive Masters in International Logistics \u0026amp; Supply Chain Strategy (EMIL-SCS). This expanded name more appropriately and accurately reflects the comprehensive education provided by EMIL-SCS to senior executives working within the many principles of supply chain management. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more than 10 years EMIL-SCS, through the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, has provided an extensive curriculum focused on international logistics, business management and supply chain strategy. By adding supply chain strategy to the program name we are more clearly representing the core teaching of EMIL-SCS and differentiating the program in the eyes and minds of the experienced supply chain professional.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe EMIL-SCS Program is a unique 18-month masters program designed to fit the busy work schedules of executives, allowing the company to keep key employees on the job while they participate in five (5) two-week residences. The academic curriculum is designed to cover the extended supply chain and regional differences across Europe, Asia, Latin America, and the United States. EMIL-SCS provides participants with the analytical skills and intellectual framework needed to succeed in designing and implementing creative supply chain strategies and global logistics solutions necessary to compete in today\u0027s global markets. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe EMIL-SCS Program is offered through the # 1 nationally ranked Industrial and Systems engineering school at Georgia Tech.  Please visit our website at \u003Ca href=\u0027http:\/\/www.emil.gatech.edu\/\u0027\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.emil.gatech.edu\/\u003C\/a\u003E for more detailed information.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"The Executive Masters in International Logistics (EMIL expanded its name to the Executive Masters in International Logistics \u0026amp; Supply Chain Strategy (EMIL-SCS).","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"EMIL Expands Name to EMIL-SCS"}],"uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-10-06 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:59","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-10-06T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-10-06T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"49789":{"id":"49789","type":"image","title":"EMIL-SCS logo","body":null,"created":"1449175373","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:42:53","changed":"1475894453","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:53","alt":"EMIL-SCS logo","file":{"fid":"127040","name":"tvn30485.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tvn30485_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tvn30485_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":22476,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tvn30485_0.jpg?itok=dtysacrt"}}},"media_ids":["49789"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"7890","name":"EMIL"},{"id":"7861","name":"EMIL-SCS"},{"id":"7891","name":"executive masters in international logistics"},{"id":"169360","name":"supply chain strategy"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"49786":{"#nid":"49786","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ISyE\u0027s Annual Great Package Race is Underway","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EYou 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 \u0026amp; Logistics Institute (SCL) in early October. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis annual undergraduate exercise, begun by Professor John Bartholdi in 2003, tracks packages shipped from SCL to locations around the world via different parcel carriers (UPS, FedEx, DHL, and USPS).  The purpose of the event, undertaken in an environments that is fun as well as educational, is to give students an opportunity to track how packages actually get from sender to consignee, analyze the freight network taken, and determine which carrier can get a package to its final destination first and in the best condition. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe destinations these packages travel differ from year to year.  Each location is chosen to, in some way, challenge the business processes of the package carriers, resulting in both dramatic lapses and dramatic finishes.  Bartholdi cites the time one package crossed the Atlantic Ocean nine times before delivery, while during another race two carriers arrived at the door simultaneously even though the packages had taken completely different routes to get there. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022It\u0027s remarkable,\u0022 Bartholdi notes, \u0022that most packages eventually reach their destinations.\u0022 These destinations have included Khartoum, Sudan (where the White and Blue Niles meet), Tikrit (center of the Sunni insurgency in Iraq), Punta Arenas (in Chilean Patagonia and southernmost city in the western hemisphere), and Lome (capital of Togo). \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBartholdi and his students are quick to remind everyone that the outcome of the race is not a reliable basis for choosing a carrier.  The annual package race is not a careful business experiment, but rather an event designed to stimulate student interest. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDoes this sound like something in which you would like to participate? Well you can, sort of.    Bartholdi and his students welcome suggestions for subsequent locations.  In the next race, they will be sending Georgia Tech baseball caps, t-shirts, and other paraphernalia somewhere in the world. If you have family or friends who would be overjoyed to receive such a package, contact Professor Bartholdi at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:john.bartholdi@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejohn.bartholdi@isye.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHe and his students ask only that the recipient document the delivery, preferably by sending a digital photo. 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Also known as the \u0022carbon footprint,* the figure was calculated with the help of a student-faculty team from Georgia Tech and establishes a baseline to measure progress in Atlanta\u0027s sustainability efforts. The Georgia Tech team was comprised of Valerie Thomas, Anderson Interface Associate Professor at the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE), along with PhD students Seth Borin, ISyE, and Joy Wang, Public Policy.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThomas, Wang, and Borin worked with the Office of Sustainability of the City of Atlanta and Sustainable Atlanta to evaluate the total greenhouse gas emissions from the operations of the City of Atlanta government. 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Produced by Sustainable Atlanta (a non-governmental partner to the city\u0027s Office of Sustainability), the report compiles readily available data to create benchmarks for measuring Atlanta\u0027s sustainability efforts, including the city\u0027s carbon footprint.  The report * available at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.sustainableatlanta.org\u0022 title=\u0022www.sustainableatlanta.org\u0022\u003Ewww.sustainableatlanta.org\u003C\/a\u003E * also provides best practices, context, proposed strategies and action in the areas of water; energy and climate change; parks and greenspace; and recycling and materials management.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The Sustainability Report for Atlanta is both a map and milepost,* said Lynnette Young, executive director of Sustainable Atlanta. \u0022It is a snapshot of Atlanta\u0027s current status as it relates to sustainability and a context for future measurement and opportunity, determining what we can do together to help the city advance sustainable lifestyles for everyone.*\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELaunched in 2008 with support from the Kendeda Fund, the Atlanta Office of Sustainability is working across city departments to \u0022green* operations and at the same time, maximize efficiencies. Sustainable practices implemented at City Hall are already generating a 20 percent drop in electricity use, with a forecast of nearly $135,000 in annual operations cost savings. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWith the municipal carbon footprint established, the next step will be to develop the Atlanta Climate Action Plan. \u0022The Climate Action Plan will be our blueprint to guide all city departments so that current initiatives and near-term objectives are aligned with achieving the 2012 emissions reduction goal,\u0022 said Mandy Schmitt, Atlanta\u0027s Director of Sustainability. \u0022This strategic effort to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions supports the ultimate goal of making Atlanta a community that lives within the self-perpetuating limits of its environment, while maintaining high standards for economic growth, environmental integrity, and social justice.\u0022  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Schmitt, near-term goals for Atlanta city government to achieve by the end of 2009 include:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n1. 10 percent drop in energy use in general fund* facilities through low\/no-cost conservation measures yielding $300,000 to $500,000 in annual savings\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n2. Five percent drop in water use in general fund facilities\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n3. At least two renewable energy demonstration projects\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n4. Three percent drop in fossil fuels used by municipal fleet yielding $267,000 in annual savings\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n5. 10 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in general fund facilities \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAtlanta\u0027s greenhouse gas inventory was guided by a protocol developed by ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability. Atlanta is one of more than 1,057 cities, towns and counties worldwide that are members of ICLEI and that have made a commitment to sustainable development. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering.  The aim of the SIAC group is to develop research and education programs that will provide a new scientific base for the design, analysis and control of complex manufacturing and service systems, anchored upon the effective and seamless integration of physical and analytical models with empirical data-driven methodologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis group brings together researchers who share a common interest in the development of quantitative models unified with data extraction and engineering knowledge integration capabilities and the employment of these models in the analysis, and control of complex manufacturing and service systems.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe key members of the SIAC group include:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n*  Jianjun (Jan) Shi, Carolyn J. 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The group has been actively developing new curricula with three core courses for SIAC Ph.D. specialization (e.g.  ISyE 6810: System Monitoring and Prognostics, ISyE 7201: Production Systems Engineering, ISyE 7204: Informatics in Production and Service Systems), recruiting Ph.D. students (6 Ph.D. students have joined the new specialization at this time), and securing research grants.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESince July, 2009, they been awarded five National Science Foundation (NSF) grants that include: \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGOALI: Causation-Based Quality Control - A new paradigm to achieve effective monitoring, diagnosis, and control for complex manufacturing systems\u003C\/em\u003E: Focusing on \u0022causation-based\u0022 quality control methodologies, this project will advance the state of the art in modeling and control of complex systems by contributing new concepts, criteria, and algorithms to the information-processing capabilities for quality improvement. 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The major impact of the proposed research is to improve the effectiveness of computer model developers (model analysts) and users (scientists and engineering designers) in scientific understanding, as well as in design and manufacturing in various important scientific and engineering applications. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERobust optimization of nanoparticle synthesis in a supercritical CO2 process for energy\u003Cbr \/\u003E\napplications\u003C\/em\u003E:   Recognizing that systematic methods are needed to quantify uncertainty in nanomanufacturing processes, and subsequently to design processes that are robust to these uncertainties, the proposed work presents a comprehensive methodology for robust optimization of a batch process, using various sources of information integrated by a rigorous Bayesian method. The current disconnect between the fields of robust design in statistics and mechanistic modeling in engineering will be bridged by the proposed methodology. Focusing on the synthesis of metal nanoparticles, which are used in a wide range of applications from energy to medicine, this unique modeling approach for mean and variance of process variables is required to derive the recipe for a robust optimal process.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about SIAC, visit \u003Ca href=\u0027http:\/\/www2.isye.gatech.edu\/siac\/\u0027\u003Ehttp:\/\/www2.isye.gatech.edu\/siac\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"The aim of the SIAC group is to develop research and education programs that will provide a new scientific base for the design, analysis and control of complex manufacturing and service systems, anchored upon the effective and seamless integration of physical and analytical models with empirical data-driven methodologies.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ISyE Faculty Forms System Informatics \u0026amp; Control Group"}],"uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-10-19 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:59","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-10-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-10-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"49785":{"id":"49785","type":"image","title":"SIAC group","body":null,"created":"1449175373","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:42:53","changed":"1475894453","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:53","alt":"SIAC group","file":{"fid":"127042","name":"tve57693.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tve57693_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tve57693_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":63042,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tve57693_0.jpg?itok=XXXqnFTJ"}}},"media_ids":["49785"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"426","name":"isye"},{"id":"6993","name":"j c lu"},{"id":"6991","name":"jan shi"},{"id":"6995","name":"kwok tsui"},{"id":"6992","name":"nagi gebraeel"},{"id":"6996","name":"roshan vengazhiyil"},{"id":"169689","name":"spiridon reveliotis"},{"id":"169616","name":"system informatics control"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"49852":{"#nid":"49852","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Lofgren, IE PhD, 1986, Elected to National Academy of Engineering","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EChristopher \u0022Chris\u0022 Lofgren, IE PhD 1986, was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering on February 6, 2009 along with 64 others and nine foreign associates.  This brings the total U.S. membership to 2,246 and the number of foreign associates to 197.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EElection to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Academy membership honors those who have made outstanding contribution to ***engineering research, practice, or education, including, where appropriate, significant contributions to the engineering literature,*** and to the ***pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, making major advancements in traditional fields of engineering, or developing and implementing innovative approaches to engineering education.***\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELofgren is president and chief executive officer of Schneider National Inc. in Green Bay, WI, where he develops and implements supply-chain engineering concepts, software and technology for truck transportation and third-party logistics. Prior to being appointed CEO, Lofgren served as Chief Operating Officer from 2000 to 2002, and Chief Information Officer from 1996 to 2002.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Chris has done a tremendous job in leveraging the knowledge he gained while getting his PhD at Georgia Tech to advance the use of information and decision technology at Schneider National,*** said Don Ratliff, Regents and USP professor at the Stewart School of ISyE and executive director of the Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute at Georgia Tech.  ***His leadership as COO and now CEO has made Schneider the leader in its industry.  His accomplishments in advancing engineering technology in the trucking industry make him a very deserving recipient of this honor.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELofgren serves as the chairman of Georgia Tech***s Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) Advisory Board. He also serves as a board member of the Green Bay, Wisconsin Boys \u0026amp; Girls Club, the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors of the American Trucking Associations, Inc. (\u0022ATA\u0022) and the Board of Directors of the American Transportation Research Institute, a research trust affiliated with the ATA.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Christopher \u0022Chris\u0022 Lofgren, IE PhD 1986, was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering on February 6, 2009 along with 64 others and nine foreign associates.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Lofgren, IE PhD, 1986, Elected to National Academy of Engineerin"}],"uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-03-18 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:59","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-03-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-03-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"49853":{"id":"49853","type":"image","title":"Christopher  Lofgren","body":null,"created":"1449175366","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:42:46","changed":"1475894451","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:51","alt":"Christopher  Lofgren","file":{"fid":"126999","name":"tvq78927.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tvq78927_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tvq78927_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":20099,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tvq78927_0.jpg?itok=4iuhJ2cY"}}},"media_ids":["49853"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"1139","name":"georgia tech alumni"},{"id":"1140","name":"lofgren"},{"id":"1141","name":"national academy of engineering"},{"id":"167039","name":"schneider"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"49844":{"#nid":"49844","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ISyE\\\u0027s Vielma Awarded Prestigious Goldstine Fellowship","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJuan Pablo Vielma, PhD student at the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE), was awarded the 2009 Herman Goldstine Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mathematical Sciences. While the Georgia Tech community of students and faculty are continually recognized for their academic excellence, Vielma\u0027s achievement particularly stands out due to its prestige. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Herman Goldstine Fellowship provides scientists of outstanding ability an opportunity to advance their scholarship as resident members of the Mathematical Sciences Department at the IBM Thomas.J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, NY. Recipients of this fellowship conduct research in pure and applied mathematics, as well as theoretical and exploratory computer science. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EVielma is the second student from the Stewart School of ISyE to receive this honor. His advisors are Drs. Shabbir Ahmed and George Nemhauser.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Vielma has made some very significant contributions to problems that lie in the intersection of two difficult areas - discrete and nonlinear optimization. The Goldstine award is a strong testament to Vielma\u0027s talent and enormous research potential,\u0022 said Ahmed.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EPast and present activities of fellowship holders include work on sequential and parallel algorithms, cryptography, numerical analysis, differential equations, logic design, computer music, dynamic systems and approximation theory. The fellowship lasts for one to two years, and is awarded following a world-wide competition; the only restriction is that candidates must be within five years from their PhD.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EVielma joins the ranks of others in the Georgia Tech community honored with the Goldstine Fellowship. In fact, the past two winners have been associated with Tech:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n2008- Ricardo Fukasawa, IE PhD 2008, for his work in integer programming.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n2007- Ton Dieker, assistant professor at the Stewart School of ISyE, for his work on stochastic systems.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EVielma obtained his Bachelor in Mathematical Engineering and a Mathematical Engineering Professional Title from the Department of Mathematical Engineering at the University of Chile. His research interests at ISyE include theory and methodology for mixed integer programming and applications in finance and many areas of engineering. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EVielma\u0027s other notable achievements include winning the INFORMS Optimization Society Student Paper Prize, FOR  the paper  entitled \u0022A Lifted Linear Programming Branch-and-Bound Algorithm for Mixed Integer Conic Quadratic Programs\u0022. In addition, Vielma has published his research in a variety of journals including:  INFORMS Journal on Computing, Discrete Optimization, Operations Research Letters, and European Journal of Operational Research.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Juan Pablo Vielma, PhD student at the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE), was awarded the 2009 Herman Goldstine Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mathematical Sciences. 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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.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe SHS Student Paper Competition is designed to recognize outstanding work that demonstrates the use of Industrial Engineering skills in improving healthcare related products, processes or services. The paper submissions were judged on originality and soundness, applicability, methodology, organization and quality of the paper. An oral presentation was also a required part of the judging.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe paper summarized the threat of a pandemic flu to aid in the development of a food distribution plan and other intervention strategies. The authors identified the potential problems as being: interruption in services due to infection, infected individuals may not be able to obtain food, and the logistical problems of delivering food to ill people. Their findings model the spread of pandemic flu geographically and over time, evaluates the effectiveness of intervention strategies, and develops a facility location and resource allocation model for food distribution.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers investigated the effects of voluntary quarantine on disease spread, as well as the best time to begin the quarantine and how long it should last. \u0022These results are important because during a pandemic, communities have limited resources, including food and volunteers to distribute the food,\u0022 notes Swann.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers also compared the two interventions: quarantine and school closure. The results showed that closing schools reduced the number of infected with the virus. \u0022While we hope that a pandemic never occurs, our models will help Georgia and other states across the United States prepare response plans for the potential [outbreak],\u0022 Keskinocak commented.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on the conference, which is April 1-4 in Chicago, IL, go to \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iienet2.org\/SHS\/Conference\/default.aspx\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.iienet2.org\/SHS\/Conference\/default.aspx\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on their pandemic influenza planning research \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news-events\/news\/release.php?id=2195\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news-events\/news\/release.php?id=2195\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPh.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. 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Key findings include:\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E*  The economic downturn has created significant challenges for both shippers and third-party logistics providers (3PLs) - 82 percent of shippers are employing cost-cutting tactics and 60 percent are rethinking their supply chains and relationships with 3PLs as a result\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E*  88 percent of shippers feel that IT-based logistics services are important, but only 42 percent are satisfied with the capabilities of their provider - as a result of this IT capability gap, shipper respondents reported a lack of the key performance indicators, alerts and visibility required for an adaptive supply chain and 3PLs reported similar difficulties in getting the data and commitment they need from shippers\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E*  There are significant differences between how 3PLs evaluate their role in the supply chain and how they are viewed by shippers - only 59 percent of shippers feel their use of 3PLs has a positive effect on customer service compared to 88 percent of 3PL respondents\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EShipper respondents devote an average of between 47 percent (in North America) and 66 percent (in Europe) of their total logistics expenditures to outsourcing and this is expected to increase in the next five years. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0022Shipper-3PL relationships are being impacted significantly by the prevailing uncertainty and economic volatility in global markets,\u0022 said Dr. C. John Langley Jr., Professor of Supply Chain Management, Georgia Institute of Technology.  \u0022It is very important for 3PLs to mitigate or reduce any financial risk or service level impact that this may cause.\u0022\u003C\/em\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEconomic uncertainty and the use of 3PLs\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nEconomic volatility has challenged shippers and 3PLs alike to contend with factors such as unpredictable demand, instability in fuel costs and currency valuation, and excess inventory. In response, not only are shippers attempting to cut costs, they are also seeking to improve forecasting and inventory management (77 percent). \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECost reduction and improved reliability in services are the main factors likely to increase shipper respondents\u0027 use of 3PLs. This includes converting fixed to variable costs (59 percent), expanding to new markets or offering new products (56 percent), and restructuring the supply chain network to improve financial performance (48 percent).\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0022Companies worldwide are still dealing with the effects of the economic downturn,\u0022 said Jim Morton, Senior Manager within Capgemini Consulting\u0027s Supply Chain practice. \u0022But shippers should embrace the opportunity to rethink their supply chains and the role that 3PLs can play in helping to attain business goals.\u0022\u003C\/em\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESupply chain orchestration\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe study shows that while shippers continue to outsource logistics services that are more operational and repetitive, they outsource less frequently those that are more strategic, customer facing and IT intensive. However, economic volatility presents an opportunity for shippers to assess their supply chains and make changes designed to increase agility and responsiveness, reduce costs and reconsider their relationships with 3PLs to drive them deeper. Overall, 75 percent of shipper respondents agree that more strategic 3PL relationships would help them reduce costs.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn order to achieve a more strategic shipper-3PL relationship, shippers want to see 3PLs investing in enhancing their regional and vertical expertise to better understand their particular business. Shipper respondents will also need to be more forthcoming with their data and be willing to team with 3PLs to re-engineer business processes. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0022As a provider of outsourced logistics services, we know that openness, transparency and good communication, flexibility and the ability to achieve cost and service objectives are key to the success of our customer relationships,\u0022 said Kai Peters, Head of Supply Chain Development, Panalpina. \u0022But in order to be an effective partner for our customers, it is also increasingly important for us to understand the entire business, not just logistics.\u0022\u003C\/em\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe IT capability gap\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIT is viewed as central to the overall performance of 3PL-customer relationships. However, lack of IT integration within 3PLs leads the list of shipper respondent issues (55 percent) with 3PL IT capabilities. Shippers and 3PLs seek IT that is responsive, delivers valued information such as order, shipment and inventory.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EVisibility, builds on existing investments and allows for innovation. However, widespread use of manual practices and variations in standards make it difficult for shippers and 3PLs to exchange data reliably and connect workflows. Real-time interfaces to shipper order management systems (63 percent) and timely demand forecasts (54 percent) are the most desired IT capabilities 3PLs need from shippers.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0022When shippers outsource logistics functions to a 3PL, IT is an essential part of the relationship,\u0022 said Jon Chorley, Vice President, SCM Product Strategy, Oracle. \u00223PLs and shippers need to leverage integrated IT platforms that deliver visibility across the entire logistics network in order to keep productivity and customer service levels high.\u0022\u003C\/em\u003E \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOther problems cited by shippers with 3PL services include a lack of continuous, ongoing improvements and achievements in service offerings and unrealized service level commitments (both 46 percent).\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E3PLs\u0027 role in logistics success\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nInterestingly, while there is significant agreement between shippers and 3PLs on critical issues, 3PLs generally have a more positive view of relationship success than shippers and have lower awareness about potential problems. This suggests that 3PLs still have some way to go before they fully meet the expectations of their customers. For example, 82 percent of 3PLs believe they provide new and innovative ways to improve logistics effectiveness, compared with only 50 percent of shipper respondents who feel they receive services of this nature. Similarly, only 54 percent of shippers reported improvements in service levels compared with 71 percent of 3PLs.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the 2009 Third Party Logistics Study\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOver 1,000 logistics executives from both 3PL users and providers in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America participated in the web-based survey. A small number of executives in other areas such as South America and the Middle East also responded although there was no in-depth analysis of these geographies. This was the first year that 3PLs, in addition to shippers, were invited to share their views. The findings were then supplemented with the results from in-depth \u0027focus interviews.\u0027 Interviews were conducted with industry observers and experts, primarily relating to the special topics identified in this year\u0027s report. The Capgemini Accelerated Solutions Environment** (ASE) was also leveraged as a brainstorming setting where participants could collaborate on shared issues. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Georgia Institute of Technology \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe Georgia Institute of Technology, located in Atlanta, is a leader in logistics and supply chain and logistics education. Through its Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) and the Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL), Georgia Tech is committed to serving logistics educational needs through its degree programs and its comprehensive professional education program. Georgia Tech also conducts a fully accredited Executive Masters in International Logistics (EMIL) program, a Supply Chain Executive Forum and a Leaders in Logistics Research Program. Global involvement is facilitated through The Logistics Institute Asia Pacific, a program in partnership with the National University of Singapore.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFor more information, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.isye.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.scl.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout Capgemini \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCapgemini, one of the world\u0027s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, enables its clients to transform and perform through technologies. Capgemini provides its clients with insights and capabilities that boost their freedom to achieve superior results through a unique way of working, the Collaborative Business Experience. The Group relies on its global delivery model called Rightshore, which aims to get the right balance of the best talent from multiple locations, working as one team to create and deliver the optimum solution for clients. Present in more than 30 countries, Capgemini reported 2008 global revenues of EUR 8.7 billion and employs 90,000 people worldwide. More information is available at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.capgemini.com\u0022\u003Ewww.capgemini.com\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECapgemini Consulting is the strategy and transformation consulting division of the Capgemini Group, with a team of over 4,000 consultants worldwide. Leveraging its deep sector and business expertise, Capgemini Consulting advises and supports organizations in transforming their business, from strategy through to execution. Working side by side with its clients, Capgemini Consulting crafts innovative strategies and transformation roadmaps to deliver sustainable performance improvement.  More information is available at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/consulting\u0022\u003Ewww.capgemini.com\/consulting\u003C\/a\u003E.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout Oracle\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOracle is the world\u0027s largest business software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.oracle.com\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.oracle.com\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.oracle.com\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout Panalpina\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe Panalpina Group is one of the world\u0027s leading suppliers of forwarding and logistics services, specializing in end-to-end supply chain management solutions and intercontinental air freight and ocean freight shipments. Thanks to its in-depth industry know-how and state-of the-art IT systems, Panalpina provides globally integrated door-to-door forwarding services tailored to its customers\u0027 individual needs. The Panalpina Group operates a closeknit network with some 500 branches in over 80 countries. In a further 80 countries, it cooperates closely with partner companies. Panalpina employs about 14,000 people worldwide. For more information please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.panalpina.com\u0022\u003Ewww.panalpina.com\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Fourteenth Annual Third-Party Logistics Study from Georgia Tech, Capgemini, Oracle, and Panalpina examines global market for shippers and logistics providers.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"3PL Study Examines Global Market for Shippers and Logistics Providers"}],"uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-10-27 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:59","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-10-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-10-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"49782":{"id":"49782","type":"image","title":"2009 Third-Party Logistics Study","body":null,"created":"1449175373","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:42:53","changed":"1475894453","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:53","alt":"2009 Third-Party Logistics Study","file":{"fid":"127044","name":"tjv50728.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tjv50728_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tjv50728_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":44312,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tjv50728_0.jpg?itok=We8bsTQs"}},"49783":{"id":"49783","type":"image","title":"Dr. C. 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The results are published in the January issue of \u003Cem\u003ECancer Research\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOn their way to becoming tumors, cells have to somehow inactivate several \u0022tumor suppressor\u0022 genes that usually prevent cancer formation. Methylation is a subtle punctuation-like modification of the DNA that marks genes for silencing, meaning that they are inactive and don\u0027t make RNA or proteins.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We\u0027ve developed a set of guidelines that allow us to predict which genes have an increased risk of silencing by DNA methylation,\u0022 says senior author Paula Vertino, PhD, associate professor of radiation oncology at Emory University School of Medicine and Emory Winship Cancer Institute. \u0022That vulnerability could make those genes good markers for diagnosis and risk assessment in patients.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u0022signature\u0022 of DNA methylation found in cancer cells came from the team\u0027s previous work analyzing cell lines that artificially overproduce an enzyme which adds methylation markers to DNA. Vertino\u0027s team calls the signature PatMAn for \u0022pattern-based methylation analysis.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Eva Lee, associate professor and director of Center for Operations Research in Medicine and Healthcare of industrial and systems engineering at Georgia Tech developed the pattern recognition algorithm, feature selection, and predictive tools that pinpointed a small subset of DNA sequence signatures capable of classifying the methylation status.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn particular, Lee\u0027s approach identified PatMAn, which is based on seven \u0022key words\u0022, 8-10 nucleotides long, that can predict which genes become methylated in breast and lung cancers in addition to artificial cell lines. Postdoctoral fellow Michael McCabe, PhD, took Lee\u0027s predictions and validated their status in the laboratory.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf the key words are in the DNA sequence near the promoter of the gene, it is more likely to be methylated. The promoter of a gene is the place where enzymes start making DNA into RNA.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFurther analysis led to the team\u0027s realization that PatMAn overlaps with the pattern of DNA bound by a set of proteins known as the Polycomb complex in embryonic stem cells. Polycomb appears to keep genes that regulate early development turned off in embryonic stem cells.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe researchers combined PatMAn with the Polycomb binding pattern to generate SUPER-PatMAn, an improved version of PatMAn that could predict methylation-prone genes in cancers with more than 80 percent accuracy.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EVertino notes that the methylation pattern in cancer cells appears to echo Polycomb\u0027s binding in embryonic stem cells. Many of the genes affected play important roles in embryonic development.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Many of the genes predicted by Lee\u0027s algorithms to be methylation-prone are developmental regulators,\u0022 she says. \u0022Our findings could support the idea that methylation-mediated silencing helps to lock the developmental state of tumor cells into being more stem cell-like.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAmong cancer biologists, hypermethylation is now the most well characterized epigenetic change to occur in tumors. Lee\u0027s pattern recognition and classification tools offer the opportunity to classify the more than 29,000 known (but as yet unclassified) CpG islands in human chromosomes. This will provide an important resource for the identification of novel gene targets for further study as potential molecular markers that could have an impact on both cancer prevention and treatment. For aggressive cancers such as pancreatic cancer or some forms of incurable brain tumor, the ability to identify such sites offers potential new therapeutic interventions, leading to improved treatment. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research was funded by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the American Cancer Society and the Georgia Cancer Coalition.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EReference: A multi-factorial signature of DNA sequence and Polycomb binding predicts aberrant CpG island methylation. McCabe, M.T., Lee, E.K, and Vertino, P.M, Cancer Research, 69(1): 282-291, 2009.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Human cancers from breast and lung have a common pattern of genes vulnerable to silencing by DNA methylation, researchers at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology have found. 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F. Jeff Wu Selected INFORMS Fellow","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EC.F. Jeff Wu, Coca-Cola Chair in Engineering Statistics and professor in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, was elected INFORMS Fellow at the 2009 INFORMS conference in San Diego in mid-October. The INFORMS Fellow Award is reserved for distinguished individuals who have demonstrated outstanding and exceptional accomplishments and experience in operations research and the management sciences. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Wu, who joins ten other Fellows elected this year, was selected for his work developing statistical methodologies and novel applications to engineering and for leadership making statistical methods and thinking popular in engineering.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Being elected a fellow by INFORMS is a further testament to the quality of work produced by Professor Wu,\u0022 said Chelsea C. White III, ISyE School Chair. \u0022I and all of Professor Wu***s ISyE colleagues are very proud of this most deserved recognition.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to his selection as INFORMS Fellow, Professor Wu\u0027s many honors also include membership to the National Academy of Engineering in 2004, the 2008 Shewhart Medal from the American Society for Quality; an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada; the American Statistical Association Quality and Productivity Research Conference Honoree; and the 2008 Pan Wen-Yuan Award.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBefore joining Georgia Tech in the summer of 2003, Professor Wu was the H. C. Carver Professor of Statistics and Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; the GM\/NSERC Chair in Quality and Productivity at the University of Waterloo; and a professor in the Statistics Department at the University of Wisconsin. He holds a B.S. in Mathematics from National Taiwan University and Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of California, Berkeley.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Wu is known for his innovative and high-impact work in modern Design of Experiments , which has helped western manufacturing industries greatly improve quality. Over the years, his research groups from the University of Wisconsin, the University of Waterloo in Canada, the University of Michigan, and Georgia Tech have developed various methods to build a comprehensive system for running experiments, modeling data, and system optimization\/robustness. This work has culminated in the publication of two books: \u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EExperiments: Planning, Analysis, and Optimization\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E (with Hamada) 2009, John Wiley; and \u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA Modern Theory of Factorial Designs \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E(with Mukerjee) 2006, Springer.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Wu\u0027s work is widely cited in professional journals as well as in magazines, including a feature article about his work in \u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECanadian Business \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003Eand a special issue of \u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENewsweek\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E on quality. He has served as editor or associate editor for several prestigious statistical journals including \u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAnnals of Statistics\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E, \u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJournal of American Statistical Association\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E, \u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETechnometrics\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E, and \u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStatistica Sinica\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E. Professor Wu has published more than 130 research articles in peer review journals and has supervised more than thirty Ph.D.\u0027s, many of whom are teaching in major research departments in statistics\/engineering\/business in the United States, Canada and Asia.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe INFORMS Fellow Award recognizes members who have made significant contributions to the advancement of operations research and the management sciences, such contributions including service to the professional field and to INFORMS. Wu joins a prestigious list including the following eleven other Stewart School faculty members who have received this honor:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDr. Jan Shi\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDr. John Bartholdi\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDr. Jim Dai\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDr. Augustine Esogbue\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDr. John Jarvis\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDr. Ellis Johnson\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDr. George Nemhauser\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDr. Donald Ratliff\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDr. William Rouse\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDr. Michael Thomas\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDr. Chelsea White III\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"C.F. Jeff Wu, Coca-Cola Chair in Engineering Statistics and professor in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, was elected INFORMS Fellow at the 2009 INFORMS conference in San Diego in mid-October.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"C. F. 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Bill George, IE 64, and Ron Johnson, MS OR 85, also both stirred Georgia Tech\u0027s newest alumni to have the courage to take chances and make a difference in the world.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERead more in the January 5, 2009 issue of Georgia Tech\u0027s Alumni Association\u0027s \u003Cem\u003EBuzzwords\u003C\/em\u003E at \u003Ca href=\u0027http:\/\/gtalumni.org\/buzzwords\/jan09\/article753.html\u0027\u003Ehttp:\/\/gtalumni.org\/buzzwords\/jan09\/article753.html\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Words To Graduate By"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"Presidents and playwrights were quoted during the December 2008 commencement addresses. 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Which is very scary because college has gone by so fast and I can\u0027t believe this is my last semester!\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhat are your plans after graduation?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAfter graduation, I have accepted a position with ExxonMobil as an Industrial Sales Engineer, beginning this summer.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhat song is queued up on your Ipod?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI uncharacteristically do not own an Ipod, but my favorite song right now is Shattered by OAR.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWeirdest study habit?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMy weirdest study habit is probably that I always eat pretzels, drink grape juice, and listen to Enya music.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EBest piece of advice to fellow IE undergrads?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLearn as much as you can and make sure you enjoy what you are learning! 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The team also clarified the impact of short queues during auctions, and performed a pilot study of productivity comparison of 77 auction sites. The methodologies used included innovative data capture, detailed simulations, 3D facility layout models, and optimization-based productivity assessment. Because of the company-wide implications, the group has been invited to reprise the report to company executives.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThree teams were honored as runners-up in the competition. The runners-up are (in alphabetical order by organization): Emory Crawford Long Hospital, advised by Christos Alexopoulos; Platt Electric, advised by Shabbir Ahmed; and the World Food Programme, advised by Ozlem Ergun.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Emory Crawford Long Hospital Emergency Department team included Mark Braza, Nick Grivas, Junaid Qureshi, Eileen Santo Domingo, Vivian Soler, and Ryan Williams with advisor Christos Alexopoulos. 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Using demand forecasting and robust optimization modeling, the team recommended plans including when and where to locate new distribution centers, the branch opening schedule, and the branch allocation to the distribution centers over time. The team\u0027s recommendation could save Platt approximately $3.2 million per year.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe World Food Programme team included Santiago Aviles, Elhadj Bah, Manuel Jimenez, Alvara Morales, Lawrence Li, and James Wade with advisor Ozelm Ergun. Their project titled, World Food Programme Supply Chain Optimization, tackled two problems: lack of smooth operations due to variability in donations, and lack of standardized inventory management methodology. They created an inventory ordering tool ready for immediate implementation and a mathematical model of the supply chain to optimize its operations and study long- term strategic changes. After testing historic and simulated data, the team traveled to Rome, Italy, to present their findings to the World Food Programme, demonstrating significant benefits in increased service levels and decreased costs through the use of their models.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more on the senior design program, or if you interested in sponsoring a student team, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0027http:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/seniordesign\/\u0027\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/seniordesign\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u0022Senior Design was simultaneously one of the best and most gut-wrenching experiences I\u0027ve had at Tech. I had never before been part of such a large collaborative effort; we were continually challenged and pushed to our limits. 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The jury for the prize was \u0022deeply impressed with Dieker\u0027s achievements.*\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDieker\u0027s thesis, \u0022Extremes and fluid queues,* focuses on fluid queues through a connection with record values (\u0027extremes\u0027) of random processes.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Queueing theory is a set of mathematical techniques positioned to understand fluctuations in business and service systems, aimed at controlling disturbance and improving efficiency,* said Dieker.  \u0022In some applications of queueing theory, such as modern communication networks, the items being queued up are so small that they can hardly be distinguished. 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Col. Shane Kimbrough (MS OR, 1998) returned to campus to speak about his recent trip to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Last November\u0027s mission marked the first trip into orbit for the Atlanta native, who attended The Lovett School.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EKimbrough was in town for NASA\u0027s Hometown Heroes 2009 Campaign, a program that brings astronauts to their home states to share the exciting message of continued space exploration and scientific research represented by the ISS. Aboard the STS-126 mission, which was popularly dubbed the \u0022Extreme Makeover: Space Station Edition,\u0022 he performed two spacewalks and assisted the crew in installing upgrades and expanding the space station\u0027s capabilities. In particular, the crew installed a new toilet with a water purification system that will allow the ISS to support a crew of up to six people.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EA crowd of over 200 Georgia Tech faculty, students, and guests filled the Student Center Theatre for Kimbrough\u0027s presentation on July 26. He introduced the audience to the ISS\u0027s facilities and crew, which included fellow Georgia Tech graduates Eric Boe (MS EE, 1997) and Sandra Magnus (PhD MSE, 1996). At the end of his presentation, he opened up the floor to the audience for a question-and-answer session in which he fielded inquiries about the launch sequence, his spacewalks, his typical workday in space, and his acclimation to low-gravity. 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This year\u0027s annual conference for the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) drew more than 1,300 representatives of industry and academia for four days of educational sessions, exhibits, and awards ceremonies. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAmong ten total publication awards, IIE annually awards four Best Paper Awards for articles published in its flagship journal \u003Cem\u003EIIE Transactions\u003C\/em\u003E in the categories of design \u0026amp; manufacturing, quality \u0026amp; reliability, scheduling \u0026amp; logistics, and operations engineering. In 2009, Stewart School faculty co-authored the award-winning papers in three of the four categories.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EProfessor \u003Cstrong\u003EPaul Griffin\u003C\/strong\u003E and Associate Professor \u003Cstrong\u003EPinar Keskinocak\u003C\/strong\u003E received the IIE Transactions \u003Cem\u003EBest Paper Award in Scheduling and Logistics \u003C\/em\u003Efor \u0022Coordination of Marketing and Production for Price and Leadtime Decisions,\u0022 coauthored with Ph.D. student \u003Cstrong\u003EPelin Pekgun\u003C\/strong\u003E. Their paper analyzes the inefficiencies that are due to the decentralization of price and leadtime decisions in make-to-order firms.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAssociate Professor \u003Cstrong\u003ERoshan Vengazhiyil\u003C\/strong\u003E received the IIE Transactions \u003Cem\u003EBest Paper Award in Quality and Reliability\u003C\/em\u003E for \u0022Optimal Specifications for Degrading Characteristics,\u0022 coauthored with \u003Cstrong\u003EI-Tang Yu\u003C\/strong\u003E of Tunghai University, Taiwan. Their paper demonstrates an alternative approach to maximizing the quality of the product when dealing with characteristics affected by degradation. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAssociate Professor \u003Cstrong\u003EChen Zhou\u003C\/strong\u003E received the IIE Transactions \u003Cem\u003EBest Paper Award in Design and Manufacturing\u003C\/em\u003E for \u0022Clusters and Filling-Curve-Based Storage Assignment in a Circuit Assembly Kitting Area,\u0022 coauthored with \u003Cstrong\u003EWei Hua\u003C\/strong\u003E of IBM (MS 1999, DR 2001). Their paper addresses the complexity of a manufacturing process that assembles circuit boards for more than 1,000 different products.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the publication awards, Ph.D. student \u003Cstrong\u003EMelike Meterelliyoz\u003C\/strong\u003E won the \u003Cem\u003EPritsker Doctoral Dissertation Award\u003C\/em\u003E and received the first-place cash prize of $1,000. Meterelliyoz was advised by Professor \u003Cstrong\u003EDavid Goldsman\u003C\/strong\u003E and Associate Professor \u003Cstrong\u003EChristos Alexopoulos\u003C\/strong\u003E, both of whom specialize in the field of simulation.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Several faculty and students at the Stewart School of ISyE were recognized at the recent IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2009 in Miami, Florida.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ISyE Faculty \u0026 Students Win Four IIE Paper Awards"}],"uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-07-23 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:53","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-07-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-07-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1270","name":"conference"},{"id":"7922","name":"IIE"},{"id":"7924","name":"Paper Award"},{"id":"7923","name":"Pritsker"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"47615":{"#nid":"47615","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ray Anderson at Tech for Book Signing on Oct. 12","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERay C. Anderson, a prominent 1956 graduate of the Stewart School of ISyE and the founder and CEO of Interface Inc., will be at the Georgia Tech Barnes \u0026amp; Nobles Bookstore at 5:00pm on Monday, October 12, for a book signing to promote \u003Cem\u003EConfessions of a Radical Industrialist\u003C\/em\u003E, his latest book about sustainability and environmental challenges in the 21st century.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWritten by the poet-laureate of industrial ecology, \u003Cem\u003ERadical Industrialist\u003C\/em\u003E is the true, wise, and open-hearted story of how one man took on the myriad environmental problems we face today and created one of the greenest companies in the world. Founded in 1973 in LaGrange, Georgia, Interface claims to be the world\u0027s largest manufacturer of modular carpet for commercial and residential applications and the first company in the United States to manufacture free-lay carpet tiles.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter reading Paul Hawken\u0027s \u003Cem\u003EThe Ecology of Commerce\u003C\/em\u003E, Anderson had a revelation that led him to transform his company from a polluter to a world leader on matters of sustainability and the environment. Since 1994, Interface has focused on reducing its petroleum consumption and dematerializing its product development processes through digital means. Today, Interface has completed approximately half of Anderson\u0027s extraordinary vision called \u0022Mission Zero,\u0022 a promise to eliminate any negative impact on the environment by 2020 through the redesign of processes and products, the pioneering of new technologies, the reduction and elimination of waste, and the adoption of renewable materials and sources of energy.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022This reduced footprint is reflected in every product that Interface makes anywhere on Earth, not just one here and one there,\u0022 Anderson said. \u0022This company further believes it will become restorative, putting back on balance more than it takes from earth and doing good for Earth, not just no harm.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAnderson\u0027s company has been features in the documentaries \u003Cem\u003EThe Corporation\u003C\/em\u003E, and \u003Cem\u003EThe 11th Hour\u003C\/em\u003E as well as in \u003Cem\u003EThe New York Times\u003C\/em\u003E, \u003Cem\u003EFortune\u003C\/em\u003E, \u003Cem\u003EFast Company\u003C\/em\u003E, and many other publications. He was named one of \u003Cem\u003ETime\u003C\/em\u003E magazine\u0027s Heroes of the Environment and one of MSN.com\u0027s Top 15 Green Business Leaders in 2007, and he has received the Purpose Prize from Civic Ventures. He was also co-chair of the President\u0027s Council on Sustainable Development in addition to co-chair of the Presidential Climate Action Project. He has been brilliant as an executive, but he has been startling as a leader who has used his company\u0027s experience to teach hundreds of thousands of business people and students that we can completely re-imagine our industrial systems today and do it profitably, competitively, and without compromise.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAnderson is an also ardent contributor to the Stewart School of ISyE, and he supports Associate Professor Valerie Thomas\u0027s research in sustainability through the Anderson-Interface Chair in Natural Systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Ray Anderson (IE \u002756) will be at the GT Barnes \u0026amp; Nobles Bookstore at 5pm on Monday, October 12, for a book signing to promote \u003Cem\u003EConfessions of a Radical Industrialist\u003C\/em\u003E, his latest book about sustainability and environmental challenges in the 21st century.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Ray Anderson at Tech for Book Signing on Oct. 12"}],"uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-07-30 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:53","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-07-30T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-07-30T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"47616":{"id":"47616","type":"image","title":"Confessions of a Radical Industrialist","body":null,"created":"1449175354","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:42:34","changed":"1475894447","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:47","alt":"Confessions of a Radical Industrialist","file":{"fid":"101239","name":"tnm82574.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tnm82574_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tnm82574_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":55119,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tnm82574_0.jpg?itok=lKmFtXi4"}},"47617":{"id":"47617","type":"image","title":"Ray Anderson (IE \\\u002756)","body":null,"created":"1449175354","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:42:34","changed":"1475894447","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:47","alt":"Ray Anderson (IE \\\u002756)","file":{"fid":"101240","name":"tbr82574.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tbr82574_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tbr82574_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":51253,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tbr82574_0.jpg?itok=rL1I6znq"}}},"media_ids":["47616","47617"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"}],"keywords":[{"id":"3626","name":"Book signing"},{"id":"5134","name":"industrialist"},{"id":"2815","name":"interface"},{"id":"1660","name":"radical"},{"id":"7921","name":"Ray Anderson"},{"id":"166890","name":"sustainability"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"47612":{"#nid":"47612","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Wu Revises Textbook on the Design and Analysis of Experiments","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EC. F. Jeff Wu, the Coca-Cola Professor in Engineering Statistics at the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, has published the second edition of his textbook \u003Cem\u003EExperiments: Planning, Analysis, and Optimization\u003C\/em\u003E. Wu has spent two years updating the text, originally distributed by John Wiley \u0026amp; Sons in 2000, with colleague Michael Hamada to reflect the major progress in the use of statistically designed experiments for product and process improvement.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EExperiments, Second Edition\u003C\/em\u003E introduces some of the newest discoveries - and sheds further light on existing ones - on the design and analysis of experiments and their applications in system optimization, robustness, and treatment comparison. The textbook is an excellent book for design of experiments courses at the upper-undergraduate and graduate levels and is also a valuable resource for practicing engineers and statisticians. In the second edition, the authors modernize accepted methodologies and refine many cutting-edge topics including robust parameter design, reliability improvement, analysis of non-normal data, analysis of experiments with complex aliasing, multilevel designs, minimum aberration designs, and orthogonal arrays.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMichael Hamada\u003C\/strong\u003E, PhD, is a Statistical Scientist at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. Dr. Hamada is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association and the author of more than seventy published papers.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EC. F. Jeff Wu\u003C\/strong\u003E, PhD, is the Coca-Cola Professor in Engineering Statistics at the Georgia Institute of Technology. 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Jeff Wu, Coca-Cola Professor at the Stewart School of ISyE, has published the second edition of his textbook \u003Cem\u003EExperiments: Planning, Analysis, and Optimization\u003C\/em\u003E with colleague Michael Hamada.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Wu Revises Textbook on the Design and Analysis of Experiments"}],"uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-08-05 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:53","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-08-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-08-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"47613":{"id":"47613","type":"image","title":"Experiments, Second Edition","body":null,"created":"1449175354","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:42:34","changed":"1475894447","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:47","alt":"Experiments, Second Edition","file":{"fid":"101237","name":"tll80647.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tll80647_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tll80647_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":45432,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tll80647_0.jpg?itok=gzMth8C_"}},"47614":{"id":"47614","type":"image","title":"C. 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Tony Dieck succeeds Azcunaga Guerra as president of the university, who held the position from 1994 to 2009.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe University of Monterrey (UDEM) is a higher-learning Roman Catholic institution located in Monterrey, Mexico. Since 1969, UDEM has been a pioneer of liberal arts education in Mexico. It is one of only four Latin American universities to be accredited by an American regional accreditation agency. The school houses approximately 7000 undergraduates and 300 postgraduate students.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDieck recently ascended to the title of Vice President of Higher Education at UDEM in March. Previously, he served as the Dean of the Graduate School of Business at Monterrey Tech from 2005 to 2009 and as the Director of Undergraduate and Graduate Programs at Monterrey Tech\u0027s Virtual University from 2003 to 2005. Tony Dieck and Jerry Banks, Professor Emeritus in the Stewart School of ISyE, were instrumental in securing Georgia Tech\u0027s first undergraduate dual-degree program with Monterrey Tech in 2007.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDieck earned his Master\u0027s Degree in Systems Engineering at the Stewart School in 1979. He completed his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering in 1984.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Antonio Dieck-Assad (PhD IE 1984) was recently named the President of the University of Monterrey (UDEM) in Mexico. Tony Dieck succeeds Azcunaga Guerra as president of the university, who held the position from 1994 to 2009.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ISyE Alumnus Becomes President of the University of Monterrey"}],"uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-08-06 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:53","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-08-06T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-08-06T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"47611":{"id":"47611","type":"image","title":"Tony Dieck with Azcunaga Guerra","body":null,"created":"1449175354","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:42:34","changed":"1475894445","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:45","alt":"Tony Dieck with Azcunaga Guerra","file":{"fid":"101236","name":"tun89600.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tun89600_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tun89600_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":50070,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tun89600_0.jpg?itok=4mEoJ3aK"}}},"media_ids":["47611"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"7917","name":"Antonio Dieck-Assad"},{"id":"7916","name":"Dieck"},{"id":"7915","name":"Monterrey"},{"id":"7914","name":"Tony Dieck"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"47609":{"#nid":"47609","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ISyE Research to Prevent Breakdowns","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAssistant Professor Nagi Gebraeel\u0027s research initiative to develop a system for predicting and preventing mechanical breakdowns was recently picked up by KPTV in Portland, Oregon. Gebraeel has designed a system called adaptive prognosis for electronics and manufacturing components that uses electronic sensors to calculate the internal wear in machine parts. His system can be used to predict mechanical failures before they occur, recommending the best economic time to replace fatiguing components. His system can improve not only safety in industries such as aviation but also save in financial and maintenance costs.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, see the following video clip:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\u0027http:\/\/web11.mediavsn.com\/UserSavedClips\/103582c1-71f8-47af-b799-4b1c36c796e8.asx\u0027\u003Ehttp:\/\/web11.mediavsn.com\/UserSavedClips\/103582c1-71f8-47af-b799-4b1c36c796e8.asx\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Assistant Professor Nagi Gebraeel\u0027s research initiative to develop a system for predicting and preventing mechanical breakdowns was recently picked up by KPTV in Portland, Oregon.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ISyE Research to Prevent Breakdowns"}],"uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-08-11 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:53","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-08-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-08-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"7913","name":"Gebraeel"},{"id":"7912","name":"Nagi"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"47607":{"#nid":"47607","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Alumnus Supawanich Cycles Across the U.S. for Charity","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPaul Supawanich, a 2006 graduate of the Stewart School of ISyE, was recently featured in the September\/October issue of the \u003Cem\u003EGeorgia Tech Alumni Magazine\u003C\/em\u003E. Supawanich, an avid cyclist who currently lives in Berkeley, CA, to study transportation issues at graduate school, pedaled away from San Francisco in late July to begin a 2,848-mile bike ride to his hometown of Gibson City, IL, to raise money for the Atlanta Bike Coalition and the Ford County Youth Soccer Club.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESupawanich said he chose to support the Fort County Youth Soccer Club in Gibson City because of his experiences as a youngster: \u0022Playing soccer ... was an activity that really shaped me into the person I am today, not only combining the importance of fitness and teamwork but also leadership and discipline.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHe hopes to raise $4,000 to support the two organizations and expects to arrive in Gibson City on approximately September 9th. His journey can be followed on his blog at \u003Ca href=\u0027http:\/\/www.supaonabike.blogspot.com\u0027\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.supaonabike.blogspot.com\u003C\/a\u003E, where he posts pictures and updates about his route across the United States and the progress of his fundraising. His blog also includes information on how to donate to his cause, with 75% of all donations going to the beneficiary of choice and the remainder going toward his food and supplies for the 35-day ride.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe original article published on page 72 of the \u003Cem\u003EGeorgia Tech Alumni Magazine\u003C\/em\u003E can be viewed online in its entirety here:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\u0027http:\/\/www.nxtbook.com\/nxtbooks\/gatech\/alumni_20090910\/#\/72\u0027\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.nxtbook.com\/nxtbooks\/gatech\/alumni_20090910\/#\/72\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Paul Supawanich (IE 2006) was featured in the Sept\/Oct issue of the \u003Cem\u003EGeorgia Tech Alumni Magazine\u003C\/em\u003E. 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They then designed an order-picking protocol and adjustments to the product layout to support the protocol.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about SCL\u0027s professional education course offerings, please see: \u003Ca href=\u0027http:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/professional-education\/\u0027\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/professional-education\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"SCL\u0027s spring class in Warehousing and Distribution completed a project for a Walgreens distribution center in Anderson, SC, to help improve order-picking.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"SCL Completes Warehousing Project for Walgreens"}],"uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2009-08-18 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:53","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-08-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-08-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"3843","name":"distribution"},{"id":"7906","name":"order-picking"},{"id":"167077","name":"scl"},{"id":"7907","name":"Walgreens"},{"id":"6140","name":"warehousing"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"47638":{"#nid":"47638","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Robin Thomas Wins Second Fulkerson Prize","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERobin Thomas, Professor in the School of Mathematics with a courtesy appointment in the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, and three colleagues have been awarded a 2009 Fulkerson Prize.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAdministered by jointly by the American Mathematical Society (AMS) and the Mathematical Programming Society (MPS), the Fulkerson Prize was created in 1979 in honor of the late mathematician Delbert Ray Fulkerson. The Prize includes a $1500 award and recognizes outstanding papers in the field of discrete mathematics. No more than three prizes are awarded every three years.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Thomas received the award on August 23rd at MPS\u0027s 20th International Symposium of MPS alongside colleagues Maria Chudnovsky of Columbia University, Neil Robertson of the Ohio State University, and Paul Seymour of Princeton University. The research team\u0027s paper \u0022The Strong Perfect Graph Theorem,\u0022 published in the \u003Cem\u003EAnnals of Mathematics\u003C\/em\u003E in 2006, resolves a conjecture proposed in 1960 by Claude Berge, one of the modern founders of combinatorics and graph theory.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGary Parker, Professor of ISyE and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, described the Fulkerson Prize as a \u0022very serious award\u0022 and lauded Thomas\u0027s achievement as \u0022quite rare.\u0022 In fact, Thomas is one of only four individuals to win the Fulkerson Prize multiple times, among colleagues Robertson and Seymour. The trio previously collaborated on the paper \u0022Hadwiger\u0027s Conjecture for K6-Free Graphs\u0022 for which they won a 1994 Fulkerson Prize.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EA renowned graph theorist, Robin Thomas serves as the Director of the Algorithms, Combinatorics, and Optimization (ACO) doctoral program, a multidisciplinary venture sponsored by the College of Computing, the Stewart School of ISyE, and the School of Mathematics. 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The team\u0027s findings prompted Georgia Tech Facilities, who provided assistance throughout the project, to enact a more sustainable nighttime lighting policy in the ISyE buildings.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGraduate students Seth Borin, Todd Levin, and Cauvery Patel performed the calculations this spring as a project for their \u0022Quantitative Analysis of Energy and the Environment\u0022 class led by Dr. Valerie Thomas, Anderson Interface Associate Professor of Natural Systems. The team observed that the three buildings that comprise the ISyE complex - the Groseclose Building, the ISyE Main Building, and the Instructional Center (IC - account for almost $200,000 in annual energy expenditures. They decided to focus primarily on the electricity consumed by the buildings\u0027 lights, vending machines, and computers.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe students identified lighting as the area with the largest potential for energy savings. Their methodology divided ISyE floor space into common areas and private areas. Common areas such as hallways, lounges, and restrooms receive sporadic activity throughout all hours of the day while the use of private areas such as offices and classrooms is largely constrained to daytime hours. The team observed the lighting and traffic patterns of the ISyE complex and defined a low-activity period from 7:30pm to 7:30am during which occupancy sensors could be used to regulate the facilities\u0027 lighting.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECombining infrared and ultrasonic technology, occupancy sensors detect human activity and control luminosity accordingly. By the team\u0027s estimations, a two-thirds reduction in default lighting intensity coupled with the use of regulatory sensors could produce savings in excess of $7,000 annually, recouping the initial investment in as little as three years. In some areas, the potential energy savings are even more profound; the installation of sensors in the IC\u0027s Tennenbaum Auditorium, which consumes an estimated 25 megawatt hours (MWh) of electricity annually while not in use, could pay for itself in less than one year.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor ISyE, the students\u0027 diligence will not go unrewarded. At the end of the spring semester, Georgia Tech Facilities installed occupancy sensors in the bathrooms, hallways, and lounges on all four floors of the Groseclose and Main Buildings. In the past, no policy existed to adjust common area lighting output during the low-activity period.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn a similar fashion, the graduate students examined the viability of \u0022smart\u0022 vending machines that make use of occupancy sensors to regulate the activity of their motors and compressors. Fitting the ISyE complex\u0027s seven vending machines with sensors could reduce the units\u0027 energy costs by 46 percent, equating to $500 in annual savings.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team also measured the energy usage of the computers in the IC classrooms, the Undergraduate Lab, and the Graduate Lab. An average computer consumes 88 watts while in use but only 43 watts while idling with the monitor off. Furthermore, an offline computer left plugged into its power strip still draws one watt of power. The team estimates that computer utilization drops to 11 percent between the nighttime hours of 6pm and 9am, and their recommendation to shut down machines after given periods of inactivity could amount to $2,000 in annual energy savings.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOverall, the team identified the potential for the ISyE complex to decrease its yearly energy consumption by 137 megawatt hours, a five percent reduction equivalent to the annual carbon dioxide emissions of 14 households. 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The two-week trip provided 32 corporate students with a unique look at how companies are reacting to difficult conditions and combating negative influences on supply chains.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECreated in 1999, EMIL is an 18-month program delivered in an Executive format that teaches techniques for decreasing logistics costs and improving supply chain efficiency. The program\u0027s structure allows participants to remain on-the-job while they work toward a Master\u0027s of Science in International Logistics. The program intersperses distance learning methods among five global residences, each supplying an intense two weeks of classes and site tours.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Asia residence is designed to expose executive students to the challenges and differences that exist in the region\u0027s infrastructure for logistics, distribution, and fulfillment. The residence benchmarks manufacturing, sourcing, distribution, tax, and investment strategies employed across numerous industries in China and throughout Asia. Participants network with and learn from industry experts, government officials, trade associations, professors, and EMIL\u0027s growing alumni base.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe program\u0027s two-week trip to Asia began in Seoul, marking the first time that South Korea has hosted an EMIL residence. Professor Linda Low, Senior Fellow of the Institute of Asian Studies, gave an economic overview that focused on Asia, China, and the Middle East. She also presented material on social, political, economical, demographic, and security issues in these regions. Additionally, Low compared and contrasted the national perspectives of India, Singapore, and other Asian nations against the trade blocs of Europe, the Americas, Africa, and the Middle East. Lastly, she spoke on the impact of globalization on Asian and worldwide crises such as contagion and economic uncertainty.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile in Seoul, EMIL visited with Hanjin Shipping and CJ Global Logistics. Hanjin Shipping discussed infrastructure problems within Korea and other emerging markets throughout Asia. CJ Global Logistics discussed strategies to satisfy domestic demand and overcome barriers unfamiliar to the United States. In particular, the company highlighted customs issues that hinder the movement of goods, disadvantageous tariffs, and capacity constraints of air and water freight services. The EMIL class then toured the CJ GLS Logistics Center in Sin Duk Pyoung, South Korea.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELater in the residence, EMIL again blazed new ground by embarking on its first trip to Beijing, China. The participants learned about sourcing strategies in China from Raymond J. Chou, Managing Director of Home Depot\u0027s Asia Sourcing division. EMIL also met with Intel China and learned about the firm\u0027s migration of manufacturing to western China. Byron Ba, Greater China Logistics Manager for Intel and 2002 graduate of the EMIL program, led the discussion.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAdditionally, the class experienced site visits and corporate discussions with SinoTrans Integrated Logistics. The dialogue focused on the logistics infrastructure in China, contract logistics-distribution, freight forwarding and customs clearance, and the impact of the economic recession on China. Afterward, the group adjourned for a site visit to John Deere during which the students learned about inbound logistics and protecting the \u0022frozen zone\u0022 in Tianjin, China.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe recent Asian residence brought together two different EMIL classes for the first time in the program\u0027s existence. EMIL\u0027s Class of 2009 participated on the Asian tour in fulfillment of its fourth residence while the Class of 2010 completed its second residence. The decision to unite two classes at different stages in the program went off without a hitch, and the two groups forged new relationships and broadened both their EMIL experiences and professional networks. The Class of 2010 will depart for Europe next on June 14th, and the Class of 2009 completed its final residence in the United States in May, graduating from the EMIL program.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"The Executive Master\u0027s in International Logistics program completed its Asian residence in March. 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A fundamental contributor to continuous optimization, Nemirovski was the first individual to have won all three of the top scholarly prizes in his field. He was awarded the Fulkerson Prize in 1982 for work leading to the ellipsoid method and contributing to the proof of polynomial-time solvability of linear programming. He received the Dantzig Prize in 1991 for investigating performance limits of convex optimization methods and developing efficient algorithms and in 2003, he accepted the John von Neumann Theory Prize for contributions to the general theory of polynomial-time interior-point methods and the development of robust optimization.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENemirovski earned a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Moscow State University in 1973 and the Doctor of Sciences in Mathematics from the Kiev Institute of Cybernetics in 1990. Before coming to Georgia Tech in 2005, he was a chaired full professor at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and between 2000 and 2004, he also conducted research at the University of Waterloo as an Adjunct Visiting Professor. Since joining the Stewart School of ISyE, he has received a courtesy appointment in the School of Mathematics as an Adjunct Professor.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EArkadi Nemirovski is the second Stewart School faculty member to receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Waterloo in as many years. Dr. C. F. Jeff Wu, Coca-Cola Chair in Engineering Statistics and formerly a Waterloo professor, received an honorary Doctor of Mathematics degree and addressed the convocation at the commencement ceremony in June 2008.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Arkadi Nemirovski, John Hunter Chair and Professor in the Stewart School of ISyE, will be awarded an Honorary Doctor of Mathematics degree from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, during its spring convocation on June 12, 2009.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"University of Waterloo to Award Nemirovski Honorary Degree"}],"uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-06-10 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:53","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-06-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-06-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"47648":{"id":"47648","type":"image","title":"Dr. Arkadi Nemirovski","body":null,"created":"1449175354","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:42:34","changed":"1475894447","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:47","alt":"Dr. Arkadi Nemirovski","file":{"fid":"101256","name":"tsq45287.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tsq45287_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tsq45287_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":44210,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tsq45287_0.jpg?itok=vqBoBIZD"}}},"media_ids":["47648"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"353","name":"Arkadi"},{"id":"356","name":"degree"},{"id":"355","name":"honorary"},{"id":"354","name":"Nemirovski"},{"id":"357","name":"Waterloo"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"47644":{"#nid":"47644","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Anonymous Bequest to Benefit ISyE Faculty \u0026 Students","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) has been the nation\u0027s top-rated ISyE program for nearly two decades. A robust record of philanthropic investment has been an important element in keeping the School at the top of the U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report rankings all these years. The School\u0027s namesake, H. Milton Stewart, IE 1961, and his wife Carolyn exemplify the generosity and commitment of ISyE\u0027s many devoted friends and alumni.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThat tradition continues with a recent $3 million bequest provision from an anonymous alumnus. The funds will ultimately establish an endowed faculty chair in ISyE, an endowed fund for the unrestricted support of the School, and additional support for an existing endowed President\u0027s Scholarship Fund.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022This is a wonderful investment in the future of the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering,\u0022 said Chelsea C. White III, the H. Milton and Carolyn J. Stewart School Chair and Professor. \u0022The quality of our faculty is a key long-term component in maintaining and growing the School\u0027s overall reputation, and the establishment of this endowed chair in future years will augment those efforts significantly. In addition, the endowed fund for unrestricted support of ISyE will almost certainly play a critical role in the School\u0027s future, as it will give us much-needed flexibility to take advantage of rapidly emerging opportunities. I want to thank this generous alumnus for helping to secure the future of a vital, internationally prominent, and relevant program.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe President\u0027s Scholarship Program, Georgia Tech\u0027s premier merit-based award for undergraduates, will also benefit significantly from this estate gift. \u0022The ongoing success of the President\u0027s Scholarship Program after nearly thirty years could never have happened without the support of so many loyal alumni and friends,\u0022 said Randy McDow, IE 1995, MS PUBP 2003, director of the President\u0027s Scholarship Program and a former President\u0027s Scholar himself. \u0022I want this alumnus - and all who have given to the program - to know how truly grateful our President\u0027s Scholars are and how hard they work to make those investments meaningful.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOriginally established as a program in 1924, ISyE earned school status in 1945. The largest academic program of its kind in the United States, ISyE has sixty tenure-track faculty members and supports a broad spectrum of academic concentrations, several of which have achieved world-class rank.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETo inquire about making a gift in support of Industrial and Systems Engineering, contact Director of Development Nancy J. Sandlin at 404.385.7458 or nancy.sandlin@isye.gatech.edu. To inquire about making a planned gift to Georgia Tech, contact a member of the Gift Planning team at 404.894.4678 or founderscouncil@dev.gatech.edu.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"The Stewart School of ISyE has received a $3 million bequest from an anonymous alumnus that will establish an endowed faculty chair, an endowed fund for the unrestricted support of ISyE, and support for an existing endowed President\u0027s Scholarship Fund.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Anonymous Bequest to Benefit ISyE Faculty \u0026 Students"}],"uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-06-18 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:53","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-06-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-06-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"}],"keywords":[{"id":"267","name":"$3 million"},{"id":"268","name":"anonymous alumnus"},{"id":"265","name":"bequest"},{"id":"266","name":"donation"},{"id":"269","name":"endowment"},{"id":"270","name":"gift"},{"id":"271","name":"president\\\u0027s scholarship"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"47645":{"#nid":"47645","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Paul Griffin to Become Penn State\\\u0027s Head of IE","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAfter twenty years of service at the Stewart School of ISyE, Paul Griffin has accepted an offer to become the new department head of industrial engineering at Penn State University, effective August 15th.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWith the appointment, Griffin will become the Peter and Angela Dal Pezzo Department Head Chair of the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. He replaces Richard Koubek, who left Penn State to join the faculty of Louisiana State University as Dean of Engineering. Penn State\u0027s IE department, which celebrated its 100th anniversary earlier this year, was the first industrial engineering department in the world. The department is currently ranked among the nation\u0027s top five IE programs according to \u003Cem\u003EUS News \u0026amp; World Report\u003C\/em\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter earning his Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Texas A\u0026amp;M University in 1988, Griffin joined the faculty of Georgia Tech as a professor. He served as the Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies in the Stewart School of ISyE from 2002 to 2007 before returning to a faculty full-time position. As Co-Director of SCL\u0027s Center for Health Care Logistics, his research and teaching interests have included health logistics and supply chain coordination. Recently, Griffin and two colleagues were honored with the IIE Transactions Best Paper Award in Scheduling and Logistics for their paper \u0022Coordination of Marketing and Production for Price and Leadtime Decisions.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"After twenty years of service at the Stewart School of ISyE, Paul Griffin has accepted an offer to become the new department head of industrial engineering at Penn State University, effective August 15th.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Paul Griffin to Become Penn State\u0027s Head of IE"}],"uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2009-06-18 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:53","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-06-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-06-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"47646":{"id":"47646","type":"image","title":"Dr. Paul M. 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Listed are some of the highlights of SCL\u0027s recent research activities and industry collaborations.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVisiting Scholars at SCL\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBoth the research activities and the social lives of SCL were enriched considerably by the extended stays of two visiting scholars. Johan Lundin, Fulbright Scholar from the University of Lund in Sweden, just completed a year\u0027s stay during which he extended his work on cash supply chains. Johan has already written a book on the topic and has served as a consultant to the government of Sweden. Filippo Bindi, a Ph.D. student from the University of Bologna, continued his work developing software to analyze sales histories with the goal of achieving efficiencies by careful product placements within the warehouse.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENew Edition of \u003Cem\u003EWarehouse \u0026amp; Distribution Science\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSCL has released the latest edition of the book \u003Cem\u003EWarehouse \u0026amp; Distribution Science\u003C\/em\u003E, which is freely available \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.warehouse-science.com\u0022\u003Eonline\u003C\/a\u003E. The text is used in programs across the U.S. and throughout 32 countries worldwide. It is a rigorous development of mathematical and computer models of warehouse layout and processes.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIDI, SCL to Collaborate on Supply Chain White Papers\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.idi.com\u0022\u003EIndustrial Developments International (IDI)\u003C\/a\u003E , a firm that specializes in development, investment management, and leasing throughout North America, will collaborate with SCL faculty to produce a series of white papers on issues in supply chain management and logistics. 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Chen Zhou, Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies advised the student team. The team received the second place prize in the competition, winning a cash prize of $1000 in addition to a $500 prize for the Stewart School. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe students for the 2007-2008 competition tackled the problem of designing a dry grocery distribution center developed by Keogh Consulting. CICMHE sponsors the annual material handling student design competition for teams of students interested in the analysis and design of material handling systems. Since the first design competition was offered during the 1994-1995 academic year, student design teams have developed material handling system designs for a variety of manufacturing and warehousing operations. 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Healthcare is managed through the German government; therefore, the distribution center is a government subsidized facility.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe class\u0027s favorite corporate visit overall was Daimler Service Parts Distribution for Mercedes-Benz.  The distribution facility has implemented every aspect of Six Sigma and Lean Logistics, making it the most efficient warehouse any of the students had ever visited.  The facility is so large that it does not have any air conditioning or heat.  It takes three days for the outside temperature to affect the inside of the building.  Conversely, the building just shifts with the natural weather patterns.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe next destination for the EMIL-SCS class was Krakow, Poland.  Professor Andreas Staab met the class for a second time to respond to questions that had arisen during the course of the European residence and to address issues unique to Central and Eastern Europe.   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The new TIP Center in Costa Rica is the latest addition to a network of centers established by Georgia Tech around the world that utilize research, innovation, and education.  The Center, a member of the Productivity for Progress Institute, is a joint development of the Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute, the Stewart School of ISyE, and the College of Management at Georgia Tech in partnership with the Foreign Trade Corporation (PROCOMER) and the Chamber of Industries in Costa Rica.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We are delighted to have a presence in Costa Rica that gives our faculty and students an opportunity to participate in this exciting activity,\u0022 said Georgia Tech President G. P. \u0022Bud\u0022 Peterson.  \u0022One of Georgia Tech\u0027s strengths is working with business and industry around the world to apply scientific principles and to provide needed education to help meet business challenges. 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Good supply chain and logistics capabilities are essential in order to be competitive in global markets.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFollowing the keynote presentation were three panel discussions on logistics challenges in Latin America and strategies that might improve productivity, international commerce expansion, and information technology.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe first panel discussion focused on defining what supply chain and logistics productivity means and issues that contribute to, and detract from, improved supply chain productivity for Costa Rica domestically, regionally, and globally. Dr. Chelsea White III, School Chair of the Stewart School of ISyE, moderated the discussion.  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Drawing from his personal experiences in the business world, he discusses 7 lessons that will be helpful to leaders of all ages and all organizational levels in navigating through a range of crisis situations. In summation, George\u0027s recommendations include:\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E- Face reality, starting with yourself.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- Don\u0027t be Atlas; get the world off your shoulders.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- Dig deep for the root cause.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- Get ready for the long haul.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- Never waste a good crisis.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- You\u0027re in the spotlight; follow True North.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- Go on offense; focus on winning now.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBill George is a professor of management at Harvard Business School, where he has taught leadership practices since 2004, and the former Chairman and CEO of Medtronic Inc, the world\u0027s largest medical technology company. He has been named one of PBS\u0027s \u0022Top 25 Business Leaders of the Past 25 Years,\u0022 and he is the author of three best-selling books: \u003Cem\u003ETrue North\u003C\/em\u003E, \u003Cem\u003EFinding Your True North\u003C\/em\u003E, and \u003Cem\u003EAuthentic Leadership\u003C\/em\u003E. He operates a brand new website at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.billgeorge.org\u0022\u003Ewww.billgeorge.com\u003C\/a\u003E, which features pages promoting 7 Lessons, Bill\u0027s other books, and his upcoming speaking events.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"On August 31, 2009, alumnus Bill George (IE 1964) released a new book on leadership strategies for the competitive business world, \u003Cem\u003E7 Lessons for Leading in Crisis\u003C\/em\u003E.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Bill George Releases New Book on Leading Through Crises"}],"uid":"27272","created_gmt":"2009-09-08 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:49","author":"Eric Huffman","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-09-08T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-09-08T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"47592":{"id":"47592","type":"image","title":"7 Lessons for Leading in Crisis","body":null,"created":"1449175348","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:42:28","changed":"1475894445","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:45","alt":"7 Lessons for Leading in Crisis","file":{"fid":"101226","name":"tgv13056.gif","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tgv13056_0.gif","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tgv13056_0.gif","mime":"image\/gif","size":12850,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tgv13056_0.gif?itok=K4v7YPRk"}},"47593":{"id":"47593","type":"image","title":"Bill George","body":null,"created":"1449175348","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:42:28","changed":"1475894445","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:45","alt":"Bill George","file":{"fid":"101227","name":"tlb13210.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tlb13210_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tlb13210_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":16823,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tlb13210_0.jpg?itok=0Xkcuv_o"}}},"media_ids":["47592","47593"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"7895","name":"best-selling"},{"id":"1614","name":"bill george"},{"id":"1072","name":"Business"},{"id":"7896","name":"crisis"},{"id":"288","name":"Leadership"},{"id":"3536","name":"True North"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}