Atlanta Journal-Constitution - January 30, 2008
Sig Guthman, IE 1951, died of cancer Monday at St. Joseph's Hospital. Mr. Guthman was born in Atlanta and never lived anywhere else, except for a two-year stint in the Navy. In 1951, he earned an industrial engineering degree from Georgia Tech then spent 37 years at Atlantic Envelope Co.

PC World - April 4, 2008
Frustrated that you didn't do as well in your March Madness office pool as you'd hoped? Next year you might want to try making your picks using a computerized ranking system built by professors at the Stewart School of ISyE. Out of the 36 Final Four teams in the past nine years, the system has accurately picked 30 -- results that are more accurate than the AP poll of sportswriters and the ESPN/USA Today poll of coaches, the Ratings Percentage Index formula and the tournament seeding system, said Joel Sokol, a professor of industrial systems and engineering and one of LRMC's creators. Over the same time frame, the seedings and polls have picked 23 of the final-four participants, and the RPI identified 21, Sokol said.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,144164-c,technology/article.html

Atlanta Journal-Constitution - November 14, 2008
Shane Kimbrough, who grew up in Smyrna and attended The Lovett School, was one of three Georgia Tech graduates on the seven-person crew headed to the international space station for a 15-day mission.
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2008/11/14/space_shuttle_tech.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab

Huliq.com - December 4, 2008
In the first study of its kind, researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center and Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University, have developed a multidisciplinary approach involving immunology, genomics and bioinformatics to predict the immunity of a vaccine without exposing individuals to infection. This approach addresses a long-standing challenge in the development of vaccines--that of only being able to determine immunity or effectiveness long after vaccination and, often, only after being exposed to infection... Pulendran's team, including graduate student Troy Querec, PhD, in collaboration with Rafi Ahmed, PhD, director of the Emory Vaccine Center, Eva Lee, PhD, Georgia Tech, and Alan Aderem, PhD, Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle, sought to determine what makes such a vaccine effective so researchers can design new vaccines against global pandemics and emerging infections that repeat the success of this model vaccine. Read more>>>>

Bangkok Post - August 18, 2008
Even on his busiest days, Natwut Amornvivat, a CEO and talk show host, spares 15 minutes to train his pet dog, Tiger, whom he hopes will become a rescue dog one day. He never misses a training session for the two-year-old Boxer, except when he goes out of town. In his mid-30s, Natwut has already reached the top. He currently wears two hats - leader of the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) and co-host of one of Thailand's most famous TV talk shows, Joh Jai. "I always wanted to be an engineer. When I was young, I built toy planes. I cut wood, installed engines, filled gas and sent them into the sky. Like many other boys, I pulled apart and re-assembled stuff," Natwut recalled. Finally, he became an engineer. In 1993, he graduated from Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Engineering. He furthered his studies with a master's degree in industrial engineering from the Georgia Tech. In 1998, he obtained MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/180808_Outlook/18Aug2008_out56.php

GeorgiaFrontPage - September 10, 2008
Hispanic Business Magazine ranks the Georgia Institute of Technology the top engineering graduate school for 2008. The magazine noted GEORGIA TECH'S reputation for being one of the nation's premier research universities and the generosity of the Goizueta Foundation as factors for the ranking. "The College of Engineering is extremely proud to be recognized by Hispanic Business Magazine for our academic excellence," said Dean Don Giddens. "Our students benefit from a diverse student body as they prepare for the global job market."
http://georgiafrontpage.blogspot.com/2008/09/georgia-tech-receives-top-ranking-by.html

EMIL alumnus Omar Gonzalez, MS IL 2005, is a catalyst in the development of international logistics throughout Latin America. He has been an innovator through his work with the Latin American Association of Logistics (ALL), the Colombian logistics integrator Almacenar, as well as the Colombian Association of Logistics (ACOLOG). He has dedicated his career to addressing the political, social, and economic issues of international logistics within the Latin American region.

In 2006, Gonzales was elected president of ALL, a non profit organization that integrates and combines resources of logistics entities within Latin American. It represents 14 independent associations from 11 countries including Brazil, Venezuela, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Chile, El Salvador, Cuba, Mexico, Argentina, and Columbia. In this role, Gonzalez promotes an exchange of knowledge between the member associations and serves as mediator between private and public logistics interests in the region. He is responsible for developing a regional logistics training program, conducting study and analysis groups, and implementing strategies, initiatives, and measurement indicators to benefit the participating countries.

ALL was officially formed in August 2002 to promote and facilitate the development of logistics in Latin America. Gonzalez's expertise in international logistics makes him a prime candidate to lead this organization into the future. He comments, "It is our dream that in the near future merchandise will ride freely through our territories day and night, 365 days a year, transporting wealth and development to all corners of our lands."

ALL is an open non-profit entity with objectives to support the international community of the participating countries. Since its inception, ALL has provided a means to integrate resources of the various logistics associations in the region. It is estimated that logistics activities will constitute one of the largest sources of wealth, employment and development within the Latin American region.

Gonzalez has been with Almacenar, the primary logistics operator and integrator for Colombia, for more than 20 years and has served as president since 1992. Almacenar provides a wide range of logistics services that include: international transportation capacity by air, sea, and land for delivery of any type of merchandise anywhere on the globe; the service of customs intermediation in ports and airports, the coordination of national and international loads, and legal and technical consultation; the provision of warehousing and storage services; and specialty services including business process management and cold chains for agricultural and pharmaceutical sectors.

Gonzalez also serves as president of the Colombian Association of Logistics (ACOLOG). ACOLOG is a community of professionals committed to the present and future development of the logistics profession in Colombia by bringing together industry, academia, and government.

Because of the important role that EMIL plays in helping organizations face global supply chain challenges, Gonzalez is a strong advocate of the program and has served on EMIL's Advisory Board since 2006. "Intuitive knowledge is great but it could only take us so far," said Gonzalez. "EMIL provided me with the knowledge, benchmarking capabilities and specific technical tools for analysis that have made it possible for me to improve our company's market position significantly."

Gonzalez has worked diligently to collaborate with leaders of ALL and EMIL to advance topics of mutual interest in logistics and supply chain management. Recently, these organizations entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalize their on-going collaboration to consolidate and intensify mutual support of their shared goals.

As part of their agreement, EMIL leadership granted a partial scholarship to ALL. The scholarship was established in an effort to promote continued growth within the Latin American region, especially among ALL member countries that to-date have not participated in the EMIL program.

The 3-year agreement between EMIL and ALL was presented to the ALL Board of Directors in Havana Cuba on October 9, 2007. Frank Lopez, MS IL 2006, America's Transportation & Logistics Outsourcing Manager, Intel Corporation, introduced the MOU to Gonzales and his team at the Association's annual conference. In the words of both Lopez and Gonzalez, the agreement was graciously received with high interest from participating board members.

Through this agreement, ALL and EMIL have established themselves as strong allies in their commitment to achieve shared goals at both the regional and global level. "We have in Omar's leadership of ALL and ACOLOG a very strong connection to Latin America," said EMIL Managing Director Greg Andrews. "We are very proud to have Omar as an EMIL Alum. His efforts and leadership play an important role in the recruiting success we currently enjoy in the region."

As the world flattens, having a firm grounding in international logistics is imperative for the success of many businesses. More and more, companies are leveraging their supply chains to compete in this global market as they struggle to stay in touch with the rapid changes in technology, strategy, and rules of engagement. To remain competitive, companies must expand collaborative relationships, enhance supply chain efficiencies, execute proven supply chain strategies, and educate and empower their brightest stars.

However, the importance of logistics education is often overlooked, but not with Omar Gonzalez, MS IL 2005, CEO and president of Almacenar Logistics in Bogot-, Columbia, and many of the other graduates in the Executive Master's in International Logistics (EMIL). In 2005, Gonzalez made a strategic decision to expand his knowledge in international logistics and supply chain strategy. Before joining EMIL, Gonzalez had never studied logistics in any systematic way. "I ran my company with intuitive knowledge," he said. Now he is using his EMIL degree to advance the logistics industry throughout Latin America. In 2006, Gonzales was elected president of the Latin American Association of Logistics, a nonprofit organization that integrates and combines the resources of fourteen independent associations from Brazil, Venezuela, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Chile, El Salvador, Cuba, Mexico, Argentina, and Colombia. Gonzalez's expertise in international logistics made him a prime candidate to lead the organization. "It is our dream that in the near future, merchandise will ride freely through our territories day and night, 365 days a year, transporting wealth and development to all corners of our lands," Gonzalez said.

EMIL, an eighteen-month executive master's program, is one of the first advanced degree programs to combine business management with the growing field of global supply chain management.

"EMIL was created specifically to groom executives at the world's leading companies," said Greg Andrews, IL 2005, and managing director of EMIL. "The program incorporates five intensive two-week residences. Two of the residences take place in Atlanta, and the remaining international residences are held in Asia, Europe, and Latin America. For two weeks every three a half months, students attend one of the residences. For the remainder of the time, participants are on the job using the practical techniques taught during EMIL residences to improve supply chain efficiencies for their real-world problems."

EMIL may appeal to industry executives for a multitude of reasons. The flexible schedule, online assignments, and global residences allow professionals to make optimal use of their time while remaining employed full-time.
EMIL graduates also have a world of memories to go with their diplomas. During their busy international residences, students become immersed in the different cultures as they tour and interact with various international companies and their executives to see how they conduct business.

Luca Mugnaini, MS IL 2006, vice president of logistics at Salvatore Ferragamo in Firenze, Italy, said he was attracted to EMIL "because of the highly ranked reputation of Georgia Tech, the international distance-learning format of the program and, the ability to obtain my master's degree while continuing to work full time at my job. In addition to learning from the distinguished professors and industry speakers, I was able to see in person how logistics is handled in different parts of the world."

Not only are EMIL's executive students exposed to the leading edge of industry trends from a global perspective, but they also build a network of other senior executives who have various levels of experience across supply chain management that they can draw from during the class and even after the program ends.

"Attending EMIL was a turning point for me," said Bublu Thakur-Weigold, MS IL 2005, director of European Region at e3 associates, "The program exposed me to global operations and industries that I would never otherwise have seen. The peer group in class was another inspiration, something I continue to benefit from today."

EMIL Program Doubles in Size with New Schedule

The directors of EMIL are themselves a lesson in international logistics. Strategic planning has allowed them to double the size of the program this year. Compared to previous years, 2008 has seen twice as many executives pursuing their master's degrees through EMIL.

Typically, a class of top-level industry executives enters the program and spends eighteen months completing the five residences around the world. In the program's history, one class began every eighteen months and only after its graduation would the subsequent class begin. Now EMIL is accepting one class every twelve months.

The directors at EMIL make it a priority to recruit a variety of culturally diverse students from all areas of supply chain and logistics. According to Andrews, EMIL recruitment efforts emphasize different industry verticals with an interest in attracting not only high-tech supply chain strategists but also automotive, chemical, medical, retail, defense, and aeronautics professionals. The wealth of knowledge these industry executives bring with them is priceless. "Senior executives bring with them a suitcase full of knowledge, and we want to open that suitcase and share that field of expertise among their classmates. There is a lot of benefit to that because seldom do you get in a room with a climate that is fostering an exchange of ideas unabated," said Andrews.

EMIL graduated its fifth class in August 2008. The sixth class recently came on board in April 2008 and is slated to graduate in spring 2009. The seventh class arrived on campus in October 2008 and will graduate in the summer of 2010. "These two classes firing off in 2008 have enabled us to sync up the class schedule to allow us to run concurrent classes. Our plans going forward will be to start a new incoming class each October. The eighth class, the class of 2011, will arrive on campus in October 2009," said Andrews.

Prospective students can apply on the EMIL Web site at www.emil.gatech.edu.

"Doug's experience in the distribution and logistics industries as well as his proven leadership in national and global roles makes him an excellent choice for this new and challenging role," says HNA CEO David Gabriel.

Lauer joined HNA as Chief Information Officer (CIO) in July, 2001. He spent two years as corporate CIO for Hagemeyer NV in The Netherlands, returning to the United States in March, 2004 to resume his duties as CIO for HNA. Prior to Hagemeyer, Lauer served as CIO and vice president, eBusiness, for Allied Holdings, a large international trucking and logistics company. Lauer also gained valuable experience working in both the third party logistics, and supply chain consulting industries at some top notch organizations including Exel Logistics, Cass Information Systems, and Coopers & Lybrand. In 1999, Lauer received the Georgia CIO of the Year award which recognizes CIOs from some of the State's most respected and top producing companies. In 2000, he received the IT Professional of the Year from Transport Technology Today.

As a member of EMIL's inaugural class in 2002, Lauer had the opportunity to participate in Georgia Tech's first 18-month executive masters program in international logistics. Of the experience he states "The biggest benefit of EMIL is network building, working with people in industries and countries one wouldn't normally deal with. It's given me the ability to learn from their experiences, expanding my knowledge and perspective to see situations through the eyes of other people from around the world. I don't know of any other way I could have achieved this."

Lauer has a BS in Computer Information Systems from DeVry Institute of Technology and a MS in International Logistics from Georgia Tech. Additionally, he serves on Advisory Boards at Georgia Tech in Atlanta and at Trident Tech in Charleston, South Carolina where he currently resides.

Hagemeyer North America, Inc. is a multi-billion dollar distributor of products and services focusing on business-to-business markets in electrical materials, safety products, and industrial products and services throughout North America. With more than 300,000 SKUs, HNA offers one of the broadest ranges of Maintenance Repair and Operations (MRO) products and services in the wholesale industry. The company inventories leading brands such as Aearo, 3M, Brady, Cardiac Science, DuPont, Fluke, Norton, Philips, Rustoleum, Square D, and Stanley Proto. HNA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hagemeyer N.V.

Atlanta (April 3, 2008) - U.S. News & World Report Releases 2009 Graduate Rankings

The H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) maintained its status as the number one graduate program for industrial/manufacturing engineering, according to U.S. News & World Report, the most widely read college rankings for graduate programs. This is the 18th consecutive year that ISyE has taken the top honor for its graduate program.

Released late last month, the report ranked 10 of the 11 programs within Georgia Tech's College of Engineering among the top 10 in their respective disciplines, led by ISyE. The College of Engineering ranked 4th in the category of engineering. The nine engineering programs ranked in the top 10 are:

Industrial and Systems (1st), Biomedical (2nd), Aerospace (4th), Civil (6th), Electrical (6th), Environmental (6th), Computer (7th), Mechanical (7th), Materials (8th), and Nuclear (9th).

Chelsea C. White III, ISyE School Chair, is pleased to learn that "ISyE continues to distinguish itself among the U. S. News & World Report rankings, reflecting the faculty and staff's consistent hard work this year and in past years. It is rewarding to see our effort and dedication to excellence in education and research recognized on a national level."

The U.S. News & World Report published its rankings in the 2009 edition of "America's Best Graduate Schools."

Reported June 2008

ATLANTA (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate more than a quarter of all toddlers in the United States may be under-vaccinated, which can leave them unprotected against diseases like measles, mumps and even polio. Now, researchers have teamed up with the CDC to help keep kids' vaccinations on track.

Nine-week-old Grace Marsaa is getting her very first vaccinations. For her parents, it's the beginning of a long and sometimes confusing process. "You know you have all these years that you have to keep track of it -- which ones come when and everything," Louise Marsaa, Grace's mother, told Ivanhoe. "It's hard!"

A recent survey found that only nine percent of children get all their vaccinations at the recommended times. Only half receive all recommended doses by their second birthday. "If the child doesn't receive the doses on time or if some of them are given at the wrong time the vaccination doesn't have the coverage that it's supposed to," Pinar Keskinocak, Ph.D., an associate professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, told Ivanhoe.

Using computer science and mathematical models, Dr. Keskinocak, her colleagues and the CDC have created a new, interactive childhood immunization schedule. "What we offer is a computer program that in some sense gives the best possible scenario given that a child is falling behind the recommended schedule," Faram Engineer, a Ph.D. student at the Georgia Institute of Technology, told Ivanhoe. Parents or physicians can put in a child's birthday and what vaccinations they've already received. The web-based tool creates a safe and effective catch-up schedule for any vaccinations they've missed.

Thanks to operations researchers who use math to find the best solution, Robert Harrison, M.D., a pediatrician specializing in infectious disease at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, says the vaccination schedule is likely to be a big help to doctors and parents. "I think it's absolutely wonderful. It's helpful to the parents in case they have any questions about what they've had and what the limits are," Dr. Harrison told Ivanhoe.

Researchers say the computerized tool will help doctors and parents keep up with changing rules and requirements for childhood vaccinations. The interactive schedule can be downloaded for free at www.cdc.gov/vaccines.

The American Mathematical Society, the Mathematical Association of America, and the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences contributed to the information contained in the TV portion of this report.

"Our goal is to be the preeminent academic program of its kind in the world and to have an impact beyond the academic community by addressing important societal and economic challenges,* said White. "The Stewart School of ISyE is working to make a positive impact in how people think about and use the planet's raw materials and is looking to further strategize on how we can be of assistance in moving toward a more sustainable society.*

Valerie Thomas, Anderson Interface Associate Professor, who has dedicated her research and many of her class projects to creating a more environmentally friendly world, introduced the Board to ISyE's draft energy strategy and presented an overview of faculty and student research in this area. After discussing ISyE's work in areas such as energy modeling, supply chain management, and energy and carbon markets, she opened the discussion to gain feedback on how ISyE could increase its efforts in energy and sustainability through the combined contribution of faculty, students, sponsors, and partners.

Ray Anderson, IE 1956, founder and chairman of Interface, Inc., the world's largest producer of commercial floor coverings and interior finishes, provided more insight on the importance of working toward a more efficient and sustainable world. Anderson is a world leader in energy consumption reforms. He addressed the ISyE Advisory Board, describing Interface, Inc.'s "Mission Zero.* The goal of Mission Zero is to eliminate any negative impact Interface, Inc. may have on the environment by the year 2020 through the redesign of processes and products, the pioneering of new technologies, and efforts to reduce or eliminate waste and harmful emissions while increasing the use of renewable materials and sources of energy. A lofty goal, to be sure, but one that is already 50% accomplished. For more information on Anderson's thought-provoking quest to move toward becoming a better steward of the environment, read his memoir: Mid-Course Correction: Toward A Sustainable Enterprise: The Interface Model.

Director of Development Nancy Sandlin gave an update on the Stewart School's progress towards its $50M fundraising goal and stressed the importance of securing faculty and student support for important areas such as Energy, Humanitarian Relief Logistics, Health Systems, and more.

Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies Chen Zhou apprised the board of the recent visit by ABET.

INFORMS Fellow Award
Professor Jianjun "Jan" Shi
"For development of stream-of-variation theory and its contributions to quality improvements in manufacturing and other complex systems, and for leadership in education and the INFORMS community"

Erlang Prize
Professor Bert Zwart
The Erlang Prize is awarded every two years by the Applied Probability Society of INFORMS to honor a research scholar under the age of 36 who has contributed significantly to applied probability.

First Place: Computing Society Student Paper Prize
Guanghui Lan, advised by Arkadi Nemirovksi, Renato Monteiro, and Alex Shaprio,
Paper: Efficient Methods for Stochastic Composite Optimization

Second Place: George Nicholson Student Paper Competition
Guanghui Lan, advised by Arkadi Nemirovksi, Renato Monteiro, and Alex Shaprio,
Paper: Efficient Methods for Stochastic Composite Optimization

Second Place, INFORMS Health Applications Section William Pierskalla Best
Paper Award
Faramroze Engineer (Ph.D. student), Pinar Keskinocak, Dr. Larry Pickering
(from CDC)
Paper: Catch-up Scheduling for Childhood Vaccination

Third Place, INFORMS Health Applications Section William Pierskalla Best
Paper Award
Ali Ekici (Ph.D. student), Pinar Keskinocak and Julie Swann
Paper: Pandemic Influenza Response: Food Distribution Logistics

Honorable Mention, George B. Dantzig Dissertation Award
Pelin Pekgun , former ISYE Ph.D. student, advised by Pinar Keskinocak and Paul
Griffin
Dissertation: An Analysis of Pricing and Leadtime Policies within the Marketing/Operations Interface

Honorable Mention, George B. Dantzig Dissertation Award for a dissertation
Kyungduck Cha, advised by Eva Lee
Dissertation: Cancer Treatment Optimization

INFORMS is the largest professional society in the world for professionals in the field of operation research. Established in 1995, INFORMS serves the scientific and professional needs of O.R. educators, investigators, scientists, students, managers, and consultants, as well as the organizations they serve. 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's research and practice. For more about information about INFORMS, visit www.informs.org

The recent crowning was a result of an interview process and then a popular vote with Georgia Tech students. What set Eden Smith apart from all the other student nominees? It could be that after four years of being an industrial engineering student, she still has the HOPE Scholarship (not necessarily an easy feat). She is also involved in many campus organizations, including serving as vice president of Panhellenic Recruitment and competing on the Equestrian team. Eden also participated in the INNOVATE Conference, which took her to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and Singapore, as part of a coalition to demonstrate countries at different points in their economic, political, and engineering development. Once she graduates, she hopes to work abroad in preparation to be an international consultant.

The following is an interview with Eden Smith:

What motivated you to come to Georgia Tech? A love of math and science. You can't beat the HOPE scholarship and Georgia Tech's reputation.

Why Industrial and Systems Engineering? IE is all about being efficient and making things cheaper. That describes a lot of my skills and what I want to do.

Who has been your favorite professor here at Tech? Professor Steven Hackman

What has been the most valuable class/experience from IE? Financial Engineering- it is definitely the most relatable class I've taken so far. It is also tough work, but it seems like stuff that I can actually use.

What classes are you taking this semester? LCC 3401, IE 4803 (Financial Engineering), IE 3103 (Logistics), ECE 2030, and MGT 4070

How do you juggle the busy lifestyle and still maintain grades? Good time management! I like being busy. It helps me be more productive knowing I don't have any time to waste.

Favorite book? Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder

What song is queued up on your Ipod right now? Some random Techno song....I listen to a bunch of weird and random stuff.

Weirdest study habit? I sometimes like to get up at 5 AM and start studying to get done earlier.

Best piece of advice to your fellow IE undergrads? If you're truly not happy with what you're doing in school- find something that does make you happy because there is nothing stopping you.

In addition to an overview on the latest in health logistics, health systems, biostatistics and bioinformatics, and public health research, you will read articles about the other exciting developments the School is making in healthcare.

To read the magazine, visit: http://www.isye.gatech.edu/news-events/eemag/pdfs/20082Fall.pdf

The appeal of the program lies in its practical applications for smaller companies. Many of the traditional supply chain concepts employed successfully by large corporations have to be tailored to fit small and medium-sized business needs. In addition, some concepts simply do not apply to smaller firms. Other executive development programs in supply chain management tend to focus their topics and participant solicitation on Fortune 500 corporations; the SCL Institute recognizes that small to medium-sized businesses can also benefit greatly from supply chain principles.

Some of the principles covered in the course include:
*World-class supply chain knowledge and implementation tips, including how to diagnose and redefine your operations/logistics/supply chain organization to gain the most benefit.
*Unique supply chain management issues facing small to medium-sized businesses.
*Key obstacles for SMB organization progress because of entrenched operational procedures and how to get beyond these obstacles for SMB organization progress because of entrenched operational procedures and how to get beyond these obstacles.
*How to ensure future supply chain organization and procedures are capable of handling double digit revenue growth or even enable significant revenue growth.
*How to use supply chain strategies/tools to enhance your company's strategic plan/business model.

After completion of the course, participants should be able to effectively communicate the value of investing in supply chain management, adapt their company's processes to enable supply chain strategies, and learn to align supply chain resources with customers and suppliers, among other things.

The lead instructor for the course is Dr. Christopher Norek, founding senior partner with Chain Connectors Inc., an Atlanta-based supply chain consulting firm specializing in strategy, transportation operations, technology, returns management and training. Dr. Norek has significant experience in many areas of supply chain management for both small to medium-sized businesses and larger enterprises including overall supply chain strategy, supply chain organizational development, supply chain technology/software, distribution network design, inventory strategy, and returns management.

For more information on dates and times of this course visit: http://www.scl.gatech.edu/.

More about Professional Education opportunities at SCL:
SCL's professional education program provides a comprehensive curriculum in Supply Chain & Logistics Operations Management and Technology. The program is a highly regarded and visible part of Georgia Tech's educational outreach. You can choose from two-day to five-day courses for in-depth knowledge in specific topics or opt for the online version of the courses which provides flexibility of covering the material at your own time and pace.

SCL is a unit of the Georgia Tech H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) and many ISyE faculty and alumni teach the SCL courses.

SCL's professional education courses are offered through the Georgia Tech Distance Learning and Professional Education organization which is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Universities, and frequently recognized for excellence by the University Continuing Education Association.

Participants who complete SCL courses receive Georgia Tech continuing education credits, which are permanently recorded and are recognized by most professional organizations and employers. Participants also receive a course completion certificate for each SCL course completed from Georgia Tech Distance Learning and Professional Education. Each certificate indicates the course name, date of completion and number of units awarded.

"Members and guests of the forum benefit from hearing leading industry speakers, both in plenary session and panel formats, and from discussing and debating key issues and supply chain best practices,* said C. John Langley, PhD, director of the forum and a professor of supply chain management at Georgia Tech. "Also, time is usually taken for executive breakout sessions for close-in interaction with others at the forum. A reception and dinner also help significantly with networking and interaction among members, guests, and Georgia Tech faculty and students.*

This important activity of the Supply Chain & Logistics Institute is held in the spring and fall at Georgia Tech's Global Learning Center in Midtown Atlanta. The two-day gatherings are designed to provide participants with new and practical ways to streamline operations that enhance profitability and integrate their supply chain strategy with corporate strategy, according to Langley. In addition, information presented at the forum helps them "transform their supply chains to respond to competition and changing business environments, as well as to grow professionally within and beyond their current organizations.* He added, "True supply chain integration occurs only when organizations work together effectively toward mutually agreeable goals and objectives.*

The Supply Chain Executive Forum attracts management professionals from the full range of companies that constitute and depend heavily upon robust and innovative supply chains. Included among the members are manufacturers, suppliers, retailers, wholesalers, transport providers, information technology firms, and consultants.

The topics discussed and presented at any particular forum have changed over the years to reflect the contemporary realities of business and supply chain environments. A few subjects of current interest include: globalization, inte*grated supply chain management, information technology, dealing with supply chain complexity, sustainability, and managing through challenging business environments.

According to Langley, there are many benefits of participation in the forum. Of particular note, he said, "first it is a great opportunity for decision makers to listen and talk with experts from various areas of supply chain and business management. And second, it provides an opportunity for members and guests to interact with peers at other supply chain organizations who are either facing similar problems or who have complementary perspectives and solutions to common problems.*

For more information about the Supply Chain Executive Forum, contact: John Langley at jlangley@isye.gatech.edu, Carole Bennett at carole.bennett@isye.gatech.edu, or visit www.scl.gatech.edu/scef.

He developed effective leadership skills throughout his time at Tech through involvement with multiple student organizations and participation in statewide and international conferences. Congratulations, Karan! The Office of International Organization and the Stewart School of ISyE wishes you continued success in your upcoming endeavors and well into the future.

The International Student Leadership Award, now in its third year, is presented by the Office of International Education to one international student each spring that has demonstrated outstanding leadership skills and contributed significantly to our campus. It is a great accomplishment to establish oneself as a leader on campus in an entirely different country far away from your own.

"He told me later that he was talking to his boss,* said Carole Bennett, SCL's director of program development and marketing. "He just couldn't wait to tell him about something related to automation they had been shown.*

Facility tours represent an important hands-on component of SCL's professional development curriculum.

"Before we visit a particular site, the course instructor talks about the concepts we're going to see,* she said. "Then when our group gets there, someone from the company walks them through the distribution center and shows them how the conveyors and automation process work.*

Practical, nuts-and-bolts knowledge is the hallmark of the twelve-plus two- to five-day courses SCL offers during the year on subjects such as transportation, warehousing, and supply chain management as well as on more specialized topics, including material handing, supply chain finance, and logistics optimization. SCL's mainstay logistics course, dating back to the beginning of the short-course program itself in 1992, is typical, said Bennett.

"We'll have a different theme for each of the four days,* she explained. "Like transportation and distribution on Tuesday, warehousing on Wednesday, third-party logistics on Thursday, and future trends on Friday. The course director will make presentations based on the day's theme, and we'll also bring in industry speakers and Georgia Tech faculty to talk about issues related to the theme.*

By the end of the week, attendees will have received a broad but intense education on customer service and order processing, inventory planning and management, supply chain integration, transportation and warehousing, and distribution, according to Bennett. In addition, the class covers logistics performance measures and benchmarking procedures, logistics information systems architectures and implementation, third-party logistics strategies, and logistics organization design.

Some classes include breakout sessions while others ask participants to bring real work problems to tackle in class. Another popular activity associated with certain classes is the supply chain game. "It's a board game with six people on a team, each one representing a different part of a supply chain,* Bennett explained. "You keep score as you go through round after round, and pretty soon you'll see trends develop based on the decisions you make: This person has a lot of inventory, while this person has nothing on the shelf to sell*why is that? What's happening in the chain that's causing these things? The game forces people to interact and make choices, and then see the results of those choices.*

SCL short courses may be taken individually or as part of a certificate program. Depending on the subject, participants earn either one or two continuing education credits for each course they complete. Eight credits earned within a four-year period from a prescribed series of courses qualifies the participant for a certificate in supply chain management.

While there are no prerequisites to enrolling in any SCL short course, "to earn a certificate, there are certain courses that you have to take, what you might call core courses,* Bennett said. "But after that, you can choose classes from among the electives to match your specific interest.*

Classes are held at the Global Learning Center on Georgia Tech's Midtown Atlanta campus. Many are also available online.

Since 1992, more than 6,500 logistics professionals have attended the program with more than 420 participants earning SCL's Logistics Professional and Management certificates from Georgia Tech.

"We work with a lot of experienced mid-range managers who want to step back from their jobs for a bit and focus on solutions they can take back to the office, and we also see people who are relatively new to the supply chain side of their company's operation,* Bennett said.

"But all of our students are motivated and highly focused on learning as such as they can,* she continued. "The people who get the most out of the professional development program are those who are looking for new ideas, new ways to improve what they're currently doing by implementing what they've learned here in their job*and of course their company benefits when they're able to improve systems and make them more efficient.*

For details about course schedules, costs, and general information about SCL's professional development program, contact Carole Bennett at 404.894.9138 or carole.bennett@isye.gatech.edu.

Ruthie Leo began working at ISyE in 1979 as assistant to the Chair. She devoted the last year of her tenure at ISyE to assist with the start up of ISyE's Executive Masters in International Logistics. Ruthie retired in 2001. Ruthie now lives in her hometown of Lake Georgie, New York, where she works part-time for the local hospital foundation.

Barbara Vickery began working at ISyE in 1980. She worked as administrative support for the faculty for 22 years and then as an accountant for 7 years. She retired from Tech in 2002. Barbara and her husband, former Tech police chief, Jack Vickery, continue to live in McDonough and enjoy traveling and being grand parents.

Pictured: Standing: Pamela Morrison, Administrative Coordinator Graduate; Patti Parker, Undergraduate Program Manager; Anita Race, Administrative Coordinator; Joene Owen, Administrative Manager I; Trudy Cron, Financial Manager II; and Lorraine Shaw, Administrative Manager I. Seated: Barbara Vickery; Ruthie Leo; Carmella Bell; Administrative Manager II; and Joanie Brand, Accountant III.

The Supply Chain & Logistics Institute, a unit of the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, launched a new course in February 2009. The course, titled "Supply Chain Analytics: What Every Supply Chain & Logistics Analyst Should Know" is designed to provide fundamental knowledge and insights to supply chain and logistics analysts and those who want to understand and act on the information provided by these analysts. The course will include a mix of practical lectures, insightful case studies and lively classroom discussions. Early bird discounts are available. Members of IIE, INFORMS, CSCMP, AST&L, Logistics Innovation Council and SCL course alumni receive a 10% discount. Visit www.scl.gatech.edu/scanalytics09.

The value of supply chain analytics is to provide timely and actionable information to supply chain and logistics managers and decision makers. Over the past 20 years supply chains have become dramatically more complex. As a result, managers find it increasingly difficult to achieve performance goals and control costs. Effectively coping with this complexity requires the ability to take the mountain of available enterprise data and turn it into information that can use as the basis for planning and controlling supply chains in near real time. This task is simply not possible without trained supply chain and logistics analysts with the proper tools to automate tactical decision making and to provide business intelligence for more strategic supply chain design and alignment decisions.

Some of the principles covered in the course include:
* How to use lean supply chain concepts as a framework for supply chain analytics
* How to determine if you have a reasonable amount of inventory
* How to improve inventory performance
* How to predict demand and other requirements
* How to control "last mile" costs
* How to align and synchronize transportation
* How to manage and reduce supply chain variability and risk, and
* How to design and coordinate supply chains

The lead instructors for the course are Drs. H. Donald Ratliff and Paul Griffin. Both are distinguished members of the Georgia Tech teaching community. Ratliff is the UPS Professor of Logistics and the Executive Director for the Georgia Tech Supply Chain and Logistics Institute. His current research and logistics competencies include intermodal network design, supply chain integration, delivery strategies, cross docking, vender managed re-supply, real-time routing, shipment planning, logistics performance measurement, and container port operations. Griffin is the Co-Director for the Center for Health Care Logistics and professor of the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. His current research activities have focused on cost-effectiveness modeling of public health interventions, health logistics, health access and economic modeling, and supply chain coordination and control including pricing and contracting mechanisms.

More about Executive Education opportunities at SCL:
SCL Executive Education is a highly regarded and visible part of Georgia Tech's educational outreach. It offers a comprehensive curriculum in supply chain & logistics operations management and technology.

SCL is a unit of the Georgia Tech H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE), and many ISyE faculty and alumni teach the courses.

SCL Executive Education courses are offered through the Georgia Tech Distance Learning and Executive Education organization, which is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Universities. It is frequently recognized for excellence by the University Continuing Education Association
Participants who complete SCL courses receive Georgia Tech continuing education credits, which are permanently recorded and are recognized by most professional organizations and employers. Participants also receive a course completion certificate for each SCL course completed from Georgia Tech Distance Learning and Executive Education. Each certificate indicates the course name, date of completion and number of units awarded. Participants who complete multiple SCL courses can qualify for the Supply Chain & Logistic Certificate.

At the 2008 Student Honors Program alone, she received five awards including the Briaerean Scholarship Cup for being the graduating senior co-op student with the highest grade point average; the Georgia Tech Society of Black Engineers Faculty Advisor Excellence Award for outstanding scholarship and leadership capabilities; the Joe T. LaBoon Outstanding Graduating Senior Co-op Award for being the outstanding graduating co-op student who has excelled in the classroom and on the job, and who has made exemplary contributions to the co-op program; the Kurt Salmon Associates Scholarship in Industrial and Systems Engineering for academic merit; and The Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering Minorities/Women Scholarship. These are but a few of her acknowledgements for outstanding achievement. During 2007 * 2008, she also received the Women in Engineering General Motors Scholarship, the OMED Silver Tower Award, First Place in the Regional NSBE Academic Tech Bowl Team, a GTSBE Chapter Executive Board Member of Excellence Award, the General Motors Minority Engineering and Science Scholarship, the General Electric African American Forum Scholarship, the Caterpillar Logistics ISyE Scholarship, the Shaw Industries Academic Scholarship, and the Convergys Scholarship.

Alendria entered Georgia Tech's Cooperative Education (Co-op) program in the summer of 2005 to work for UPS Supply Chain Solutions, offering her the opportunity to work on an alternating semester basis while earning academic credit. Alendria completed her co-op experience last summer and is presently interning for AT&T Global Network Operations. She will graduate this December with the Co-op Distinction.

What piqued your interest in becoming an industrial engineer? I decided I wanted to become an engineer in 10th grade mostly because my favorite math teacher at the time told me that they make a lot of money. My interest in industrial engineering piqued when I received a Georgia Tech flier in the mail boasting the school's number 1 ranking. I loved statistics, calculus, and CS in high school; so I figured it would be a perfect fit.

Favorite ISyE professor? Professor Christos Alexopoulos. He is a good teacher, very understanding of the students, and tells good jokes as well.

Favorite ISyE course? Dr. Erera's ISyE 3103 Supply Chain Logistics. This was a fairly challenging class, but it coordinated so well with what I was doing with my co-op job.

Most interesting co-op experience? Participating in a live online carrier bid (like Ebay, only better).

Prospective career goals? I really liked the work I did at UPS. I'd like to focus on supply chain and transportation logistics. I enjoy hands-on kind of work and can picture myself working in a warehouse or dock. One day, I'd like to start my own business. When I was in my early years of high school, I wanted to be an accountant or financial adviser. Even though I switched to engineering, I still enjoy both. There are a lot of people who don't have a lot of money because they were not taught how to manage it. So I wouldn't mind working for a non-profit or even volunteering as a financial adviser for low income families to teach those skills.

Biggest achievement? Diminishing my fear of public speaking.

Non-academic interests? Salsa and ballroom dancing, playing the piano, real estate investing, shopping, & watching movies

Family? Mom and Dad (high-school sweethearts) and an older brother (25 and single). I also have 20 aunts, 5 uncles, lots of first cousins, and a great grandmother.

Last book you read for pleasure? Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren

What's in your mp3 player? R&B and Reggaeton Hits from 2007

Favorite spot on campus? The Student Center in the sitting area upstairs by WREK radio

Junior's or The Varsity? Junior's.

Is there any one person who has been an inspiration to you or someone that you consider your hero? Other than my parents, Jarret Lafleur, my mentor from the Yellow Jacket Marching Band has been a great inspiration to me during my time here at Tech. He convinced me that I really could make straight A's in college, co-op, and graduate within 5 years (and also added a class to my schedule freshmen year, first semester insisting "you can handle it*).

Best piece of advice you ever received? I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

The first portion of his talk focused on the current forces affecting supply chain design and global logistics, including fuel and labor costs; mode shifts; improvements in efficiency within each mode; currency dynamics; risk; labor shortages, laws, and wages in China; international freight transport network congestion; capacity reduction; product and package design to reduce weight and cube; and information technology applications. The second portion of his presentation focused on identifying interesting research directions linked to the next level of supply chain control productivity - controlling supply chains in real-time, based on real-time data. He concluded his presentation with a discussion of the value of information and its operational implications.

To view a transcript of Dr. White's address, visit http://www.isye.gatech.edu/whiteaddress.

To view his PowerPoint presentation, visit http://www.isye.gatech.edu/whitepresentation.

On May 5, Professor Wu received the 2008 Shewhart Medal from the American Society for Quality (ASQ) for ""seminal contributions to parameter design and quality improvement; for defining and building a modern system of experimental design; for education of a generation of quality professionals and professors; and for dedicated professional and editorial service in promoting quality improvement." The Shewhart Medal, named after Walter Shewhart, pioneer of modern quality control, is ASQ's highest honor for outstanding leadership in the field of modern quality control. The medal was presented during the ASQ World Congress in Houston.

In June, Professor Wu received an honorary doctorate degree in Mathematics from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. He also delivered a speech to the graduating class at Waterloo during their commencement ceremony on June 13.

Professor Wu was also selected as the 2008 ASA Quality and Productivity Research Conference Honoree for "seminal contributions to statistical theory and methods for quality and productivity.* The conference, jointly honoring Professor Wu and fellow statistician Professor George Box, was held on June 4 in Madison, Wisconsin.

Professor Wu also won the 2008 Pan Wen-Yuan Award. The Pan Wen-Yuan Award, with its cash prize, is regarded as Taiwan's most prestigious technical award. He is the first statistician or applied mathematician to have won this award.

Dr. Wu is a professor at the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering and holds the Coca-Cola Chair in Engineering Statistics. Before joining Georgia Tech in the summer of 2003, he 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.

AESO Systems Graduate Minority Engineering Award
Elhadj K. Bah
AESO Systems, in cooperation with the Georgia Tech chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers, gives this award to an outstanding graduating minority senior admitted to a graduate school in engineering, preferably for the pursuit of a PhD. Dr. Augustine O. Esogbue, professor, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, presented the honor.

Armstrong Scholarship
Santiago Aviles
This scholarship is given to a junior or senior in the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering who has shown excellence in scholarship as well as extracurricular and leadership activities. The award of was presented by Valarie DuRant-Modeste, advisor, Industrial and Systems Engineering.

Briaerean Scholarship Cup
Alendria Prioleau
The Briaerean Honor Society, the co-op honor organization at Georgia Tech, each year honors the graduating senior Briaerean co-op student with the highest grade point average. The cup was presented by Mr. Walid Neaz, president of the Briaerean Society, and Mr. Ken Little, assistant director, Cooperative Education Program.

Chris Lofgren Scholarship
Michael Fischer, Kyle Orkin
The Lofgren Scholarship is given to seniors in the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. The award is given in recognition of scholarship and leadership in campus student organizations. The award was presented by Patti Parker, advisor, Industrial and Systems Engineering.

Dow Chemical Scholarship
Chen Liu
The Dow Chemical Scholarship is awarded to a senior in the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. The award is made on the basis of academic merit and contribution to the School. Dr. Chen Zhou, associate chair, Industrial and Systems Engineering, presented the award.

Frantz Family Young Entrepreneurs Scholarship
Kyle Verzello
The Frantz Family Young Entrepreneurs Scholarship is awarded to an industrial engineering student who is pursuing the world of creating wealth, small business, and financial freedom for themselves while working on their BSIE degree. The recipient has clear business objectives and goals along with the demonstrated determination to pursue and reach those goals. Ms. Maria Frantz, IE 2001, presented the scholarship.

Georgia Tech Society of Black Engineers Faculty Advisor Excellence Award
Alendria Prioleau
This honor is given to a member of the Georgia Tech chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers who has demonstrated outstanding scholarship and leadership qualities. The award was presented by Dr. Augustine O. Esogbue, professor, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering.

Henry Ford II Scholar Award
Tessa Hilterbrandt
This award is made annually to engineering students with the best academic records at the end of the third year of undergraduate study. Dr. Jane Weyant, assistant dean, College of Engineering, presented the honor.

Jack C. Webb Scholarship
Corey Barthelemy, Shawn Emery, Micajah McGarity, Ana Ortiz, Andrew Park
The Webb Scholarship is given to rising juniors or seniors in the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. The award is based on scholarship, leadership, and extracurricular and community activities. The award was presented by Patti Parker, advisor, Industrial and Systems Engineering.

James G. and Mary G. Wohlford Scholarships
Mark Burgess, Russell Kohler, Katrinna Kujawa, Christine Wang
Named in honor of the late director emeritus of the Cooperative Division and sponsored by the Co-op Club, these scholarships recognize outstanding senior co-ops who have excelled both academically and on their co-op jobs, and who have made significant contributions to the community. The awards were presented by Mr. Harold Simmons, director, Cooperative Education, and Mr. John Lin, treasurer of the Briaerean Honor Society.

Joe T. LaBoon Outstanding Graduating Senior Co-op Award
Alendria Prioleau
This award is in honor of the late Joe. T. LaBoon, ME 1948, former CEO and chairman of the Atlanta Gas Light company, for his contributions to the co-op program as a student and employer of co-ops. It is presented to the outstanding graduating co-op who has excelled in the classroom and on the job, and who has made exemplary contributions to the co-op program. Kenneth Little, assistant director, Cooperative Education Program, will present the award.

Kurt Salmon Associates Scholarship in Industrial and Systems Engineering
Elizabeth Cox, Nathan Frank, Chelsea Leenhouts, Alendria Prioleau, Kathleen Schneck, Bart Stout
A scholarship is given by Kurt Salmon Associates to seniors in the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. The award is made on the basis of academic merit and contribution in the School. Dr. Chen Zhou, associate chair, Industrial and Systems Engineering, presented the award to these students for their outstanding scholastic achievement.

Paul Eaton Award
Payam Eslami
This award is given to a student who has shown scholarship and contribution to the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. The gift is given by Mrs. Eaton in memory of her husband, who was a professor emeritus in ISyE and served on the faculty from 1952-1971. The award was presented by Dr. Chen Zhou, associate chair, Industrial and Systems Engineering.

Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering Minorities/Women Scholarship
Alendria Prioleau
The scholarship is given to a minority/woman student in the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. The award is based on scholarship and leadership. Valarie DuRant-Modeste, advisor, Industrial and Systems Engineering, presented the award.

Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering Undergraduate Award in Health Systems
Najma Shaikh
This scholarship is given to a junior or senior in the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering who has shown interest in working in the health systems field. The award is given to a student who displays excellent scholarship as well as having worked or done research in health systems. Valarie DuRant-Modeste, advisor, Industrial and Systems Engineering, presented the award.

Tull Metals Minority Scholarship
Ana Ortiz
This scholarship is given to a minority student in the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. It is based on scholarship and leadership. Patti Parker, advisor, Industrial and Systems Engineering, presented the award to Ana Ortiz.

Following his graduation from Georgia Tech in 1960, Bob Runkle built a successful management career in public health, manufacturing, and environmental consulting, and published numerous technical papers along the way. According to Brynn, Bob's professional maxim * work hard, work efficiently, and work ethically - derives from the basis of his Georgia Tech education. His remarkable career is highlighted by his legacy of service, social activism and philanthropic efforts. In addition to raising a family, Runkle remains an active member of his Episcopal Church using his faith to motivate his work in noble causes ranging from desegregation in the 1960's to eradicating hunger in inner cities.

By providing this support, Brynn "ensures that a legacy of service being handed down from father to daughter will continue to shape the next generations of Georgia Tech graduates.*

The Summit, created by the World Economic Forum, was comprised of over 700 invited participants with diverse views who were divided into sixty-eight Councils to discuss the world's foremost topics on the global arena. The formation of Global Agenda Councils marks a major milestone in the World Economic Forum's evolution towards becoming the "integrator, manager and disseminator of the best knowledge available in the world.*

The Summit began with introductory sessions by Mohamed Alabar, Chairman, Emaar Properties, United Arab Emirates and Co-chair of the Summit on the Global Agenda; and Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Executive.

Alabar said, "Truly this is the largest brainstorming event in the world and for that I thank all of you.*

Schwab said, "It is a time of crisis and unprecedented uncertainty and even fear. But it is also an opportunity to make some much needed change. The challenges faced by the world today are more complex; more interrelated, more intractable than ever before. Confronting these global challenges requires collaborative thinking, creative solutions and most importantly, a systematic approach to implementation. These Global Agenda Councils and their deliberations will provide a 21st century approach to dealing with the issues that face us all from systematic financial risk to climate change.*

The Opening Address was given by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Vin Rashid Al Makroum, Vice President of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai. "We come together today to build the future and make history happen*. Despite the negativity of today's situation, we can learn a positive lesson from it. People are decision-makers and they can write their own history. We should never forget that the economy and global stability go hand in hand to building the future.* said Sheikh Mohammed.

The Summit Councils collaboratively addressed issues of global importance on a range of issues in economics and finance; demography and human resources; geopolitics and governance; society, value, and ethics; environment and natural resources; and health, science and technology. The goal was to develop a better understanding of the leading issues of the day and lay out solutions to some of the most pressing issues by capturing the best knowledge possible on each key issue.

The sixty-eight Global Agenda Councils were charged with challenging prevailing assumptions, monitoring trends, mapping interrelationships and addressing the knowledge gaps on their issue. They were also charged with proposing solutions, devising strategies and evaluating the effectiveness of actions using measurable benchmarks. To start the discussions, each council was asked to think about two core questions throughout their council discussion:
1) What is the state of the world on your issue?
2) What needs to be done now?

Over the three day Summit, each Council addressed issues in their particular field of expertise but they also periodically came together to create a formidable problem solving network.

White participated in the Council that addressed economic and financial issues in "Trade Facilitation.* While international trade plays a key role in economic growth, many obstacles remain that inhibit it from realizing its full potential. These trade barriers include not just traditional indicators that reflect tariffs and transportation costs, but also measures related to border administration, infrastructure, and the domestic regulatory and security environment. Costs incurred by these obstacles can be pecuniary in nature, including trade duties, payments for services such as transportation, communications and security, or take non-pecuniary forms, such as additional time to obtain information, necessary clearance and documentation, as well as losses as a result of damage and theft. However, all are likely to significantly diminish the economic benefits of trade.

"A major economic driver for virtually every country is foreign trade,* said White. "For example, about 27% of U.S. GDP is generated by foreign trade. The major question addressed in the Trade Facilitation Council was what are the issues that serve as barriers to trade and how can we remove these barriers? At a very basic level, anything that increases the cost and risk of moving goods internationally raises barriers to trade. Direct costs are relatively easy to identify. However, determining costs due to regulations, inspection, and congestion on highways, railheads, and sea and air ports, represents a more formidable challenge. These costs are related to lead-time mean and variance, where lead-time is simply the time needed to move goods from origin to destination. Thus for example, if an inspection adds to the length and variability of the time needed for goods to pass through a port, then this inspection reduces both port and supply chain productivity and as a result represents a barrier to trade. Much of the discussion revolved around these issues and issues associated with the lack of the availability of needed credit and as a result how freight tonnage has been in rapid decline over the last several months, further adding to the current economic crisis.*
The Trade Facilitation Council Member included:

Chairman: Robert Z. Lawrence, Albert L. Williams of Trade and Investment, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA

Members:
James Anderson, William B. Neenan S.J. Millennium Professor of Economics, Boston College, USA

Alan Deardorff, John W. Sweetland Professor of International Economics and Public Policy, University of Michigan, USA

David Dollar, Country Director, China and Mongolia, World Bank, Beijing

Richard Eglin, Director, Trade & Finance Division, World Trade Organization (WTO), Geneva

Patricia Francis, Executive Director, International Trade Centre (ITC), Geneva

David Hummels, Professor of Economics, Purdue University, USA

Kunio Mikuriya, Deputy Secretary-General, World Customs Organization (WCO), Brussels

John Sullivan Wilson, Lead Economist, Development Economics Research Group (DECRG), World Bank, Washington, DC

Chelsea White III, H. Milton Stewart and Carolyn J. Stewart Chair and Schneider National Chair in Transportation and Logistics, Georgia Tech, USA

Clifford Winston, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution, USA

Council Manager: Qin He

Research Analyst: Liana Melchenko

Forum Lead: John Moavenzadeh

Managing Director: Robert Greenhill

For more information on the Summit, visit: http://www.weforum.org/en/events/ArchivedEvents/InauguralSummitontheGlobalAgenda/index.htm.

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Engineering Hall of Fame

Duane L. Hoover, IE 1960, serves as president of Hoover Investments and Hoover Foods. After graduating from Georgia Tech, Hoover's career took him through senior positions at the Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta, the First National Bank of Atlanta, and Southern States Management. Hoover is a Hyatt Hotel franchisee, has been a Wendy's franchisee for thirty-four years, and a Hilton Hotel franchisee for twenty-five years. In addition to his outstanding professional career, Hoover was also a member of the Georgia Tech Advisory Board, the Georgia Tech ISyE Board, and the Alexander Tharpe Board. A few of his awards and recognitions include the Georgia Tech College of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus, Georgia Tech School of Industrial and Systems Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award, Dave Thomas Founders Award, Wendy's International Hall of Fame, and the Honorary Tar Hill Award.

Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni

Jim Butterworth, IE 1984, is a principal of Greenlight Ventures, which he recently formed to invest in next-generation clean and renewable energy technologies. Butterworth is also founder and chairman of Incite Productions, a nonprofit that produces documentaries promoting positive social change around the world. Other notable contributions and achievements include being an advisor for the U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation, recipient of the Alfred. I. DuPont- Columbia University Award (the broadcast equivalent of a Pulitzer Prize), and an Emeritus Member of the ISyE Alumni Advisory Board at Georgia Tech.

Joseph C. Irastorza, Ph.D IE 1973, in addition to his Ph. D in Industrial Engineering holds a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech. Irastorza's illustrious career includes thirty-two years of consulting services to Kurt Salmon Associates (KSA) serving clients in the United States, South America, and Europe. After joining KSA in 1968, he held various positions of increasing responsibility, including regional and national director of Information and Business Systems Consulting and was elected to KSA Board of Directors in 1993. He has also worked as a senior engineer for Bell System, contributed in founding the Atlanta Cuban Club, and serves as an Emeritus Member of the ISyE Alumni Advisory Board at Georgia Tech

Andrea Laliberte, IE 1982, MS IE 1984, is currently the senior vice president of Distributions and Consumer Service for Coach, Inc., a leading marketer of modern classic American accessories. Laliberte has contributed to global distribution, consumer service, and transportation and customs compliance. In 2005 after leading the design and start-up of Coach's distribution and contact center in Jacksonville, Florida, she assumed the responsibility of global supply chain innovation. She also serves on the Georgia Tech Advisory Board, member of the ISyE Advisory Board, trustee of the Girls Inc. of Jacksonville Endowment Trust, and member of the Women's Giving Alliance.

Willis Potts, IE 1969, served as the vice president and general manager of Temple Inland until 2004 concluding an accomplished career in the pulp and paper industry. Included among his many awards are being named a fellow of the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI) and the Executive Eagle award from the Pulp and Paper Safety Association. He dedicates much of his time to philanthropic, educational, and civic organizations, including being the Chair of the Communities in School, a mentoring program. Governor Sonny Purdue appointed Potts to the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia in 2006. He currently serves on the boards of directors for Wells Real Estate Funds, and J & J Industries.

Jane L. Snowdon, PhD IE 1994, has twenty-zix years with IBM in research and engineering positions. After joining IBM's T.J. Watson Research Center and subsequently becoming a manager of the Emerging Systems Design Department, Snowdon is now a senior manager in the Industry Solutions and Emerging Business Department. She is responsible for developing strategies and coordinating research efforts worldwide to create innovative solutions for small and medium-sized businesses. Snowdon's many other accomplishment and contributions include mentoring researchers in the United States and China, participating in IBM's Makocha Minds initiative for mentoring African university students, and serving as a senior member of the Institute for Industrial Engineers (IIE). She currently serves on the ISyE Advisory Board at Georgia Tech and previously served on the boards at The Pennsylvania State University and The University of South Florida.

Reported June 2008

ATLANTA (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate more than a quarter of all toddlers in the United States may be under-vaccinated, which can leave them unprotected against diseases like measles, mumps and even polio. Now, researchers have teamed up with the CDC to help keep kids' vaccinations on track.

Nine-week-old Grace Marsaa is getting her very first vaccinations. For her parents, it's the beginning of a long and sometimes confusing process. "You know you have all these years that you have to keep track of it -- which ones come when and everything," Louise Marsaa, Grace's mother, told Ivanhoe. "It's hard!"

A recent survey found that only nine percent of children get all their vaccinations at the recommended times. Only half receive all recommended doses by their second birthday. "If the child doesn't receive the doses on time or if some of them are given at the wrong time the vaccination doesn't have the coverage that it's supposed to," Pinar Keskinocak, Ph.D., an associate professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, told Ivanhoe.

Using computer science and mathematical models, Dr. Keskinocak, her colleagues and the CDC have created a new, interactive childhood immunization schedule. "What we offer is a computer program that in some sense gives the best possible scenario given that a child is falling behind the recommended schedule," Faram Engineer, a Ph.D. student at the Georgia Institute of Technology, told Ivanhoe. Parents or physicians can put in a child's birthday and what vaccinations they've already received. The web-based tool creates a safe and effective catch-up schedule for any vaccinations they've missed.

Thanks to operations researchers who use math to find the best solution, Robert Harrison, M.D., a pediatrician specializing in infectious disease at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, says the vaccination schedule is likely to be a big help to doctors and parents. "I think it's absolutely wonderful. It's helpful to the parents in case they have any questions about what they've had and what the limits are," Dr. Harrison told Ivanhoe.

Researchers say the computerized tool will help doctors and parents keep up with changing rules and requirements for childhood vaccinations. The interactive schedule can be downloaded for free at www.cdc.gov/vaccines.

The American Mathematical Society, the Mathematical Association of America, and the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences contributed to the information contained in the TV portion of this report.

Dr. Bill Kessler, President of Palisades Enterprises and Professor and Director of Executive Programs for the Tennenbaum Institute at Georgia Tech, acted as moderator at this year's forum, and Dr. Leon McGinnis, Eugene C. Gwaltney Chair in Manufacturing Systems and Professor, Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, moderated one of the four breakout sessions, focusing on R&D needs in NCM.

The NCF Forum has become a key rallying point for companies facing the challenges of competing and succeeding in complex global value networks producing manufactured goods.

The major issues identified in the R&D session were:
*Interoperability:
-The challenge is more than getting computers & databases to talk to each other.
-Interoperability must enable independent firms scattered across the globe to work in parallel.
-Must enable collaboration and innovation to take place throughout the network.

*Network Governance
-A paradigm shift is necessary.
-A framework for collaboration must be created.
-When the paradigm shift happens, new problems will need to be solved.

*Modeling
-Since NCM networks are so complex, they can't be effectively managed until we model them.
-The model must be populated with real time data, the model must integrate a number of different disciplines, and capture knowledge and data for re-use.

*Socializing the Network
-Information technology cannot substitute for human interaction & decision making.
-Even in a high tech global manufacturing environment, human relationships are very important to building trust, gauging risk and forming collaborative alliances.

More information about the NCF Forum is available at the DNS Solutions website:
http://www.doylecenter.org/

NAFSA specifically commended the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering for its Supply Chain & Logistics Institute (SCL). An alliance with the National University of Singapore (NUS) allowed SCL to create the Logistics Institute-Asia Pacific program which offers master's degrees, conducts research, and hosts conferences.

The report also recognized ISyE's Dr. Chen Zhou, Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies and Associate Professor, for his summer study abroad program which takes undergraduates to Singapore and Beijing. Along with students from NUS and Tsinghua University in Beijing, Georgia Tech students study manufacturing, logistics, and modern Asian history.

At the time of the report, 80 percent of Tech undergraduates were in the fields of engineering and science. "Given the kind of university Georgia Tech is, it's remarkable that we have 34 percent of our students studying abroad,* Howard A. Rollins, Jr., a psychology professor and former associate vice provost of International Programs, told NAFSA. Study abroad opportunities are available to all majors and according to the report, nearly 1,000 Tech students participate in study abroad each year.

An international perspective is imperative to the modern engineer's success, according to former Institute president Wayne Clough. "Even if they stay in this country *which is unlikely*during their careers, they are going to be impacted by this global economy,* Clough told NAFSA.

NAFSA: Association of International Educators is a member organization that advocates international education and serves the field by awarding grants and providing professional development opportunities. NAFSA offers networking opportunities and sets standards of good practice for international educators and their institutions.

Professor Bartholdi says about the Wine Supply Chain Council, "we will work with the wineries, carriers, and distributors, all along the supply chain to improve the care and efficiency with which the product is handled.*

Colleagues from around the world, from major wine-producing regions to centers of consumption, will aid in data gathering by inserting temperature recording devices, "Thermochrons,* in cartons of wine at points of production. The full effects of seasonality are observed as the product is tracked through wineries, shipping lanes, importers, distributors, and the final customer. While others have conducted similar studies, this effort spearheaded by SCL is unique in scale, scope, and duration.

Collaborators of the Wine Supply Chain Council include the Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute; the Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) of Melbourne Australia; Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile of Santiago, Chile; the Council of Science and Industrial Research (CSIR) of Cape Town and Pretoria, South Africa; and the newest member, The National University of Cuyo of Mendoza, Argentina.

At the meeting in November in Mendoza, Argentina, in addition to welcoming the National University of Cuyo to the team, highlights included meetings with the Minister of Production, Technology, and Innovation, and the President of the National Institute of Vitiviniculture, with managers of COVIAR and of Bodegas de Argentina, and with directors of logistics at leading wineries.

As their processes stabilize, Bartholdi and Ratliff plan on including markets in Japan, the UK, Singapore, and wine producers in Italy, France and Spain. In addition to broadening its work by adding new members, the SCL led team will also look at the transportation of fresh fruit and fish.

General Johnson will oversee all aspects of the league's officiating program, including recruiting, training and development, scheduling, data management and analysis, and work rules enforcement. He will report to Joel Litvin, NBA President, League and Basketball Operations.

"Ron's wealth of leadership and management experience, together with his engineering expertise in areas such as systems analysis, processes, and operations, make him an ideal candidate to lead our officiating program,* said NBA Commissioner David Stern. "Our referees are the best in the world but they never stop striving to improve and Ron has made a career out of getting the very best out of people. We are fortunate to have someone of such extraordinary accomplishment joining our staff."

When asked how he gets the best out of his people, Johnson said he focuses on "the people and the team they can become * then leading becomes easy.*

After completing 32 years of military service as a combat engineer, General Johnson recently retired from the Army. From 2003 to 2004, he oversaw $18 billion of reconstruction in Iraq as Commanding General of the Army Corps of Engineers, Gulf Region Division.

Prior to earning his Master's in Operations Research and Systems Analysis from the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Tech, General Johnson graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point where he holds a Master's in Strategy from the Army's School of Advanced Military Studies. General Johnson is a two-star general and has received executive leadership and national security training at Harvard University, Gallup University, George Washington University, the University of Virginia, and the Center for Creative Leadership. He was an Army War College Fellow at the Joint Center or Political and Economic Studies.

Johnson will relocate from Alexandria, Virginia to work in the NBA's New York headquarters.

Dr. Bill Kessler, President of Palisades Enterprises and Professor and Director of Executive Programs for the Tennenbaum Institute at Georgia Tech, and Dr. Leon McGinnis, Eugene C. Gwaltney Chair in Manufacturing Systems, Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, are leading a multidisciplinary team of experts from Georgia Tech, Georgia State University and INSEAD, who will address a broad range of issues, from trade and security policy to system modeling to collaboration. The resulting roadmap will guide LMAero's R&D investments in supporting the F35 global delivery system.

Dr. Rose spent several days learning about the Keck Lab research into "on-demand scheduling." Dr. Rose's assessment was that "the Keck Lab work using SysML to drive on-demand simulation is very promising, and we hope to develop a close collaboration."

Dr. Rose also presented an invited seminar on "Simulation-based Scheduling* based on his work over the last two years and the lessons he has learned from developing workforce scheduling solutions for complex assembly lines. His research focuses on making optimum use of the available workers while maximizing the number of jobs processed during a given time horizon. The workers have a large range of qualifications, the jobs have due dates, and there are several resource modes for most of the productions steps (for instance, short processing times with large number of workers or smaller processing time with fewer workers). Typical manufacturing environments where these conditions can be found are the assembly of planes, turbines, printing machines, or other large one-of-a-kind assembly outputs. Due to the huge number of constraints on scheduling in these environments, it is hard even to find a feasible schedule for the workers. This was the main reason why he decided to start the development of a simulation-based scheduler. He is more than half way through this development process and there are several important "lessons learned" with respect to the solution approach as such and the data and information requirements he requires from his partners in industry. In this talk, he discussed modeling issues (e.g., is it possible to develop a common model description for a variety of industries?), solution approach issues (e.g., is it possible to find a feasible solution on time?), and data/information collection issues (e.g., which tools do we need to obtain relevant data/information from our partners in industry).

McGinnis's address focused on "transformation challenges in global collaborative/network centric manufacturing* and highlighted the R&D currently underway and in development at Georgia Tech. DMC is the major venue for manufacturing R&D information exchange in the defense manufacturing sector.

The 2008 Defense Manufacturing Conference was held at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort, Walt Disney World* Resort, Florida. It was held in collaboration with the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Advanced Systems and Concepts, the Military Departments, the Defense Logistics Agency, the Missile Defense Agency and the Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel.

Dieker works in Applied Probability and his research is motivated in part by applications to communication networks and to business processes such as workforce management and service systems. He has worked on simulation techniques, on random processes with long memory and heavy tails, and on diffusion approximations.

His current projects include:
- Capacity planning for diffusion approximations of stochastic networks (in collaboration with M.S. Squillante and S. Ghosh, IBM Research, NY)
- Long-term behavior of diffusion approximations (in collaboration with John Moriarty, University of Manchester, UK).
- Connections between queues in series, non-colliding processes, and random matrices (in collaboration with Jon Warren, University of Warwick, UK)

Dieker comes to Georgia Tech from the IBM T. J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, NY, where he spent a year as the 2007-2008 IBM Herman Goldstine Memorial Postdoctoral Fellow in Mathematical Sciences. Prior to that, he worked at the University College Cork, Ireland, as a postdoctoral researcher.

Dieker earned his master's degree in Operations Research from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 2002. In 2006, he defended his PhD thesis, Extremes and fluid queues, at the University of Amsterdam. His thesis was awarded both an Applied Probability Trust Award and the 2006 Stieltjes prize for Mathematics.

In the midst of completing her senior design project, a camera crew from Career TV came to Georgia Tech and followed Ana Ortiz around for the day, chronicling her demanding life as an industrial engineering student. This segment is scheduled to be broadcast in February 2009.

At semesters end, Amanda Ondras, a fellow ISyE undergraduate, conducted the following interview with Ana:

What was the most challenging aspect of Senior Design?

It was easy for us to get a problem and build a simulation. But defining the root of the problem was really a big challenge as well as finding a good way to summarize the vast amount of analyses for our final presentation. We struggled with how you make the client and the faculty happy at the same time.

What was the most valuable experience from Senior Design?

It's the best thing that I've done at Tech so far. I haven't worked in such a high pressure environment. In hindsight it will teach me a lot about time management. Mainly, I learned how to present data and how to present it in the right manner. We presented the same findings to the client and faculty but had to do so in completely different ways. Bottom line, we learned how to make a sales pitch.

What advice would you give to a student about to start Senior Design?

HOLD ON TIGHT! Try to have goals that you can achieve by the end of your late night working sessions. It is easy to get distracted by some tiny little thing. Don't lose focus of the main goal of the project.

Tell me about the experience with Career TV. What was it like?

It was really interesting. It happened during the biggest crunch times for senior design. It was a really cool experience that I don't regret taking the time to do it. It was the busiest day of my life. I also had to be at the football game because I was working the President's Box, and my senior design project was due the next night. They [Career TV] showed up with super, fancy cameras and interviewed me. They followed me around all day. I talked to them about Senior Design and Tech and how hard it is.

What motivated you to come to Georgia Tech?

My mom, my dad, and my grandfather all came to Tech; and I wanted to do something completely different. But I did know that I wanted to be an Industrial Engineer. My Dad sent me online to look up the best school for Industrial Engineering. I thought it was going to be MIT. But it was Georgia Tech's IE program. And that was it. They got me!

Why Industrial and Systems Engineering?

In high school it's tough to know that you want to do industrial engineering. I wanted something that would give me more of a technical, solid background. More so than a liberal art program. For me industrial engineering doesn't tie you into one industry or one thing that you're going to do for the rest of your life. It gives you the analytics for a variety of industries.

What are your plans after your May graduation?

I am really eager to get out of academia, and work for awhile to make some money. I want to do consulting, which I think is a big trend right now with IE's. I'd like to gear myself more towards the business side and management stuff. I want to see different problems across different industries.

Favorite book?

Harry Potter!

What song is queued up on your Ipod right now?

El Muella de Seu Blas by Man*

Weirdest study habit?

I can't study without my roommate [Vivian Soler]. We're both IE's. Even if we're not taking the same classes, if I'm writing up a report I'll ask her "Do you want to come to Starbucks with me?* And she'll study something else. But if I am by myself I'll fall asleep, or I'll be on Facebook.

[end of interview]

Ana continues to juggle other classes, challenging herself academically. She is also serving as a Georgia Tech Ambassador, a member of the Hispanic Recruitment Team, and working as an intern with the Bank of America. In addition, Ana is also involved in campus organizations, serving as the president of the Spanish Speaking Organization, a member of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, and a tutor at North Atlanta High School through the Hispanic Scholarship Fund.

Highlights of her academic career include maintenance of at least a 3.0 GPA throughout her tenure at Georgia Tech, recipient of the Jack C. Webb Scholarship, recipient of the Silver Level Tower Award, and HENAAC-Northrop Grumman Scholar of the Week. These awards were a result of the skill set Ana has acquired while at the Stewart School of Industrial Engineering, which includes: scholarship, leadership, extracurricular and community activities.

Bill Rouse is a professor in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) and holds a joint appointment within the College of Computing. He also serves as Executive Director of the university-wide Tennenbaum Institute for Enterprise Transformation. Rouse has over thirty years of experience in research, education, management, marketing, and engineering related to individual and organizational performance, decision support systems, and information systems. In these areas, he has consulted with over one hundred large and small enterprises in the private, public, and non-profit sectors, where he has worked with several thousand executives and senior managers. His expertise includes individual and organizational decision making and problem solving, as well as design of organizations and information systems.

Bert Zwart is the Coca-Cola associate professor at ISyE. Zwart graduated in 1997 with an M.A. degree in Econometrics at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He carried out his Ph.D research at Eindhoven University of Technology and the Center for Mathematics and Computer Science. For his Ph.D thesis "Queueing Systems with Heavy Tails", he received the Applied Probability Trust award (2001), the ASML prize for best Ph.D thesis in Einhoven in 2002, and the Gijs de Leve prize for best Ph.D thesis in Operations research (in the Netherlands, from 2000-2002). In the academic year 2001-2002, he spent a postdoctoral fellowship at INRIA, Rocquencourt, France. From 2002-2006, Bert Zwart was on the faculty of the math and CS department of Eindhoven University of Technology as VENI fellow and assistant professor. He serves on the editorial boards of several international journals.

The Georgia Tech community breathlessly watched Endeavor's progress as it raced across the Atlanta skyline on November 20 and as images from inside the shuttle were broadcast on the jumbo-tron at the Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket's victorious game over the Miami Hurricanes.

Kimbrough first worked for the NASA team as part of the Aircraft Operations Division at Ellington Field in Houston, where he served as a flight simulation engineer on the Shuttle Training Aircraft. He was selected as an astronaut in 2004. This mission was Kimbrough's first spaceflight. On this mission, he was responsible for repairs outside of the space station, honored with the task of two, seven hour space walks.

The mission parameters included delivering supplies to the International Space Station (ISS), using robotics to repair and improve the ISS, and install a new toilet with a water purification system. These upgrades will allow the ISS to expand from a three person crew to six, including Sandy Magnus.

Space shuttle Endeavour and its 747 ferry aircraft finished a trek across the country on December 12, 2008 with a perfect landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Now that Endeavour is back at Kennedy, technicians will process the vehicle and prepare if for its next scheduled return to space on the STS-127 mission in 2009.

Kimbrough graduated from the Stewart School of Industrial Engineering with a master's in Operations Research in 1998. Coupled with his education from the U.S. Military Academy, Kimbrough's illustrious career has been marked by earning an Army Major rank, teaching math at West Point (calculus and statistics), and performing as a flight simulation engineer on the Shuttle Training Aircraft with NASA.

Reid was an undergraduate student at Georgia Tech majoring the industrial and systems engineering.

"Reid found happiness in our School of Industrial and Systems Engineering after facing doubts in another School at GT,* said Patti Parker, ISyE undergraduate program manager. "After going through some rough times, Reid seemed optimistic about School and content and at peace in his personal life. I feel fortunate to have known him. He was a delightful breath of fresh air."

Reid was a native of Miami, Florida, and grew up in Wichita, Kansas, and Tampa, Florida. He attended Wichita Collegiate School and, in Tampa, St. Mary's School and Berkeley Preparatory School. He moved to Richmond with his family in 2001 and enrolled in the Collegiate School, where he graduated in 2004. At Collegiate, he was on the swim team and active in the theater. He also enjoyed indoor wall-climbing. He took up skydiving after enrolling in college and joined a team that performed formation maneuvers in flight. He came one short of his 300th jump on Saturday.

Wherever he lived, Reid enjoyed strong friendships. He pursued his interests with passion and shared it with those around him. Following advice that one of the best ways to find yourself is through service to others, he sought opportunities with the Atlanta YMCA. He became a counselor at the Atlanta's Cherokee Outdoor YMCA, where he taught climbing. Some of his Georgia Tech friends joined him there on the staff. There Reid found a part of himself that he didn't know * a pleasure in working with children and teaching skills.

To honor Reid, the Cherokee Outdoor Family YMCA at Lake Allatoona in Woodstock named its climbing tower for Reid. The 60-foot structure will become the Reid Ashe Memorial Climbing Tower.

Toby Bramblett, YMCA executive director, described Ashe as a "rock for this facility" in his role as action learning coordinator. For the past two summers Reid managed the YMCA's climbing towers and lead off-site climbing trips. "This is a way for us to remember him," Bramblett said. "He made an impact on that wall. That's a way for us to continue the tradition of Reid."

Reid leaves his parents, Lisa Fye Ashe and Olen Reid Ashe Jr, of Richmond; a younger brother, David, who is a student at the College of Charleston; and a grandmother, Imogene H. Fye of Galax, Virginia.

Memorial donations are suggested to the YMCA of Greater Richmond or the YMCA of Metropolitan Atlanta.

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Reported August 2008
ATLANTA, Ga. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- In 1918 and 1919, more than a half-a-million Americans died in a huge flu pandemic. We've had other flu outbreaks since, and now, illnesses like bird flu and SARs have raised concerns that another pandemic may be coming. Though we can't know for sure when it will hit, or how severe it will be, a new kind of planning tool may help us prepare for the worst.

College professor John Bugge spends a lot of time riding his bike. Preparing for a pandemic? Not so much. "I guess I would have to say I'm a unprepared as anybody else,* John Bugge, professor at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Ga., explained.

It happened in 1918, a huge flu outbreak that spread worldwide. Could it happen again in our time?

At Georgia Tech's Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, researchers say the threat of a modern pandemic is very real. "I would like to say we don't have to plan for it, but the truth is, we expect that it's coming, it's just a matter of when it comes,* Julie Swann, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech, told Ivanhoe.

Now, operations researchers have developed a mathematical model that uses Georgia census data, to track a pandemic before it actually hits. This model can predict when and where the pandemic would spread.

"What's different about the research that we're doing is it really looks at the aspects that relate to the spread of the disease over time and over geography,* Dr. Swann said.

The model can also be used for distributing food and vaccine, so providers can plan ahead. "For example if you're interested in opening food distribution facilities, depending on the number of infected people it will tell you where you should open facilities where you should close them, and how you should allocate your resources,* Pinar Keskinocak, Ph.D., Operations researcher at H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech., told Ivanhoe.

Understanding a pandemic before it hits. It could help ensure we all get the help and medicine we need to survive.

Despite these successes, however, Costa Rica and Latin America continue to face many challenges associated with the economic development process.

In an effort to address these challenges, an anonymous donor has committed $2.5 million to establish the Georgia Tech Center for Productivity Engineering. The Center*a joint venture between the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering and the College of Management*will partner with public agencies, private industry, and academic institutions in Costa Rica and throughout Latin America to:

* encourage interdisciplinary research on economic development in the region that would involve collaboration with U.S. and Latin American researchers and educators and involved students;

* create and deliver undergraduate and graduate engineering and business curricula in support of this research goal; and

* interact with the region's business community in order to promote economic growth that is protective and mindful of the region's commitment to protect its unique environmental resources.

"Because of the growing importance of technology throughout the world, there is a critical need to engage institutions that have not only the required technological leadership, but also the ability to integrate their technical leadership with public policy and cultural understanding,* says Steve Salbu, Stephen P. Zelnak Jr. Chair and dean of the College of Management. "Such institutions will be able to convene interdisciplinary teams and create the partnerships between governments, industry, and universities that are required for a significant impact on economic growth and sustainability.*

"The activities of the Center for Productivity Engineering will help educate and train professional leaders in both engineering and business,* says Chelsea C. White III, chair of the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. "Part of the Center's mission will be to help Latin American leaders better understand the relationships between free enterprise, productivity, and respect for consumer interests coupled with respect for the environment. The Center will also strive to help business leaders develop an understanding of national and regional economic systems and their growth and stability.*

Because sustainability is a declared national and institutional priority for Costa Rica and Georgia Tech, White added, all of the Center's activities will be governed by a commitment to the principles of environmental protection and sustainable business practices.

Initially, the Center for Productivity Engineering will work to develop partnerships with organizations such as INCAE (a national research consortium in Costa Rica with modern research facilities focused on manufacturing), the University of Costa Rica, El Instituto Politechnico de Costa Rica, Fundaci*n Omar Dengo, and the C*mara de Industriales de Costa Rica, maximizing the synergy of their expertise and resources with those of Georgia Tech.

"As a microcosm of Latin America with a strong academic infrastructure, Costa Rica has the ability to capture the importance of productivity as a significant force for improving the nation's competitive position in a globalized world,* says the anonymous donor. "If Costa Rica's adoption of the principles of productivity enables it to outperform the rest of Latin America economically, as we expect, that in turn should lead several other Latin American countries to follow suit, with the intent of improving the economic quality of life in those countries. Georgia Tech's international experience and presence in France, Singapore, China, and India leaves me without a doubt that the program to be implemented in Costa Rica will be a resounding success.*

"The Center for Productivity Engineering will be a key player in strengthening the economies of Costa Rica and all of Latin America,* says Jack Liberman, ChE 1971, MS IE 1973, president of the Costa Rican Chamber of Industries. "Business leaders throughout Latin America are eager to engage with the Center's highly skilled faculty and students in seeking new and creative ways to improve the productivity and vitality of the region's economy.*

To inquire about making a gift in support of the Center for Productivity Engineering, contact Assistant Vice President for Development Marta H. Garcia at 404.894.5505 or marta.garcia@dev.gatech.edu.

Congratulations to the following winners:

Category: Exploring Other Countries

1st place: Clarence Wardell III, PhD Student, for his photograph titled: Woman in Rice Field
Description: During the spring of 2008, I traveled to the INNOVATE Conference on Globalization and Technology as a part of the Georgia Tech delegation. The conference took us to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Singapore for ten days. "Woman in the Rice Field* was taken in Vietnam during the course of this trip. As we traveled from the city center out to the Mekong Delta, our bus stopped on the road alongside a rice field. There were several workers harvesting rice in the field. The temperature was extremely hot, very near 100 degrees, and as you can see the women are dressed to protect themselves from exposure to the sun.

2nd place: Clarence Wardell III, PhD Student, for his photograph titled: A Vatican View
Description: In Fall 2007, I made a trip to Rome, Italy over the Thanksgiving break. While there, I had a chance to experience some of the ancient treasures that the city has to offer. This particular photo was captured while at the Castel Sant' Angelo. The woman is peering onto the city below, while in the background an image of St. Perter's Basilica can be seen.

3rd place: Pinar Keskinocak, Associate Professor, for her photograph titled: Alanya Coastline
Description: This picture was taken in Alanya, Turkey. Alanya is in the south of Turkey, along the coast.

Honorary Mention: Clarence Wardell III, PhD Student, for his photograph titled: The Mekong Market
Description: As we arrived at the Mekong Delta, we traveled by boat along the river. As in most areas, the river is used as a mode by which goods are transported. There is a market along the Delta, to which this man was headed to sell his goods.

Category: International Students Exploring the United States

1st place: Feng Qiu, PhD Student, for his photograph titled: Lake Mendota, Madison WI: Beautiful Memories
Description: This is the first place in the United States that I visited. I have beautiful memories of that area.

2nd place: Feng Qiu, PhD Student for his photograph titled: Chicago
Description: I was traveling along one rainy winter day in Chicago when I took this picture. I was thousands of miles from my home in Central China. Yet Chicago's Magnificent Mile reminded me of the WaiTan river bank in ShangHai.

3rd place: Feng Qiu, PhD Student for his photograph titled: Georgia Tech Football
Description: Go Jackets!

Honorary Mention: Feng Qiu, PhD Student for his photograph titled: Merry-Go-Round: Disney Land
Description: I grew up with Disney cartoons. Finally I'm here. All the happy times from childhood came to my mind during this trip.

To view all winning photographs visit,
http://www.isye.gatech.edu/news-events/photocontest/.

Photographs were numbered and sent to the judges for review. Each photo was judged on its relevance to the specific category in which it was entered as well as composition and quality.

Our panel of judges included:
Rob Felt, Photographer, Institute Communications and Public Affairs
GT Photography Club President Eric Turner, Civil Engineering
GT Photography Club Vice President Logan Vickery, Industrial Design

"There were some really great images entered in the contest,* said Felt. "It's always refreshing to see the Tech community out in the field, both working and having fun. We are hoping to use some of the images in Georgia Tech publications to illustrate international education opportunities.*

Endowed professorships, such as this one, are awarded to outstanding faculty, ensuring them the resources they need to remain at the forefront of their fields and to lead teaching and research efforts in their key areas. The Coca-Cola Junior Professorship is supported by a gift from Coca-Cola, in order to support research and development in the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech.

Vengazhiyil's research interests are in the areas of statistics and quality engineering. He is especially interested in developing statistical methodologies for solving complex engineering problems.

In 2005, he was awarded the Jack Youden Prize from the American Society for Quality and a Career Award from National Science Foundation. In 2003, he received Distinguished Dissertation Award from the University of Michigan's Rackham Graduate School.

Vengazhiyil holds a Ph.D. degree in Statistics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2002; an M.Tech degree in Quality, Reliability, and Operations Research; and a B.Tech degree in Production Engineering and Management.

The web-based survey of 1,644 logistics executives from North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America identifies a number of key findings:

* Green supply chain initiatives are essential for future business success according to 98% of logistics executives, yet the majority is unwilling to invest any additional funds in the greening of the supply chain.

* The theft of material goods continues to be the top security concern. But the changing business environment means that companies must focus more attention on other causes of supply chain disruption from the theft of intellectual capital and natural disasters, to the closure of ports and product tampering.

* Underpinning sustainability and security are strong relationships across the different parties in the supply chain achieved through integrated systems and services. Through deliberate efforts to form solid relationships with logistics providers using detailed contracts and metrics, companies can achieve significant cost savings, shorter order cycles, better customer service and improved business efficiency.

Although the survey shows that 3PLs and their users believe the associated costs of creating a more secure, integrated, environmentally-friendly supply chain should be split, there is continued resistance to collaboration and the unspoken assumption that costs will ultimately be carried by the customer.

Green supply chain:
Companies are almost unanimous in their belief that green supply chain initiatives, such as local sourcing, are important but there is widespread uncertainty about how to move forward with sustainable supply chain operations. However, companies must begin to act before it is too late. The survey shows that the 'greening' of the supply chain will have an increasing impact on network design, transport modes used, selection of equipment, business processes, behaviors and balance sheets. Yet few users rate green capabilities as a deciding factor when choosing 3PL partners. Only 46% of respondents said that the effect of supply chain operations on the environment was a factor considered when selecting a 3PL. Collaboration is key; only when the source and impact of emissions can be accurately assessed can 3PLs and their customers become accountable and will the supply chain become more environmentally friendly.

"3PLs and their customers must be open about expectations and capabilities, if they are to find innovative ways to improve supply chain security and green credentials,* said Hans Hickler, CEO, DHL Global Customer Solutions. "When companies cooperate with 3PLs, there is often limited readiness for both parties to adequately learn current practices, develop joint solutions and share the benefits. But those willing to advance the 3PL-customer relationship beyond today's sticking points stand to be rewarded with supply chain efficiencies that deliver competitive advantage and customer satisfaction.*

Security in the supply chain:
Although 76% of respondents called their 3PLs secure, the survey reveals a gap between 3PL users' expectations and the current security capabilities of their 3PLs. Companies are becoming increasingly concerned about the costs of meeting compliance mandates designed to enhance supply chain security in the face of terrorist threats. However, by working closely with 3PLs and setting up the right processes, companies can stand to gain considerable benefits that help recoup costs and improve the efficiency of the supply chain.

"Though the overall 3PL picture is similar to last year, it has become clear that green supply chain and supply chain security are increasingly becoming key drivers for success,* said Dennis Wereldsma, Global Leader of Capgemini's Distribution Sector. "As compliance and regulation around green and security practices becomes increasingly prevalent, 3PLs and users that are greener and can tout their security capabilities can gain significant market advantage.*

Integrated Logistics
The benefits of supply chain collaboration and logistics integration can be huge, but this can only be achieved by putting aside fears over loss of control, visibility, internal competency, and of being too dependent on a third party service provider. However, through the use of comprehensive service level agreements that balance costs and risks and 3PLs investing in their own service offerings, companies will begin to experience the payoffs of working so closely together. By adopting integration-enabling, open standards-based technologies together with 3PLs, companies will be able to increase agility, lower costs and ensure stronger relationships.

Dr. John Langley from the Georgia Tech's Supply Chain & Logistics Institute reiterates, "The greatest shared challenge is that of forming and growing successful collaborative relationships between users and providers of logistics services. Without a commitment from both sides little progress can be made in the greening of the supply chain and supply chain security. More than three quarters of 3PL users rate consolidation, routing, and mode selection as the top services 3PLs can contribute to green strategies. However, just 31% indicate that their 3PLs currently offer these capabilities.*

Technology is a high priority for 3PL users. 3PLs continue to outsource web-enabled communications, visibility tools, warehouse/distribution management, and transportation management/execution. However, the IT expectation/performance gap persists, with only 38% of the respondents satisfied with their 3PL providers' information technology capabilities.

"The continued gap between the capabilities of 3PLs and what is required by their customers is extremely worrying,* said Sundar Swaminathan, Senior Director, Oracle. "IT capabilities are critical to the integration of logistics services provided by 3PLs and the ability to facilitate green supply chains and supply chain security. 3PLs need to simplify and modernize their applications and infrastructure so they can bring new services to market more quickly, increase agility and operational efficiency and deliver service excellence.*

About the Study
A total of 1,644 logistics executives from 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. The findings were then supplemented with the results from in-depth 'focus interviews' which were a new feature in this year's study. Interviews were conducted with industry observers and experts, primarily relating to the special topics identified in this year's report; integrated service offerings, "green* supply chain, and supply chain security. The Capgemini Accelerated Solutions Environment* (ASE) was also leveraged as a brainstorming setting where executives could collaborate on shared issues. Survey recipients were asked to think of a 3PL as a company that provides one or more logistics services for its clients and customers and a 'fourth party logistics (4PL) provider' of logistics services as one that may include more advanced logistics outsourcing services than a conventional 3PL normally would provide.

About Capgemini
Capgemini, one of the world's 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 - and through a global delivery model called Rightshore*, which aims to offer the right resources in the right location at competitive cost. Present in 36 countries, Capgemini reported 2007 global revenues of *8.7 billion and employs over 86,000 people worldwide. More information is available at www.capgemini.com.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech, located in Atlanta, is a leader in logistics and supply chain and logistics education. Through its H. Milton 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 TheLogistics Institute Asia-Pacific, a program in partnership with the National University of Singapore. For more information, please visit www.isye.gatech.edu and www.scl.gatech.edu, as well as www.scl.gatech.edu/scef for information about the Supply Chain Executive Forum at Georgia Tech.

About C. John Langley, Jr., Ph.D.
Dr. C. John Langley Jr. is Professor of Supply Chain Management and Director of Supply Chain Executive Programs at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Dr. Langley is a former President of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, and a recipient of the Council's Distinguished Service Award. In 2007 he was recognized by the American Society of Transportation and Logistics as an Honorary Distinguished Logistics Professional for his long-term contributions and continuing commitment to the transportation logistics community. He received his Ph.D. degree in Business Logistics from Penn State University. Dr. Langley has co-authored several books, including Supply Chain Management: A Logistics Perspective, an 8th edition textbook published 2008. He is lead author of the annual Third Party Logistics Study, and has just completed the 2008 13th Annual 3PL Study. Dr. Langley also serves on the Boards of Directors of UTi Worldwide, Inc., Averitt Express, Inc., and Forward Air Corporation, in addition to several involvements on academic advisory boards to logistics organizations. He also serves currently as Education Advisor for NASSTRAC.

About Oracle
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About DHL
DHL is the global market leader of the international express and logistics industry, specializing in providing innovative and customized solutions from a single source. DHL offers expertise in express, air and ocean freight, overland transport, contract logistic solutions as well as international mail services, combined with worldwide coverage and an in-depth understanding of local markets. DHL's international network links more than 220 countries and territories worldwide. Some 300,000 employees are dedicated to providing fast and reliable services that exceed customers' expectations. DHL is a Deutsche Post World Net brand. The group generated revenues of more than *63 billion in 2007.

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. The contributions of a nominee are evaluated in five categories: Research, Practice, Management, Education, and Service.

"Being elected a fellow by INFORMS is a testament to the quality of work produced by Professor Shi," said Chelsea C. White III, ISyE School Chair. "I and all of Jan's ISyE colleagues are very proud of this most deserved recognition."

Professor Shi is a leading researcher in variation modeling, analysis, and control of complex systems. He has developed innovative methodologies for modeling, monitoring, diagnosis, and control for complex systems in a data rich environment. He has produced 22 Ph.D. graduates, 16 of whom have joined IE departments as faculty members, 5 have received NSF CAREER Awards, and one received the PECASE award. He has published more than 100 papers (75 journal papers and collectively received more than 1200 paper citations). He has also worked with industrial companies and served as PI and co-PI of more than 15 million dollars in research grants. He has led various research projects funded by the National Science Foundation, NIST Advanced Technology Program, General Motors, Daimler-Chrysler, Ford, Lockheed-Martin, Honeywell, Pfizer, and various other industrial companies and funding agencies. The technologies developed in his research group have been implemented in various production systems with significant economic impacts.

Professor Shi has received numerous awards and honors. His most recent awards include the NUTN 2007 Distance Education Innovation Award; 2007 Fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers; 2007 Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineering, 2007 Monroe-Brown Foundation Research Excellence Award; Sloan-C 2006 Program Profile Award; and the 2006 Best Paper Award at the Industrial Engineering Research Conference.

Professor Shi is the founding chairperson of the Quality, Statistics and Reliability (QSR) Subdivision at INFORMS. He also serves as the Director of Program in Manufacturing, co-Director of Global Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering, and Director of Laboratory for In-Process Quality Improvement Research (IPQI) at the University of Michigan. He is also the founding Director of the Quality Science Center at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

He is currently serving as the Department Editor of IIE Transactions on Quality and Reliability Engineering, Senior Editor of Chinese Journal of Institute of Industrial Engineering and associate editor for the International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineering (IIE), a Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME), and also a member of ASQ, SME, and ASA.

Professor Shi received his B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Beijing Institute of Technology in 1984 and 1987 respectively, and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1992.

The 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. Shi joins a prestigious list including ten other Stewart School faculty members who have received this honor.

Other ISyE recipients include:
Dr. John Bartholdi,
Dr. Jim Dai
Dr. Augustine Esogbue,
Dr. John Jarvis,
Dr. Ellis Johnson,
Dr. George Nemhauser,
Dr. Donald Ratliff,
Dr. William Rouse,
Dr. Michael Thomas, and
Dr. Chelsea White III.

The INFORMS Committee's citation acknowledged Zwart's extensive contributions to the field: "This award recognizes Berts' outstanding contributions to several areas in the interface of applied probability, computer science, and communication networks.

His most notable contributions were to develop large-buffer asymptotics in communication networks and delay asymptotics for scheduling disciplines. In analyzing large-buffer asymptotics, Bert and his coauthors developed new tools for obtaining the exact large-buffer asymptotics for fluid queues fed by a superposition of on-off sources with heavy-tailed activity periods, solving some key open problems in this area. In analyzing delay asymptotics, Bert and his coauthors broke new ground to obtain delay asymptotics for queues with heavy tailed job size distributions; such distributions are common in a variety of contexts such as batch jobs, Web documents, FTP file transfers, supercomputing jobs and Internet flow durations.

Bert has made important contributions through a broad array of other problems, ranging from measure-valued fluid limits for processor sharing queues with customer abandonment, to corrected diffusion approximations for staffing large call centers, to analysis of TCP protocols. Bert's work has been both broad and deep.*

Zwart has been an associate professor at ISyE since 2006. He graduated in 1997 with an M.A. degree in Econometrics at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He carried out his Ph.D research at Eindhoven University of Technology and the Center for Mathematics and Computer Science. For his Ph.D thesis "Queueing Systems with Heavy Tails," he received the Applied Probability Trust award (2001), the ASML prize for best Ph.D thesis in Einhoven in 2002, and the Gijs de Leve prize for best Ph.D thesis in Operations research (in the Netherlands, from 2000-2002).

In the academic year 2001-2002, he spent a postdoctoral fellowship at INRIA, Rocquencourt, France. From 2002-2006, Zwart was on the faculty of the math and CS department of Eindhoven University of Technology as VENI fellow and assistant professor. He serves on the editorial boards of several international journals.

Zwart is currently on leave from Georgia Tech working at the Center for Mathematics and Computer Science (CWI) in Amsterdam. He is the second member of ISyE's faculty to receive this award. ISyE Professor Jim Dai was awarded the Erlang Prize in 1998.

Zwart's now joins an impressive list of other prominent researchers who have received this honor. They include:
(2006) Kavita Ramanan, Carnegie Mellon University
(2004) David Gamarnik, IBM
(2002) Steven Kou, Columbia University
(2000) Balaji Prabharkar, Stanford University and David Tse, University of California
(1998) Xiuli Chao, New Jersey Institute of Technology (*) and Jim Dai, Georgia Institute of Technology
(1996) Dimitris J. Bertsimas, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Paul Glasserman, Columbia University
(1994) Lawrence M. Wein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (*)

* This is where each recipient was stationed at the time of the award.

Lan's paper considers an important class of convex programming problems whose objective function, given by the summation of a smooth and non-smooth component, is contaminated by stochastic noise. His major contribution is to introduce the first theoretically optimal method for solving this class of problems and demonstrate its significant advantages over the existing algorithms.

The ICS Student Paper Prize was presented at the 2008 INFORMS Annual Meeting in October. Lan, who is advised by Professors Arkadi Nemirovksi, Renato Monteiro, and Alex Shaprio, made a presentation in a special ICS Prize session at the meeting.

The Award Committee consisted of David Morton (Chair), University of Texas at Austin, Alper Atamturk, University of California, Berkeley, and Nick Sahinidis, Carnegie Mellon University. The ICS Student Paper Award is sponsored by the Mica Foundation of Denmark and is accompanied by a plaque and a $500 honorarium.

This is the second year in a row that an ISyE PhD student has placed in this prize. In 2007, Richa Agarwal, advised by Professor Ozlem Ergun, was a runner-up in the Computing Society Student Paper Competition.

Lan also received second place in the INFORMS George Nicholson student paper competition for his paper. The 2008 Nicholson Prize Committee is chaired by Georgia Perakis from MIT. The committee members are: John Birge (University of Chicago), Rene A. Caldentey (New York University), Michael C. Ferris (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Retsef Levi (MIT), Andrew Lim (Berkeley), Mahesh Nagarajan (UBC), Melvyn Sim (National University of Singapore), Amy Ward (USC), Jiawei Zhang (New York U.), Max Shen (Berkeley).

At Georgia Tech, Heier's dissertation focuses on logistics systems with decentralized decision making. Under the advisement of Professors *zlem Ergun and Julie Swann, her research is positioned to make fundamental contributions to science and provide methods to improve humanitarian response.

Throughout her academic career, Heier has had two main influences: the need to apply mathematics to system problems, and the desire to have positive impact on societal issues. Since receiving her BS in industrial engineering from Kansas State University in 2004, Heier's academic career has been marked by excellence and a drive for philanthropic contributions. As an undergraduate student, she received IIE's A.O. Putnam Memorial Scholarship.

In 2007, Jessica Heier collaborated with fellow ISyE students Aykagan Ak and Clarence L. Wardell III, and faculty members *zlem Ergun and Pinar Keskinocak, on a research project with the Pan American Health Organization. The work in humanitarian relief logistics improved the vaccination supply chain in 37 countries in Central and South America. In addition, the project focused on more accurately estimating the transportation costs of vaccines shipped throughout the region.

Heier was also highlighted during Engineers Week 2008 as one of fourteen New Faces of Engineering by the National Engineers Week Foundation. In addition to her academic pursuits and the research with world-wide implications, Heier also donates time to helping young women discover engineering. She teaches workshops for Girls Researching Our World, providing middle school girls the opportunity to interact with university faculty, students, and industry partners in technological disciplines.

Continuously acknowledged for academic achievements and humanitarian efforts, Heier's latest accomplishment, receiving the Gilbreth Memorial Fellowship, only further highlights her ongoing contributions to academia and society.

Lofgren succeeds outgoing Chair, J. Lawrence Bradner, who served as Chair from 2005 * 2007.

The new 2008-2012 Advisory Board members consist of Fred R. Keith, Andrea Laliberte, Charles "Butch* Price, John Quinn, and Jane L. Snowdon.

This group of experts brings to the Board a wealth of knowledge from their information technology, program management, supply chain, and industrial engineering backgrounds. They make an exceptional addition to the Board, which is comprised of distinguished professionals and community leaders, and serves as a sounding board for the School Chair and assists with the School's development goals.

Fred Keith, IM 1957 and IE 1958, is president and CEO of Atlanta Bonded Warehouse Corporation and Colonial Cartage Corporation, family-owned asset-based logistics companies that provide refrigerated service to the food industry. He holds an MBA from George Washington University. While at Georgia Tech he was president of two campus organizations and was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha social fraternity.

A former participant in the National Metric Study Conference and author of articles on metric conversion in the logistics industry, Keith is a registered Professional Engineer. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Kennesaw Museum. Keith served in the Air Force and its reserve components for 37 years where he managed a Joint Tactical Rocket Program for the Pentagon and later retired as a Major General.

Andrea Laliberte, IE 1982 and MS IE 1984, is senior vice president of Distribution and Consumer Service for Coach, Inc., a leading marketer of modern classic American accessories. She is responsible for global distribution, customer service, transportation and customs compliance. Laliberte joined Coach in 1991 as director of Operations Support and has held increasing leadership positions. In 2005 she was promoted to her current position where she assumed the added responsibility of global supply chain innovation.

Prior to joining Coach, Laliberte was in the retail management consulting practice of Coopers & Lybrand (now PriceWaterhouseCoopers). She is a trustee of the Girls Inc of Jacksonville Endowment Trust and member of the Women's Giving Alliance. Laliberte also holds an MS in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech.

Charles "Butch* Price, IE 1972, is an independent consultant who has over thirty-four years experience as former vice president of Kurt Salmon Associates (KSA). He has significant international experience; his positions within KSA included Asia Managing Director, North American Regional Director for the Northeast (Consumer Products Group), Southeast/West (Merchandising Group), Director of Global Sourcing and Manufacturing and North American Director of Human Resources.

Price is a former member of the Executive Board, Technical Advisory Committee for American Apparel and Footwear Association and of the Executive Board for Hong Kong American Chamber of Commerce Textile Committee. He is a graduate of the Executive Development Program at Emory University's Goizueta Business School.

John Quinn, IE 1977, is the global treasury operations executive for Bank of America (GTO). GTO supports treasury products and services around the world. Operational teams reporting to Quinn include North America Treasury Operations (U.S., Canada and Mexico), EMEA Operations, Asia Operations and Merchant Services Operations. Since joining Bank of America as a transaction services executive in 2001, he has led over 10,000 associates who provide check processing, statement rendering, cash vault and other services to customer households and businesses.

Previously, Quinn has held leadership positions at Procter & Gamble and FedEx. During his almost 17 years at FedEx, he established transportation networks and expanded business across the Asia-Pacific region and was responsible for a portion of FedEx U.S. logistics business. He was born in Chicago and raised in Decatur, Georgia. Quinn holds a B.S. in IE from Georgia Tech and an MBA from the University of Memphis.

Jane L. Snowdon, DR IE 1994, is a senior manager and research staff member in
the Industry Solutions and Emerging Business Department at the IBM T. J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, NY. She is responsible for developing strategies and coordinating research efforts worldwide to create innovative solutions for small and medium-sized businesses in areas such as collaboration and social networks, security, systems management, cloud computing, and green supply chain.

Snowdon is a senior member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), a member of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), and a member of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE). She holds a B.S. in Industrial and Management Systems Engineering from Pennsylvania State University, a M.S. in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering and a Certificate in Manufacturing Systems from Georgia Tech.

Dr. Abayomi received his B.S. majoring in public policy and industrial engineering from Georgia Tech in 2000. He received a M.A. in statistics in 2002, a M.Phil in statistics in 2007, and a Ph.D. in probability and statistics in 2007, all from Columbia University.

Prior to returning to Tech as a professor, Dr. Abayomi was a visiting professor at Duke University and Postdoctoral Fellow at Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI). He also has been a research associate at the Center for Integrating Statistical and Environmental Science (CISES) at the University of Chicago and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.

Dr. Abayomi's research interests are in multivariate and extreme value dependence, environmental economics, and environmental statistics. His research interest in environmental projects began when he was an undergraduate at Georgia Tech and continues today. He defines the term environmental in the broadest sense, in that, he is concerned with both physical and social ecology. He partitions his work between applied and theoretical * "realizing that applied research is partially theoretical, partially demonstrative, and partially prescriptive.*

In discussing his teaching objectives,Abayomi quoted Maria Montessori saying that his "goal as a professor is to encourage the 'revolution of the individual,' and to develop in his students an efficient self-determination, a motivation, and an active presence.

Dr. Abayomi is the proud uncle of Ariana Abayomi, and Mason and Marley Rogers, and brother of Anika, Abena, Assata, Kwame and Anaje - all fellow Atlantans. He is engaged to Vivianne Guevara, a social worker at the Bronx Defenders.

During the meeting they finalized their plans for continuing TLI Asia Pacific's development and growth over the next five years. The two universities have agreed to continue the partnership and to focus on three strategic goals:
*Increase the size of the dual master degree program in global supply chain management; thus providing more highly quality supply chain professionals for Asia Pacific businesses based in Singapore
* Rejuvenate collaborative research between NUS and Georgia Tech; research focused on Asia Pacific links in global supply chains
*Continue and expand TLI Asia Pacific industry outreach role in supporting the Asia Pacific business community with executive education programs, thought leadership conferences and applied research

From the first conceptual discussions about a Georgia Tech logistics academic center in Singapore in 1998 until today, TLI Asia Pacific has had the enthusiastic support of Georgia Tech. The entire Georgia Tech and SCL leadership team values its relationship and looks forward to future opportunities to expand its presence in Singapore.

More about the TIL Asia Pacific Institute:
The TLI Asia Pacific Institute, located in Singapore, is a collaboration between the NUS and Georgia Tech for research and educational programs in global logistics. TLI-Asia Pacific is modeled after SCL, which has received widespread industry recognition as one of the premier institutes for logistics education and research.

Three of the major programs in TLI-Asia Pacific are the Dual Masters Program (DMP), Research, and Industry Outreach. DMP is a prestigious academic graduate program in logistics and supply chain management, jointly conducted by NUS and Georgia Tech. Successful graduates are conferred with two degrees: Master of Science in Logistics & Supply Chain Management from NUS and a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech. TLI-Asia Pacific conducts leading-edge research and development in logistics engineering, technology, and management. TLI-Asia Pacific also plays a vital role in helping the manufacturing industry, IT solution vendors, consultants, and logistics service providers achieve their growth potential by providing training programs for upgrading human resources and helping with innovation logistics solutions using emerging technologies.

This year brought a new twist to the gathering. In true collaborative form, Dr. John Langley, Director of Supply Chain Executive Programs and SCL Professor of Supply Chain Management, orchestrated a joint meeting of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Atlanta Roundtable and the SCEF for the first time, bringing together two of the best organizations in their class.

The CSCMP meeting was held on day one and focused on the theme of "Global Supply Chain Challenges.* The meeting was kicked off with a presentation by John Mariotti, President and CEO of The Enterprise Group, and former President of Rubbermaid Office Products Group and of Huffy Bicycles, who discussed his latest book, The Complexity Crisis: Why Too Many Products, Markets, and Customers Are Crippling Your Company * And What To Do About It. John challenged the group to "declare war on complexity,* and pointed out that companies all over the world are struggling with this crisis but don't realize that it is a crisis of their own making. In fact, he suggested that while complexity sometimes starts "innocently,* it grows "insidiously.* To combat complexity, he suggested that industry leaders take the time to define complexity in their organizations, measure it, communicate it to raise awareness, personalize it, fix it, and control it. According to John Mariotti, this clarity of focus will reap huge savings for any company.

Raj Penkar, Vice President of Global Solutions at UPS Supply Chain Solutions, provided insight into the criticality of information and supply chain flexibility in complex environments. Penkar discussed how flexibility should be designed into the supply chain right from the beginning. Knowing your products and your market's characteristics well and having a plan of action on how to respond to unforeseen disruptions, like natural and man made disasters, is crucial to success.

Dr. Donald Bowersox, a CSCMP founder and Dean Emeritus at Michigan State University, discussed his new book, Start Pulling Your Chain! Leading Responsive Supply Chain Transformation. Focusing on the topic of transformation, "the process of driving fundamental and sustainable change,* he shared his thoughts on how and why we operate supply chains within businesses today and the paradigm shift needed to compete in the disruptive Information Age going forward. He also discussed what a responsive supply chain business model might look like and how it might perform within a company and between supply chair partners. In terms of advice to the CSCMP and SCEF attendees, he identified four essential steps in the transformation process: awareness; ratcheting; catapulting; and endurance. Also, recommended how supply chain professionals may wish to allocate their time across a successful career to the objectives of leadership, managership, and followership, respectively, and how the EERS (effectiveness, efficiency, relevancy, and sustainability) Value Performance Model may be used to measure success with supply chain transformation.

The afternoon presentations concluded with a panel discussion including moderator Mike Sullivan, Booz Allen Hamilton; Jim Lane, Senior Director of Operations at Carter, Inc.; Lloyd Rich, Director of Import/Export Logistics & Compliance at Georgia Pacific; and Rob Haddock, Director of Supply Planning at Coca-Cola North America, discussing the key challenges, trends, and opportunities in their companies.

The next day the SCEF jumped into full swing focusing on the theme of "Demand-Driven Supply Chains: How Do We Get From Here to There?* Before introducing the slate of speakers for the day, Dr. Langley posed seven key questions and issues that the group discussed throughout the Forum. They were:

*What are the benefits of "demand-driven* supply chains?
*What is needed for an organization to move toward "demand-driven* supply chain management (SCM)?
*What role does technology play in structuring and operating "demand-driven* supply chains?
*What is the role of the retailer in achieving the objectives of demand-driven SCM?
*How can supply chain organizations effectively work together to achieve the objectives of "demand-driven* SCM?
*What can logistics facilitators, such as transporters and 3PLs do to help with "demand-driven* SCM?
*Where does "demand-driven* SCm reside in the "life-cycle* of supply chain management?

The first presentation for the day was a special, interactive, "no-holds barred* conversation with Dr. Donald Bowersox, founding father of the supply chain profession. Bowersox's conversation was moderated by Dr. John Langley and Gene Tyndall, Tompkins Associates. Bowersox picked up from his discussion yesterday and shared his thoughts on how you can lead responsive supply chain transformation within your company. He discussed how the supply chain profession has moved to the executive suite and how to continue to move this profession to an even higher level. He cautioned the group to be aware, "change is happening and some won't be ready.* He stated that to stay on top of your game you should focus on education, functional excellence, and collaboration between industry and academic programs. He also challenged the group to take a hard look at their companies to see if they are being efficient, but doing the wrong things. Last, Dr. Bowersox stressed the need for "industry-academic partnerships* to help make progress and achieve the objectives of supply chain transformation.

Keynote speaker, Pat Sinnott, SVP Supply Chain with Canadian Tire Corporation (CTR), provided perspectives on the Canadian Tire Corporation's focus on demand-driven supply chains which are driven from the front by customer demand. Instead of products being pushed to market, they are pulled to market by customers. Canadian Tire is Canada's leading retailer, and an innovator in terms of supply chain improvement and supply chain transformation. Essentially, and since all Canadian Tire retail stores are "franchise* stores, CTR ships only what is ordered by each individual store, and manages a "demand-driven* fulfillment process that spans a 26 to 39 week business horizon. Interesting topics addressed by Mr. Sinnott included managing staffing requirements in a demand-driven supply chain environment, using both east- and west-coast ports to balance nation-wide movement of products to support the store operations, and key success factors in CTR's demand-driven environment.

Eric Peters, CEO of TrueDemand, Inc., discussed challenges in the new demand-driven environment and how things can go wrong for a product at the shelf. Peters noted that empty shelves and misplaced promotions are some of the areas of concern for lost sales, and that the replenishment process is a manual process lacking a technology solution and results in inaccurate store inventories and inaccurate predictions of demand. He suggested forecasting on the store/item level will increase accuracy and will help with better store replenishment decision by optimizing replenishment parameters, better estimation of lost sales during OOS, and better estimation of DC orders and timing. Peters discussed TrueDemand's software-as-a-service (SAAS) suite and how it enables retail account teams, sales executives and in-store merchandising teams to use an ordinary web browser or handheld device to predict and prevent the most common root causes for suppressed sales at the shelf.

Andrew White, Vice President ERP and SCM Research, discussed issues relating to demand-driven supply chains from the perspective of the technology provider. His presentation, titled "Preparing for the Post-Lean Supply Chain Era,* focused on three objectives: how is the business mission of SCM changing; how can IT support the changing role of SCM in the business; and how is the IT market evolving, and responding to these changes. In so doing, Andrew highlighted "six precepts IT managers must know to champion SCM,* and discussed how to align supply chain capabilities with overall business strategies * with a suggested priority on agile process orchestration across the supply chain. Among his parting elements of advice to the audience, Andrew suggested not to bet on a single SCM strategy, but to plan for a diversity of requirements.

Greg Andrews, Managing Director, EMIL, discussed the H. Milton Stewart's School of Industrial and Systems Engineering's Executive Masters in International Logistics (EMIL). EMIL, an international eighteen-month logistics and supply chain program, is designed to keep key employees on-the-job while teaching them practical techniques in business management, supply chain strategy, international logistics, and e-commerce.

The meeting concluded with a stimulating panel discussion comprised of SCEF members Eddie Capel, Manhattan Associates; Tom Jones, Ryder; Pat Sinnot, Canadian Tire; and Dr. Chris Norek from Chain Connectors, who moderated the session. They discussed key issues relating to demand-driven supply chains and how they relate to their companies.

The next meeting of the Supply Chain Executive Forum is scheduled for October 22-23, 2008. For more information on how to become a member and participate in the Supply Chain Executive Forum, please call the Supply Chain and Logistics Institute at 404-894-2343, or visit http://www.scl.gatech.edu/scef/.

"The associate chair of undergraduate studies is responsible for creating an outstanding learning environment for our undergraduate students,* said Chelsea C. White III, ISyE School Chair. "Chen brings to the position exceptional administrative skills, a deep understanding and concern for the undergraduate student, and an experienced global perspective that will further enhance an already robust program.*

Chen received a B.S. degree from Tianjin University (China) in 1982, an M.S. in mechanical engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 1984, and a Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 1988. He came to the Stewart School of ISyE in 1989, where he is now an associate professor in ISyE, the director of Global Education with the Supply Chain & Logistics Institute, director of the Dual MS Degree Program with National University of Singapore, and director of the Beijing/Singapore Summer program. He is a member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. His research focus includes manufacturing systems, supply chain, sustainable systems and logistics in China.

"We are delighted with both groups of students," said Zhou. "These are exceptionally bright students and it is a great pleasure to lead them through the Georgia Tech portion of the program. At Georgia Tech, these students will participate in courses in supply chain engineering. To provide a link between what they learn in class with real world practice, we schedule about 10 tours throughout the semester of various manufacturing, distribution, and transportation facilities."

The Dual Master Program (DMP) is a prestigious 18-month program pioneered in collaboration between the NUS and Georgia Tech. Drawing on the academic resources of both NUS and GT, the DMP is tailored to train logistics professional for strategic and management roles in their respective organizations. The DMP is taught by top academics from the faculty of Engineering, Business and Computing at NUS as well as the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech. The program leads to two degrees: a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and a Master of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

ISyE students selected to be Global Logistics Scholars, a certificate program sponsored by the Supply Chain & Logistics Institute, take classes alongside the GT/NUS Dual Degree Program students. The Global Logistics Scholar program is designed for MSIE students and includes logistics seminars and tours, professional education short courses, and other special events. Selected students participate in academic and extra-curricular activities with students enrolled in other international programs, allowing them to interact with logistics faculty, industry professionals, and potential employers.

2008 GT/NUS Dual Degree Program students include:
Sohail Butt (Pakistan)
Yin-Tung "Lynn* Lin (Taiwan)
Krishna Kumar Natarajan (India)
Rajeswari Niraipandian (India)
Dezhan Pi (China)
Srinivasan Ramasubramanian (India)
Rajupalle Chaitanya Reddy (India)
Joo Sheng Tan (Singapore)
Zheyi Wang (China)
Biying Weng (China)
Fang Xie (China)
Lilin Yang (China)
Budi Yanto (Indonesia)
Botao Zou (China)

The 2008 Global Logistics Scholars are:
Robert Figiel (Germany)
Sumit Jalan (India)
Lisa Jose (India)
Cherian Joseph (India)
Vjekoslav Levacic (Croatia)
Ang Li (China)
Alejandro Mac Cawley (Chile)
Jeyanth Muthukrishnan (India)
Manoharan Narayanan (India)
Daniel Park (U.S.)
Krutin Shah (India)
Shuvam Tandon (India)
Emrah Uyar (Turkey)
Kezban Yagci (Turkey)

The primary focus of the conference was to examine the growing problems of freight transportation bottlenecks and how to solve them. As the global marketplace grows more competitive, the efficiency and productivity of the U.S. supply chain, the lifeblood of the economy, is an issue of great importance. Delays and backlogging at ports and along borders caused by aging infrastructure at ports and inland waterways, capacity overflows, and new security policies are slowing down the flow of goods and materials in and out of the U.S.

The conference offered an open dialogue among experts, business leaders, and policy makers to focus on the problems at U.S. ports and borders, changes needed to allow the economy to flourish, and ways to begin to make those changes. In order for the U.S. economy to remain competitive, examining the current weaknesses and future challenges facing our supply chain is crucial.

White, a sought after speaker on issues in freight transportation and logistics, opened the conference by providing a first hand look at the movements of goods through U.S. ports and borders. He took the participants on a visual tour of a typical supply chain highlighting bottlenecks and delays and the impact of congestion; discussed the importance of trade and making ports & borders as easily navigated and as efficient as possible to promote future growth, trade, and economic stability; and offered a perspective on supply chains that originate in S.E. Asia for the U.S. consumer market.

To view the live Web cast, visit: http://www.uschamber.com/webcasts/default

The National Chamber Foundation (NCF) is an independent, non-profit, public policy think tank affiliated with the United States Chamber of Commerce. The organization's goal is to make the NCF the first place policymakers look to for high-level discussions on cutting-edge issues.

In 2006, Gonzales was elected president of ALL, a non profit organization that integrates and combines resources of logistics entities within Latin American. It represents 14 independent associations from 11 countries including Brazil, Venezuela, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Chile, El Salvador, Cuba, Mexico, Argentina, and Columbia. In this role, Gonzalez promotes an exchange of knowledge between the member associations and serves as mediator between private and public logistics interests in the region. He is responsible for developing a regional logistics training program, conducting study and analysis groups, and implementing strategies, initiatives, and measurement indicators to benefit the participating countries.

ALL was officially formed in August 2002 to promote and facilitate the development of logistics in Latin America. Gonzalez's expertise in international logistics makes him a prime candidate to lead this organization into the future. He comments, "It is our dream that in the near future merchandise will ride freely through our territories day and night, 365 days a year, transporting wealth and development to all corners of our lands.*

ALL is an open non-profit entity with objectives to support the international community of the participating countries. Since its inception, ALL has provided a means to integrate resources of the various logistics associations in the region. It is estimated that logistics activities will constitute one of the largest sources of wealth, employment and development within the Latin American region.

Gonzalez has been with Almacenar, the primary logistics operator and integrator for Colombia, for more than 20 years and has served as president since 1992. Almacenar provides a wide range of logistics services that include: international transportation capacity by air, sea, and land for delivery of any type of merchandise anywhere on the globe; the service of customs intermediation in ports and airports, the coordination of national and international loads, and legal and technical consultation; the provision of warehousing and storage services; and specialty services including business process management and cold chains for agricultural and pharmaceutical sectors.

Gonzalez also serves as president of the Colombian Association of Logistics (ACOLOG). ACOLOG is a community of professionals committed to the present and future development of the logistics profession in Colombia by bringing together industry, academia, and government.

Because of the important role that EMIL plays in helping organizations face global supply chain challenges, Gonzalez is a strong advocate of the program and has served on EMIL's Advisory Board since 2006. "Intuitive knowledge is great but it could only take us so far,* said Gonzalez. "EMIL provided me with the knowledge, benchmarking capabilities and specific technical tools for analysis that have made it possible for me to improve our company's market position significantly."

Gonzalez has worked diligently to collaborate with leaders of ALL and EMIL to advance topics of mutual interest in logistics and supply chain management. Recently, these organizations entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalize their on-going collaboration to consolidate and intensify mutual support of their shared goals.

As part of their agreement, EMIL leadership granted a partial scholarship to ALL. The scholarship was established in an effort to promote continued growth within the Latin American region, especially among ALL member countries that to-date have not participated in the EMIL program.

The 3-year agreement between EMIL and ALL was presented to the ALL Board of Directors in Havana Cuba on October 9, 2007. Frank Lopez, MS IL 2006, America's Transportation & Logistics Outsourcing Manager, Intel Corporation, introduced the MOU to Gonzales and his team at the Association's annual conference. In the words of both Lopez and Gonzalez, the agreement was graciously received with high interest from participating board members.

Through this agreement, ALL and EMIL have established themselves as strong allies in their commitment to achieve shared goals at both the regional and global level. "We have in Omar's leadership of ALL and ACOLOG a very strong connection to Latin America,* said EMIL Managing Director Greg Andrews. "We are very proud to have Omar as an EMIL Alum. His efforts and leadership play an important role in the recruiting success we currently enjoy in the region.*

Dr. John Langley, Director of Supply Chain Executive Programs and SCL Professor of Supply Chain Management, welcomed the group to Tech's campus and posed some critical questions for the group to address as an aid to digging deeper into the topic of collaboration.
*Why should companies collaborate? Why not?
*When should collaboration be done? When not?
*What are the types of supply chain collaboration, and who should collaborate?
*What are the best collaborative topics, and why?
*What types of collaboration are most relevant to the supply chain?
*How should collaboration be done? Not done?
*Does successful collaboration require major changes to corporate culture?
*Why aren't we doing more about collaboration?
*Is effective collaboration as valuable as advertised? If so, why don't more organizations do a better job with collaboration?
*When considering a collaborative relationship, how can we focus more attention on process and technology?

Keynote speaker, Nicholas J. LaHowchic, President, DIANNIC LTD, Port St. Lucie, Florida; and former Executive Vice President, Limited Brands; President & CEO, Limited Logistics Services, Inc; and an outstanding supply chain executive, reflected on supply chain management and the areas in greatest need of additional success. Nick shared his thoughts on collaboration from a leadership perspective, defining three essential elements of a business relationship with collaboration being the highest order of teaming. According to Nick LaHowchic, "collaboration's ultimate goal is in creating legendary relationships where there is a commitment to operational excellence, shared information, responsibility, operational consultation, and integrated operations.* He also discussed examples of how to collaborate with supplier trading partners and distributor trading partners, how to create collaborative service agreements with each trading partner, as well as the importance of creating metrics and measurements as keystones to success. Additionally, he identified seven cross-enterprise integration challenges. Last, and importantly, he reported that he and Dr. Don Bowersox were just completing a new book, Start Pulling Your Chain:Leading Responsive Supply Chain Transformation, that would be available early in 2008.

Dr. John Langley presented the results from the recently completed 2007 12th Annual Third Party Logistics Study focusing on the sections of the study that deal with the topic of 3PL-customer collaboration. He highlighted nine elements of successful collaboration, which included the importance of:
1.Well-understood goals and objectives
2.Trust and commitment
3.Corporate compatibility
4.Communication
5.Shared decision-making and ability to reach consensus on matters of importance
6.Equitable sharing of gains, losses, and investments
7.Synergy * overall benefits to involved parties greater than could be obtained alone
8.Effective measurements and dedication to process improvement
9.Creating a strategic plan for collaborative relationship

He also explored how 3PL-customer contracts should facilitate collaborative relationships. Some of the key ways discussed were to keep the contracting process simple, develop the contracts jointly by 3PLs and customers, view the contracting process as "facilitating* rather than "constraining,* have all parties involved in the process participate in a fair give and take manner, and consider fair "gain-sharing* and "cost-sharing* arrangements between the entities.

Additionally, Dr. Langley presented a "collaboration maturity model* that had been developed as part of the 2007 12th Annual Third Party Logistics Study. The model recognized three stages in the maturing of collaboration: Traditional, Progressive, and Leading, and also highlighted the importance of people, process, and technology to help achieve the objectives of collaboration.

Dr. Langley also moderated a lively executive panel discussion on collaboration that included Dan Gilmore, president/editor of Supply Chain Digest, and Gene Tyndall, founder and CEO of Supply Chain Executive Advisors. This discussion focused on a number of key issues such as how to successfully collaborate with supply chain partners, advantages and challenges of collaboration; and developing a strategic plan for collaboration.

Dan Gilmore then moderated a second panel with Danny Garst, VP of Logistics and SCM/IT for Philips and Norm Brouilette, VP at Ryder System, Inc., who provided insight into the logistics/supply chain relationship between these two organizations, as well as visibility into the results and challenges of successfully managing this successful collaboration. The Philips-Ryder collaboration serves as an excellent example of how a fast-changing supply chain manufacturer and distributor can work effectively with a major provider of logistics services.

The Executive Breakout Session allowed SCEF members and guests to help identify how the power of collaboration may be used to achieve ever-increasing supply chain objectives. Essentially, breakout session participants were asked to develop a preliminary "Maturity Model for Effective Supply Chain Relationships,* one that would mirror the structure of the collaboration maturity model, but broadened to encompass supply chain relationships.

The Forum concluded with a panel discussion where Dr. Langley moderated a thought-provoking dialogue among Mark Holifield of The Home Depot, Tim Pearson of LXP, and Tom Sanderson of Transplace on key issues relating to collaborative logistics. This session provided enlightening commentary on topics such as supply chain priorities, meaning of collaboration, improving logistics and supply chain effectiveness through collaboration, looking at collaboration through the lens of a "relationship continuum,* and using collaboration as a mechanism for behavioral change.

The next meeting of the Supply Chain Executive Forum is scheduled for April 23-24, 2008. For more information on how to become a member and participate in the Supply Chain Executive Forum, please call the Supply Chain and Logistics Institute at 404-894-2343, or visit http://www.scl.gatech.edu/scef/.

Current Supply Chain Executive Forum Member Organizations include:
Adtran
Caterpillar Logistics Services
Chain Connectors
Chatsworth Products, Inc.
Dell
General Motors
The Home Depot
Intel Corporation
JDA Software Group
Kuka Robotics Corporation
LXP * Leveraged Execution Providers
Manhattan Associates
Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Milliken & Company
Philips Consumer Electronics
Ryder
SAP
Schenker Logistics
Schneider National
Spencer Stuart
Sterling Commerce
Supply Chain Digest
Supply Chain Executive Advisors
Transplace, Inc.
UTi Worldwide, Inc.
Williams-Sonoma, Inc
YRC Logistics

By Marco A. Gutierrez

In 2005, at the beginning of my 2nd year in the Ph.D. program in ISyE, I heard that Professor John Vande Vate was interested in exploring the area of humanitarian relief logistics. The more I read on the subject, the more captivated I became by this field of work, and since it is an area that is in critical need, I saw a tremendous opportunity to make an impact by utilizing my industrial engineering skills. As a result, I approached Dr.Vande Vate and told him that I wanted to be involved. He responded immediately by connecting me with CARE USA's Emergency Unit, which is based in Atlanta and supports emergency responses in more than 65 countries around the world. Since then, I have been collaborating in various capacities with CARE, both inside and outside the classroom.

During my first year working in this field, my objective was primarily to become familiar with the context in which humanitarian logistics operations are conducted. I worked directly with the senior logistics advisor for CARE's Emergency Unit to more fully understand the supply chain processes that take place during an emergency response situation. Examples include determining the specifications of relief items, procuring them, setting up warehouses and inventory control systems, etc. Also, as part of my initial orientation, I traveled with the unit to various CARE country offices located in Central America. The goal of these visits was to support the country offices to adopt a new Emergency Preparedness Planning (EPP) methodology. This methodology aims at improving the various country offices' emergency response capacity and preparedness. During these trips, I learned that humanitarian relief organizations are not as prepared for emergencies as they could be. One of the main reasons is the type of funding they receive. Funding is typically earmarked for specific responses or projects and is more difficult to obtain for preparedness, infrastructure and systems development. CARE is trying to overcome this problem by obtaining funding at a headquarters level for the EPP methodology and offering support for its implementation to the different country offices.

To further my understanding of the enormous complexities involved in humanitarian logistics work, I also supported a team from Professor John H. Vande Vate's class, Transportation and Supply Chain Systems. The team conducted a project for CARE in which we studied the feasibility of designing both an emergency shelter and its supply chain with the goal of reaching its beneficiaries within 48 hours (maximum) after the onset of a disaster. The initial idea was to design a high-quality, rigid prefabricated shelter and stockpile it in various strategic locations across the globe. The shelters would then be airdropped to a given disaster site, as needed. In our research we found that with this approach, a response becomes slower and more expensive as the quality of the shelter increases (assuming cost and size increase with quality). We realized that there is a tradeoff between the quality of the shelter provided and the speed and scale of a response. Basically, the problem is that given a budget and a target response time, a relief organization can provide assistance to a lot of people with a lower quality shelter, such as tents, or to fewer people with a higher quality shelter, such as rigid prefabs. This problem eventually led to my doctoral dissertation topic.

During my second year working with CARE, we began conducting an assessment of CARE's supply chain capabilities and developed an improvement plan. This continuing assessment has led to several initiatives to improve CARE's global supply chain. One of the initiatives initially proposed was the pre-positioning (or stockpiling) of common emergency supplies in key locations around the world to reduce emergency response times. To study the impact of pre-positioning and the effect it would have on CARE's emergency response performance, I participated in a project in Professor Pinar Keskinocak's class, Humanitarian and Health Applications of Operations Research and Management Science (OR/MS). In this study, we determined the number of warehouses to open, their location, and the type and quantity of supplies to hold in each of them. The results of the study helped CARE to design an implementation plan, and they are currently pursuing this effort.

Over the past two and a half years, I have learned a lot about humanitarian logistics, and I will continue to be involved in CARE's supply chain continuous assessment and improvement plan, both directly and indirectly, as I complete my doctoral dissertation. In my dissertation, I will try to illustrate how to prioritize different relief items during an emergency response. In the emergency shelter example mentioned earlier, I will try to illustrate how to decide what quality of shelter to provide at different points in time during a response, given that there are funding and supply network constraints. With a better understanding of how to make this decision, relief organizations can better guide their preparedness efforts (e.g. stockpiling the "right* kind of shelters) and better utilize resources during a response (e.g. avoid flooding delivery channels with the "wrong* supplies), ultimately increasing the performance emergency responses.

As I look back, I realize this journey has been difficult at times but very rewarding as well. It has been difficult because humanitarian logistics is still a relatively new field for both practitioners and researchers. As such, at times it has been difficult to communicate with practitioners to understand the challenges of humanitarian logistics and identify ways in which researchers in OR/MS can have an impact. Despite the difficulties that have risen, it has been very rewarding because I have had the opportunity to work on a real-world problem that affects millions of people every year. With CARE, I have had the opportunity to see the influence that our work has had in starting to transform its supply chain practices, and it is very gratifying to realize that the potential impact of our work can translate into decreased human suffering around the world in addition to dollars saved.

Simulation is a mathematical technique that imitates real-world processes over time. It works by generating an artificial history which can then be used to draw inferences about the real system. Simulation combines elements of probability, statistics, and computer science to answer interesting problems in theory and practice. The Outstanding Simulation Publication Award is given to the best paper or book on simulation-related issues that is published during the previous three years.

The winning paper studied whether better results are obtained in a simulation from batching observations into one long run or by performing several smaller runs. Alexopoulos and Goldsman found conditions under which the overall performance of the two techniques differed significantly. Their work answers a number of longstanding questions from the simulation folklore and shows that common rules of thumb used in practice may sometimes be problematic.

The WSC is the premier international forum for disseminating recent advances in the field of system simulation, with the principal focus being discrete-event simulation and combined discrete-continuous simulation. The conference includes an extensive and comprehensive program ranging from introductory tutorials to state-of-the-art research and practice. It serves as a central meeting place for simulation practitioners, researchers, and vendors working in all disciplines and in the industrial, governmental, military, and academic sectors.

The WSC is a collaboration among seven major professional organizations including American Statistical Association (ASA); Association for Computing Machinery/Special Interest Group on Simulation (ACM/SIGSIM); Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences Simulation Society (INFORMS-SIM); Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers/Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society (IEEE/SMCS); Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE); National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); and The Society for Modeling and Simulation International (SCS).

Company representatives, many of whom are ISyE graduates, were impressed by the number and quality of applicants in attendance. Charly Ugorji, BS IE 2004, is a supplier development engineer with Caterpillar and served as the company's lead recruiter at this year's IIE Career Fair. He stated "Caterpillar has always been a strong supporter of IIE and the Stewart School of ISyE due to the impressive strength of the program. Caterpillar is always looking for ways to strengthen its ties to the School to educate students about the broad range of career opportunities Caterpillar offers. We look forward to continuing this strategic partnership with ISyE.*

The IIE Career Fair is a well organized event that offers companies one-on-one face time with students, unlike larger career fairs. Attendees understand and appreciate the benefit of this type of personal interaction. Students and companies alike recognize the opportunity to showcase their strengths and find the right match in terms of knowledge, skill, and personality.

The companies who participated in the 2008 IIE Career Fair include:
Accenture
Altec, Inc.
Aramark Uniform Services
Ariba Inc.
Capgemini
Capital One
Car Max
Caterpillar
Celanese
Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville
Coty US LLC
Decision First Technology
Draper and Associates
GDS Associates
Goldman, Sachs, & Co.
Home Depot
IBM Corporation
Jacobs Engineering
Keyence
Kurt Salmon Associates
Manhattan Associates
Milliken
National Oilwell Varco
Navis LLC
Newell Rubbermaid
Northrop Grumman
Power Engineers
Powerplan Consultants, Inc.
QAD
Racetrac
Redprairie
Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co.
Rockwell Tennessee
Schlumberger
Schneider Electric
Shaw Group
Simmons Bedding Company
SPX Corporation
Staples
Strategic Restaurant Engineering
Stockamp Associates
Sun Source
Target MarkeTeam
Tindall Corporation
Trane
Transportation Insight
Triage Consulting
Union Pacific
UPS
USPS
Waffle House
Wal-Mart
Whirlpool

More About IIE:
IIE is a student-run organization that introduces students to real-world applications of industrial engineering. From company presentations to conferences to social events, students learn valuable networking skills that will aid them in their academic and professional future as an industrial engineer. For more information, visit http://www.gtiie.org/

"Doug's experience in the distribution and logistics industries as well as his proven leadership in national and global roles makes him an excellent choice for this new and challenging role,* says HNA CEO David Gabriel.

Lauer joined HNA as Chief Information Officer (CIO) in July, 2001. He spent two years as corporate CIO for Hagemeyer NV in The Netherlands, returning to the United States in March, 2004 to resume his duties as CIO for HNA. Prior to Hagemeyer, Lauer served as CIO and vice president, eBusiness, for Allied Holdings, a large international trucking and logistics company. Lauer also gained valuable experience working in both the third party logistics, and supply chain consulting industries at some top notch organizations including Exel Logistics, Cass Information Systems, and Coopers & Lybrand. In 1999, Lauer received the Georgia CIO of the Year award which recognizes CIOs from some of the State's most respected and top producing companies. In 2000, he received the IT Professional of the Year from Transport Technology Today.

As a member of EMIL's inaugural class in 2002, Lauer had the opportunity to participate in Georgia Tech's first 18-month executive masters program in international logistics. Of the experience he states "The biggest benefit of EMIL is network building, working with people in industries and countries one wouldn't normally deal with. It's given me the ability to learn from their experiences, expanding my knowledge and perspective to see situations through the eyes of other people from around the world. I don't know of any other way I could have achieved this.*

Lauer has a BS in Computer Information Systems from DeVry Institute of Technology and a MS in International Logistics from Georgia Tech. Additionally, he serves on Advisory Boards at Georgia Tech in Atlanta and at Trident Tech in Charleston, South Carolina where he currently resides.

Hagemeyer North America, Inc. is a multi-billion dollar distributor of products and services focusing on business-to-business markets in electrical materials, safety products, and industrial products and services throughout North America. With more than 300,000 SKUs, HNA offers one of the broadest ranges of Maintenance Repair and Operations (MRO) products and services in the wholesale industry. The company inventories leading brands such as Aearo, 3M, Brady, Cardiac Science, DuPont, Fluke, Norton, Philips, Rustoleum, Square D, and Stanley Proto. HNA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hagemeyer N.V.

The Joseph Mayo Pettit Alumni Distinguished Service Award
E. Roe Stamps IV, IE 1967, MS IE 1972
Michael Tennenbaum, IE 1958

Dean Griffin Community Service Award
Ray C. Anderson, IE 1956

Outstanding Young Alumnus Award
Troy W. Rice, IE 2001

Honorary Alumna Award
Carolyn J. Stewart, Honorary

More about ISyE's award winners:
Edward Roe Stamps, IV is a champion of Georgia Tech and its students. He is vice chairman of the Campaign Georgia Tech Steering Committee and has supported students at the Institute through funding such facilities as Stamps Field, the Penny and Roe Stamps Student Center Commons and the Dr. Edward Roe Stamps III Health Services named for his father, who served as a doctor at the former Georgia Tech infirmary.

Stamps also has established the Stamps Leadership Scholars Awards offered to the top 15 entering freshman each year and has been a supporter of the President's Scholarship Program for several years. "These are incredibly talented kids,* he says. "Many of them will have an important impact on the world we will be living in. I enjoy the opportunity to give them a little boost at this stage in their lives.*

The Stamps Family Charitable Foundation was recognized in the January 2008 Conde' Nast Portfolio magazine as among the nation's most generous. It noted the Stamps Foundation helped establish a prosthetic rehabilitation facility for the U. S. Army.

Roe is founding managing partner of Boston-based Summit Partners, a leading private equity and venture capital firm with offices in Boston, Palo Alto and London. He is co-chairman of the Investment Committee of the Georgia Tech Foundation board, an emeritus member of the H. Milton Stewart School of ISyE Advisory Board and former member of the Entrepreneurship Program Development Steering Committee, Ivan Allen College Executive Advisory Board and the Advanced Technology Development Center Ad Hoc Advisory Committee.

Stamps was named a distinguished alumnus of the College of Engineering and the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering in 1995. He was inducted into the College of Engineering Hall of Fame in 2001. He and his wife, Penny, live in Coconut Grove, Florida, and have two adult children.

Michael Tennenbaum became extremely active as a co-op student. A sampling of his student memberships include Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, Physics Club, Yellow Jacket Club, Scabbard and Blade, Triangle Club, World Student Fund Committee and St. Patrick's Council. He performed in DramaTech, served on the staffs of the Rambler, Technique and Engineering publication and was a resident assistant and a cheerleader.

As an alumnus, Tennenbaum hasn't slowed down. After earning an MBA from Harvard and pursing a successful career on Wall Street, he followed an entrepreneurial impulse and founded his own private investment firm, Tennenbaum Capital Partners.

He continues to be one of Georgia Tech's most enthusiastic cheerleaders and remains actively involved in the affairs of the Institute, serving as a vice chairman on the Campaign 2010 Steering Committee. He is an emeritus member of the Georgia Tech Foundation Board, the Georgia Tech Advisory Board and the Stewart School of ISyE Advisory Board and served on the Class of 1958 40th Reunion Committee.

Tennenbaum was recognized as both an ISyE and College of Engineering distinguished alumnus in 1994, and he was named to the Industrial and Systems Engineering Hall of Fame in 1995 and the College of Engineering Hall of Fame in 1996. He has two grown children and is married to Suzanne Stockfisch.

Ray C. Anderson was recently heralded by Time International magazine as one of its "heroes of the environment.* He also was awarded the 2001 George and Cynthia Mitchell Prize for Sustainability for being a "pioneer in using innovative approaches to change past practices and eliminate waste.*

As founder and chairman of Interface Inc., a global manufacturer of modular carpeting, Anderson has been championing the green movement from the inside. His goal is to eliminate the company's negative environmental footprint by 2020 in an effort called "Mission Zero.*

Anderson graduated from Georgia Tech with highest honors in 1956. He has since received honorary doctorates from Northland College, LaGrange College, North Caroline State University and the University of Southern Maine.

He has served on the Georgia Tech Advisory Board, Student Success Center Steering Committee and the Georgia Tech Foundation board, among others. He has worked with the University of Texas Center for Sustainable Development, Rocky Mountain Institute, Georgia Conservancy and the Trust for Public Land Chattahoochee River Land Protection Campaign, among others.

Currently Anderson co-chairs, with former U.S. Senator Gary Hart, an advisory committee to the Presidential Climate Action Project, charged with compiling a plan for the climate and environment for the next president to address during the first 100 days in office.

Troy Rice has a "can do* attitude. His energy, enthusiasm and proactive work ethic have helped him excel in this career, community service and in leadership roles as an alumnus of Georgia Tech. He was the recipient of the Ramblin' Wreck Volunteer of the Year award in 2005.

Rice is president of the Georgia Tech Club of the Palm Beaches and the Georgia Tech Young Alumni Council, a 31-member team working to engage young graduates across the country through programs geared toward getting involved and giving back to Tech and their local communities.

Rice serves as the manager of Supplier Performance for Florida Power Light and is responsible for monitoring and improving the performance of suppliers constituting a $2 billion annual spend. Rice also is a six sigma blackbelt counselor and has trained 18 candidates for six sigma certification.

As a student, Rice was a member of Theta Chi fraternity and the Georgia Tech Student Foundation and volunteered with Habitat for Humanity. As president of the Georgia Tech Club of the Palm Beaches, he has focused the group on three major initiatives: community service, scholarships and networking. He established a local golf tournament, which has raised $10,000 for scholarship in two years, and manages quarterly community service events in which local alumni have volunteered hundreds of hours to work with Habitat for Humanity and other service activities.

Rice also is active with the American Heart Association, serving as a team captain for the Heart Walk and volunteer speaker at local businesses and hospitals. He has been a top fundraiser for the past two years, generating more than $25,000. Rice and his wife, Tracy, live in Juno Beach, Florida.

Carolyn J. Stewart had an early career with the U.S. Post Office and in volunteerism. Much of her time was spent with libraries, arts, community, service and historic preservation organizations. She also authored two books on the history of telephony in the state of Georgia that are in the National Archives.

She has made no secret of her pride in the family's close ties to Georgia Tech. In 2006, the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering became the fourth named school in the Georgia Tech College of Engineering as the result of a $20 million gift commitment from Milt and Carolyn Stewart.

Milt Stewart earned his degree in industrial engineering in 1961. He and Carolyn's two children both attended Tech as well. Jeb, a member of the Class of 1991, earned his industrial engineering degree at Southern Tech. Jill graduated from Tech with a management degree in 1993. Both Stewart children married Tech graduates. Jeb's wife, Stephanie, is a 1997 civil engineering graduate. Jill's husband, Glenn Archer, is a 1991 management graduate.

Carolyn Stewart supported Milt's dedication to Tech as he served and they worked together on committees. He served as an Alumni Association trustee and president and later as a member of the Georgia Tech Foundation's board. The Stewarts also funded the Institute first school chair in 1999. They established the H. Milton Stewart Endowment Fund for ISyE Programs and the Carolyn J. Stewart Chair Professorship. In addition, the Stewarts support scholarships for female student from Habersham High School.

Jessica Heier, 26, was chosen for this honor for her work in improving logistics systems for humanitarian relief and public health applications. In 2007, for example, she collaborated with ISyE doctoral students Aykagan Ak and Clarence L. Wardell III and faculty members *zlem Ergun and Pinar Keskinocak on a project to improve the vaccine supply chain processes at the Pan American Health Organization.

Currently, Heier is at work on her dissertation which examines logistics systems with decentralized decision-making, a common characteristic of disasters. She expects her research to make fundamental contributions to science and provide methods to improve humanitarian response. Her work is supported by a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship and is advised by Professors *zlem Ergun and Julie Swann.

Heier's long-standing commitment to creating opportunities for young women in technical professions is also inspiring future engineers, such as a hands-on activity she developed to teach middle school girls about humanitarian logistics. Heier plans to become a professor, continuing to improve relief logistics while teaching future engineers.

As part of the recognition, Heier and the other 13 young engineers were featured in a full page ad in the February 18, 2008 issue of USA Today showing how young engineers are making a world of difference for all of us. You can learn more about how these talented young engineers have turned their ideas into reality by visiting http://www.eweek.org/site/Engineers/newfaces2008/index.shtml.

The 2008 New Faces of Engineering (with nominating society in italics) are:
Benjamin L. Phillips, EIT - American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)
Lynn Takala - American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
Javier F. Moncada, EIT * American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Molly E. McGuire * American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
Annmarie Connor * American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Angela Lang Matthews, P.E. - Chinese Institute of Engineers * USA (CIE-USA)
Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay, Ph.D. * IEEE / IEEE-USA
Jessica L. Heier * Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)
Raynelle Natasha Callender * Engineers Week Coalition Diversity Council/ National Association of Multicultural Engineering Program Advocates (NAMEPA)
Colwyn Mark Sayers, P.E. * National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
Dennis Lee * Project Management Institute (PMI)
Tony Thomas * Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Thomas David Borrowman * U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
LT Julie Boettcher * U. S. Navy Nuclear Propulsion Program

The Engineers Week coalition comprises more than 75 engineering, professional, and technical societies and more than 50 corporations and government agencies. Founded by the National Society of Professional Engineers, the coalition is dedicated to sustaining and growing a dynamic engineering profession by ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce, increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers among young students, and promoting pre-college literacy in math and science. Among the oldest of America's professional outreach efforts, the coalition also raises public understanding and appreciation of engineering contributions to society through year-round innovative programming and celebration. Co-chairs of Engineers Week 2008 (February 17 * 23) are the Chinese Institute of Engineers-USA (CIE-USA) and IBM.

In her new role Ammons says, "I will support IIE's strategic plan 'A Framework for Success,' which includes enhancing the image of the industrial engineering profession, international growth, and outreach, industry participation, academic involvement, education, and expansion of volunteerism.*

Ammons has been a member of IIE for more than 30 years. Ammons currently serves on the industrial engineering deans' council, and is an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) program evaluator for industrial engineering. She also served as secretary to the board of trustees from 1999-2001. Among her many honors and awards, are the WORMS Award for the Advancement of Women in OR/MS, the Georgia Tech Woman of Distinction Award, Outstanding Faculty Member, and the IIE Transactions Award for Best Feature Application Paper.

Ammons received her BSIE and MSIE from the University of Alabama, and her Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology.

About IIE

IIE is the world's largest professional society dedicated solely to the support of the industrial engineering profession and individuals involved with improving quality and productivity. Founded in 1948, IIE is an international, non-profit association that provides leadership for the application, education, training, research, and development of industrial engineering.

IIE sponsors four yearly conferences, publishes four periodicals, offers corporate and classroom training, and supports member chapters around the world. IIE has offices in the United States and Mexico, and also collaborates with other industrial engineering associations in Europe, Latin America, South America, and Asia. The association's Web site is http://www.iienet2.org/.

In an international shipment, a container might travel by any combination of transportation modes. This requires carefully choreographed hand-offs, from truck to port and then from port to ship for example. Each hand-off brings a chance of delay. Velocity also depends on schedules of shipping companies, throughput capacities at the ports, and precision of scheduling pick-ups and drop-offs.

To study these issues, the class in global supply chains taught by Professor John Bartholdi at the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, in conjunction with the Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute and with MedShare International, has finalized plans for the first Great Container Race to begin on May 7, 2008. The students in the Bartholdi's class will sort medical supplies and will be on-hand as the medical equipment is loaded into the two 40-foot containers. Then they will track these two containers as they travel by alternate routes and carriers to the University of Cape Coast Hospital in the West African nation of Ghana. The students will analyze the efficiency of the routes.

One container will travel by rail to Savannah, meet a French liner to Le Havre, transship to Tema, and then continue by truck 100 miles to Cape Coast. The other will travel by truck to Savannah, meet a Danish liner to Algeciras, Spain, transship to Tema, and then by truck to the final destination for Cape Coast, Ghana.

The race is expected to take about 35 days.

Rather than race empty containers, Bartholdi and his team preferred to do something meaningful and so contacted MedShare International, which serves as a recycling and distribution center for surplus medical supplies and equipment. MedShare collects batch and single items that are still valuable but no longer in demand in the United States and redistributes these products to healthcare facilities in economically developing countries that have little or no medical resources.

The University of Cape Coast Hospital is a teaching hospital that serves staff, students and member of the surrounding communities. The acquisition of MedShare supplies and equipment will allow the hospital to provide improved services to an increased number of patients.

"The logistics of moving humanitarian aid from the U.S. to the economically developing world is one of the most challenging aspects of our mission. Any time we can have outside consultation that might lead to improved efficiency in that logistical process, we're delighted. We look forward to the forthcoming insight into the challenges and nuances of shipping our forty-foot containers,* said A.B. Short, MedShare co-founder and CEO.

For more information:
Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute: http://www.scl.gatech.edu/

H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering: http://www.isye.gatech.edu/

MedShare International: http://www.medshare.org/

According to Hackman, production economists and engineers do not typically interact with each other. Commenting on how an engineer can benefit from an economist's viewpoint, Hackman states, "Production engineers should be interested in the production economists' questions and the tools they use to answer them*[and] economists should be interested in adopting the micro-level descriptions of technology used by production engineers.* In Production Economics, Hackman offers a unified, integrated point of view that bridges the gap between these two historically distinct perspectives.

Production Economics draws on lectures from Hackman's graduate course in productivity measurement and analysis at the Georgia Institute of Technology to accommodate a wide range of interests. Students and professionals in engineering, operations research, operations management, economics, and mathematics will especially be interested in Hackman's work.

Dr. Hackman is an Associate Professor at the Institute's Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. He has worked as an industrial engineer and consulted on productivity improvement for several Fortune 500 Companies. Along with J.J. Bartholdi, Hackman is the co-author of Warehouse and Distribution Science. His research interests include microeconomics, productions economics, financial engineering, and logistics.

Production Economics: Integrating the Microeconomic and Engineering Perspectives was published in 2008 by Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

Unhappy with the traditional books on the topic, Kvam and Vidakovic wrote the text to suit diverse groups of students with mathematical, programming, and statistical backgrounds. Their book is largely intended for use in graduate courses and as a reference text.

Interspersed with photographs and amusing biographical comments about statisticians, the book successfully provides a balance of the formal and informal. Kvam and Vidakovic include basic background information in order for the reader to effectively learn and apply methods of nonparametric analysis.

The bulk of the chapters consist of both Bayesian and Order statistics, various tests and experiments, estimation techniques, algorithms, and statistical learning. The last sections offer an overview of MATLAB, an interactive environment that allows the user to perform computational tasks and create graphical output, and WinBUGS, software used for constructing Bayesian statistical models and evaluating them using MCMC methodology.

Paul H. Kvam is a Professor at the Institute's Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. He has been an integral member of ISyE faculty since 1995. Dr. Kvam holds a PhD in Statistics from the University of California, Davis and is a fellow of the American Statistical Association. He has published over 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals in statistics and engineering.

Brani Vidakovic is a Professor at both the Georgia Tech's Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering and Emory University's Department of Biostatistics. Dr. Vidakovic holds a Ph.D. in Statistics from Purdue University. He is a member of the American Statistical Association, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, and the International Society for Bayesian Analysis.

Nonparametric Statistics with Applications to Science and Engineering was published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey, in 2007.

The H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) maintained its status as the number one graduate program for industrial/manufacturing engineering, according to U.S. News & World Report, the most widely read college rankings for graduate programs. This is the 18th consecutive year that ISyE has taken the top honor for its graduate program.

Released late last month, the report ranked 10 of the 11 programs within Georgia Tech's College of Engineering among the top 10 in their respective disciplines, led by ISyE. The College of Engineering ranked 4th in the category of engineering. The nine engineering programs ranked in the top 10 are:

Industrial and Systems (1st), Biomedical (2nd), Aerospace (4th), Civil (6th), Electrical (6th), Environmental (6th), Computer (7th), Mechanical (7th), Materials (8th), and Nuclear (9th).

Chelsea C. White III, ISyE School Chair, is pleased to learn that "ISyE continues to distinguish itself among the U. S. News & World Report rankings, reflecting the faculty and staff's consistent hard work this year and in past years. It is rewarding to see our effort and dedication to excellence in education and research recognized on a national level."

The U.S. News & World Report published its rankings in the 2009 edition of "America's Best Graduate Schools."

The OPP Advisory Committee consists of experts who are familiar with polar operations, issues, and research. As a member of the Committee, Ratliff will offer his expertise in the area of supply chain and logistics.

"Scientific stations, such as the new one that the U. S. has built at the geographic South Pole, support critical experiments in disciplines ranging from astrophysics to environmental chemistry and seismology,* said Ratliff. "These stations in turn require extraordinary supply chain and logistics support. I hope that I can contribute to this effort by bringing some of the insights gained by the supply chain and logistics community from addressing more traditional supply chains."

The Committee reports to the Director of OPP and advises the Office in polar research programs and policy. Members provide guidance, recommendations, and supervision on how OPP can best serve scientific research, promote education, increase workforce diversity, and set investment priorities. Scientists from a wide range of disciplines and sub-disciplines serve on the Committee, making for a diverse community.

The OPP Advisory Committee meets semi-annually. Ratliff will serve a three year term, starting May 29, 2008 until May 2011.

H. Donald Ratliff, executive director of the Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute, has for the last 20 years supervised one of the largest logistics research programs in the world. He is also the UPS and Regents' Professor at Georgia Tech's Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE). Dr. Ratliff holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Alabama as well as a Ph.D. in operations research from Johns Hopkins University. He has been a member of the ISyE faculty since 1978.

Research Interests: My research interests are variability modeling, analysis and control for complex manufacturing systems, and transfer knowledge learned from manufacturing systems to non-manufacturing applications. My research methods emphasize engineering-driven data analysis methods with integration of control theory, signal processing, and statistics in problem solving.

Family: Our family has settled down in Marietta, Georgia. My oldest daughter, Helen, currently lives in Ann Arbor as a college student at the University of Michigan. My younger daughter, Katherine, is a freshman at Walton High School. And my wife, Leah, started working for the Crane Nuclear Company in Kennesaw early this year. We are all very happy to move here for various reasons: better weather (at least so far compared to Michigan!), lots of international markets, nice restaurants, etc.

Hobbies: I used to be a college basketball player in China. Now I have started to enjoy playing golf, although I have only played once since I have moved to Atlanta. If someone needs a partner to play, I will be happy to join.

Favorite book: It is hard to point out one favorite book, but I'd liked to recommend Sun Tzu's Art of War.

Best piece of advice you ever gave: By respecting others you gain respect. Treat others the way you would like to be treated.

Best piece of advice you ever received: People do not like to hear how many storms a captain has encountered, but if he or she had brought the ship back to the harbor.

What inspires you? My inspirations definitely come from my students' persevering progress, growing up, and achieving their goals.

Few people know that: My daughter Katherine is correcting my grammar for this interview.

Birth place: I was born in Hebei province, P. R. China. I came to United States in September 1989 as a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan.

Interesting "American* experience: I bought a $700 used 1982 Renault wagon in 1990, and immediately began learning how to fix it. Since there are no Renault dealers in the U.S., I had to do many things myself. All my training was in electrical engineering; I had limited experience as a mechanic. By fixing my old car - as well as my fellow students used cars, I learned a lot about cars, as well as machine tools, fixtures, etc. Along with routine work such as changing the oil and replacing the muffler and pipes, I also rebuilt break cylinders and changed my engine gaskets. One time there was more than a foot snow in Ann Arbor. I had to dig a snow tunnel to get under the car. After I unscrewed some nuts with a wrench, the tool froze to my hand! Thanks to my used car and my two and a half years of Ph.D. study at UM, I became a true Ph.D. in ME (with lots of hands-on experience). Where is my Renault wagon? One dollar was required to transfer the car's title so I sold it for $1.00 to my first Ph.D. student, Dr. Darek Ceglarek, who is currently a full professor in the IE Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He droved it for three years, and then sold it to a visiting scholar for $1.00. The wagon was finally put in the junkyard in 1997.

Education: I received my B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Beijing Institute of Technology in 1984 and 1987 respectively, and my Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1992.

Favorite ISyE course: Simulation. It's the area that I've done some research for the last couple of years. I've been fortunate to find good people, good classes, and interesting topics in this subject. I have also TA'ed for the undergrads in their simulation class.

Favorite professors: My advisers, Doctors Andradottir, Goldsman, and Kim (just alphabetical, no ordering here), would be at the top of my list. They have been great to work with and willing to guide me through my time here.

Prospective career goals: I'm going to do an internship this summer and see how I like the industry side of research. I also hope that I'll get to fit in some teaching here before I leave.

Research interests: Simulation concentrating on two specific topics: Ranking and Selection and Output Data Analysis.

Non-academic interests: Runnin' Wreck (the GT running club), Atlanta Track Club, ISyE intramurals * soccer and softball. Between school and running, I don't have much time for hobbies (except for going to Tech football games). I enjoy music and played a few instruments in high school. Otherwise, I enjoy reading history and fiction.

You ran in the 2007 Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C. How was that?
I went to undergraduate school in Virginia [so] I know a few people living in D.C. The trip was a combination to see some friends and race a big marathon with my brother. It was my first time in a really large marathon so the starting line was eye-opening. The race played out exactly as I had, deep down, hoped it would go. To get a nice placing was just something extra that was unexpected.

Why do you run?
I enjoy the structure of planning out [my] day around a daily run. It also gives me a way to de-stress after a heavy day at the office. If you want to take a leap, it's similar to tests and finals. Running here at Tech lets me meet new people, socialize while training, and give myself a breather from the otherwise intense academic environment here. Of course, there are health benefits, too.

What other marathons and races have you placed in?
At the Boston Marathon [on April 21, 2008], I ran 2:43 on a more difficult course [than the Marine Corps Marathon] and finished 240th out of (roughly) 25,000. I ran Peachtree [Road Race] last summer and finished 63rd. My past marathons were a little less prestigious; I've run one in Richmond and two in Virginia Beach, with a best showing of 12th.

I've heard that you were sponsored by Reebok for your marathons, is this true?
[The marathon] I ran for the Atlanta Track Club (ATC) Competitive Team*is sponsored by Reebok. So, in return for running in ATC and Reebok gear, the ATC will help me out with entry fees and some travel costs. It's not like I have a contract with Reebok, more like I run for the ATC and they have a contract with Reebok. Actually, that sort does make me half sponsored by Reebok.

Family: My parents live in Wayne, NJ. I have a twin brother, Jonathan, who also runs. He lives outside Boston and works as a systems engineer.

Last book you read: Founding Brothers by Joseph Ellis.

What's in your iPod? AC/DC, Ben Folds, Cartel, Bon Jovi, a lot of different things

Favorite spot on campus: Sitting out on the stairs by the Campanile

Junior's or The Varsity? I have to go with Junior's, because I've never been to the Varsity.

Is there any one person who has been an inspiration to you or someone that you consider your hero? I don't have anyone that matches a hero status. My parents have always been good role models and helped me chase my dreams.

Best piece of advice you ever received: I've never been one for living by a certain piece of advice. My family has imparted wisdom to me one little piece at a time.

On April 17, 2008, the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering hosted its First Distinguished Lecture, with over 103 alumni, faculty and students in attendance.

The premier address was presented by Dr. William "Bill* Pulleyblank, Vice President of the Center for Business Optimization at IBM Global Business Services. His presentation focused on the numerous opportunities and challenges in computing, business, and operations research.

"The first lecture in our Distinguished Lecture Series was a terrific success,* said Chelsea C. White III, ISyE School Chair. "Attendance was excellent, and the number of faculty and students outside of ISyE who attended was gratifying.*

If you happened to miss Dr. Pulleyblank's phenomenal presentation, visit
http://smartech.gatech.edu/handle/1853/21229
to download the video and Power Point presentation.

Presentation Abstract:
In addition to conventional business data collected in corporate databases, there are increasing amounts of machine-generated data being produced and collected. At the same time, we see remarkable advances in the availability and price performance of computing platforms that can be used to support business decisions based on this data. These factors have created numerous opportunities and challenges. The presentation will focus on addressing five major issues:

* How do we deal with massive amounts of "noisy* data?
* Can we develop adequate methods for handling risk and uncertainty?
* How should we deal with issues of distributed data and computation?
* What does it require for operational systems to match the sophistica*tion of long term planning systems?
* How do we adapt these capabilities to the emerging networked busi*ness world?

Businesses are steadily, but slowly, transforming the way that they perform their operations and planning. The types of tools that were at one time limited to very large enterprises are now being used by smaller businesses and even individuals. There is an increasing desire to combine data from a variety of sources with analytic methods to enable more rapid and better decision-making. This is driven in part by the economic pressures created by the need to both compete globally and to exploit global resources, and is enabled by the maturing of methods, tools and underlying technologies.

Biography:
Dr. William R. Pulleyblank, IBM Vice President, is the leader of the Center for Business Optimization within IBM Business Consulting Services. This group develops and deploys high powered optimization and analytic capabilities to improve the business performance of a broad range of companies.

Prior to this, he was the Director of Exploratory Server Systems and Director of the Deep Computing Institute within IBM Research. These research teams provided broad-based support to IBM's server activities as well as leading research in high performance computing. This included the Blue Gene project, which led to the creation of the Blue Gene/L supercomputer which has been certified as the most powerful supercomputer in the world since 2004. He also served as the Research relationship executive responsible for the Financial Services sector in IBM, the Utility and Energy Services industry, and for the Business Intelligence group. He was Director of Mathematical Sciences in IBM Research from 1995 to 2000.

Dr. Pulleyblank has served on a number of boards and advisory panels, including the Advisory Committee of the Division of Mathematics & Physical Sciences of the National Science Foundation, the Board on Mathematical Sciences of the National Research Council (US), the iCORE Board of Directors, the Science Advisory Board of the National Institute of Aerospace, and the Scientific Advisory Panel of The Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences (Toronto). He is a member of the Board of Regents of Canada's National Institute of Nanotechnology. In addition, he serves on the editorial boards of a number of journals.

Dr. Pulleyblank is the IBM Partnership Executive for the University of Minnesota and has served on the Industrial Advisory Committee for the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications at the University of Minnesota as well as on the board of governors, which he chaired in 1998.

Before joining IBM in 1990, he held faculty positions in mathematics and computer science at the University of Calgary and the University of Waterloo. He was the holder of the Canadian Pacific NSERC Chair of Optimization and Computer Applications at the University of Waterloo from 1987 to 2000.

His personal research interests are in operations research, combinatorial optimization and applications of optimization. In addition to writing scientific papers and books, he has consulted for several companies including: Mobil Oil on helicopter routing; Marks and Spencer on depot management; Statistics Canada on survey validation; and CP Rail on train scheduling. He is a coauthor of the graduate textbook Combinatorial Optimization, (Wiley, 1999) in addition to a number of research papers and book chapters.

Dr. Pulleyblank was awarded an honorary doctorate from The College of St. Rose and has been appointed a Fellow of the Fields Institute of Mathematical Sciences and member of Omega Rho, the International Honor Society of The Institute for Operations Research and Management Science. In 2005 he was awarded a Faculty of Mathematics Alumni Achievement Medal by the University of Waterloo and an Alberta Centennial Medal in recognition of contributions to the province of Alberta.

This semester's Senior Design course wrapped up with another round of high quality projects that had impressive results. Out of the twenty-six student teams who competed, five teams were selected as finalists to present their projects to a room full of faculty, students, and parents on April 30 in the Best of Senior Design Spring 2008 competition.

Of the five finalists, the winning team included Siddharth Coelho-Prabhu, Arpit Dharia, Akshay Kotak, Jason Dumar, Shyam Mehta, and Ranjini Ragunathan with adviser John Vande Vate who worked on a project with Intel titled, Designing Cost-Effective Distribution Strategies for Intel's Proposed Ultra Low-cost PC Chip Line. The aim of this project was to provide Intel with strategic intuition of the cost-effective distribution of its proposed Ultra Low-cost PC ships. Given the strategic nature of the project the team designed a model that made minimal parametric assumptions, modeling inventory using Brownian motion. The team then developed a set of decision-mailing tools that illustrate the relationships between demand conditions and transportation rates, supply strategies, systems performance and bottom line costs.

Four teams were honored as runners-up in the competition. The runners up are (in alphabetical order by organization): Next Wave, advised by Ozlem Ergun; UPS Direct Ship, advised by Joel Sokol; UPS NAAFN, advised by Alan Erera; and World Health Organization, advised by Julie Swann.

The Next Wave team members included Juan Araya, Steven Butts, Owen Carroll, Emily Sarver, Justin Stowe, and Jan Zhang with adviser Ozlem Ergun. This group worked on a project entitled, Ocean Carrier Bid Optimization for the Next Wave Agency. The team designed an analytical tool to help ocean carriers determine the best bid prices to win contracts in a program where the United States Government sends food aid to impoverished countries through the Food for Peace program. This tool uses forecasting techniques, an optimization model to simulate the contract awarding process, and analysis tools to aid Next Wave Agency in selecting the best bid price. The tool is being implemented during the May 2008 round of bidding.

The UPS Direct Ship team members included Katie Buckler, Carlanna Cunningham, Jay Hennington, Kevin Kitchens, Patrick Odneal, and Richard Ward with adviser Joel Sokol. In their project titled, Design and Implementation of Auctions for Constrained Third-Party Carrier Networks at UPS, the team recommended constrained combinatorial auctions to determine which third-party carrier should service each land of UPS's Direct Ship network. The team's computer application awards lanes to carriers while meeting UPS's need to increase on-time performance, use fewer carriers, and balance carrier assignments. It also lets UPS compare multiple scenarios, add custom constraints, and identify bids where negotiation is most valuable. The project should save UPS approximately $1.3 million/year and improve customer and carrier satisfaction.

The UPS NAAFN team members included Jessel Dhabliwala, Megan Patrick, Tom Pelling, Nathan Petty, Vikas Venugopal, and Selin Yilmaz with adviser Alan Erera. In their project titled, Truck Scheduling for the North American Air Freight Network (NAAFN) Division of United Parcel Service (UPS), the team developed new methods for scheduling truck capacity for the NAAFN, minimizing total weekly scheduled and unscheduled trucking costs. Currently, truckload schedules are derived from average weekly demand. In this project, methodology was first developed to estimate day-of-week truckload demand distributions for all lanes. Stochastic scheduling models were then developed to determine truck schedules minimizing expected weekly costs. Results indicate that the new truck schedules may yield cost savings of 10%, or $6M annually.

The World Health Organization team members included Michele Cataldi, Christina Cho, Cesar Gutierrez, Jeff Hull, Phillip Kim, and Andrew Park with adviser Julie Swann. In their project titled, Resource Allocation for Malaria Prevention, the group developed a process for allocation and deployment of resources used for malaria prevention in Africa. Using Swaziland as a pilot, the team quantified at-risk populations and times for malaria and intervention costs for spraying or bed nets. They developed recommendations for number and placement of facilities with scheduled deployment for labor, chemicals, and trucks. The team designed an interface to test and visualize Swaziland results and to evaluate benefits of adapting the methodologies throughout Africa.

The event concluded with Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies Chen Zhou recognizing outgoing Senior Design Coordinator Steve Hackman for his significant contribution to the program. Associate Professor Joel Sokol will serve as the new Senior Design Coordinator.

Companies interested in submitting a project for consideration can either contact the Senior Design Coordinator Joel Sokol at 404 894-6484, or they can post a project through the ISyE webpage at http://www.isye.gatech.edu/seniordesign/. Senior design teams look for projects before the start of the fall and spring semesters.

In this new edition, previously titled The Management of Business Logistics, the text is divided into five parts and provides a balance between logistics theory and practical applications. Part I provides a framework for understanding supply chain management and some of its most important related components. Strategic factors are the focus of Part II, while Part III addresses the key process areas within supply chain management. Part IV draws the reader into the world of supply chain planning, sourcing, and operations. The final section, Part V, explores the major macro trends that will impact the future of logistics and supply chain management, as well as strategies for staying competitive in the future. Each chapter opens with a supply chain profile that offers the reader a glimpse of real-world companies, people, and events that will make the world of supply chain management come alive. Practical information on the application of supply chain management is also explored with examples of hands-on managerial experience that relate to the content of each of the sixteen chapters.

This textbook is required for the Logistics Management module in the Certified in Transportation and Logistics professional certification program offered by the American Society for Transportation Logistics. However, any professional or student in the fields of business and international logistics will benefit from the book's discussion on strategic factors and processes in global supply chains, planning, sourcing, and operations.

Dr. Langley is a professor of Supply Chain Management in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech and Director of Supply Chain Executive Programs in Georgia Tech's The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute. Previously, he served for 28 years as the John H. "Red" Dove Distinguished Professor in Logistics and Transportation at the University of Tennessee. Langley is a former president of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and has co-authored two other major textbooks. He received a B.S., M.B.A., and Ph.D. from Penn State University in mathematics, finance, and business logistics, respectively.

Supply Chain Management was published in 2008 by South-Western Cengage Learning.

In order to pursue the fellowship, Fukasawa will postpone his position as assistant professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization at the University of Waterloo. He will graduate this August and begin the fellowship shortly after. Additionally, Fukasawa will receive a stipend of $95,000 to $115,000. IBM has awarded the Fellowship to one recipient per year since 1999.

"During my year at IBM as a Goldstine Fellow I want to extend my current line of research on cutting planes for mixed-integer programs, as well as start getting involved in other projects that will help me extend my expertise in optimization,* said Fukasawa.

Fukasawa is the first student from Georgia Tech to receive this honor. His advisor is Dr. William J. "Bill* Cook; Fukasawa is the second of Cook's advisees to be awarded the Fellowship. While a professor at Rice University in Houston, TX, Cook also advised 2002 Fellowship recipient Sanjeeb Dash. The 2007 winner and current holder is Dr. Ton Dieker, a recent addition to the ISyE faculty.

Ricardo Fukasawa's research interests include theoretical and computational mixed-integer programming problems (with emphasis on polyhedral combinatorics, cutting planes, and branch-cut-and-price) and vehicle routing and similar types of combinatorial optimization problems. He holds a B.S. and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Pontif*cia Universidade Cat*lica do Rio de Janeiro.