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Fall Meeting University of Arkansas November 16-17, 1999

State of the Center Address G. Don Taylor, Director. Fall Meeting University of Arkansas November 16-17, 1999. Overview of Presentation. Status of Transportation, Logistics & Infrastructure Research at the U of A Core Competencies and Research Thrusts Planning/Design Research

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Fall Meeting University of Arkansas November 16-17, 1999

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  1. State of the Center Address G. Don Taylor, Director Fall Meeting University of Arkansas November 16-17, 1999

  2. Overview of Presentation • Status of Transportation, Logistics & Infrastructure Research at the U of A • Core Competencies and Research Thrusts • Planning/Design Research • Performance Evaluation/Costing Research • Transportation Research • Center Status and Future Plans

  3. U of A LOGISTICSRESEARCH CENTERS The Logistics Institute TLI (INEG) TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT LOGISTICS T L & I SCMRC (TLOG) MBTC (CEEG) Mack-Blackwell Transportation Center Supply Chain Management Research Center TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

  4. TLI and U of A INEG Status (State of the Center) • 1999-2000 Academic Year • Industrial funding is higher than ever • NSF funding is higher than ever and state match looks good • Undergraduate recruiting/retention is strong; quality is up • MBTC activity is more closely aligned with TLI goals • TLI Faculty is larger & stronger; publications are increasing • Net TLI customer base is down 2 members

  5. Modeling Optimization Simulation Probability & statistics Administrative analysis Applications Human Factors/ Ergonomics Robotics/Automation Quality Control/Mgmt. TL and LTL Trucking Warehousing/Inventory Analysis Programming/DSS Supply Chain Management Material Handling/ Shop Floor Logistics CORECOMPETENCIES

  6. POSTER SESSION OVERVIEW • TLI Projects • Completed (1998-99) • New & Proposed(1999-2000) • Informational • Mack-Blackwell Transportation Center • Supply Chain Management Research Center

  7. T I L RESEARCH THRUST AREAS Shop Floor Logistics Supply Chain Management TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND COSTING PLANNING ANDDESIGN

  8. TLI Research Trends 99 00 99 00 99 00 Plng/Des Perf Eval/Cost Trans TLI projects MBTC projects by TLI Faculty

  9. Planning and Design

  10. Planning and Design Manual MH TLI-AR-99-7 Storage and Inventory Material Handling and Ergonomics Tray Design TLI-AR-99-3 Capacity/ Production Planning Focused Stores TLI-AR-99-5/6 Int Maintenance TLI-AR-00-3a Hospital Stores TLI-AR-00-4 Scheduling TLI-AR-99-4 Material Mgmt TLI-AR-00-3b Packaging TLI-AR-00-2b WIP Mgmt. TLI-AR-00-1 Design/Finance TLI-AR-00-6

  11. TLI-AR-99-3Storage and Inventory • The Impacts of a Single Letter Tray Design on Major Mailers • United States Postal Service • Timothy S. Meinert, G. Don Taylor and Darsono Tjokroamidjojo • Designing letter mail trays in a highly constrained environment • Building on previous TLI work • Consideration of major mailer needs

  12. TLI-AR-99-5/6Storage and Inventory • Dynamic Scheduling in a Focused Storage Environment • Raytheon and Global Concepts • Mike Cole,Nancy Sloan, and Remzi Ural • Develop improved focused storage and scheduling approaches for electronics assembly • Determine the best selection of parts for point of use storage.

  13. TLI-AR-00-4Storage and Inventory • Focused Inventory Management in a • Hospital • Global Concepts, Inc. • Michael Cole and Remzi Ural • Builds on TLI-AR-99-5/6 focused stores project • Detailed case study in a healthcare environment

  14. TLI-AR-00-2bStorage and Inventory • Benchmarking and Modeling of Quantity Unit Pack and Inventory Issuance Policy • Defense Logistics Agency (Proposed) • Michael Cole and Terry Collins • Determine the state-of-the-art in quantity unit pack strategies and related material management systems • Use a DLA case study to demonstrate the efficacy of approaches

  15. TLI-AR-99-7Material Handling and Ergonomics • Integrating Economics into Quality Management for Improved Process Efficiency, Product Quality and Occupational Safety and Health • Pine Bluff Arsenal • Steve Johnson et al. • Increase efficiency, safety, and quality of manual operations • Case study at PBA to find economic stressors and reduce cost

  16. TLI-AR-99-4Capacity/Production Planning • Dynamic Scheduling for Competing Multi-Stage Demands • Lucent Technologies • John English, Don Taylor, and • Felicia Zakaria • Develop a dynamic scheduling approach that maximizes throughput and minimizes the probability of a stock-out. • Heavily constrained in terms of material handling and in-process storage

  17. TLI-AR-00-1Capacity/Production Planning • Dynamic Scheduling for Competing Multi-Stage Demands--Phase II • Lucent Technologies • John English, Michael Cole, Don Taylor, and Long-Foong Liow • Continuation of TLI-AR-99-4 • Develop optimization models to allocate WIP in constrained buffer space • Compare/contrast with previous simulation results

  18. TLI-AR-00-3aCapacity/Production Planning • Model Development of a Total • Integrated Maintenance System • Pine Bluff Arsenal • Earnest W. Fant and Julie Watson • Establish a foundation for implementing TIM systems with a focus on process integration and reliability • Include organizational strategy, key processes, customer needs, physical constraints and multiple metrics in models

  19. TLI-AR-00-3bCapacity/Production Planning • Assessment of Material Management and Logistical Support Requirements for Ammunition & Chemical Defensive Equipment Operations • Pine Bluff Arsenal • Eric M. Malstrom and Manuel D. Rossetti • Case study on logistics management in a unique setting; multiple buildings, explosive/chemical compatibility problems, etc. • How does this environment differ from traditional supply chains? How is this difference managed?

  20. TLI-AR-00-6Capacity/Production Planning • Financial Impacts of Logistics Planning Activities in Manufacturing Systems • NSF and Aston University • Don Taylor, Doug Love, Jeff Barton, Julie Watson and Helen Benton • Determine the financial impacts of capacity-based design decisions • Extend this work into global product sourcing decisions

  21. Performance Evaluation and Costing

  22. Performance Evaluationand Costing Logistics Systems Material Handling Systems Log Data Mgmt TLI-AR-99-9 TMS Lite TLI-AR-99-1 Log Perf Meas TLI-AR-99(00)-8 BMC Evolution TLI-AR-99-2

  23. TLI-AR-99-9Logistics Systems • Quality Assurance and Electronic Information/ Data Transmission in a Logistics System • Red River Army Depot • Earnest Fant, Kellie Thompson • and Laura Riden • Provide a DSS to help collect, store, transmit and interpret data and information that affect productivity and quality • Use the DSS to facilitate ISO 9000 Certification

  24. TLI-AR-99(00)-8Logistics Systems • Design of a Performance Measurement System to Enhance Systems Level Logistics Management • Defense Logistics Agency • Terry Collins, Manual Rossetti and Julie Watson • Identify performance metrics and information systems to best support logistics management • Make recommendations to maximize the quality and timeliness of information

  25. TLI-AR-99-1Material Handling Systems • Configuration and Cost Issues for TMS ‘Lite’ • United States Postal Service • Don Taylor, John English, and Mark Brewer • Build upon previous TLI work on TMS • Develop new optimization and heuristic methods to support TMS • Provide ‘out of the box’ thinking for cost reduction techniques

  26. TLI-AR-99-2Material Handling Systems • Design and Configuration of ‘Next Generation’ Bulk Mail Centers • United States Postal Service • Timothy S. Meinert and G. Don Taylor • Develop state-of-the-art evaluation tools for state-of-the-market systems • Develop a simulation template for use in evaluating large-scale material handling systems • Use BMC re-design efforts as a validating case

  27. Transportation Systems

  28. TRANSPORTATIONSYSTEMS TLI Projects(99) TLI Projects(00) MBTC Projects Limited Dispatch TLI-99-10a Transport Mode TLI-00-2a 1998-1999 4 Projects Local Dispatch TLI-99-10b Yield Mgmt TLI-00-5a 1999-2000 3 Projects IM Dispatch TLI-00-5b IM Balance TLI-00-5c Long Trailers TLI-00-7

  29. TLI-AR-99-10aTLI Transportation Projects(99) • Dispatching Within a Terminal City Network • J.B. Hunt Transport • Don Taylor and Alisha Youngblood • Partition driver pools into terminal city drivers and OTR drivers • Examine the effectiveness of terminal city drivers • Examine the impact on remaining OTR drivers

  30. TLI-AR-99-10bTLI Transportation Projects(99) • Analysis and Development of Tools to Support Intermodal Operations • J.B. Hunt Transport • Amelia Regan and Xiubin Wang • Develop tools to dispatch local ground moves in support of intermodal operations • Examine the impact of increasing reliance on intermodal freight operations • Take an initial look at equipment balance problems

  31. TLI-AR-00-2aTLI Transportation Projects(00) • The Analysis of Intermodal Choice Combinations for Military Supplies and Materiel • Defense Logistics Agency • Manuel Rossetti, Terry Collins and Nancy Sloan • Develop software to assist in modal selection for ground, air, or water for various customers and scenarios • Extend TLI-AR-98(00)-8 into a global environment

  32. TLI-AR-00-5aTLI Transportation Projects(00) • Yield Management Activities in Truckload Trucking • J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. • Don Taylor, Derik Gibson and Soo-Seng Ong • Review the published literature to find examples and applications of yield management in truckload trucking • Drive versus wait modeling

  33. TLI-AR-00-5bTLI Transportation Projects(00) • Analysis and Development of Tools to Support Intermodal Operations • J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. • Amelia Regan and Xiangwen Lu • An extension of TLI-AR-99-10b • Primary focus on improving scheduling algorithms for field implementation • Examine formulations for intermodal equipment balance

  34. TLI-AR-00-5cTLI Transportation Projects(00) • Intermodal Network Balance and Supply Chain Management • J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. • Don Taylor and Taimor El-Cheikh • A detailed examination of intermodal ramp balance • Merge the ramp balance problem with dray operations • Provide pricing guidelines to help achieve balance

  35. TLI-AR-00-7TLI Transportation Projects(00) • The Effects of Extended Trailers on the Trucking Industry • National Science Foundation • Don Taylor and Shelly Gann • Determine the effects of longer than standard trailers on the trucking industry. • What are the effects on customers, carriers, safety, pricing, etc.

  36. MBTC(1998-1999)Transportation Systems Studies • MBTC-1084 A Genetic Algorithm Approach to TLT Breakbulk Terminal Door Assignment-Cole • MBTC-1100 Marketing of Intermodal Cost Software-Boardman • MBTC-1101 Finding Synergy in Intermodal Operations with Truck and Rail-Taylor • MBTC-1102 A Guided Local Search for the Vehicle Roting Problem with Time Windows-Cole

  37. MBTC(1999-2000)Transportation Systems Studies • MBTC-2003 Container Management for Multi-Modal Transportation Networks-Cole • MBTC-2004 Efficient Dispatching in a Terminal City Network (builds on TLI-AR-99-10a) -Taylor • MBTC-2005 Quantifying the Impact of Refrigerated Unit Failures-English

  38. State of the Center:Future Plans • New leaders in logistics actively recruited • Involving new faculty heavily • Seeking new matching funds • One year until sunset at NSF • Need to re-focus our efforts • Desire to remain with Georgia Tech. • New academic partners and foreign participants

  39. Thanks for your support!

  40. POSTER SESSION 99-2/3 99-1,98-4 98-3 99-9 EDU. M99-4/5/6 98-5 M99-2 98-6 98-7 99-5 MBTC 99-4 M98-7 M99-3 M98-6 M98-5 98-1 98-2 KEY: M -- MBTC

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