Facility Logistics

A Special Interest Group of the Transportation Science & Logistics Section of
The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

What is facility logistics?

Facility Logistics involves facility design and material handling for manufacturing, distribution, and service facilities. Research topics include both design and operational aspects of material and information flow within facilities to improve productivity and performance. Specific topics include facility layout, material handling, storage/retrieval systems, order fulfillment, sensor deployment, and inventory tracking and control, among others.

Our community

Ron Askin, Arizona
John Bartholdi, Ga Tech
Saif Benjafaar, Minn
Hector Carlo, Michigan
Ignacio Castillo, Alberta
D. Ciemnoczolowski, Michigan
Gail DePuy, Louisville
Pius Egbelu, LSU
Don Eisenstein, Chicago
Marc Goetschalckx, Ga Tech

Bob Graves, Dartmouth
Kevin Gue, Auburn
Sunderesh Heragu, Louisville
Eric Johnson, Dartmouth
Justin Kile, Michigan
David Kim, Oregon St.
Dale Masel, Ohio U.
Leon McGinnis, Ga Tech
Doug McWilliams, Purdue
Russ Meller, Arkansas

Benoit Montreuil, Laval
Rakesh Nagi, Buffalo
Bryan Norman, Pittsburg
Pratik Parikh, Va Tech
Spyros Reveliotis, Ga Tech
Alice Smith, Auburn
Jeff Smith, Auburn
Gunter Sharp, Ga Tech
Mandyam Srinivasan, Tenn
Don Taylor, Va Tech
Joe Wilck, Va Tech

Conferences

Our next meeting will be at the INFORMS annual meeting in Pittsburgh on Monday, November 6, 2006, at 6:00 PM. We will be with the regular Transportation Science & Logistics Section meeting. We also have several sessions of talks. Please come out to see us!

Contact us

For questions, or to be added to our community list, contact kevin (dot) gue [at) auburn (dot] edu