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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