Research

October 20, 2017

Variation Identification System for Operational Risks in Inventory Systems – CDP13-VISOR – Phase III

The main goal of this research is to review methods and software to deal with less than perfect information in the supply chain and to develop a software tool to enable analysts to better understand how data uncertainty can lead to risk in the supply chain.
October 20, 2017

Fabrication Division Logistics Process Modernization – UA14-RRAD – Phase III

The Red River Army Depot has identified their Fabrication Division as a candidate for logistics improvement and re-engineering activities that can improve work planning, material supply, and production capabilities.
October 20, 2017

Mitigating the Impact of Lead Time Variability – UA13-DLA – Phase III

The main goal of this research is to model the effect of lead-time variability on the DLA’s logistics system and to develop methods to incorporate this information into inventory policy setting and planning.
June 16, 2017

Enhancing Safety When Using Head-Worn Display Technologies in Warehousing

Augmented reality head-worn displays (HWDs) – or simply “smart glasses” – are an emerging technology that can project diverse forms of information within a user’s field of view.
June 15, 2015

Performance and Uptime Analysis for Production Lines – UA02-02

This project performs a performanace and uptime analysis for prodction lines at a production plant
June 15, 2015

Data Integrity and Enterprise Resource Planning – LH10-MBI

The objective of this project is to Implement a global Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system from a home grown distribution system
June 15, 2015

Process Control Analysis for Improved Supply Chain Reliability Ph. II – LH07-LUS

The purpose of the project is to create a production cycle schedule,and improve product quality and supply chain reliability by establishing control over process times for each stage of the production cycle.
June 15, 2015

Engineering Economic Analysis of a Cottonseed Oil Bio-diesel Operation – TTU-NCPA

This project will investigate, test and analyze the performance characteristics of a product process. Primarily, this research project develops a detailed cost model for present and future settings.
June 15, 2015

Research Experiences for Teachers – Charlie Rossetti – UA07-RET3

This project intriduces manufacturing processes to High School students
June 15, 2015

Adaptive Logistics and Inventory Control – LH07-KTP

This project supports a dynamic, statistical, and data-driven approach in developing efficient systems to support economic growth of a process taking in account key
June 15, 2015

Success Factors in eProcurement and eTrading in the Petroleum Industry – OSU02-02

The objective of this project was to analyze the successes and failures of online marketplaces.
June 15, 2015

Supply Chain Network Simulator Using Cloud Computing – CDP10-SCNS

Realistic large-scale multi-echelon supply chain networks consist of thousands of stock keep units (SKUs), which make the analysis by mathematical models problematic. The purpose of this project is to design a cloud computing architecture that facilitates the computational performance of large-scale multi-echelon supply chain network simulations.
June 15, 2015

An Intermittent Demand Inventory Analysis Tool – CDP07-UA

This project presents an object-oriented software framework for intermittent demand forecasting and inventory analysis.
June 15, 2015

Productivity Improvements to Direct Mail Operations – LH08-TRAN

The purpose of this project was to change the process structure and culture of a company with world-class supply management concepts to enable it to improve capability and reliability.
June 15, 2015

Evaluation of Segmentation Techniques for Spare Parts Inventory Management – UA04-NAVSUP, Ph2

The objective of this project is to developed a segmentation methodology for reducing the computational time required for setting the inventory control polices in a large scale multi echelon inventory system.
June 15, 2015

Improved Retail Logistics Inventory through an Examination of Merchandise Flow and Space Planning – UA07-SAMS

This projects Investigates the impact of vendor agreements on the current inventory system with the goal of maintaining or improving the service capability of replenishment while reducing inventory
June 15, 2015

Plan of Commercial Development of San Pedro Coahuila as Logistics Center – TT10-SanPedro

The objective of this project us to take advantage of the geographical potential of a region for establishing and developing a viable local, regional, and international logistic node.
June 15, 2015

Improving Inventory Record Accuracy within Retail Store Operations – UA06-InvAcc

This project examines the effect of record inaccuracies within the retail supply chain and develops recommendations for improving inventory record accuracy within retail operations.
June 15, 2015

Improving Quality-of-Service in Para Transit Operations – OU06-FTA

Sponsor: Federal Transit Authority Research Team: Sridhar Radhakrishnan Universities Involved: University of Oklahoma Start Date: 08/15/06 End Date: 08/14/07 Summary: The Tulsa Transit Authority (TTA) provides curb-to-curb para transit service to low-income individuals with disabilities. Approximately, 17,000 pick-up and drop-off requests are served every month within the Tulsa metropolitan area […]
June 15, 2015

Improve Inventory Accuracy through Optimal Cycle Counting – CDP-06 OU/OSU Collaborative

The objective of this project is to developa cycle counting scheduler to optimize cycle counting policy, help manage inventory, and reduce counting cost and improve inventory accuracy.
June 15, 2015

Economic Assessment of Production Downtime – UA02-05

This research focuses on the total optimization of the logistics value chain
June 15, 2015

Ergonomic Panelized Construction: Analysis and Design of Material Logistics – VT10-NIOSH

Sponsor: NIOSH Research Team: Maury Nussbaum Universities Involved: Virginia Tech Start Date: NA End Date: NA Summary:
June 15, 2015

Agile Business Networks, Development and Pilot Project – LH05-ABN

The objective of this project is to apply Agile Business Networks (ABN) in a process
June 15, 2015

Advanced MRO Planning and Scheduling: Multi-Resource Job-shop Problem with Resource Flexibility (MJSPF) – OSU08-TNK

This project identifies the schedule that minimizes the time to complete a specific number of jobs which go thorugh a sequence of operations.
June 15, 2015

The Use of Decision Models in the Development of a Collaborative Integrated Solutions System – YR1 UA03-AFRL2

This project formulates a scorecard to identify performance measures to investigate scheduling activites and evaluate perspectives.
July 8, 2024

CELDi’s 2024 Meeting and Research Symposium – Recap

The Center for Excellence in Logistics and Distribution (CELDi) held its Annual Meeting and Research Symposium at the University of Arkansas.  Students, faculty and industry leaders from across the country gathered Feb. 29 – March 1 to discuss innovations in logistics and distribution as part of the two-day event. Proceedings […]
February 2, 2024

CELDi 2024 Meeting and Research Symposium

Registration is now OPEN! Register Here!For Hotel Reservations, use this link.Use this code: AIE Full Event Agenda (PDF) Keynote Speakers – March 1, 2024 Tarek Taha Tarek Taha is a senior engineering leader at J.B. Hunt Transport with over 25 years of experience in the transportation industry, having led multiple […]
May 17, 2023

CELDi’s Spring Industrial Advisory Board Meeting and Research Symposium – Recap

Students, faculty and industry leaders from across the country gathered last month at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas to discuss innovations in logistics and distribution as part of a program led by the University of Arkansas Industrial Engineering Department. Kansas State Engineering Dean, Matthew J. O’Keefe, opened the meeting […]