Center for Excellence in
Logistics and Distribution
Russell D. Meller, Center and Site Director
University of Arkansas
Olivier Cadet, CELDi IAB Chair
Air Liquide
Steve Georgevitch, CELDi IAB Vice Chair
Boeing Company
Josh Malone, Center Coordinator
University of Arkansas
March 2012
What is CELDi?
CELDi is a university-based enterprise providing
innovative solutions for logistics and distribution
excellence with our member organizations.
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What is CELDi?
CELDi is a university-based enterprise providing
innovative solutions for logistics and distribution
excellence with our member organizations.
 Eight major research universities
 More than 25 member
organizations from commercial,
military and government sectors
of the economy
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What is a CELDi Partnership?
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University
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Virginia
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University
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Berkeley
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NSF I/UCRC: Mission and Vision
Mission:
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To contribute to the nation’s research infrastructure base by developing
long-term partnerships among industry, academe and government
Vision:
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To expand the innovation capacity of our nation’s competitive workforce
through partnerships between industries and universities
Advantage:
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NSF support covers overhead that member organizations would typically
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CELDi Mission:
CELDi has the mission of enabling member organizations to
achieve logistics and distribution excellence by delivering
meaningful, innovative and implementable solutions that
provide a return on investment.
CELDi in-context projects achieve:
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Solving real problems that achieve
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Graduating students with real-world project experience
Sharing research results amongst member organizations to
leverage intellectual and monetary capital
Producing generalized, cutting-edge research that is
published in leading journals
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A CELDi Project offers:
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Develop your in-context project to solve your problems
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Member employees collaborate directly with university
research teams
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Gain direct access to other CELDi students and
researchers
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Benefit from shared research solutions and tools
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Member employees enhance their career development
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CELDi Provides Return on Investment
Air Liquide, Inc. and Virginia Tech
Bulk Tank Allocation Project
Olivier Cadet and Sachin Jain
Air Liquide
Kimberly Ellis, Hanif Sherali, Lance Saunders,
David Shao, and Charlie Crawford
Virginia Tech
Presented at CELDi
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Fort Worth, TX
October 2010
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Additional Benefits of CELDi Membership
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Meeting Attendance:
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Student interaction
Exposure to new research
Managerial short courses
Peer networking
Center-Designated Project (CDP) selection
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Center-Designated Project (CDP) Deliverables
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Access to IP on All Projects
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CELDi Industrial Advisory Board Meetings
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Biannual
• Spring- CDP Selection
• Fall – Project Review & Manager’s Workshop
Located in major hub city
Rotation schedule: Dallas – Fall 2012
Denver – Spring 2013
Chicago – Fall 2013
Atlanta – Spring 2014
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CELDi Provides
Return on Investment
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Reasons to Attend CELDi IAB Meetings:
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Network with industry thought leaders
Gain expertise in your field
Recruitment
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Gain access to large pool of students with
project experience
Attend CELDi short courses
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CELDi Provides
Return on Investment
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What some IAB members attending 2010
meeting had to say about the value of CELDi meetings:
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“I was impressed by the quantity and quality of the projects.
I found two other projects that we can likely take advantage
of in our company.”
“I took away 4-5 potential ideas to go forward with to the
company.”
“I found four things to take back that will require us to think
outside of the box.”
“Really enjoyed the speaker’s talk - spoke to leadership.”
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CELDi Center-Designated Projects
Current Center-Designated Projects:
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Improved Input Data Management for Logistics Analysis
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Decision Support for Warehouse Design
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CELDi Knowledge Management System
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Development of Logistics Efficiency Metrics
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Supply Chain Network Simulator Using Cloud Computing
Completed Projects That Deliver Results:
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Helping Green Belts Use What They Know
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Logistics Network Design for Less-than-Truckload Consolidation Tool
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Data-Driven Adaptive Forecasting/Inventory Control with FIAT
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Merging Mobile Robotics and RFID Technologies for an Automated Asset
Locating System
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An Intermittent Demand Forecasting Tool
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Improve Inventory Accuracy through Optimal Cycle Counting Tool
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Member Access to CELDi Products
Members only login pages:
Project descriptions and reports
Access to CDP products downloads
http://www.celdi.ineg.uark.edu/cdp_products.asp
Access to student resumes
www.celdi.org
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Membership
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Members – Minimum $60k/yr ($50k/yr for SBIR members; $45k
from NSF)
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In-context research project
$5k towards Center-designated research projects for leveraging
Associate Members (50 employees or less) – Minimum $25k/yr
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Smaller in-context research project
$2.5k towards center-designated research projects for leveraging
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CELDi partnerships begin by jointly scoping a project that
allows us to learn more about each other
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In parallel, review membership participation agreement
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Plan to attend next CELDi meeting
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Participate in CDP selection and advisement
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CELDi Provides
Return on Investment
What IAB members attending the
2011 Denver meeting had to say
about the value of their CELDi membership:
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“Our CELDi project delivered specific tools that are used in our
company today.”
“This is what it’s all about: exploring new ideas, solving problems,
coming up with solutions and applying them in the field.”
“CELDi researchers meld technical rigor with commercial problems
to create generalized solutions which cut across industries.”
“We are excited to have high-quality students working on problems
in our industry. This creates a pool of potential future employees.”
“We feel we get a great deal of value for the dollars we spend with
CELDi.”
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Center for Excellence in Logistics and Distribution
CELDi provides creative, leading-edge solutions
to real-world problems:
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Member organizations collaborate with research
teams
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CELDi is a collaborative enterprise that provides
access to students and researchers
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Member organizations benefit from shared research
solutions
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Members enhance their career development with
CELDi
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