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Worker-Centric Design
If you were to design a facility that your children had to work in, what would it look like? Background This research is a response to the Material Handling & Logistics Summit of 2007, which identified several challenges for the Material Handling Industry in the...
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You’ve probably seen this famous question on an Amazon site: “Want it delivered Saturday, October 15? Order it in the next 7 hours and 10 minutes, and choose One-Day Shipping at checkout.” But what if you want to order in 8 hours? Why can’t you get one-day shipping...
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Warehouse Sizing Problem Under A Class-Based Storage Policy
Overview LoDI Ph .D. Research Assistant Luis Cardona introduced an analytical model for U-flow warehouses under a class-based storage policy. He and his colleagues have proven mathematically that the optimal shape of the warehouse and the location of the pick and...
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I am pleased to announce that last month, Parvaneh Jahani successfully defended her dissertation entitled, “Dynamic Warehouse Optimization Using Predictive Analytics.” Congratulations Parvaneh — Dr. Jahani! Shortly after I arrived to UofL, I was told that Parvaneh...
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Advanced Solutions invests in LoDI Lab
Advanced Solutions, Inc. and its President and CEO Michael Golway have given a $1 million gift to the Logistics and Distribution Institute at UofL. The gift consists of three SmartBoards (two fixed, one portable) and a multi-seat license to their Slot3D software....
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Optimal Block Stacking
I am pleased to announce that Shahab Derhami, Jeff Smith and I have just had a manuscript accepted in International Journal of Production Research entitled, “Optimizing Space Utilization in Block Stacking Warehouses.” Congratulations especially to Shahab—this is the...
read moreAn updated LoDI Index
The Greater Louisville LoDI Index has recently undergone a dramatic update, bringing the data and modeling techniques more in-line with those used for the National LoDI Index. The data used as a predictor of health in the sector is now concentrated on the Trade,...
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Logistics Automation and Us
Several years ago I began telling my children that I thought the greatest challenge for their generation was sensibly integrating technology into everyday life. It seemed at the time (and I continue to believe) that the blind adoption of rapidly advancing technology...
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Themes for Logistics Research: Order Fulfillment
Over the past couple of months, I have been thinking about issues in logistics worth investigating here at LoDI. The result was three "themes" of research, which I proposed during the LoDI Kickoff Meeting in September: Order Fulfillment, The Physical Internet, and...
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