Center for Engineering Logistics and Distribution (CELDi)

1. CELDi National Science Foundation sponsored Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) Center for Engineering Logistics and Distribution (CELDi) 8:00am Continental Breakfast 8:30 Welcome -Mr. Don Stuart, IAB Chairman -Dr. Joseph Geunes, University of Florida State of the Center Address -Dr. John English Spring Meeting Summary -Dr. Tom Jones, Center Evaluator Comments from National Science Foundation -Dr. Alex Schwarzkopf 9:30 Break 9:45 Strategic Research Update -Dr. Don Taylor Basic Research Proposals 10:15 Closed Session Vote on Basic Research Proposals Review of Level of Interest and Feedback Evaluation forms Overall Research Agenda 11:00 Determination of Chairman Elect Announce Spring Meeting- University of Arkansas, April 13-14, 2004 Luncheon Member representatives and invited guests Industrial Advisory Board Meeting Fall 2003 Hosted by the University of Louisville

2. CELDi Welcome • Mr. Don Stuart • IAB Chair • President and CEO, Global Concepts Inc. • Dr. Joseph Geunes • University of Florida Fall 2003 Industrial Advisory Board Meeting

3. CELDi State of the Center Address • Dr. John English • CELDi Executive Director • State of the Center Address Fall 2003 Industrial Advisory Board Meeting

4. Organization • Center Headquarters • Center for Engineering Logistics & Distribution • University of Arkansas • Dept. of Industrial Engineering • 4207 Bell Engineering Center • Fayetteville, AR 72701 • Tel (479) 575-2124 • Fax (479) 575-8431 • http://celdi.ineg.uark.edu Fall 2003 Industrial Advisory Board Meeting

5. CELDi Organization University of Arkansas Dr. John R. English Executive Director, CELDi Professor and Chair, Industrial Engineering 4207 Bell Engineering Center University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 72701 479-575-6029 • FAX 479-575-8431 jre@uark.edu Dr. Earnest Fant Associate Director, CELDi University of Arkansas 4207 Bell Engineering Center University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 72701 479-575-3940 FAX 479-575-8431 ewf@engr.uark.edu University of Louisville Dr. G. Don Taylor Director, CELDi Professor, Industrial Engineering Mary Lee and George F. Duthie Chair in Engineering Logistics Speed Scientific School University of Louisville Louisville, KY 40292 502-852-2741• FAX 502-852-5633 don.taylor@louisville.edu Dr. John Usher Associate Director, CELDi Speed Scientific School University of Louisville Louisville, KY 40292 502-852-6342 usher@louisville.edu Dr. Mark Schreck Associate Director, CELDi Speed Scientific School University of Louisville Louisville, KY 40292 502-852-4103 Fall 2003 Industrial Advisory Board Meeting

6. CELDi Organization Oklahoma State University Dr. Ricki Ingalls Director, CELDi Assoc. Professor Oklahoma State University 322 Engineering North Stillwater OK 74078 405-744-9129• FAX 405-744-4654 ingalls@okstate.edu Dr. Manjunath Kamath Associate Director, CELDi Oklahoma State University 322 Engineering North Stillwater OK 74078 mkamath@okstate.edu University of Oklahoma Dr. Thomas L. Landers Associate Dean, College of Engineering Morris R. Pitman Professor University of Oklahoma Carson Engr. Center, 202 W. Boyd, Room 107 Norman, OK 73019-1022 405-325-0986 • FAX 405-325-7508 landers@ou.edu Dr. B. Mustafa Pulat Director, CELDi University of Oklahoma 761 Asp Norman Ok 73019 405-325-4532 bpulat@ou.edu Fall 2003 Industrial Advisory Board Meeting

7. CELDi Organization Center Evaluator: Dr. Tom Jones 479-575-6128 • twjones@comp.uark.edu Industrial Advisory Board, Chairman: Mr. Don E. Stuart Global Concepts, Inc. 900 S.Shackleford Rd.,Ste 412 Little Rock, AR 72211 800-459-1168 FAX 501-312-0180 dstuart@gclogistics.com • Potential Research Partners: • University of Florida, Dr. Joseph Geunes • University of Minnesota, Dr. Saifallah Benjaafar • Lehigh University, Dr. David Wu • University of Houston, Dr. Hamid Parsaei Fall 2003 Industrial Advisory Board Meeting

8. IAB Purpose We value your input as the industrial advisory board representative for your organization! Function: • represent the interests of your organization • review and evaluate proposed projects • act as a gatekeeper for information and technology • direction setter • monitor the research agenda for relevance and meritorious content Fall 2003 Industrial Advisory Board Meeting

9. CELDi Membership • - Air Force Research Laboratories • - American Commercial Barge Lines • - ABF Freight System Inc. • - Burlington Northern/Santa Fe Railway • - Cargill Foods • - Cobb-Vantress • - ConAgra Foods • - ConocoPhillips • - Crane Div., Naval Surface Warfare Center • - Defense Logistics Agency • - Federal Aviation Administration Logistics Center • - Global Concepts Inc. • Halliburton • National Science Foundation • Naval Supply Command Systems • - Northrop Grumman Information Technology • - Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center • - Oklahoma Department of Transportation • - Pine Bluff Arsenal • - Raytheon Systems Company • - Science Applications International Corp. • Smith Tools Inc. • Tyson Foods Inc. • - UPS – Supply Chain Solutions • - United States Army Defense Ammunition Center • - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. • - Yellow Freight Systems Fall 2003 Industrial Advisory Board Meeting

10. Center Activities • Research agenda • Technology transfer and networking • Participation with potential partner university planning meetings • University of Florida, Dr. Joseph Geunes (geunes@ise.ufl.edu) • University of Minnesota, Dr. Saifallah Benjaafar (saif@umn.edu) • Lehigh University, Dr. David Wu (david.wu@lehigh.edu) • University of Houston, Dr. Hamid Parsaei (parsaei@uh.edu) • Career Fair invitation to member companies • Guest speaker at annual I/UCRC Directors Meeting • Member representatives invited as guest speakers • Shannon Lively, ABF, Guest Lecturer, Dept. of Ind. Engr. INEG 4633 • Don Stuart, Global Concepts, Inc. and Ricki Ingalls at University of Florida, March 2003 • Don Stuart, Global Concepts, Inc., Guest Speaker, Oklahoma State University Executive Speaker Series, April 2003 • Mike Duke, President of Domestic Operations, Guest Speaker, IIE Chapter 200 Meeting, October 2003 • Membership base • Maintain and sustain • Recruitment • UA, OSU, OU, UL Fall 2003 Industrial Advisory Board Meeting

11. CELDi Center Evaluator • Dr. Tom Jones, University of Arkansas • Spring 2003 Meeting Summary • LIFE form summary • Project Descriptions Fall 2003 Industrial Advisory Board Meeting

12. CELDi Comments • Dr. Alex Schwarzkopf • National Science Foundation Fall 2003 Industrial Advisory Board Meeting

13. CELDi Strategic Research Update • Dr. Don Taylor • University of Louisville Fall 2003 Industrial Advisory Board Meeting

14. CELDi Basic Research Proposals Industrial Advisory Board Member Recommended Topic • 1) Multiple facilities are producing/supplying products which must be retrieved from a vehicle based at a a central depot/location, then returned to the same originating destination. A fixed number of vehicles are available to retrieve the goods, each of which has its own type, capacity, speed, etc. The problem's objective is to retrieve the requested demand of goods with minimum miles traveled by the vehicle fleet, subject to vehicle hour maximums as defined by the US Department of Transportation. Submitted by Steve Iseler at Cobb-Vantress and Scott Mason, University of Arkansas • 2) Perform research to determine availability of test apparatus to update or replace DAC Shipboard Transportation Simulator. Propose various concepts for Modern Transportation Simulator to consolidate all TP 94-01 Transportability Testing Requirements onto one test platform driven by digital data characterizing actual transport environments experienced during Worldwide ammunition distribution. Thrust Area: Logistics Systems Analysis and Design Submitted by Jerry Beaver, Defense Ammunition Center, Validation Engr. Division • 3)  This research proposes a Supply/Value Chain "Best Practices" investigation and documentation after a segmentation of the topic into the following areas; supplier relations, transportation, inventory management, warehousing/distribution, customer relations, information technologies. Each year, two of these areas will be researched in detail, looking at award winning organizations/companies, and those that are cited in trade magazines/journals as being best in what they do, also gleaning best practices from various reputable annual surveys, and tapping into information that is available on a fee basis from consulting companies. The deliverable will be an annual report citing best practices by various subcategories, and the reputable sources of information. Alternatively, each year, all areas may be researched, and value-adding information added to each segment for three consecutive years. Submitted by B. M. Pulat, University of Oklahoma  Fall 2003 Industrial Advisory Board Meeting

15. CELDi Closed Session • Mr. Don Stuart, IAB Chairman • IAB Representatives and Members • Basic Research Proposal Direction • LIFE forms • Review LIFE Forms for new projects • Provide IAB Feedback to Research Teams • IAB Approval – Research Agenda • Determination of Chairman Elect Fall 2003 Industrial Advisory Board Meeting

16. CELDi Announcement • Spring 2004 – University of Arkansas • Tentative Dates: April 13-14, 2004 Adjourn Fall 2003 Industrial Advisory Board Meeting

17. Thanks for your participation! Fall 2003 Industrial Advisory Board Meeting