A National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC)
CELDi Academic Partners :
At all campuses research activities, graduate and undergraduate course offerings, and professional development and continuing education opportunities combine to form the foundation and structure for educating the next generation of engineers in logistics and distribution centers.
University of Arkansas (UA) has a long-standing
tradition in the logistics area through advanced research activities and
educational
programs. Researchers at the University of Arkansas have received over $3M
in industry-funded research for material handling and logistics. Breakthrough
methodologies in supply-chain management, shop floor logistics, and vehicle
dispatching have been developed within the Department
of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas. Transportation
and Logistics is a primary emphasis area supported within the College of
Engineering at the University of Arkansas.
University
of Oklahoma (OU) provides expertise and on-going research in intelligent
systems for design and execution of intelligent transportation/logistics
and 
real-time
value chain processes. OU has also developed a strong program in maintenance
logistics processes for complex systems and infrastructure. Affiliation
with Oklahoma State University through the Oklahoma Transportation Center
creates opportunities for additional research collaboration and industry
cooperation. Intelligent transportation logistics is one of three strategic
initiatives supported by the OU College
of Engineering.
University
of Louisville (UL) names logistics as a primary research thrust
for the entire university. UL researchers are involved in logistics 
research
with several transportation and material handling companies that are located
in the Louisville area and nationwide. The application areas for current
research include air, truck, and barge. UL research core competencies are
in the field of Industrial
Engineering , with a strong emphasis on simulation, optimization, and
reliability/maintainability modeling.
Oklahoma
State University (OSU) provides expertise and on-
going research in
SupplyChain/Logistics Network Design, Supply Chain/Logistics Information
Systems, and Supply Chain/Logistics Planning. These three areas are supported
with OSU's Center for Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CCIM) and the Supply
Chain Design Lab (SCDL). OSU brings expertise in the areas of supply chain
optimization, simulation, planning algorithms and object and data modeling.
Lehigh
University (LU) 
provides
research expertise in Supply Chain Design, Logistics and Management. The
focus at Lehigh will be on agility applications in manufacturing logistics
and distribution. Emphasis is on manufacturing plant logistics such as material
handling, scheduling, lead-time reduction, and applications of information
systems for operations management. Our experience over the last 15 years
in applying agile manufacturing and virtual organization principles with
more than 100 industry partners provides critical linkages to be used in
integrating corporate strategy with supply chain and distribution research.
Texas
Tech University (TTU) The Texas Tech Industrial Engineering department
provides extensive research experience in the areas of human-centered interaction
and systems-
integration
in the work environment. This experience allows the center to close the
logistics supply chain loop by integrating the human aspect and a systems
approach into the traditionally complicated and complex logistics system.
Texas Tech also provides strong expertise and on-going research in supply
chain network forecasting and simulation, performance measurement systems
in logistics, and the development and distribution of alternative fuel sources
for transportation.
Clemson University The Clemson Research Site specializes in constructing and solving integrated 
logistics models with particular emphasis on supporting decisions related to distribution, inventory management, and scheduling. We have demonstrable expertise in analyzing and modeling applied supply chain systems, employing a variety of tools including deterministic and stochastic optimization, simulation, heuristics, and meta-heuristics. The core faculty members at the Clemson Research Site are Bill Ferrell, Mary Beth Kurz, Maria Mayorga, Scott Shappell, and Kevin Taaffe.
University of Missouri The University of Missouri (MU) Research Site consists of a team of researchers from industrial engineering and transportation
systems engineering, as well as management logistics, health management and agricultural economics. This integration of expertise and perspectives supports a holistic approach to the design and operation of a wide range of logistics systems and provides capability to address logistics network, supply chain and distribution/warehousing issues. The team has a strong tradition of solving problems for manufacturers, logistics providers, and departments of transportation.
Virginia Tech Virginia Tech enhances CELDi expertise in logistic systems, supply chain design, and 
material flow analysis. Specifically, the research thrusts for Virginia Tech include the following (1) logistics systems analysis and design, (2) supply chain inventory planning and resource investment analysis, (3) disruption and evacuation planning, and (4) analysis of flow for assembly systems, distribution systems, and hospital systems. These thrusts are led by experienced faculty in the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech in collaboration with faculty in the College of Business and the other university partners. The results of this research contribute to the design and operations of logistics systems, the effectiveness of logistics and supply chain practitioners, and to the body of knowledge in logistics and
distribution research.