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CELDi Site Directors:          

University of Arkansas

Dr. Russell D. Meller
Hefley Professor of Logistics and Entrepreneurship
Director, Center for Excellence in  Logistics and Distribution
4207 Bell Engineering Center
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479-575-6196
FAX 479-575-8431
rmeller@uark.edu

University of Oklahoma

Dr. Mustafa Pulat
Site Director, CELDi
University of Oklahoma
College of Engineering
Carson Engineering Center
Norman OK 73019
405-325-4532
bpulat@ou.edu

Dr. M. Cengiz Altan
Associate Site Director, CELDi
President's Associates Presidential Professor
School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK 73019
405-325-1737
altan@ou.edu

Oklahoma State University

Dr. Ricki Ingalls
Site Director, CELDi
Oklahoma State University
322 Engineering North
Stillwater OK 74078
405-744-6055
FAX 405-744-4654
ricki.ingalls@okstate.edu

Virginia Tech University

Dr. Kimberly P. Ellis
Site Director, CELDi
Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
250 Durham Hall (0118)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, Virginia  24061-0118
540-231-9073 
FAX 540-231-3322 
kpellis@vt.edu

University of California at Berkeley

Dr. Philip M. Kaminsky
Site Director, CELDi
Dept. of  Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
University of California at Berkeley
4141 Etcheverry Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-1777
(510) 642-4927
kaminsky@ieor.berkeley.edu

 

Clemson University

Dr. William Ferrell
Site Director, CELDi
Clemson University
Dept. of Ind. Engr., 200 Freeman Hall
Clemson, SC 29634-0920
864-656-2724
FAX 864-656-0795
fwillia@clemson.edu

University of Missouri

Dr. James S. Noble
Site Director, CELDi
Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
E3437 Thomas & Nell Lafferre Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
573-882-9561
FAX 573-882-2693
noblej@missouri.edu

Arizona State University

Dr. Rene Villalobos
Site Director, CELDi
Arizona State University
Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering
Tempe, AZ  85287-5906
480-965-0437
rene.villalobos@asu.edu

Deputy Director:

Dr. Jeffrey S. Smith
Deputy Director, CELDI
Industrial and Systems Engineering
3306 Shelby Center
Auburn University
Auburn University, AL 36849
(334) 844-1412
FAX (334) 844-1381
jsmith@auburn.edu

Center Evaluator:

Dr. Otto C. Doering III
CELDi Center Evaluator
Dept. of Agricultural Economics
Purdue University
403 W. State Street
W. Lafayette, IN 47907-2056
Phone: 765-494-4226
FAX 765-496-1224
doering@purdue.edu

Consulting Director:

Dr. Don Price
Executive Director, CELDI
University of Florida
Rogers Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
352-392-1864 ext. 267
FAX 352-392-9042
drprice@ufl.edu

 

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Project Categories:
Logistics Systems Analysis and Design

Material Flow Design and Improvement

Supply Chain Modeling

Intelligent Systems


CELDi News

The IE Challenge 2012 recently took place at the University of Arkansas.  For more information and a slideshow of pictures, click here.

NSF I/UCRC Research Experience for Veterans Information Available

Russ Meller discusses his current work as a researcher with the Center for Excellence in Logistics and Distribution.  Link to video. (April 2012)

Russ Meller Receives Funding from European Commission
While fulfilling his off-campus duty assignment in Austria, University of Arkansas industrial engineering professor Russell Meller collaborated with European colleagues to propose a program that focuses on sustainable interconnected logistics.  Link to article. (April 2012)

MU CELDi project saves Bayer more than $2 million by restructuring how the facility stores, transports and maintains materials throughout its production plants and warehouses. Link to article. (Dec 2011)

Watch the CELDi Strategic Planning Update: Video Interview with Russ Meller and Olivier Cadet

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University of Arkansas
Dept of Industrial Engr
4207 Bell Engr Ctr
Fayetteville, AR 72701
(479) 575-2124
Fax: (479) 575-8431
celdi01@uark.edu

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