{"606533":{"#nid":"606533","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Researchers from ISyE Partner with China\u2019s SF Express  on Data-driven Design of Logistics Networks","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs Shenzhen continues to rapidly grow and evolve as the high-tech hub of China, companies are looking for ways to improve their supply chains and logistics. In order to address challenges and expand opportunities, researchers from Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) are partnering with SF Express, the largest Chinese express delivery and logistics service provider headquartered in Shenzhen.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELed by ISyE\u0026rsquo;s Benoit Montreuil, Coca-Cola Material Handling \u0026amp; Distribution Chair and professor, director of the Physical Internet Center, and co-director of the Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute (SCL), the research team includes James C. Edenfield Chair and Professor and SCL co-director Martin Savelsbergh; Schneider National Chair in Transportation and Logistics and Professor Chip White; Associate Chair for Graduate Studies and Coca-Cola Professor Alan Erera; David M. McKenney Family Early Career Professor and Associate Director of the Center for Machine Learning Sebastian Pokutta; Leo and Louise Benatar Early Career Professor Alejandro Toriello; and A. Russell Chandler III Early Career Professor George Lan; and engages dozens of graduate student researchers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShenzhen is China\u0026rsquo;s fastest growing high-tech megacity. Considered the Silicon Valley of China, the city sits on the Pearl River Delta and borders Hong Kong. With a population of 18 million people, Shenzhen has the highest gross domestic product per capita among medium and large Chinese cities. The Shenzhen port is the third largest container port in the world.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 2017, ISyE researchers traveled to Shenzhen where they met with representatives from SF Express, the largest logistics company in China, to discuss partnership opportunities. The discussions led to the co-development of several multi-year research projects, some of which will focus on the data-driven design and operation of both inter-city and intra-city logistics service networks, as well as the design and operation of smart hyperconnected fresh supply chain solutions. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe smart hyperconnected intra-city and inter-city logistics service network projects center on enhancing delivery performance, respectively between cities across China and within China\u0026rsquo;s megacities. Both projects aim to enable expanding coverage, enhancing service, and improving speed efficiency, cost-effectiveness, agility, sustainability, and resilience. \u0026nbsp;Both favor a data-driven approach adapted to the cultural, economic, demographic, and geographic reality of China and its global connectivity. They will establish models and methods for designing flexible service network configurations and operating those configurations efficiently and cost-effectively, which will, in turn, be assessed, improved, and enhanced after initial implementation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs SF Express invests in developing end-to-end supply chain for delivering fresh products, the hyperconnected fresh supply chain project builds on the smart intra-city and inter-city logistics systems projects currently underway. This project will lead to the development of the framework and methodologies for designing and operating smart hyperconnected fresh product supply chain solutions. The project will support SF Express in pilot testing the overall concept and approach for targeted fresh products.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAll projects will draw on machine learning, optimization, simulation, and systems design methodologies, and will use Physical Internet concepts and principles to design hyperconnected logistics networks and supply chain solutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDescribing the impact of the partnership with SF Express, Montreuil said, \u0026ldquo;This is a tremendous opportunity for the faculty and students involved, and strategically positions Georgia Tech, ISyE, SCL, and the Physical Internet Center in China, advancing our position at the forefront of smart city, Physical Internet, and logistics innovation across the world.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs Shenzhen continues to rapidly grow and evolve as the high-tech hub of China, companies are looking for ways to improve their supply chains and logistics. This is where Georgia Tech comes in.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"As Shenzhen continues to rapidly grow and evolve as the high-tech hub of China, companies are looking for ways to improve their supply chains and logistics."}],"uid":"27233","created_gmt":"2018-05-29 16:40:10","changed_gmt":"2018-06-06 18:24:23","author":"Andy Haleblian","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-05-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-05-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"606538":{"id":"606538","type":"image","title":"Project signing between Georgia Tech and SF Express","body":null,"created":"1527614670","gmt_created":"2018-05-29 17:24:30","changed":"1527614900","gmt_changed":"2018-05-29 17:28:20","alt":"Signing of the project agreement between Georgia Tech and SF Express","file":{"fid":"231342","name":"sfexpress-signing.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/sfexpress-signing.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/sfexpress-signing.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":50493,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/sfexpress-signing.jpg?itok=Y8xZ1vbm"}},"606539":{"id":"606539","type":"image","title":"Dr. Bud Peterson at SF Express with faculty and student researchers and alumni","body":null,"created":"1527615125","gmt_created":"2018-05-29 17:32:05","changed":"1527615125","gmt_changed":"2018-05-29 17:32:05","alt":"Dr. Bud Peterson at SF Express with faculty and student researchers and alumni","file":{"fid":"231343","name":"sfexpress-peterson.students.alumni.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/sfexpress-peterson.students.alumni.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/sfexpress-peterson.students.alumni.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":209733,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/sfexpress-peterson.students.alumni.jpg?itok=4pBtpUsq"}},"606540":{"id":"606540","type":"image","title":"Benoit Montreuil, Martin Savelsbergh, and Alan Erera at SF Express [R-L]","body":null,"created":"1527615512","gmt_created":"2018-05-29 17:38:32","changed":"1527615572","gmt_changed":"2018-05-29 17:39:32","alt":"Benoit Montreuil, Martin Savelsbergh, and Alan Erera at SF Express [R-L]","file":{"fid":"231344","name":"sfexpress-benoit.alan_.martin.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/sfexpress-benoit.alan_.martin.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/sfexpress-benoit.alan_.martin.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":124268,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/sfexpress-benoit.alan_.martin.jpg?itok=YrqKIKKw"}}},"media_ids":["606538","606539","606540"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.picenter.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Physical Internet Center"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Supply Chain \u0026 Logistics Institute"}],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"},{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[{"id":"142","name":"City Planning, Transportation, and Urban Growth"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"143871","name":"Physical Internet Center"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39431","name":"Data Engineering and Science"},{"id":"39461","name":"Manufacturing, Trade, and Logistics"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}