Experiences from an NSF I/UCRC on Engineering Logistics and Distribution

Author

Pulat, B. Mustafa ; Landers, Thomas L. ; Pulat, P. Simin ; Altan, M. Cengiz ; Siddique, Zahed

Author_Institution

Sch. of Ind. & Syst. Eng., Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA

fYear

2013

fDate

10-13 Dec. 2013

Firstpage

911

Lastpage

914

Abstract

The College of Engineering of the University of Oklahoma (OU) embarked on a journey to develop and maintain an I/UCRC (Industry/University Cooperative Research Center) for ten years under the guidance of the NSF (National Science Foundation) on the topic of Engineering Logistics and Distribution (CELDi). CELDi is a multi-university center of excellence promoting collaboration between faculty at various universities and technical professionals in their partner companies to solve logistics and distribution related problems. This paper presents the development, growth, and the graduation of OU´s CELDi center from NSF´s oversight. We also cite specific development projects, and get into the critical success factors for such centers in the United States. Return on University´s investment in the center was 1,898%.

Keywords

educational institutions; logistics; organisational aspects; College of Engineering; Industry-University Cooperative Research Center; NSF I-UCRC; National Science Foundation; OU CELDi center; United States; University of Oklahoma; engineering logistics and distribution; multiuniversity center; specific development projects; Collaboration; Educational institutions; Industries; Supply chains; US Government; Centers; NSF; collaborative development; distribution; logistics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), 2013 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Bangkok

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEEM.2013.6962544

Filename

6962544