I/UCRC for Excellence in Logistics and Distribution, Phase III

IIP 1238055阿肯色州大学Meller该提案旨在为阿肯色州大学NSF行业/大学卓越物流与配送合作研究中心（CELDi）的第三个五年任期（第三阶段）提供资金。CELDi是一家以大学为基础的企业，为其成员组织提供卓越的物流和配送创新解决方案。CELDi的智力价值在于通过中心研究创建的独特的物流和配送模型和工具。这些模型和工具是为具体组织量身定制的，也是为了推广到学术领域。作为一个应用研究和教育联盟，CELDi是美国国家科学基金会（NSF），九所主要研究型大学和商业，军事和政府经济部门的30多个成员组织之间的合作伙伴关系。CELDi建议在其第二阶段奖励的成功基础上，利用第三阶段奖励，通过a）提高其知名度，提供一种发展CELDi的机制，B）利用中心大量的集体研究专业知识，以及c）投资于现有的学生研究人员，以更好地为其成员组织以及未来的物流和配送领域服务。CELDi倡议的成功将通过拟议中心对商业和公共部门成员组织的研究的可验证影响，通过我们的成员组织和成员大学的协同作用创造的价值，以及参与中心工作的所有人员的专业成功来衡量。CELDi有两个主要的、更广泛的影响。第一，证明在成员组织设施中进行应用研究的模式是一种成功的技术转让机制，有助于成员实现卓越的物流和配送。CELDi研究的另一个主要的、更广泛的影响与学生有关。CELDi已经建立了一些机制，专注于发展学生的技能，从一对一辅导会议，小组辅导会议，学生和IAB成员在午餐配对，最佳海报比赛，以及与IAB学生联系相关的圆桌会议主题。通过可再生能源项目补充了对当前大学生的直接影响，这些项目使CELDi也能影响下一代大学生。CELDi还将继续努力，通过积极招聘和吸引这些学生，增加来自代表性不足群体的有才华的学生的数量。在过去的五年里，CELDi的研究已经导致了14个“CELDi成功故事奖”，这些奖项被定义为“对合作组织具有重大，可验证的影响”的项目。“在未来五年内，预计将通过CELDi活动实现20多个“成功案例”，并促进200多名学生的职业发展。

PROGRAM DIRECTOR'S RECOMMENDATION IIP 1238055 University of Arkansas Meller This proposal seeks funding for a third five-year term (Phase III) of the NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Excellence in Logistics and Distribution (CELDi) at the University of Arkansas. CELDi is a university-based enterprise that provides innovative solutions for logistics and distribution excellence with its member organizations. The intellectual merit of CELDi resides in the unique logistics and distribution models and tools that are created through Center research. The models and tools are tailored to the specific organizations and also generalized for dissemination into the academic sphere. As an applied research and education consortium, CELDi is a partnership amongst the National Science Foundation (NSF), nine major research universities and upwards of 30 member organizations in the commercial, military and government sectors of the economy. CELDi proposes to build on the success of its Phase II award and to capitalize on a Phase-III award to move from Good to Great and long-term financial viability by a)increasing its name recognition to provide a mechanism to grow CELDi, b)leveraging the substantial collective research expertise of the Center, and c)investing in current student researchers to better serve its member organizations and the logistics and distribution fields of the future. The success of CELDi's initiatives will be measured by the verifiable impact of the proposed centers research on commercial and public sector member organizations, the value created through synergy of our member organizations and member universities, and the professional success of all personnel involved in the center's endeavors. There are two main, broader impacts of CELDi. The first is demonstrating that a model of applied research conducted in member organization facilities is a successful technology transfer mechanism in terms of assisting the members to achieve logistics and distribution excellence. The other main, broader impact of CELDi research relates to students. CELDi has instituted a number of mechanisms that focus on developing student skills, from one-on-one mentoring sessions, group mentoring sessions, pairings of students and IAB members at lunches, a best-poster contest, and roundtable topics associated with IAB student connections. This direct impact on current university students is supplemented through RET projects that allow CELDi to also impact the next generation of university students. CELDi will also continue its efforts to increase the pool of talented students from under-represented groups by actively recruiting and engaging such students. Over the past five years, CELDi research has led to fourteen "CELDi Success Story Awards," which are defined as projects that "have significant, verifiable impact on the partnering organization(s)." Over the next five years, it is expected that over 20 "success stories" will be achieved and over 200 student careers will be enhanced through CELDi activities.