IE Part of Project Receiving $1M in NSF Funding
Posted June 5, 2020
The Department of Industrial Engineering (IE) is part of a team of universities and companies in Illinois working on an NSF sponsored project, Advancing Smart Logistics (ASL). The ASL project focuses on translatable research that demonstrates automation as a systemic enhancement and research that incorporates drone and electric vehicle technologies across industry clusters. The ASL team uses smart logistics and design thinking to engage port managers, community leaders, and private sector partners to develop a regional, urban-to-rural waterborne commerce system and inclusive labor market. The project also identifies equitable strategies through Workforce Education Exchange for reskilling and upskilling individuals whose career paths are disrupted by automation, while ensuring that new and incumbent workers in local and sub-regional economies can attain long-term participation in new and existing industry clusters.
The IE department at SIUE has been advancing research and education in supply chain logistics to further strengthen collaboration with industry and career development for students. The IE department recently launched the Supply Chain Management certificate program. Students who earn 12 credit hours of courses, including two required courses and two elective courses, may be awarded the post-baccalaureate certificate in Supply Chain Management, and the credit hours can be applied to a master’s degree in IE at SIUE. The IE department also offers a Total Quality Management certificate program that focuses on quality control and lean manufacturing in supply chain logistics systems.
