Message from the President |
Dear Logistics & Supply Chain (LSC) Division Members,
Thank you for your membership and continued support of IISE and the LSC Division. My name is Mike Sherwin, and I am honored to serve as the President of the LSC Division for 2023-2024. I want to thank my predecessor, Hector Vergara, for his leadership in the past year. He did a fantastic job of building on past successes and setting our Division up for success in the future. I certainly have some big shoes to fill, but I look forward to leading the Board this coming year and continuing the momentum.
At the 2023 IISE Annual Conference & Expo (New Orleans, LA), we honored our outgoing Board members Krystel Castillo and Ravi Vengadam and our outgoing student representative, Srinivasan Balan. Thank you all for your service to IISE and the Division! We greatly appreciate it. We also had the opportunity to welcome Taner Cokyasar, Kaushik Narendran, and Tanveer Hossain Bhuiyan as new members of our Board. Welcome to the Board!
At the conference, we also held our annual LSC Town Hall, where we presented the state of the Division and had the opportunity to gather feedback from the membership. That feedback is the foundation for our top priorities in the coming year, including launching the IISE LSC Micro-Credential Program and improving student engagement. Board members are also working on updates to the Body of Knowledge, improving the Division's competitions and awards, and preparing for the 2024 IISE Annual Conference & Expo (Montreal, Quebec, Canada).
I look forward to serving as your President and hope you will consider becoming involved in planned activities. Also, don't hesitate to contact me with any questions or ideas about how we can best serve the LSC Division.
All the best,
Mike Sherwin, Ph.D., P.E.
LSC Division President 2023-2024
Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers
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LSC Board of Directors 2023-2024 |
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President
Michael Sherwin
Assistant Professor Duquesne University
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President-Elect
Zhijie (Sasha) Dong Associate Professor University of Houston
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Past-President
Hector Vergara
Associate Professor
Oregon State University
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Director
Mohamed Awwad
Assistant Professor
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Director
Tanveer Hossain Bhuiyan Assistant Professor
University of Texas
at San Antonio
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Director
Taner Cokyasar
Research Consultant
Argonne National Laboratory
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Director
Erin Gerber
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies, University of Louisville
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Director
Raj Mishra
Global Lifecycle
Sr. Manager
Moderna Inc.
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Director
Kaushik Narendran
Associate Director of
Global Supply Planning
Moderna
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Director
Payam Parsa
Assistant Professor
California State Polytechnic University Pomona
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Welcome to Our New Board Members |
Dr. Tanveer Hossain Bhuiyan is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at The University of Texas at San Antonio. He received a Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering from The University of Tennessee-Knoxville and an M.S. degree in Operations Research with a minor in Statistics from Mississippi State University. Dr. Bhuiyan's research methodology is focused on developing data-driven mathematical models and solution algorithms for solving decision-making problems, particularly decision-making under uncertainty and in a game-theoretic setting. His research methodology also includes big data analytics utilizing high-performance computing and statistical-learning-based optimization. His research has been applied to the areas of critical infrastructure protection, electrified and sustainable transportation network design, supply chain resiliency and risk mitigation, and security of cyber-physical systems. His research has been funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. Dr. Bhuiyan's research has been published in the European Journal of Operational Research, Omega, Energy, International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection, and in several IEEE conference proceedings.
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Dr. Taner Cokyasar is a Research Consultant at the Vehicle and Mobility Systems Department of Argonne National Laboratory. He obtained the Bachelor’s in Business Administration from Nevsehir University in 2012. After working at Kuwait-Turkish Participation Bank for two years, he was awarded a scholarship by the Turkish Ministry of National Education allowing him to pursue his graduate studies in the U.S. He attended the Intensive English Program at the University of Georgia in 2014. He received his Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Industrial Engineering from the University of Tennessee in 2016 and 2020, respectively. During his Ph.D., he interned at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory. Following the graduation, he worked at Argonne National Laboratory as a Postdoctoral Researcher. He served at the Department of Industrial Engineering of Tarsus University as an Assistant Professor for nearly two years. His research interest is centered at transportation modeling with optimization applications in e-commerce delivery trucks, delivery drones, privately-owned autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles, electric buses, dynamic ride matching, and dynamic ridesharing. His studies have been published in IISE Transactions, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, Computers & Operation Research, and Transportation Research Record.
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Kaushik Narendran. With a distinguished career spanning over 13 years in the Biotechnology and Biopharmaceutical industry, I am a seasoned professional currently holding the position of Associate Director of Global Supply Planning at Moderna Inc. My extensive experience and strategic acumen drive the optimization of supply chain operations, ensuring the seamless delivery of cutting-edge medical solutions.
My career trajectory includes significant contributions to critical projects that underscore my expertise. From spearheading Inventory Optimization initiatives to orchestrating End-to-End Product Planning for both early and commercial contexts, my proficiency in Capacity Planning for internal and external manufacturing has been instrumental in maintaining operational excellence. Moreover, I've excelled in Long Range Planning and Scenario Planning, consistently enabling adaptive strategies in dynamic environments.
My prior roles at Amgen Inc., including Senior Manager positions within Global Product Planning and Global Network Planning teams, provided me with a comprehensive foundation in supply chain management. I have further honed my skills through an MBA specializing in Business Consulting and Supply Chain, an MS. in Biotechnology from the University of Houston, and a BTech. In Biotechnology from Anna University.
The focus of my career is the commitment to fostering innovation and excellence in the intersection of biotechnology and supply chain management. Leveraging my diverse skill sets, I continue to drive transformative change, positioning organizations for success in the rapidly evolving biopharmaceutical landscape. My passion for driving progress and embracing new challenges defines my professional journey, and I look forward to contributing my expertise to drive advancements in this dynamic field.
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2023 LSC Division Award and Competition Winners |
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1st Place Graduate Level – University of Arkansas
Students: Jannatul Shefa, Md Sazid Rahman, Dewan Maisha Zaman
Advisor: Sandra Eksioglu
Prize: $250
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2nd Place Graduate Level: Dalhousie University
Students: Akash Nileshkumar Patel, Devi Sai Sri Harsha Komatlapalli, Parth Nayanesh Patel
Prize: $150
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3rd Place Graduate Level: Dalhousie University
Students: Jeel Patel, Ankesh Ankesh, Zeel Rajendrakumar Patel
Prize: $100
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*A special thanks to the sponsor of this competition, Logistics and Distribution Institute (LoDI) at University of Louisville, for making this possible. |
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Best Student Paper Competition
This competition, open to graduate and undergraduate students, honors outstanding papers in the field of logistics and supply chain submitted to the LSC Track of the IISE Annual Conference & Expo. More details: https://www.iise.org/Details.aspx?id=40986
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1st Place: "Electric vehicle routing problems for heterogeneous fleets with partial recharging, diverse charger types, and soft time windows"
Student: Mertcan Daysalilar
Faculty: Cheng-Bang Chen, Murat Erkoc
University of Miami
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2nd Place: Qualitative Analysis of Stakeholder Interviews to Explain Operational Characteristics of Staging Areas for Hurricane Disaster Response
Student: Jannatul Shefa
Faculty: Ashlea Milburn
University of Arkansas
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3rd Place: Investigating Vulnerability and Performance Indicators for Supply Chain Resilience in Context
of Pandemic Disruptions
Student: David Richmond
Faculty: Xiuli Qi, Steven Jiang
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
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2023 Recipients
Sheng-Yin Chen, Clemson University
Yongjia Song, Clemson University
Dustin Albright, Clemson University
Weichiang Pang, Clemson University
Paper Title
Logistics Planning for Disaster Housing Assistance under Demand Uncertainty
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Facilities Design and Planning (FDP) Track Best Paper Award |
2023 Recipients
Mahmut Tutam, Erzurum Technical University
John White, University of Arkansas
Jingming Liu, Hebei University of Technology
Paper Title
Performance Analysis of a Class-based Robotic Compact Storage and Retrieval System
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Outstanding Industry Practitioner Winner
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Kaushik Narendran, Moderna Inc. |
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LSC Micro-Credential Certification Program |
In May, we provided an update on the IISE LSC Division Supply Chain Micro-Credential Certification Program and planned for it to be available in Summer 2023. While we are still progressing, the launch has been delayed somewhat due to resource constraints. The first module, Introduction to Supply Chain Management, is developed and vetted by IISE. The Forecasting and Inventory Management modules are currently being completed. We plan to launch the first three modules together and, thus, have been delayed somewhat. We aim to have the modules available no later than the end of the 2023 calendar year, if not sooner. To learn more about the Micro-Credential Certification Program, please get in touch with Mike Sherwin (sherwinm@duq.edu).
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Call for Volunteers and Student Board Members |
The Logistics & Supply Chain (LSC) Division welcomes volunteers for becoming board members and participate in the activities of the division. We especially encourage students to join the division and serve on the board to help us in representing the student perspective. Our goal is to provide the highest value proposition for the division members and the IISE community.
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Have you considered a corporate membership? If not, why? Companies large and small enjoy the benefits. Include your entire team and receive all the benefits of individual membership, plus lowest rates to attend the Conferences and much more.
Contact Doug Long IISE Global Director for Strategic Alliances for more details.
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