8th annual SC&LM workshop
A flagship event of CRSSCA (Centre for Research in Sustainable Supply Chain Analytics), Faculty of Management, Dalhousie University, and organized by Dr. M. Ali Ülkü, this series of annual Supply Chain and Logistics Management (SC&LM) workshops not only brings in distinguished academics and industry leaders to share their knowledge on the latest trends and cutting-edge research and best practices in SC&LM but also provides an excellent opportunity to cross-pollinate ideas and network with academics, practitioners, and students in a collegial environment while showcasing students’ accomplishments in research and industry-partnered experiential learning projects.
Download the 2023 SC&LM Workshop Deatiled Program
This year’s keynote speaker was Dr. Feryal Erhun of Judge Business School, University of Cambridge. During her talk, “What is Next? Supply Chain Thinking 2.0,” Dr. Erhun emphasized the need to understand the complexities of and develop holistic approaches to supply chains.
2023 CRSSCA – SC&LM Best Student Research Winners
Congratulations to the top five awardees (out of 21 entrants) of the 2023 SC&LM Best Student Research Competition (open only to graduate students). The prize committee — Dr. Jenny Chen (chair), Dr. Alexander Engau, Dr. Iman Nosoohi, and Dr. Armağan Özbilge — were impressed with the finalists and used the following as the criteria in their strictly double-blind evaluation: 1–Quality (contribution to the discipline, appropriateness of the methodologies used, analytical soundness, communication of managerial insights, write-up excellence) of the research paper; 2–Overall quality of the presentation — slides, articulation, and response to questions; and 3–The impact of the research on sustainability issues in SC&LM.
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“Efficient Relief Aid Distribution to En Route Refugees Under Stochastic Displacements: An Approximate Dynamic Programming Approach” (with Dilek Günneç, F. Sibel Salman, and Eda Yücel) |
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Second Place (tie): Elaheh Rashidinejad, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Canada “An Operational Perspective on Microfinancing in Developing Countries” (with Opher Baron and Gonzalo Romero) |
Second Place (tie): Amin Shahmardan, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, Canada “Returnless Refund in Online Retailing Operations” (with Yun Zhou and Mahmut Parlar) |
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Third Place (tie): Wenhao Yi, Department of Industrial Engineering, Dalhousie University, Canada “Comparison of the Physical Internet and the Traditional Distribution System with Carbon Footprint” (with Uday Venkatadri, Rohan Chaturvedi, Manoj K. Tiwari, and Mu-Chen Chen) |
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Third Place (tie): Zhuowen Chen, The Business School, Worcester Polytechnic University, USA “Making the Lithium-ion Battery Circular Supply Chain Safer: Evaluating Stakeholder Salience for Blockchain Integration” (with Joseph Sarkis and Abdullah Yıldızbaşı) |
2023 CRSSCA – Best SC&LM Project Competition Winners
This competition is open only to Bachelor of Commerce, SC&LM major students at Dalhousie University. The students in their capstone project course (COMM4520 – Supply Chain Planning & Execution), under the academic supervision of Dr. Ülkü and practitioner supervision of the host company, complete real-life projects related to the host company. This year’s host company was Irving Shipbuilding Inc. (ISI), which has also kindly sponsored the prizes for this competition. The prize committee comprised Kaitlyn Veitch (chair), Richard Upton, and Scott Jackson. Thanks to ISI for the collaboration and the prize committee for their time.
Winners of 2023 Best SC&LM Project Competition
- 1st Place: Contract Design for 3PL Services for Irving Shipbuilding, Inc.
Zachary Biersteker, Yining Deng, Megan Schofield, Léa Talmy
- 2nd Place: Diversifying and Growing Canadian Supply Chains for Irving Shipbuilding, Inc.
Shakil Bhuiyan, Thomas Castaing, Okyay Kepenek, Kieran Stevenson - 3rd Place: Designing Metrics for Supplier Development Performance for ISI
Salomé Gierczynski, James MacDonald, Bana Muhtadi, Boya Qian, Daisy Vidovich - Finalist: Proposing Inventory Management Policies for ISI Shipbuilding Projects
Molly Marshall, Carl Radomsky, Andrew Storey, Yutong Tan