Dissertation: Design of Large-Scale Logistics Systems for Uncertain Environments
Advisor: Carlos Daganzo
PhD Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, University of California, Berkeley, 2000
MS Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, University of California, Berkeley, 1996
BSE Civil Engineering and Operations Research, Princeton University, 1992
Georgia Institute of Technology - Present
- Manhattan Associates/Dabbiere Chair
- Associate Chair for Research
Alan Erera is a Manhattan Associates/Dabbiere Chair and the Associate Chair for Research in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech. He is also the faculty director for the M.S. in Supply Chain Engineering program, Co-Director for Global Transportation in the Supply Chain & Logistics Institute, and Co-Executive Director of the Georgia Tech Panama Logistics Innovation & Research Center.
His research focuses on transportation and logistics systems planning and control, with an emphasis on planning under uncertainty and real-time operational control. His recent work has addressed dynamic vehicle routing systems for same-day distribution; resilient logistics network design for food supply chains; service network design, linehaul equipment management, and driver scheduling for consolidation freight carriers; robust container fleet management for global shipping companies; and robust and flexible vehicle routing system planning and control for distribution companies. He has written extensively in these subject areas, and has delivered over 100 technical presentations and invited lectures. His research program has been supported by federal agencies (DHS, USDOT, NSF) and major U.S. freight carriers and manufacturing firms.
He received his B.S. Eng. from Princeton University, and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.
- Logistics and transportation systems
- Planning under uncertainty
- Dynamic logistics systems controls
- Service network design
- Supply chain security and resiliency
