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Evaluating Business Service Models For On-Demand Warehousing: A Double Perspective On Suppliers And Customers, Maria Grazia Gnoni, Fabiana Tornese

16th IMHRC Proceedings (Dresden, Germany- 2023)

The on-demand warehousing model is emerging as a logistic solution based on resource sharing for businesses needing storage space. This model provides a business-to-business marketplace where companies can provide (or request) storage and other logistic services with a high level of flexibility. However, literature is still scarce on the topic, and while the potential advantages of such model are quite clear, its main criticalities need to be explored. Based on a market analysis of platforms currently providing on-demand warehousing opportunities, this work present a first discussion on the advantages and limitations of the model for customers and lenders.

Let Shoppers Shop: Why Click And Collect Is Not The Solution, Jennifer A. Pazour, Kai Furmans

16th IMHRC Proceedings (Dresden, Germany- 2023)

Buy-Online-Pickup-In-Store (BOPIS), also known as Click-and-Collect, are services where customers place their orders online and then travel to pick up their requested items at a pre-determined local location. This provides convenience to shoppers and eliminates the retailer’s last-mile delivery costs associated with home delivery. Yet, such omnichannel services shift the responsibility for the order fulfillment process to the retailer, whereas with in-store shoppers, the order fulfillment task is completed by shoppers themselves. Further, because of customers’ short response time expectations, it is typically infeasible for a retailer to conduct this order fulfillment process for click-and-collect orders at distribution centers located …

On Logistics And Motion Planning - An Informal Axiomatic Approach, Moritz Roidl

16th IMHRC Proceedings (Dresden, Germany- 2023)

Through the introduction of an informal axiomatic framework, this paper aims to contribute to the development of a general theory of logistics, which is currently still a blindspot in logistics research. It aims to combine the precision of robotic motion planning concepts with established logistics terminology, forging a link that balances the robustness of a mathematically rigorous theory with the rich semantic understanding inherent in logistics models. Centered around the notion of designing a logistic space, a possible way of structuring this space by grid-based and continuous spatial structures is discussed. The axiomatic framework is extended to include a new …

Requirements For Generating Learning Environments For Autonomous Systems Behavior In A Digital Continuum, Anike Murrenhoff

16th IMHRC Proceedings (Dresden, Germany- 2023)

Autonomous systems in material handling are increasingly prevalent in logistics, offering benefits such as flexibility, adaptability, robustness, and sustainability. To fully harness these advantages, a novel paradigm, the Digital Continuum, is proposed for the development and operation of such systems. A critical component of the Digital Continuum is a deeply integrated digital system model, which serves as a simulation, training, and test environment for virtual agents corresponding to physical robots. To ensure robust performance in learned behavior, a large number of learning environments is needed, thus highlighting the importance of an automated generation process. This process can significantly reduce modeling …

Staff Council Minutes, Georgia Southern University

Staff Council Meeting Minutes & Agendas

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Staff Council Agenda, Georgia Southern University

Staff Council Meeting Minutes & Agendas

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Use Of Advance Directives In Us Veterans And Non-Veterans: Findings From The Decedents Of The Health And Retirement Study 1992–2014, Ho-Jui Tung, Ming-Chin Yeh

Health Policy & Community Health: Faculty Publications

Evidence shows that older patients with advance directives such as a living will, or durable power of attorney for healthcare, are more likely to receive care consistent with their preferences at the end of life. Less is known about the use of advance directives between veteran and non-veteran older Americans. Using data from the decedents of a longitudinal survey, we explore whether there is a difference in having an established advance directive between the veteran and non-veteran decedents. Data were taken from the Harmonized End of Life data sets, a linked collection of variables derived from the Health and Retirement …

5g Opportunities In Warehousing, Roshan George, Natalie S. Cherbaka, Kimberly Ellis

International Material Handling Research Colloquium

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Opening Keynote: "Towards A Digital Continuum", Michael Ten Hompel

International Material Handling Research Colloquium

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5g Opportunities In Warehousing, Roshan George, Natalie S. Cherbaka, Kimberly Ellis

16th IMHRC Proceedings (Dresden, Germany- 2023)

As capabilities of fifth generation wireless technology (5G) improve, adoption will go beyond current urban cellular networks into industrial settings enabling the IoT landscape. 5G primarily delivers value by enhancing mobile broadband through ultra-reliable, low-latency signals and massive machine-type communications. With the concurrent development of 5G and industrial automation, replacing Wi-Fi and LTE services with 5G networks offers an opportunity to enhance scheduling, latency, jitters, and redundancy in demanding applications. Additionally, the equipment redesigns and upgrades to operate in 5G will pave the way for innovation in operational strategies previously constrained by network capabilities. In this paper, we consider the …

Considerations When Designing An Autostoretm System, Russell D. Meller

16th IMHRC Proceedings (Dresden, Germany- 2023)

Designing an AutoStoreTM system is a complex undertaking with many interacting decision variables. In this paper we first provide a detailed description of an AutoStore system from the perspective of the main components of the system. We then define the design problem by stipulating the design requirements and decision variables. We then discuss how the decision variables impact the objective function. In so doing we provide many avenues for quantitative modeling by the research community.

Robotic Bin-Picking: Benchmarking Robotics Grippers With Modified Ycb Object And Model Set, Tone Lerher, Primož Bencak, Darko Hercog, Boris Jerman, Luka Bizjak

16th IMHRC Proceedings (Dresden, Germany- 2023)

Robotic bin-picking is increasingly important in the order-picking process in intralogistics. However, many aspects of the robotic bin-picking process (object detection, grasping, manipulation) still require the research community's attention. Established methods are used to test robotic grippers, enabling comparability of the research community's results. This study presents a modified YCB Robotic Gripper Assessment Protocol that was used to evaluate the performance of four robotic grippers (two-fingered, vacuum, gecko, and soft gripper). During the testing, 45 objects from the modified YCB Object and Model Set from the packaging categories, tools, small objects, spherical objects, and deformable objects were grasped and manipulated. …

Current Challenges And Approaches In Route Selection Of A Fleet Of Amr, Thorsten Schmidt, Karl-Benedikt Reith, Frank Schulze

16th IMHRC Proceedings (Dresden, Germany- 2023)

With the trend in intralogistics from Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) to free ranging Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR), vehicle-based transportation systems further in-crease their flexibility, scalability and performance. However, these benefits come at the cost of an increase in complexity caused by the AMRs’ high degree of freedom, e.g. when it comes to the determination of routes. In addition to manifold approaches to the selection of a global route and the avoidance of local routing con-flicts with other vehicles, this paper discusses the idea of applying a set of offline defined rules. Lowering the AMRs’ degree of free-dom, these rules enable …

Electrical & Computer Engineering, Georgia Southern University

Electrical & Computer Engineering: News & Publications (2014-2023)

• ECE Department Is Hiring Visiting Instructor

Management Challenges Around Vacancies, Jessica Garner, Karen Doster-Greenleaf

University Libraries: Faculty Presentations

In this conversation, participants will have the opportunity to share ideas and hear from their peers on a variety of topics related to management in academic libraries. The first portion of the discussion will be management issues around vacancies, morale issues, conflict, and DEIA initiatives

Childhood Asthma-Management Practices In Rural Nigeria: Exploring The Knowledge, Attitude, And Practice Of Caregivers In Oyo State, Oyindamola Akinso, Atin Adhikari, Jingjing Yin, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Gulzar H. Shah

Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Environmental Health Sciences: Faculty Publications

Background: Caregivers of asthmatic children have a poor knowledge of proper asthma-management practices in Nigeria. This study examined the knowledge, attitudes, and practice behaviors of caregivers in the management of asthma in children under 5 years of age in Oyo State, Nigeria. Methods: While a mixed method was used in the original research, this brief describes the quantitative method used in this study to evaluate caregivers’ asthma-management practices. A 55-item questionnaire on childhood asthma knowledge, attitude, and practice was administered during child welfare-clinic visits to 118 caregivers. Data were analyzed using the IBM SPSS Version 25.0. Statistical significance was set …

An Examination Of Faculty And Staff Collaboration And Relationships In Higher Education, Jennifer Syno, Juliann S. Mcbrayer, Daniel W. Calhoun, Cordelia D. Zinskie, Katherine Fallon

Leadership, Technology & Human Development: Faculty Publications

Collaboration between academic and student affairs professionals is an important means of increasing student success; however, historical divides between these units have made implementation of these efforts challenging. This quantitative study sought to evaluate the perceptions of faculty and student affairs staff towards collaborative efforts and toward one another within a single campus of a comprehensive regional university within the southeast. Findings show that while both faculty and staff value collaborations and believe they positively impact student success, these units do not experience equitable voice and responsibility within collaborative efforts when conducted. Additionally, differences were found in enjoyment of collaborative …

Evaluation Of Feasibility And Acceptability Of A Web-Based Diabetes Prevention Program (Dpp) For Diabetes Risk Reduction In Chinese Americans In New York City, Ming-Chin Yeh, Wincy Lau, Claire Anselmo Keady, Margrethe Horlyck-Romanovsky, Ho-Jui Tung, Lu Hu, Grace X. Ma, Judith Wylie-Rosett

Health Policy & Community Health: Faculty Publications

Introduction: Intensive lifestyle intervention remains an effective modality to reduce diabetes incidence and delay the progression to type 2 diabetes. The primary aim of this study was to pilot-test the feasibility and acceptability of a culturally and linguistically tailored web-based DPP intervention among Chinese Americans with prediabetes living in New York City.

Methods: Thirteen Chinese American participants with prediabetes were recruited to complete a 1-year web-based Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) lifestyle intervention. Quantitative and qualitative measures such as retention rate and data collected from web-based questionnaires and focus groups were collected and analyzed to assess study feasibility and …

Rehabilitation Sciences News, Georgia Southern University

Clinical Sciences: News & Publications (2018-2023)

• WCHP Students Use Horses to Help People Overcome Illnesses

Rehabilitation Sciences News, Georgia Southern University

Clinical Sciences: News & Publications (2018-2023)

• CSDS Student Receives Eagle Excellence Award

The Journey Behind And The Road Ahead, Kathryn L. Haughney, Jeongae Kang, Aftynne E. Cheek

Journal of Case Learning & Exceptional Learners

The editor's note is a message from the editors of JCLEL addressed to the journal's readership. In this note, the editors detail the establishment of the journal and the reader's role in perpetuating high-quality case learning in special education.

How To Review For The Journal Of Case Learning And Exceptional Learners, Jeongae Kang, Kathryn L. Haughney, Victoria Vanuitert

Journal of Case Learning & Exceptional Learners

Reviewers for JCLEL help to drive the progress of this open-access repository, storing the experiences of students with moderate to extensive support needs (M-ESN), their support systems, and their collaborators. This article supports the evaluation efforts of reviewers with descriptions of each consideration relevant to various submission types accepted by JCLEL. The rewards and opportunities of reviewing, from professional growth to service, are discussed and common questions are addressed. The presentation of this article is an example of a multi-media publication for JCLEL in which the primary file of the submission is a video or other Web 2.0 content.

Tempe Wilson: An Observation-Based Case Study, Kathryn L. Haughney, Shawnee Wakeman

Journal of Case Learning & Exceptional Learners

This observation-based case study is designed to capture the experience of a school-based evaluation process and psychological evaluation for Tempe, a black cis-gender, 4th-grade female student in a suburban area of a southeastern U.S. state. Given input from a variety of sources, this evaluation demonstrates the importance of flexibility of assessment administration, considerations for reliability, and triangulation in data interpretation for a useful and effective process (Wakeman et al., 2023). This case demonstrates how Tempe's diagnoses, experiences, strengths, and needs may inform the development of an Individualized Education Program (IEP). Questions on effective evaluations, recommendations, collaborations between the team members, …

Teaching Employment Skills To Carla Within Inclusive Postsecondary Education, Kelly R. Kelley, Kelly A. Clark, Larry Fisher

Journal of Case Learning & Exceptional Learners

The purpose of this intervention-based case study is to provide an overview of an intervention aimed at improving employment skills for Carla, a 22-year-old female with intellectual disability enrolled in an inclusive postsecondary education program (IPSE). One specific aim of the IPSE is to prepare graduates for competitive integrated employment and inclusive community opportunities. Data has consistently indicated that individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience poorer employment outcomes compared to their peers without disabilities (Lipscomb et al., 2017) and one barrier to employment for individuals with IDD include lack of soft skills. One intervention that has been developed …

College Of Business News, Georgia Southern University

College of Business: News & Publications

• Message from the Dean, May 2023

• In Memoriam

Central Of Georgia Railway Records, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Finding Aids

This collection consists of materials spanning 1941-1947 and includes business records and correspondence of the Central of Georgia Railway Company as well as detailed reports of employees’ United States military service during World War II. These reports include employee military records, interviews conducted by Central of Georgia Railway Company of veteran employees, and letters expressing their gratitude for their service in the war. Find this collection in the University libraries' catalog.

Staff Council Minutes, Georgia Southern University

Staff Council Meeting Minutes & Agendas

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Staff Council Agenda, Georgia Southern University

Staff Council Meeting Minutes & Agendas

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Email Policy

Information Technology Services Policies

Electronic mail services are provided on Georgia Southern University (University) owned computing and networking resources to further the mission of learning, instruction, administration, and public service. The purpose of this policy is to ensure the proper use of the University electronic mail communication system. This policy is intended to maintain an ethical and amicable working environment and to meet the requirements governing the use of University email resources.

Message From The President, Georgia Southern University

Messages from the President

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