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Industry Technical Workshop: Logistics of Food Waste and Loss Management| Nov. 13
Northwestern University Transportation Center
2:00 PM
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The Woman's Club of Evanston
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NUTC Fall 2024 Industry Technical Workshop
Logistics of Food Waste and Loss Management
WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 13, 2024
2:00 PM - 4:45 PM CT
The Woman's Club of Evanston
Location: 1702 Chicago Ave.| Evanston, IL 60201
Parking: Church St. Self Park (map) (enter from Church or Clark east of Chicago Ave)
Please register in advance.
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Logistics of Food Waste and Loss Management
One-third of all food produced globally by weight is lost or wasted between the farm and the table. To address this critical issue the Northwestern University Transportation Center is bringing together subject matter experts to address the challenge and benefits of reducing and recovering food waste throughout food distribution systems. Our Logistics of Food Waste and Loss Management Workshop will include representatives from Alliance for Advanced Sanitation, CJ Logistics America, The Global Food Banking Network, Markon and Meijer, Inc.
Agenda
2:00 PM Welcome / Opening Remarks
2:10 PM Presentations
Nelia Alamo | Vice President of Marketing | Markon
Douglas O’Brien | Vice President of Network Programs | The Global FoodBanking Network
Erik A. Petrovskis | Director of Environmental Compliance and Sustainability | Meijer
Verlyn Suderman | Senior Vice President, General Counsel | CJ Logistics America
Priya Sundaram | Sr. Leader-Food Safety, Quality, Regulatory Affairs & Sustainability | Alliance for Advanced Sanitation
3:15 PM Networking Break
3:45 PM Panel Discussion
Karen Smilowitz | James N. and Margie M. Krebs Professor in Industrial Engineering & Management Sciences | Northwestern [Moderator]
4:45 PM End of Program
About NUTC:
The Northwestern University Transportation Center (NUTC) is one of the world’s leading interdisciplinary education and research institutions, serving industry, government and the public sectors. Founded in 1954 to generate substantive and enduring contributions for the better movement of materials, people, energy, and information, NUTC stands at the forefront of transportation research and education. NUTC brings together academic researchers, students and business affiliates in a joint open exploration of transportation and supply chain operations. NUTC aims to influence national and international transportation policy, management and technological developments with the goal of making transportation and supply chain operations more productive, efficient, safe, secure, environmentally friendly and socially beneficial.
Time
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 2:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Location
The Woman's Club of Evanston
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Northwestern University Transportation Center
NUTC Seminar Series | "Resource Planning and Dynamic Management of Demand-Responsive Mobility Services" - Professor Yanfeng Ouyang, UIUC
Northwestern University Transportation Center
4:00 PM
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Lower Level - Ruan Conference Center, Chambers Hall
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"Resource Planning and Dynamic Management of Demand-Responsive Mobility Services".
Yanfeng Ouyang holds a B.Eng. in civil engineering (summa cum laude, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 2000), M.S. in civil engineering (University of Washington, 2001), M.S. in industrial engineering and operations research (University of California at Berkeley, 2005), and Ph.D. in civil engineering (University of California at Berkeley, 2005). He has been on the faculty of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) since August 2005. At UIUC, he serves as the Director of the Chinese-American Railway Transportation Joint Research Center, and also holds courtesy appointments in the Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering, the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE), the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), and the Computational Science and Engineering Program. He has also been a Changjiang Chair Professor by the China Ministry of Education via affiliation with Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), China, since 2018, an Affiliated Professor and Adjunct Doctoral Supervisor in the School of Transportation Science and Engineering at HIT since 2011, and the International Director of the Department of Production and Operations Management and Logistics Management, School of Management, at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, 2015-2017. During the 2014-2015 academic year, he was a Visiting Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, as well as an Invited Professor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland.
Time
Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location
Lower Level - Ruan Conference Center, Chambers Hall Map
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Northwestern University Transportation Center
NUTC Seminar Series: "Investigating road traffic hypercongestion using a dynamic travel simulator" - Robin Linsey, University of British Columbia
Northwestern University Transportation Center
4:00 PM
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Ruan Conference Room, Chambers Hall
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Abstract:
During peak travel times traffic speeds often drop below the level at which flow is maximized. Transportation economists refer to such conditions as “hypercongested”. Hypercongestion has been studied using Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram models but these models typically rely on strong assumptions and abstract from details of the road network. The goal of this work is to examine the spatial and temporal evolution of hypercongestion during the morning peak on individual road links. Analysis is conducted using the traffic simulator METROPOLIS which was developed in the late 1990s to model travel mode, departure-time, and route-choice decisions on large-scale networks. METROPOLIS was recently upgraded to include individual point-to-point trips, trip chains, improved congestion modeling, and different vehicle types.
METROPOLIS is applied to a set of hypothetical road networks and regions of Ile-de-France to study two manifestations of hypercongestion. One is reduced speeds on upstream links that feed into downstream links with lower flow capacities. If prolonged, horizontal queuing on upstream links can lead to spillback that blocks intersections and access to links further upstream. A second manifestation of hypercongestion occurs when the aggregate outflow of vehicles from a study area drops below aggregate exit capacity due to conflicting movements at entrances, exits, and intersections.
Bio
Robin Lindsey is a professor emeritus at the Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia. From 2010-2024 he held the CN Chair in Transportation and International Logistics. His research interests include traffic congestion, road pricing, urban public transportation, financing transportation infrastructure, and the environmental costs of road transportation. He has also worked on topics related to industrial organization including retail market competition, price discrimination, and predatory pricing.
Lindsey is a founding board member and past president of the International Transportation Economics Association, and an Associate Editor of Transportation Research Part B: Methodological. He is also coauthor with Kenneth Small and Erik Verhoef of the third edition of The Economics of Urban Transportation, published in June 2024 by Routledge.
Time
Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Ruan Conference Room, Chambers Hall Map
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Northwestern University Transportation Center
Fall classes end
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All Day
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Fall classes end
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Saturday, December 7, 2024
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Northwestern Engineering PhD Hooding and Master's Recognition Ceremony
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
4:00 PM
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Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
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The ceremony will take place on Saturday, December 14 in Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Drive.
*No tickets required
Time
Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall Map
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McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
2025 ITEA Summer School
Northwestern University Transportation Center
All Day
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Ruan Conference Center, Lower Level, Chambers Hall
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The aim of the ITEA Annual School is to provide young researchers with a high-quality introduction to academic research on transportation economics, including many recent advances in the field. The School’s program consists of a series of lectures and tutorials conducted by some of the most prominent researchers in transportation economics. In addition, the students are given the possibility to present their own work at the Conference.
Time
Monday, June 23, 2025
Location
Ruan Conference Center, Lower Level, Chambers Hall Map
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Northwestern University Transportation Center
2025 ITEA Summer School
Northwestern University Transportation Center
All Day
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Ruan Conference Center, Lower Level, Chambers Hall
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The aim of the ITEA Annual School is to provide young researchers with a high-quality introduction to academic research on transportation economics, including many recent advances in the field. The School’s program consists of a series of lectures and tutorials conducted by some of the most prominent researchers in transportation economics. In addition, the students are given the possibility to present their own work at the Conference.
Time
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Location
Ruan Conference Center, Lower Level, Chambers Hall Map
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Northwestern University Transportation Center
2025 ITEA Summer School
Northwestern University Transportation Center
All Day
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Ruan Conference Center, Lower Level, Chambers Hall
Details
The aim of the ITEA Annual School is to provide young researchers with a high-quality introduction to academic research on transportation economics, including many recent advances in the field. The School’s program consists of a series of lectures and tutorials conducted by some of the most prominent researchers in transportation economics. In addition, the students are given the possibility to present their own work at the Conference.
Time
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Location
Ruan Conference Center, Lower Level, Chambers Hall Map
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Northwestern University Transportation Center
2025 ITEA Annual Conference
Northwestern University Transportation Center
All Day
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Kellogg Global Hub
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The aim of the ITEA Annual Conference is to promote scientific excellence in the field of transportation economics and to provide a forum for scientific exchange. Research presented at the conference covers both theory and empirical work, including all transport modes and a wide range of research methodologies.
Time
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Location
Kellogg Global Hub Map
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Northwestern University Transportation Center
2025 ITEA Annual Conference
Northwestern University Transportation Center
All Day
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Kellogg Global Hub
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The aim of the ITEA Annual Conference is to promote scientific excellence in the field of transportation economics and to provide a forum for scientific exchange. Research presented at the conference covers both theory and empirical work, including all transport modes and a wide range of research methodologies.
Time
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Location
Kellogg Global Hub Map
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Northwestern University Transportation Center
2025 ITEA Annual Conference
Northwestern University Transportation Center
All Day
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Kellogg Global Hub
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The aim of the ITEA Annual Conference is to promote scientific excellence in the field of transportation economics and to provide a forum for scientific exchange. Research presented at the conference covers both theory and empirical work, including all transport modes and a wide range of research methodologies.
Time
Friday, June 27, 2025
Location
Kellogg Global Hub Map
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Northwestern University Transportation Center