Agenda
Welcome Reception (Tuesday, May 28, 2024)
We will be holding a reception the evening of May 28 at our venue hotel (The DeSoto) from 6:30-8:30pm next to the pool. In case of inclement weather, we will relocate to the Harborview Room on the 15th floor of the hotel. Please stop by to meet other attendees and pick up your badge early.
Day 1 (Wednesday, May 29, 2024)
8:30-9:10am | Cumberland Ballroom
Welcome and Inaugural Speeches
9:10-12:00pm | Cumberland Ballroom
Plenary Session W-1: International Physical Internet Roadmaps, Progress, and Initiatives
Eric Ballot, Professor and Physical Internet Chair, Mines Paris - PSL (Moderator)
9:10-9:50am | Cumberland Ballroom
Keynote: European Physical Internet Roadmap, Progress, and Initiatives
Fernando Liesa, Secretary General, Alliance for Logistics Innovation Through Collaboration in Europe (ALICE)
10 min for Q&A
9:55-10:35am | Cumberland Ballroom
Keynote: Japan Physical Internet Roadmap, Progress, and Initiatives
Takayuki Mori, Chairman, Japan Physical Internet Center (JPIC)
10 min for Q&A
10:35-10:55am
Break
10:55-11:45am | Cumberland Ballroom
Panel on International Physical Internet Progress
- Eric Ballot, Professor and Physical Internet Chair, Mines Paris - PSL
- Shelton Chan, Asia Pacific | Managing Director of Development, Georgia Tech
- Fernando Liesa, Secretary General, Alliance for Logistics Innovation Through Collaboration in Europe (ALICE)
- Benoit Montreuil, Director, Physical Internet Center, Professor, Georgia Tech, USA
- Takayuki Mori, Chairman, Japan Physical Internet Center (JPIC)
- Uday Venkatadri, Department Head and Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering Dalhousie University
11:45-1:00pm | Madison Ballroom
Lunch
1:00-4:30pm | Cumberland Ballroom
Plenary Session W-2: Physical Internet Enabled Intermodal Regional Freight System
1:00-1:20pm | Cumberland Ballroom
Introduction: Where We Are Now vs. Next Steps to the Physical Internet
Bill Loftis, Founder and Principal, Supply Chain Ecology
Physically, What Might the System Look Like?
1:20-1:35pm | Cumberland Ballroom
Southeast US Freight System: Hyperconnected 2030+ Map
Sahrish Shaikh, Ph.D. Candidate, Georgia Tech Physical Internet Center
1:35-1:50pm | Cumberland Ballroom
Role of a Regional Gateway, Savannah Port
Tim Marrs, General Manager of Intermodal Operations, Georgia Ports Authority
1:50-2:05pm | Cumberland Ballroom
Introducing Autonomous, Electrified Technology to Enable Low Density Short Haul Rail Transportation
Marty Schlenker, Head of Strategy Parallel Systems
2:15-2:35pm
Break
2:35-4:30pm
Stakeholder Perspectives
2:35-2:50pm | Cumberland Ballroom
A Shipper’s Perspective on Intermodal
Michelle Livingstone, Former Vice President – Transportation for The Home Depot, Livingstone Consulting
2:50-3:05pm | Cumberland Ballroom
The Great Rail Sustainability Advantage
Josh Raglin, Chief Sustainability Officer, Norfolk Southern Corporation
3:05-3:20pm | Cumberland Ballroom
Short Lines and the Rail Ecosystem – More Advanced Than You May Think
Michael O. Miller, CEO – North America, Genesee & Wyoming
3:20-3:35pm | Cumberland Ballroom
Intermodal Marketing Companies Perspective
Phil Trifiletti, Vice President, Consumer Product Solutions, Hub Group
3:45-4:30pm | Cumberland Ballroom
Panel: How Do We Put It All Together? A Stakeholder Discussion.
Bill Loftis, Founder and Principal, Supply Chain Ecology (Facilitator)
Michelle Livingstone, Tim Marrs, Michael Miller, Josh Raglin, Marty Schlenker, Sahrish Shaikh, Phil Trifiletti (Panelists)
4:35-5:45pm | see each parallel session for room location
Parallel Focused PI Sessions W-A
Focused Session W-A-1: PI-Enabled Intermodal Transportation Network Design and Planning | Cumberland Ballroom
Alan Erera, Associate Chair for Research and Manhattan Associates/Dabbiere Chair Professor, Georgia Tech Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (Moderator)
4:35-4:55pm | Cumberland Ballroom
Hyperconnected Transportation Planning: Advancing a Multimodal Relay Ecosystem 36
4:55-5:15pm | Cumberland Ballroom
Exploring the Effect of Network Configuration Topologies on the Dynamics of Freight Delivery: A Comparative Analysis of Physical Internet and Traditional Supply Chain Methods 13
5:15-5:45pm | Cumberland Ballroom
Open Discussion
Focused Session W-A-2: Artificial Intelligence Enabled Physical Internet Capabilities | Sapelo Ballroom
Frederick Benaben, Professor, IMT Mines Albi & Adjunct Professor, ISyE, Georgia Tech
4:35-4:50pm | Sapelo Ballroom
Artificial Intelligence in the Physical Internet 14
4:50-5:05pm | Sapelo Ballroom
Predictive Demand Disruption Signals for Supply Chain Networks 32
5:05-5:20pm | Sapelo Ballroom
Reinforcement Learning-Based Optimization of Logistical Hubs and Routing in the Context of the Physical Internet - A Case Study from Japan 11
5:20-5:45pm | Sapelo Ballroom
Open Discussion
Day 2 (Thursday, May 30, 2024)
9:00-10:40am | Cumberland Ballroom
Plenary Session T-1: Physical Internet Enabing Disruptive Transformation of the Construction Industry
Leon McGinnis, Professor Emeritus, Georgia Tech Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (Moderator)
9:05-9:35am | Cumberland Ballroom
Keynote: Towards Cyber Physical Internet for Smart Modular Integrated Construction
George Q. Huang, Chair Professor and Director of PolyU Research Institute of Advanced Manufacturing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
9:35-10:05am | Cumberland Ballroom
Keynote: Reimagining Construction Powered by the Physical Internet
Todd Ullom, Vice-President of Distributed Construction, MiTek Inc.
10:05-10:40am | Cumberland Ballroom
Open Discussion
George Q. Huang and Todd Ullom
10:40-11:00am
Break
11:00-12:00pm | Cumberland Ballroom
Rod Franklin, Full Professor of Logistics and Academic Director of Executive Education, Kühne Logistics University (Moderator)
Plenary Session T-2: Optimizing Transportation Capacity for a Physical Internet E-commerce Package Network
Alan Erera, Associate Chair for Research and Manhattan Associates/Dabbiere Chair Professor, Georgia Tech Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Open Discussion (20 min)
12:00-1:00pm | Madison Ballroom
Lunch
1:00-2:00pm | Cumberland Ballroom
Parallel Guest Session T-A-1: World Class Supply Chain Cost and Profit Performance Strategies Fueled By AI/ML
1:00-1:10pm | Cumberland Ballroom
Introduction
Chris Gaffney, Managing Director, Georgia Tech Supply Chain and Logistics Institute
1:10-1:40pm | Cumberland Ballroom
Pilot Study
Richard Sharpe, CEO, Competitive Insights, LLC
1:40-2:00pm | Cumberland Ballroom
Open Discussion
Chris Gaffney, Richard Sharpe
1:00-2:00pm | Ossabow Ballroom
Parallel Guest Panel T-A-2: Resilient, Informed Communities and Supply Chain Logistics
Institute for People and Technologies (IPaT), Georgia Tech (Organizer)
Russell Clark, Senior Research Scientist and Director of GT-RNOC, Georgia Tech (Moderator)
Panelists:
- Eric Howell, CEO, PortCity
- Allen Hyde, Associate Professor, School of History and Sociology, Georgia Tech
- Ofun Maja Egunjobi, CEAR Hub and Harambee House, Georgia Tech
2:05-3:15pm | see each parallel session for room location
Parallel Focused PI Sessions T-B
Focused Session T-B-1: Digital, Collaboration, and Business Models | Cumberland Ballroom
Eric Ballot, Professor and Physical Internet Chair, Mines Paris - PSL (Moderator)
2:05-2:20pm | Cumberland Ballroom
The business model for federated data spaces to facilitate synchromodal logistics 18
2:20-2:35pm | Cumberland Ballroom
Gaia-X as an Enabler to Shape Interconnected Logistics in Europe 15
2:35-2:50pm | Cumberland Ballroom
Towards Cyber-Physical Internet 26
2:50-3:15pm | Cumberland Ballroom
Open Discussion
Focused Session T-B-2: Hyperconnected Supply Chain Planning and Management | Ossabow Ballroom
Leon McGinnis, Professor Emeritus, Georgia Tech Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (Moderator)
2:05-2:30pm | Ossabow Ballroom
Strategic Network Design for Hyperconnected Mobile Supply Chains 41
2:30-2:55pm | Ossabow Ballroom
Dynamic Containerized Modular Capacity Planning and Resource Allocation in Hyperconnected Supply Chain Ecosystems 43
2:55-3:15pm | Ossabow Ballroom
Open Discussion
Focused Session T-B-3: Dynamic Routing Protocols in Hyperconnected Logistics Networks | Sapelo Ballroom
Alan Erera, Associate Chair for Research and Manhattan Associates/Dabbiere Chair Professor, Georgia Tech Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (Moderator)
2:05-2:25pm | Sapelo Ballroom
A protocol for node-to-node transshipment in the PI analogizing from Internet principles
2:25-2:45pm | Sapelo Ballroom
Dynamic Directional Routing for the Physical Internet: A Sector-Based Approach with Dynamic Adjustment 48
2:45-3:15pm | Sapelo Ballroom
Open Discussion
3:15-3:35pm
Break
3:35-4:45pm | see each parallel session for room location
Parallel Focused PI Sessions T-C
Focused Session T-C-1: Hyperconnected Transportation and Logistic Network Design | Cumberland Ballroom
Alan Erera, Associate Chair for Research and Manhattan Associates/Dabbiere Chair Professor, Georgia Tech Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (Moderator)
3:35-3:50pm | Cumberland Ballroom
Efficient Implementation of Truck Battery Charging and Swapping Stations in Hyperconnected Logistic Networks 31
3:50-4:05pm | Cumberland Ballroom
Battery Swapping and Charging Station System Design in Logistic Hubs for Electric Trucks 33
4:05-4:20pm | Cumberland Ballroom
Network Deployment of Battery Swapping and Charging Stations within Hyperconnected Logistic Hub Networks 30
4:20-4:45pm | Cumberland Ballroom
Open Discussion
Focused Session T-C-2: Hyperconnected Supply Chain Operations and Nodes | Ossabow Ballroom
Leon McGinnis, Professor Emeritus, Georgia Tech Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (Moderator)
3:35-3:50pm | Ossabow Ballroom
A Modular and Flexible Design of Hyperconnected Assembly Factory 24
3:50-4:05pm | Ossabow Ballroom
Exploring IoT's Potential for Risk Management in Prefabricated Construction: A Preliminary Study Towards the Physical Internet 28
4:05-4:20pm | Ossabow Ballroom
Simulation-based Assessment of the Impact of the Learning Curve and Robust Worker Scheduling on a PI Inspired Assembly Factory 35
4:20-4:45pm | Ossabow Ballroom
Open Discussion
Focused Session T-C-3: Adaptive Hyperconnected Network Planning | Sapelo Ballroom
Matthieu Lauras, Professor and Deputy-Head of the Industrial Engineering Center, IMT Mines Albi (Moderator)
3:35-3:50pm | Sapelo Ballroom
Optimization Model-Driven Adaptation in Interconnected Manufacturing Networks 22
3:50-4:05pm | Sapelo Ballroom
Physical Internet Inspired Election Systems: Dynamic, Fair, and Secure Election Resource Allocations 47
4:05-4:20pm | Sapelo Ballroom
Assortment Planning under Uncertainty in Physical Internet Enabled Supply Chains 45
4:20-4:45pm | Sapelo Ballroom
Open Discussion
5-5:15pm
Board Bus to Gala Dinner Boat
Day 3 (Friday, May 31, 2024)
9:00-10:40am | Cumberland Ballroom
Plenary Session F-1: Toward Physical Internet Enabled Hyperconnected City Logistics
Louis Faugere, Research Scientist, Amazon, USA (Moderator)
9:00-9:30am | Cumberland Ballroom
Unlocking the Future of Last Mile Delivery: Automated, Smart, Secure & Sustainable Solutions Right to Your Doorstep
David Ruth, CEO, MOTOGO Systems, USA
9:30-10:00am | Cumberland Ballroom
Toward Hyperconnected City Logistics - On-Demand Synchromodal Urban Delivery Service Project in Bordeaux, France
Olivier Labarthe, Kedge Business School, France
10:00-10:40am | Cumberland Ballroom
Panel Discussion
Louis Faugere, Eric Ballot, Rod Franklin, Olivier Labarthe (Panelists)
10:40-11:00am
Break
11:00-12:00pm | see each parallel session for room location
Parallel Focused PI Sessions F-B
Focused Session F-B-1: Hyperconnected Urban Logistics Ecosystem Design, Planning, and Pricing | Cumberland Ballroom
Alan Erera, Associate Chair for Research and Manhattan Associates/Dabbiere Chair Professor, Georgia Tech Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (Moderator)
11:00-11:15am | Cumberland Ballroom
Hyperconnected Urban Delivery with synergized public transportation options and containerization 40
11:15-11:30am | Cumberland Ballroom
Using combinatorial auctions to allocate parcel logistic services in Hyperconnected City Logistics 34
11:30-12:00pm | Cumberland Ballroom
Open Discussion
Focused Session F-B-2: Technological Innovation and Hyperconnected Logistics | Ossabow Ballroom
Frederick Benaben, SIReN Lab Co-Director, Professor IMT Albi, Adjunct Professor, Georgia Tech (Moderator)
11:00-11:15am | Ossabow Ballroom
A Four-Dimensional Spatiotemporal Bin-packing Problem in the Cyber-Physical Internet: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach 25
11:15-11:30am | Ossabow Ballroom
A Physical Internet-Enabled Container Loading Solution Leveraging Virtual Reality and Building Information Modeling 37
11:30-12:00pm | Ossabow Ballroom
Open Discussion
Focused Session F-B-3: Hyperconnected Resilience and Readiness to Risks and Disruptions | Sapelo Ballroom
Uday Venkatadri, Department Head and Professor of Industrial Engineering, Dalhousie University (Moderator)
11:00-11:15am | Sapelo Ballroom
Sustainability and resilience research challenges and opportunities in freight transport systems through the Physical Internet 19
11:15-11:30am | Sapelo Ballroom
Assessing and Enhancing Readiness in Hyperconnected Supply Chains 46
11:30-12:00pm | Sapelo Ballroom
Open Discussion
12:00-1:00pm | Madison Ballroom
Lunch
1:15-2:15pm | Cumberland Ballroom
Guest Plenary Session F-2: Integrating the Physical Internet into Supply Chain Digital Information Standards
Eric Ballot, Professor and Physical Internet Chair, Mines Paris - PSL (Moderator)
1:15-1:45pm | Cumberland Ballroom
Goods Movement Process Using Transport Unit Identifier: Standardization Towards the Physical Internet
Michael Darden, Digital Information in the Supply Chain: ASTM F49.01 Subcommittee Chair, DFM Data Corp
1:45-2:15pm
Open Discussion
2:15-3:15pm | see each parallel session for room location
Parallel Focused PI Sessions F-C
Focused Session F-C-1: Toward Sustainable and Resilient Hyperconnected Regional Logistics | Cumberland Ballroom
Rod Franklin, Full Professor of Logistics and Academic Director of Executive Education, Kühne Logistics University (Moderator)
2:15-2:30pm | Cumberland Ballroom
Demand estimation adapted to hyperconnected transport systems in regional areas 23
2:30-2:45pm | Cumberland Ballroom
Resilient Logistics Flow Routing in Hyperconnected Networks 39
2:45-3:15pm | Cumberland Ballroom
Open Discussion
Focused Session F-C-2: Value of Interconnectivity, Sharing, Trust and Collaboration | Ossabow Ballroom
Uday Venkatadri, Department Head and Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Dalhousie University (Moderator)
2:15-2:30pm | Ossabow Ballroom
Unlocking the Potential of the Physical Internet: a Trust-enabling Decentralized Process Sharing Connector 7
2:30-2:45pm | Ossabow Ballroom
Value of Physical Internet-driven Collaborative Management in Multi-Actor Supply and Distribution Networks 44
2:45-3:15pm | Ossabow Ballroom
Open Discussion
Focused Session F-C-3: Digital Twin Enhanced Hyperconnected Logistics | Sapelo Ballroom
George Q. Huang, Chair Professor and Director of PolyU Research Institute of Advanced Manufacturing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Moderator)
2:15-2:30pm | Sapelo Ballroom
Unleashing the Potential of Digital Twin-Enhanced Hyper Hubs 38
2:30-2:45pm | Sapelo Ballroom
DT-PosFormer: A Digital Twin-enabled Transformer Network for Precise Pose Estimation and Trajectory Prediction of MiC Modules 27
2:45-3:15pm | Sapelo Ballroom
Open Discussion
3:20-4pm | Cumberland Ballroom
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