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Research Interests
In Professor Smilowitz’s research, she considers the opportunities and challenges of introducing operational flexibility into logistics systems. With more flexibility, it is possible to significantly improve system efficiency (greater utilization of employees and equipment, reduction in empty miles traveled, etc.). At the same time, increasing flexibility expands the set of operational choices (possible vehicle routes, load assignments, etc.) which complicates already difficult routing and scheduling problems. Often analysis of these complex freight transportation systems requires approximations and simplifications in modeling and solution methods to obtain solutions with acceptable computational effort (i.e. computer time and memory).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Civil and Environmental Engineering, PhD, University of California at Berkeley
… → 2001
Civil and Environmental Engineering, MS, University of California at Berkeley
… → 1998
Civil Engineering and Operations Research, BSE, cum laude, Princeton University
… → 1995
Research interests keywords
- Inventory and routing problems in food distribution
- Last mile distribution in humanitarian relief
- Logistics
- Multi-resource routing problems
- Period vehicle routing problem with service choice
- Transportation operations
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Grants
- 29 Finished
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NSF RAPID - Tracking and deconstructing Covid 19 vaccine distribution as an extreme logistics event
Mahmassani, H. S. & Smilowitz, K.
2/1/21 → 8/31/22
Project: Research project
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Tier I Center on TELEMOBILITY
Mahmassani, H. S., Blomberg Stathopoulos, A. I., Chopra, S., Durango-Cohen, P. L., Nie, Y., Schofer, J. L. & Smilowitz, K.
8/1/20 → 1/31/23
Project: Research project
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Improving Veterans Referrals by Optimizing Network Design in Response to COVID-19
Shumate, M. D. & Smilowitz, K.
6/15/20 → 12/14/21
Project: Research project
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EAGER ISN: Unraveling illicit supply chains with a citizen science approach
University of Notre Dame, National Science Foundation
9/1/18 → 8/31/22
Project: Research project
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Exploiting Network Structure in Routing Problems: Applications to School Bus Routing
Smilowitz, K., Chopra, S. & Wilson, J. H.
9/1/17 → 8/31/22
Project: Research project
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A two-regime analysis of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution process
Hegde, S. J., Mahmassani, H. & Smilowitz, K., Apr 19 2023, In: Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management. 13, 2, p. 111-124 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Inferring sources of substandard and falsified products in pharmaceutical supply chains
Wickett, E., Plumlee, M., Smilowitz, K., Phanouvong, S. & Pribluda, V., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: IISE Transactions.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Special Issue on Emerging Topics in Transportation Science and Logistics
Smilowitz, K., Cordeau, J. F., Thomas, B., Pisinger, D., Yin, Y. & Campbell, A. M., Jul 2023, In: Transportation Science. 57, 4, p. 839-842 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Bounded Formulation for The School Bus Scheduling Problem
Zeng, L., Chopra, S. & Smilowitz, K., 2022, In: Transportation Science. 56, 5, p. 1148-1164 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Scopus citations -
Characterizing visitor engagement behavior at large-scale events: Activity sequence clustering and ranking using GPS tracking data
Abkarian, H., Tahlyan, D., Mahmassani, H. & Smilowitz, K., Feb 2022, In: Tourism Management. 88, 104421.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Scopus citations
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Multi-vehicle sequential resource allocation for a nonprofit distribution system
Balcik, B. (Creator), Iravani, S. M. (Creator) & Smilowitz, K. (Creator), figshare, 2014
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1140380.v1, https://figshare.com/articles/Multi_vehicle_sequential_resource_allocation_for_a_nonprofit_distribution_system/1140380/1 and one more link, https://figshare.com/articles/Multi_vehicle_sequential_resource_allocation_for_a_nonprofit_distribution_system/1140380 (show fewer)
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