Manbir Sodhi, Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Rhode Island

Speaker - Reverse Logistics Conference & Expo

Topic - "Design and Operation of Recycling Facilities" - Amsterdam 2007

For recycling to become economically viable for a wide range of products, it is necessary to preserve the energy invested by the community in sorting and separation of materials at source. However, this makes the collection task considerably more difficult. This talk will discuss some theoretical approaches for modeling the logistical issues involved in related scenarios. The presentation will also include an enumeration of the constraints typically encountered in the recycling of recoverable material and will elicit discussion from the participants on methods that have been used and those that have worked.

Dr. Sodhi has authored many articles in journals such as the European Journal of Operational Research, International Journal of Production Research, International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Journal of Operational Research, IIE Transactions, etc. in manufacturing. He is especially interested in developing algorithms that can be used in small/medium-sized industries, and is currently investigating Lights Out Manufacturing, Sustainable Manufacturing and Community-Based Recycling Programs, and Glance Analysis of Driver Eye Movements.

He has worked on projects funded by the National Science Foundation, Naval Undersea Warfare Center (Newport), EPA, Navy, and other funding agencies.

Education:
Ph.D. (I.E.) University of Arizona, 1991
M.S. (I.E.) University of Arizona, Tucson, 1987
B. Production Eng. Jadavpur University, 1984