Biography
Noel Greis is an
expert in global logistics and supply-chain management, and
advises companies on the application of new Internet-based
supply and distribution strategies within their organizations.
Her research on logistics, global operations strategy, technology
management and technology commercialization has won several
awards.
As the director
of the Center for Logistics and Digital Strategy, she helps
industry leverage digital technology, especially intelligent
agents, to redesign business processes. The Center also works
with state, federal and foreign governments to develop transportation
infrastructures that will address future business needs.
She is a co-founder
of the Global Logistics Research Initiative (GLORI), a consortium
of 13 universities conducting applied logistics research.
GLORI projects, such as those on the air express industry
and virtual teaming, focus on the development and implementation
of Internet-based tools for managing the complexity of the
logistics environment.
Dr. Greis is leader
of the research faculty of LOGTECH, a UNC project benchmarking
logistics technologies and practices in the public and private
sectors. LOGTECH also includes an executive education program
that brings together military and commercial executives to
share knowledge and experience.
She received her
PhD, MSE and MA in engineering from Princeton University and
her BA in mathematics from Brown University. |
