
Quality in Logistics Think Tank
The mission of the Quality in Logistics Think Tank (QiLTT) is to explore the critical interdependence between logistics and secure global supply chains, and the need to maintain a balance between supply and demand to support economic stability and quality of life worldwide. QiLTT promotes the role of quality as both a business philosophy and practical tool to ensure efficient logistics operations, especially in times of crisis. It also aims to develop a generic model of logistics processes to help sustain resilient global supply chains under normal conditions and during disruptions.
Projects and Activities
Researching case studies that are characterized by a major disruption in logistics processes
We are researching three major global disruptions—COVID-19, the Suez Canal blockade, and the war in Ukraine—that severely impacted supply chains for strategic goods, affecting the global economy and quality of life.
Design a management model for logistics processes that will creat resilience in crises
The research examines how quality shortcomings contributed to major supply chain crises, aiming to develop organizational, national, and global models to make logistics more resilient and improve quality of life worldwide.
QiLTT Members
Chair:
Ahmad K. Elshennawy
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Co-Chair:
Ayed Alamri
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Members:
Ayed T. Alamri (Saudi Arabia)
Juhani Anttila (Finland)
Elizabeth A. Cudney (USA)
Pál Molnar (Hungary)
Hesameddin Aref Kashfi (Iran)
Pedro M. Saraiva (Portugal)
Hu-Chen Liu (China)
Benson Tendler (Austria)
Patricia C. La Londe (USA)
Edwin Garro (Costa Rica)
Raul Molteni (Argentina)
Behzad Behdani (Norway) - non IAQ
Omer Ozkan (Turkey) - non IAQ
Luca Urciuoli (Sweden) - non IAQ
