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Tag: Smart Freight Centre
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McMaster Researchers Seek to Deliver an End to Hunger
Elkafi Hassini and Armagan Ozbilge are developing models and software to streamline the operations of the food rescue ecosystem.
Making an Impact on Community
Elkafi Hassini receives 2022 DeGroote School of Business Award for Community-Engaged Scholarship for his work with the Smart Freight Centre.
Using Robotics to Improve Warehouse Efficiency and Speed up Deliveries
New research looks at increasing the efficiency of robotic mobile fulfillment systems to help warehouses speed up deliveries.
Finding Sustainable Solutions to Minimize the Impact of Local Deliveries in Communities
New research looks at the social, environmental, and economic impacts to local communities from e-commerce deliveries.
How improving EDI policies can address the labour shortages in trucking/transportation
New research explores labour demographics and dynamics in the freight transportation sector.
Smart Freight Centre research partnership receives major funding award
DeGroote professor Elkafi Hassini and colleagues from U of T and York U receive $3.1M to study the community impact of home delivery.
Using big data to streamline big shipments: Smart Freight Centre launches in Region of Peel, with McMaster as partner
Trucking activity alone accounts for approximately $1.8 billion worth of goods moving daily to, from, and through the Region of Peel.