Special Studies & Applied Research
Special Collaborative Studies and Applied Research Projects address specific issues within the company or sector. The research team of the CLTT works closely with companies and government agencies a company to identify the most efficient way to solve a particular problem or challenge. The researchers also partner with companies to secure funding opportunities to develop a particular project.
The Center for Logistics, Trade, and Transportation (CLTT) focuses its expertise on pressing, real-world issues that impact its private- and public-sector shareholders.
The CLTT provides those industry and government shareholders with practical, cutting-edge knowledge and technologies, foster economic development and promote integrated trade throughout the Americas. Among the constituents:
- the government and military
- transportation hubs such as ports and airports
- carriers - railroads, trucking companies, shipping lines, barge companies, airlines
- shippers - chief executives and managers specializing in supply chain, logistics, and transportation, storage and distribution
Areas of expertise
CLTT's areas of excellence and impact will include:
- logistics and supply chain modeling
- infrastructure security and hazards
- geographic information systems (GIS) analysis
- transportation systems evaluation
- freight-based economic development
- economic impact of transportation
- training and simulation with collaborative virtual reality environments
- visualization and human-centered computing for logistics
- industry quality control
- quality management systems
- remote sensing
- workforce development
The Center for Logistics Trade and Transportation (CLTT) is part of The National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (CFIRE) consortium which is a Tier 1 University Transportation Center (UTC) funded by the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) [Read More]
