The VR training platform allows Kia Georgia employees to gain hands-on experience with assembly tasks before working on the factory floor.
August 20, 2026

How Virtual Reality is Preparing Kia Workers for the Factory Floor Before Day One

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The H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) at Georgia Tech has developed a virtual reality training platform that prepares Kia assembly workers for the pace of the production line.
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Georgia Tech doctoral candidate Will Huggins presents findings of an AMPF case study
August 14, 2026

Why the Data Behind a Part Now Matters as Much as the Part Itself

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Georgia Tech researchers are working to make U.S. manufacturing and defense supply chains more secure and resilient by combining digital part tracking, cybersecurity, AI-enabled quality verification, and real-time supply chain monitoring.
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Georgia Tech doctoral candidates Neel Shah and Jamila Khanfri in discussion
August 13, 2026

Smart Factories Aren't Coming. They're Here.

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From physical AI to cybersecure factory design, Georgia Tech's Manufacturing Institute is setting the pace for the next era of American production.
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Saman Zonouz
August 13, 2026

The Cybersecurity Imperative in Smart Factories

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As manufacturing becomes more connected, Saman Zonouz’s research shows why cybersecurity must be built into industrial systems from the start, before hidden vulnerabilities become threats to production, public safety, and national security.
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 A robotic arm moves amongst AMPF facilities
August 3, 2026

Georgia Tech to Lead National Cloud Laboratory for Advanced Manufacturing and Materials

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The cloud lab will give researchers nationwide remote access to Georgia Tech’s Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility, pairing AI with autonomous experimentation to accelerate new materials discovery.
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Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves
July 29, 2026

Cold Chain, Cold Truth: What Frostbite Teaches Us About Supply Chain Design

8 min read
Discover the insights that can help you adapt, build resilience, and keep your organization moving.
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Promotional graphic titled ‘SCL Spotlight: Logistics in Transition: What to Know, What to Watch, and How to Keep Moving,’ featuring a global supply chain scene with a cargo ship at port, a truck on a highway, a warehouse robot, and an airplane overhead, overlaid with digital icons for visibility, resilience, and adaptability.
June 23, 2026

Logistics in Transition: What to Know, What to Watch, and How to Keep Moving

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Discover the insights that can help you adapt, build resilience, and keep your organization moving.
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A participant at a Georgia Tech manufacturing workshop cuts metal on industrial equipment.
June 22, 2026

From Classroom to Manufacturing Floor: Teachers Build Real-World Manufacturing Skills at Georgia Tech

6 min read
Rural Georgia teachers gain practical machine shop training at Georgia Tech, bringing advanced manufacturing skills back to their classrooms.
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Conrad Grajczak
June 5, 2026

Accenture Managing Director Conrad Grajczak Joins SCL Industry Advisory Board

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Mr. Grajczak brings nearly 15 years of deep expertise at the intersection of procurement, supply chain logistics, and private equity value creation to the role.
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Steven Ferguson
May 27, 2026

Steven Ferguson Builds Better On-Ramps to Georgia Manufacturing, Education

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For Steven Ferguson, deputy director of the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute and executive director of the Georgia Tech Manufacturing 4.0 Consortium, advancing Georgia’s manufacturing industry and its workforce is personal.
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Person wearing a virtual reality headset controlling a humanoid robot equipped with tools in a laboratory setting.
May 22, 2026

Scaling Innovation: Georgia Tech Manufacturing 4.0 Consortium Builds for the Future

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Georgia Tech’s Manufacturing 4.0 Consortium uses AI and industry partnerships to turn research into real-world manufacturing.
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A sophisticated, high-tech horizontal banner design featuring an abstract global supply chain network. The composition uses a series of interconnected translucent hexagons and mosaic tile patterns showing maritime shipping routes and industrial icons: chemical structures (naphtha), PVC, plastics, food and agriculture, liquefied petroleum gas, fertilizer, apparel.
May 11, 2026

What the Public Discussion on Hormuz Is Still Getting Wrong

10 min read
While modern supply chain analytics and AI are more advanced than ever, technical capability must be paired with rigorous critical thinking and operational discipline to ensure data-driven models translate into successful real-world decisions.
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