Dr Malick M. Ndiaye, Vanredni profesor na Odseku za industrijsko inženjerstvo. Američki univerzitet u Šardži (Ujedinjeni Arapski Emirati).
Dr. Malick M. Ndiaye's main research interests cover various industrial engineering areas, including Supply Chain and Logistics Network Design, Location Analysis, Operations Research, and applied mathematical modeling. Several of his research interests have received Research grants funded among others, by the Capital Region of Brussels, The University of Birmingham, the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, and the American University of Sharjah. His on-going research is currently supported by two academic grants to study real-time green vehicle routing optimization for IoT-based temperature controlled items and the use of drones in designing last-mile delivery solutions. He has also participated in several industrial based consultancy projects and professional development training in supply chain and logistics management in the oil and gas industry.
Tema predavanja po pozivu:
Flying Drones for Delivery
The introduction of new technologies such as electric vehicles, autonomous vehicles, or the internet of things, has created new opportunities for improving traditional operations in many industries. In particular, drone technology has gained a lot of recent attention. In the logistics sector, companies are leveraging on drones to introduce new last-mile delivery solutions. In the agriculture industry, drones are used to survey farming fields for data collection to help improve crop yield or determine areas that require spraying pesticides. Recently, drones have been utilized to deliver coronavirus test kits and personal protective equipment in Scotland or for a nationwide sterilization program, broadcasting, and monitoring measures in the UAE. However, from a technology point of view, drones flying capacities are quite limited compared to the extent of the potential applications. The flying time depends on the carried load, the battery power, the speed, and flying conditions that result in limiting the average flight time to half an hour for a commercial drone. However, this could be made relatively longer in the future. To extend their operational capability, we combine them with moving vehicles that may carry extra batteries, parcels, pesticides, or serve as a relay for data collection. This plenary talk intends to share some insights about the current drone flying regulation in different countries, discuss known industrial initiatives and applications, and review the current state of the research for a new class of combined truck-drone routing problems.