Category: Non-Profit/Non-Governmental Organizations

Addressing Food Insecurity by Optimizing Partner Agency Operating Hours

Data Analytics and Information Sciences, Food Services, Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development, Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture, Non-Profit/Non-Governmental Organizations, Operations Research & Analysis, Supply Chain Management

Abstract: Food banks work to address the problem of food insecurity for low-income and underrepresented populations. The food bank acquires food and distributes it to their partner agencies, who, in ton, distribute the food to

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Understanding Enablers and Barriers for Deploying AI/ML in Humanitarian Organizations: The Case of DRC’s Foresight

Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development, Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation, Information Engineering, Non-Profit/Non-Governmental Organizations

Abstract: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) capabilities have the potential for large-scale impact to tackle some of the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges and help alleviate the suffering of millions of people. Although

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Case Study Analysis of Sustainable Development using Cluster Analysis and Systems Dynamics

Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns, Non-Profit/Non-Governmental Organizations, System Design & Engineering

Abstract: Current sustainability models lack frameworks that integrate theoretical reasoning into implementable use cases. This paper uses case study analysis focused on sustainable development. Three distinct contributions are made in this work as evidenced by

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Assessing Food Insecurity: A Systematic Perspective

Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries, Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere, Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture, Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages, Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all, Non-Profit/Non-Governmental Organizations, Operations Research & Analysis

Abstract:; Food insecurity is recognized as one of the main public health problems in the United States. According to the US Department of Agriculture, about 10.2 percent of the U.S. households (13.5 million) were food

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Interviews from Volunteer Project at SBP in New Orleans

Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages, Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation, Non-Profit/Non-Governmental Organizations

The IISE Annual Conference Volunteering Event, organized by the Sustainable Development Division, is a yearly project where members attending the annual conference volunteer to assist a nonprofit agency in the conference’s host city. The organization

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Kitchens for Good named 2023 Excellence in Sustainable Development Award Winner

Food Services, Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns, Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere, Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture, Lean / Six Sigma, Non-Profit/Non-Governmental Organizations

Kitchens for Good (KFG) is a San Diego nonprofit that is transforming lives through culinary arts. Apprentices with barriers to employment gain technical and life skills they need to launch meaningful careers in the hospitality

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How data science can provide nourishment and food security

Data Analytics and Information Sciences, Environmental Engineering, Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries, Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere, Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture, Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages, Non-Profit/Non-Governmental Organizations, Urban Planning and Development

Hunger is a reality for more than 50 million Americans, with food insecurity affecting 13% of U.S. households. To alleviate this, many receive assistance from nonprofit food banks, pantries and meal programs nationwide. Purdue University

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Using Toyota Kata to Help Local Food Banks with Hugh Alley

Design and Manufacturing Engineering, Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere, Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture, Lean / Six Sigma, Non-Profit/Non-Governmental Organizations, Product Design and Development

Our guest is Hugh Alley, an experienced lean practitioner and industrial engineer, who has experience with the Toyota Kata method of improvement. He has recently applied this approach to a nonprofit food bank in Vancouver,

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ISE and supply chains for human needs

Design and Manufacturing Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere, Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture, Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages, Non-Profit/Non-Governmental Organizations, Supply Chain Management

Industrial and systems engineering and supply chain management focus on overall efficiency improvements and cost reduction. This focus has significantly benefited all parties in society. However, sometimes the focus does not best serve the ultimate

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