Non-Profit/Non-Governmental Organizations – IISE Sustainable Development Division

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

April 4, 2024 sustainableiise 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

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

April 4, 2024 sustainableiise 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

Assessing Food Insecurity: A Systematic Perspective

April 4, 2024 sustainableiise Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture, 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

Take-action for the Sustainable Development Goals: Rubrics in PBL activities

April 4, 2024 sustainableiise Engineering Management, Non-Profit/Non-Governmental Organizations

Abstract: Rubrics are tools to assess students’ work efficiently, consistently, and objectively, requiring an evaluation of multiple dimensions. Professors use rubrics to support education and focus on the competencies and critical concepts students must obtain.

Interviews from Volunteer Project at SBP in New Orleans

July 7, 2023 sustainableiise 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

Kitchens for Good named 2023 Excellence in Sustainable Development Award Winner

April 17, 2023 sustainableiise 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