GULFPORT, Miss. – Jamison Day, assistant professor in the LSU Department of Information Systems & Decision Sciences, participated in a panel discussion about research on community resilience following Hurricane Katrina at the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Park Campus June 4-5, 2010.
Day’s contribution came in a panel titled “Hard Realities of Disaster: The Logistics of Community Resilience.” He spoke about information flow impediments in disaster relief supply chains.
“The presentation I gave examines how organizations experienced various issues that led to poor collection, processing and sharing of information as well as the related inefficiencies that resulted in relief efforts following Hurricane Katrina,” Day said.
A supply chain research affiliate for the LSU Stephenson Disaster Management Institute, Day teaches a supply chain/logistics management course as well. His presentation, “Information Flow Impediments in Disaster Relief Supply Chains,” was published in the August 2009 issue of the Journal of the Association for Information Systems, which is one of the most highly regarded publications in the field.
“It’s always great to connect with other researchers who are studying similar areas,” Day said. “Cross-fertilizing ideas with researchers that have a different perspective or take a different approach can lead to some really innovative work.”
The conference was sponsored by Southern Miss Gulf Coast in partnership with the Community and Regional Resilience Institute and the Center for Policy and Resilience.
The Department of Information Systems & Decision Sciences at LSU’s E. J. Ourso College of Business combines teaching and research to create a rich learning experience for its students. Relationships with industry and state agencies enable the department to assist organizations with issues related to innovation and technological change, as well as offer enhanced career opportunities for its graduates. Collaborative research efforts of its diverse faculty have resulted in major grants from the National Science Foundation and the state Louisiana. For more information, visit www.bus.lsu.edu/isds, call 225-578-2126, or e-mail ISDS@lsu.edu.
