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Supply Chain Data Science Lab

Reliable AI and Data-Driven Decision-Making for Complex Supply Chain Systems

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Welcome to the Supply Chain Data Science (SCDS) Lab!


The SCDS Lab develops data-driven and AI-based methods to improve decision-making in supply chains, manufacturing, and logistics, with an emphasis on reliability, efficiency, and sustainability.

Dr. Md Abdul Quddus leads the SCDS lab and is an assistant professor in the Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry, and Science at NC State. Additionally, he serves as an Associate Faculty member in the Operations Research Graduate Program at NC State.

  • 2.5.2025. Milliken & Company sponsored project with Prof. Warren Jasper has been funded entitled “NC State University Dye Formulation and Correction with Machine Learning.”
  • 2.2.2025. Dr. Quddus is serving as Lead Guest Editor for an MDPI Sustainability Special Issue on Sustainable and Smart Transportation Systems: Electrification, Alternative Fuels, and Green Mobility.
  • 1.24.2025. Dr. Quddus is serving as Lead Guest Editor for an MDPI Systems Special Issue on Computational Methods for Complex Systems: Modeling, Optimization, and Decision Support Across Domains.
  • 12. 20.2025 Multiple conference abstracts have been accepted for the IISE Conference. Congratulations to Yihan and Wenqi.
  • 12.17.2025. Congratulations to Yoo-Won on becoming a PhD candidate!
  • 12.06.2025. Our paper got accepted in the Sustainability journal, congratulations to the team!
  • 08.16.2025. Wenqi and Avishek have joined the SCDS lab as a PhD student. Welcome aboard!
  • 06.18.2025. Our paper got accepted in the European Journal of Agronomy, congratulations to the team!
  • 05.19.2025. Excited to welcome Olivia Ribando to our lab this summer as part of the TECS REU program!
  • 04.01.2025. Yoo Won (Olivia) has joined the SCDS lab as a PhD student. Welcome aboard!
  • 01.17.2025. Our collaborative proposal on industrial ecology-based transportation systems for the hemp supply chain has been funded by the Wilson College Research Opportunity Seed Fund. Grateful to Wilson College for the support—congratulations to the team!
  • 01.06.2025. Tytianah has joined the SCDS lab as a Master student. Welcome aboard!
  • 01.06.2025. Yihan has joined the SCDS lab as a PhD student. Welcome aboard!
  • 09.19.2024. Dr. Quddus was granted membership in the Graduate Faculty and appointed as an Associate Faculty member in the Operations Research Graduate Program at NC State University.
  • 08.27.2024. Dr. Quddus received Barbara S. Stowe Faculty Support Endowment through the Wilson College of Textiles!
  • 08.25.2024. Our SCDS Lab website is now live!