Innovation Capacity Building by Strengthening Expertise and Research in the Design,
                                             Planning and Operations of Green Agrifood Supply Chains

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Dr. Eleftherios Iakovou is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (A.U.Th.), Greece and the President of the Alexandrian Innovation Zone S.A., a key policy initiative and the only designated hub of innovation excellence developed in Greece. Prof. Iakovou is also the Director of the Division of Industrial Management and the Director of the Laboratory of Statistics and Quantitative Analysis Methods, (Logistics and Supply Chain Management) (LASCM) of A.U.Th.

Prof. Iakovou has consulted extensively for a number of governmental and corporate organizations both in the U.S.A. and in EU and has been conducting executive educational and training programs for Fortune 500 companies for more than 15 years. He has more than 120 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals and conference proceedings. Prof. Iakovou sits at the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Emergency Management. He is a member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), the Institute for Industrial Engineers (IIE), the Hellenic Operational Research Society (EEEE) and the Technical Chamber of Greece. He is the President of the Greek Association of Supply Chain Management (GASCM) since 2006.

Prof. Iakovou has served as a National Expert of Greece for the Program Committee of the 7th Framework Programme Thematic Priority of Transportation and Aeronautics and as a member of the National Committee on Logistics of the Hellenic Ministry of Transport and Communications. Additionally, he has served as a member of the Advisory Committee of EUREKA, the pan-European network for market-oriented, industrial innovation and R&D. Finally, he sits at the Advisory Board of CERTH (The Center for Research and Technology of Thessaloniki), a major stakeholder of innovation in Greece.

Aug, 2015

GREEN-AgriChains Event

Final Dissemination Event

At September 18th, 2015 will take place the Final Dissemination Event of GREEN-Agrichains Project in the Marivaux Hotel, Brussels, Belgium.


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Jul 2015

Recruited Experts News

Greek Pellet Market Outlook

Extensive research on the Greek Pellet Market was conducted in the context of the GREEN-Agrichains Project. Critical results of interest were presented in the context of the 14th Pellets Industry Forum that was co-organized by Solar Promotion GmbH, the European Pellet Council, and the European Biomass Association (AEVIOM) in Munich, June 11-12, 2015.

 

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Mar 20, 2015

 GREEN-AgriChains Event

Fifth Info Day

The fifth Info Day of the GREEN-AgriChains project took place on the 20th March, 2015 in International Hellenic University, Thessaloniki, Greece.

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27 - 30 May, 2015

GREEN-AgriChains Event

International Conference

At 27 - 30 May 2015 took place the 1st International Conference on Agrifood Supply Chain Management & Green Logistics in the Porto Carras Grand Resort.


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Mar 2015

Recruited Experts News

Best Young Researcher Award (Biomass)

One of the senior post-doctoral researchers of the GREEN-Agrichains project, Dr. Agorasti-Eri Toka, was awarded as the Best Young Researcher on Biomass at World Sustainable Energy Days 2015 (24-26 February, Wels/Austria) by Mr. Rudi Anschober, Regional Minister for Energy, Upper Austria and Mr. Gerhard Dell, Director of OÖ Energiesparverband, Austria.

 

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The GREEN-AgriChains project has been funded with support from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7-REGPOT-2012-2013-1) under Grant Agreement No. 316167.