About Us

A CCALS Timeline

History

2010

Founded

  • CCALS originally conceived as the Virginia Logistics Research Center (VLRC) through Crater Planning District Commission initiative
2012

Name change, founding members

  • CCALS formed under current name, modeled on a successful advanced manufacturing prototype     joined by UVA, VSU, Longwood and VCU     joined by Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
2013

Operations expand

  • CCALS initiates research roadmap   •   CCALS participates in Supply Chain Summit   •   joined by Combined Arms Support Command at Fort Lee
2014

Member-directed research

  • CCALS completes first member-directed research project for LMI on grid safety for utility providers 

2015

ODU, more research

  • Old Dominion University partners with CCALS      Multi-year Research Agreement with Port of Virginia      Cooperative Research Agreement and Development with U.S. Army     LMI Research Institute Academic partnership Program    Naval Aviation Warfare Aircraft Center division (NAWCAD) partnership
2016

DecideSmart

  • DecideSmart comes on board as partnerships grow
2017

Local & international reach

  • CCALS participates in LMI Research Institute annual conference touting STEM diversity     CCALS presents to Saudi Logistics Delegation       UVA student receives 2017 Best Presentation Award from the Society for Risk Analysis for risk modeling in port setting      CCALS joins Virginia Chamber of Commerce
2018

Facilitating idea exchange

  • CCALS holds its first logistics seminar
2019

Security and innovation

  • UVA helps launch CHEST   CCALS holds logistics innovation workshop on Intermodal Mobility of Goods & Service
2020

Center of Excellence

  • CCALS becomes part of VIPA

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