Georgia Tech's School of Industrial and Systems Engineering's (ISyE) EMIL program is one of the most pursued and elite master's degree programs in the world. For 13 of the past 14 years, U.S. News and World Report has named ISyE as the number-one Industrial Engineering graduate program. EMIL works with the world's leading companies to reduce global logistics costs and improve supply chain efficiencies by grooming their supply chain executives through a business driven curriculum. "There was a lot of valuable networking with other companies," said Chris Donnely, Forward Model Planning Manager for Ford Motor Company." "We learned a lot about best practices from other organizations, which is an excellent source of ideas for rapid improvement."

The caliber and professional experience of EMIL participants is quite high, 50% have an MBA, 15% are vice presidents, 45% are at a director level and most participants have 10-15 years of on-the-job understanding. Instead of a Master's thesis, EMIL participants complete an 18-month "real-world" business project, tailored to add significant value to their sponsoring organizations.

"Participating in the EMIL program was a key decision in my career," said Greg Easterlin, CIO & Vice President of Supply Chain Management for Millikin & Company. "The program enhanced my knowledge to enable me to bring immediate and direct benefits to our organization, including: reorganization of our supply chain, lead-time reductions, a significant reduction in inventory and the use of more analytical tools replacing intuition. I cannot say enough about the EMIL offering."

This unique 18-month masters program keeps key employees on-the-job while teaching them practical techniques for decreasing logistics costs and improving supply chain efficiencies. Courses are delivered through faculty lectures, industry speakers, case studies, group projects and company presentations. During international residences, participants also meet with government officials to discuss customs issues, taxes and trade agreements.

"I learned how to tie supply chain initiatives to financial benefits, " said John Kehoe, Director of Information Technology, Global Supply Chain for Baxter Healthcare. "Now I have a better understanding of what lies behind supply chain software packages. It's helped demystify the software black box."

EMIL alumni can be found all over the world in consulting, engineering, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, retailing and transportation. Executive Master's in International Logistics faculty bring their latest supply chain findings and concepts to the classroom, combining theory and case studies with an emphasis on practical application.

About EMIL
One of the first schools of its type, ISyE was established in 1924 and has produced outstanding leaders in industry, government, and academia. The EMIL program was instituted in 2002 and has become the premier international supply chain master's degree program in the world. Focused on creating value for program participants and company sponsors through real-world supply chain education and solutions; EMIL helps Fortune 500 companies , and their international equivalents, develop creative new solutions to improve supply chain efficiencies by grooming their supply chain executives . For more information on EMIL and how to become a participant, please e-mail emil@isye.gatech.edu or visit www.emil.gatech.edu.

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