{"292441":{"#nid":"292441","#data":{"type":"event","title":"SCL Course: Transportation and Distribution Planning and Management (Savannah, GA)","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch4\u003ECOURSE DESCRIPTION\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDriven by more frequent and increasingly time definite shipments, global trading partners, complex security and regulatory requirements, volatile fuel costs, new technologies and severe shortages of trained labor in some markets, dealing with the complexities of transportation and distribution planning has become a critical corporate function. This course is focused on understanding capacity development, freight consolidation, network alignment, and synchronization. This course develops the principles, practices, and tools required to address all major issues and tradeoffs in domestic and international transportation including key financial and performance indicators for transportation and design of supply chains to minimize transportation and distribution costs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022whoshouldattend\u0022 name=\u0022whoshouldattend\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003EWHO SHOULD ATTEND\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022course-item\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOperations managers of traffic, transportation, and\/or warehousing\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESupply chain engineers and analysts\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIndustrial engineers and systems analysts\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESupply chain and logistics consultants\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETransportation managers and engineers\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Ch4\u003EWHAT IS COVERED\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022course-item\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETransportation and distribution fundamentals\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDelivery costs and strategies\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EModeling carbon emissions\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELong haul and international transportation\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EReducing transportation cost\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETransportation and distribution technology\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENetwork design fundamentals\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESupply chain design strategy and technology\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETransportation and distribution trends and innovation\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIncoterms 2010\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis course develops the principles, practices, and tools required to address all major issues and tradeoffs in domestic and international transportation including key financial and performance indicators for transportation and design of supply chains to minimize transportation and distribution costs.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Learn the principles, practices, and tools required to address all major issues and tradeoffs in domestic and international transportation."}],"uid":"27187","created_gmt":"2014-04-22 11:01:36","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:07:38","author":"Anita Race","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2014-10-01T13:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2014-10-03T21:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2014-10-03T21:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2014-10-01 17:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2014-10-04 01:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2014-10-04 01:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/tdmgmt","title":"Course webpage within the SCL website"}],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"10377","name":"Career\/Professional development"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78771","name":"Public"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Ch4\u003EREGISTRATION\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EON-LINE: \u003Ca class=\u0022boldtext\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/www.pe.gatech.edu\/courses\/transportation-and-distribution-planning-and-management\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERegister Online via the GT Professional Education website.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFAX: Send the registration form along with your credit card information to (404) 894-8925. This line is available 24 hours a day.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMAIL:\u003Cbr \/\u003E Georgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E Professional Education\u2014R\u003Cbr \/\u003E P.O. Box 93686\u003Cbr \/\u003E Atlanta, Georgia\u003Cbr \/\u003E 30377-0686\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECALL: (404) 385-3501 between 9:00a.m. and 4:00p.m., Eastern time. Have your credit card and registration form handy to aid in this process.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}