{"592076":{"#nid":"592076","#data":{"type":"event","title":"SCL Course: Transportation and Distribution Planning","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch4\u003ECOURSE DESCRIPTION\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEffective planning of transportation and distribution networks has become more complex. This is driven by increasing customer requirements, expansion of global sourcing, security and regulatory requirements, volatile fuel costs, etc. This course is focused on understanding the strategic and tactical principles, practices, and tools required to address the cost, service, capacity, and carbon emissions tradeoffs in domestic and international transportation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EWHO SHOULD ATTEND\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EExecutives and managers who want to learn about designing and operating best-in-class transportation and distribution for their supply chain, supply chain engineers and analysts, industrial engineers and systems analysts, supply chain and logistics consultants, transportation managers and engineers, and operations managers of traffic, transportation or warehousing\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EHOW YOU WILL BENEFIT\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUpon completion of this course, you will be able to:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDevelop transportation and distribution strategies to support business strategies\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EUnderstand basic transportation physics throughout the supply chain\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EOptimize last mile and long haul transportation planning\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDesign supply chain networks to optimize transportation costs and service\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDetermine how to optimize routes and schedules\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EBetter manage total transportation spending\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAnalyze tradeoffs between various logistics costs, customer service levels and carbon emissions\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDetermine how to measure and improve transportation performance\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EUnderstand how transportation carriers plan their operations and how this can impact shippers\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EWHAT IS COVERED\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ETransportation and distribution fundamentals\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDelivery costs and strategies\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ELevels of planning transportation and distribution technology\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ELong haul and international transportation\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EReducing transportation cost\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECarrier planning and management and impacts on shippers\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ERail tour and lecture at national planning and training center\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESupply chain design strategy and technology\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ENetwork design fundamentals\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ETransportation and distribution trends and innovation\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EModeling carbon missions\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ECOURSE MATERIALS\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EParticipants receive a course notebook.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ECOURSE PREREQUISITES\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENone.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ECERTIFICATE INFORMATION\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis course is part of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/education\/professional-education\/courses#SCM\u0022\u003ESupply Chain Management (SCM) Certificate\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EPROGRAM TIMES\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn the first day, please check in at least 30 minutes before the class start time.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EFirst Day (8:30am-5:30pm)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESecond Day (8:30am-5:30pm)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EThird\/Last Day (8:30am-4:30pm)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEffective planning of transportation and distribution networks has become more complex. This is driven by increasing customer requirements, expansion of global sourcing, security and regulatory requirements, volatile fuel costs, etc. This course is focused on understanding the strategic and tactical principles, practices, and tools required to address the cost, service, capacity, and carbon emissions tradeoffs in domestic and international transportation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Understand the strategic and tactical principles, practices, and tools required to address the cost, service, capacity, and carbon emissions tradeoffs in domestic and international transportation."}],"uid":"27233","created_gmt":"2017-05-24 16:40:58","changed_gmt":"2017-05-24 16:41:17","author":"Andy Haleblian","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2018-05-01T09:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2018-05-03T18:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2018-05-03T18:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2018-05-01 13:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2018-05-03 22:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2018-05-03 22:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/tdp","title":"Course webpage within the SCL website"},{"url":"https:\/\/pe.gatech.edu\/courses\/transportation-and-distribution-planning","title":"Course registration page"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/downloads\/gtscl-tdmgmtbrochure.pdf","title":"Course Flyer"}],"groups":[{"id":"56347","name":"EMIL"},{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"},{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"3843","name":"distribution"},{"id":"168044","name":"sourcing"},{"id":"168","name":"Transportation"}],"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":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:info@scl.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Einfo@scl.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}