{"63425":{"#nid":"63425","#data":{"type":"news","title":"SCL\u2019s Lean Supply Chain Professional Certificate Program Begins Second Year of Course Offerings","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn February 2010, the Georgia Tech\nSupply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute (SCL) launched its Lean Supply Chain\nProfessional Certificate program, a three-course series that is the first program\nof its kind. Building on the success of its first year with course offerings in\nboth the spring and fall of 2010, SCL is initiating its 2011 series beginning February\n1-3, 2011.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EFocusing on building the lean supply\nchain professional, this program changes how supply chain professionals think,\nact, and lead by teaching them to develop and implement strategic and tactical\nelements of lean principles in the supply chain.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Robert\nMartichenko, SCL senior lecturer and director of the lean series, \u0022Successful organizations going forward will be those that\nfocus on the customer, eliminate all nonvalue-added activities, reduce lead\ntimes and inventories, and build leaders that can navigate the supply chain from\na cross-functional perspective.\u201d Martichenko, who is also CEO of LeanCor,\na 3PL dedicated to the application of lean principles throughout the supply\nchain, added that \u201cwhen lean is successfully\nimplemented in the supply chain, revenue will go up and costs will go down.\nThis is the model of margin management and cash flow improvement required for\ntoday\u0027s success.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ELean professionals are focused on\nproblem identification and solutions at the root cause, as\nwell as building a culture of continuous improvement into their organizations.\nTo drive lean in the supply chain, the supply chain professional must have\naccess to the tools and education, which is the primary purpose of the Lean Supply\nChain Professional Certificate program. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We are committed to building individuals into serious, results-based\nlean supply chain professionals,\u0022 states Martichenko, and the course\nmaterial is applicable to all professionals responsible for supply chain,\nlogistics, and materials functions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe professional certificate series consists of three courses: Building the\nLean Supply Chain Problem Solver, Building the Lean Supply Chain Professional,\nand Building the Lean Supply Chain Leader. Each course builds on the next and\nis designed be taken in order. Over a three-month period, participants meet for\nthree days per month to complete the certificate. In addition,\nparticipants complete application projects in between courses to leverage\nunderstanding of learned concepts and to produce tangible results for their\norganization.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe course focus areas include:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECourse 1: Building the Lean Supply Chain Problem Solver\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis first course is a pivot point in the educational process that challenges current\nmental models and business paradigms. Course one introduces students to lean\nthinking and critical lean concepts and helps them learn to see operations from\na new vantage point. Participants utilize fundamental problem-solving tools to identify\nand eliminate waste at the root cause, viewing their operations from a new vantage\npoint.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECourse 2: Building the Lean Supply Chain Professional\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nA common misunderstanding is that lean is primarily applied to manufacturing, but how does lean\napply to the supply chain? Connecting lean to supply chain management is the\ncore purpose of the second course. Participants focus on systems thinking; understanding\nhow pull and one piece flow leads to reductions in total cost of the supply\nchain. They are challenged to question mental models such as economies of scale and replace them with mental models such as economies of time. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECourse 3: Building the Lean Supply Chain Leader\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nTransforming an organization from traditional thinking to lean thinking\nrequires leadership . While the previous courses focus on\nstrategic and tactical implementation of the lean supply chain, this final\ncourse builds the individual into a lean leader. This transformation is critical\nto navigate through the waters of change management that is required to\nsuccessfully execute and sustain the lean supply chain journey. \u0026nbsp;Participants complete a conceptual deep dive of\nthe \u201cHouse of Lean\u201d and explore the main aspects of lean leadership. Additional\ntopics include \u0022go see\u0022 management, \u0022A3 thinking,\u0022 and\n\u0022leader-as-teacher\u0022 concepts.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EFor\nGary Roberts, a participant from the Pace Setter Group, the lean certificate\nprogram gave him the tools he needed to \u201cnot only understand\nlean, but, as a leader, to drive its deployment within our organization. This\ncourse was not only about the nuts-and-bolts of lean, but about how to sell and\nwork a plan for implementation.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;In\naddition to the Pace Setter Group, other companies that participated in the\nprogram\u2019s inaugural year included Abra Auto Body \u0026amp; Glass, Booz Allen\nHamilton, Cummins, Genuine Parts Company, Idaho National Laboratory, Lexmark, Penske,\nPfizer, Inc., Rheem Manufacturing Company, Rogers Communications, Inc., and the\nU.S. Department of the Army. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you are interested in taking your\nsupply chain education to the next level, this is a program you do not want to\nmiss.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about the Lean Supply Chain Professional Certificate\nprogram and to view a schedule for spring and fall 2011 courses, visit\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/lean\u0022\u003Ewww.scl.gatech.edu\/lean\u003C\/a\u003E, or\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/GTSCL-2011RegForm.pdf\u0022\u003E click here\u003C\/a\u003E to register. This\nprogram is held at the\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/techsquare\/\u0022\u003E \u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.pe.gatech.edu\/formats-locations\/course-locations\/atlanta-global-learning-center\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\nGlobal Learning Center,\u003C\/a\u003E the new home\nfor all SCL courses at Georgia Tech. \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn February 2010, the Georgia Tech\nSupply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute (SCL) launched its Lean Supply Chain\nProfessional Certificate program, a three-course series that is the first program\nof its kind. Building on the success of its first year with course offerings in\nboth the spring and fall of 2010, SCL is initiating its 2011 series beginning February\n1-3, 2011.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"SCL\u2019s Lean Supply Chain Professional Certificate Program Begins Second Year of Course Offerings"}],"uid":"27328","created_gmt":"2011-01-07 13:53:16","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:07:57","author":"Edie Cohen","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-01-18T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2011-01-18T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"63681":{"id":"63681","type":"image","title":"Robert Martichenko, senior lecturer at the Georgia Tech Supply Chain \u0026 Logistics Institute and CEO of LeanCor, LLC.","body":null,"created":"1449176690","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:04:50","changed":"1475894559","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:39","alt":"Robert Martichenko, senior lecturer at the Georgia Tech Supply Chain \u0026 Logistics Institute and CEO of LeanCor, LLC.","file":{"fid":"191855","name":"RMartichenko-GTSCL_LeanCor.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/RMartichenko-GTSCL_LeanCor_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/RMartichenko-GTSCL_LeanCor_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":236990,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/RMartichenko-GTSCL_LeanCor_0.jpg?itok=EwQJ6zch"}}},"media_ids":["63681"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"426","name":"isye"},{"id":"11562","name":"Lean Professional"},{"id":"167077","name":"scl"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:barbara.christopher@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara \nChristopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}