{"64283":{"#nid":"64283","#data":{"type":"event","title":"SCL Course: Inventory Planning and Management","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESupply chain management and logistics encompasses all the activities \ninvolved in getting products to consumers including planning, storing, \nmoving, and accounting for inventory. \n  Inventory availability is the most important aspect of customer \nservice, and the cost of inventory is one of the most important entries \non a company\u0027s balance sheet.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERecognition of the balance sheet implications of inventory in supply \nchain management has launched a variety of industry-wide inventory \nreduction initiatives.  Despite all these \n  initiatives to reduce inventory in the supply chain, inventory levels \nfor most companies have remained the same or increased.  This course is \nfocused on understanding  how to efficiently provide the level of \ninventory that is really necessary for customer service while minimizing\n the inventory resulting from poor \n  supply chain management.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis course is focused on understanding  how to efficiently provide the \nlevel of inventory that is really necessary for customer service while \nminimizing the inventory resulting from poor \n  supply chain management.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Part of the Supply Chain Management Series (SCMS)"}],"uid":"27233","created_gmt":"2011-02-16 13:46:47","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:54:09","author":"Andy Haleblian","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2011-05-03T01:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2011-05-05T01:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2011-05-05T01:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2011-05-03 05:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2011-05-05 05:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2011-05-05 05:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/professional-education\/on-campus-courses\/course.php?id=invmgmt","title":"Learn more about the offering"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.pe.gatech.edu\/courses\/inventory-planning-and-management","title":"Register Online via the GT Professional Education website"}],"groups":[{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"11940","name":"GTSCL course"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECALL: (404) 385-3501 between 9:00a.m. and \n4:00p.m., Eastern time.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}