{"680240":{"#nid":"680240","#data":{"type":"event","title":"(CANCELED) SCL Course: Engineering the Warehouse (Onsite\/In-Person)","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECourse Description\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe requirement for high levels of customer service, increasing numbers of Stock Keeping Units (SKUs), and high labor costs have dramatically increased the complexity of warehouse operations. It is no longer sufficient to manage a warehouse based on a simple, arbitrary \u201cABC\u201d classification of SKUs, which treats all those in a category as if they were identical. Instead, each decision, such as where to store or where to pick product, must be based on careful engineering and economic analysis.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWho Should Attend\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis course is designed for supply chain and logistics consultants, supply chain engineers and analysts, facility engineers, and warehouse supervisors and team leaders.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow You Will Benefit\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EExchange space for time (or vice versa) to better meet business objectives.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EUnderstand when to use dedicated storage and when to use shared storage.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIdentify the most convenient locations in a warehouse based on an economic model.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIdentify patterns in customer orders and exploit these to speed fulfillment.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EEvaluate warehouse performance.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOptimally size and stock a forward pick area.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EUnderstand the best practices in order-picking.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat You Will Learn\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWarehouse performance\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EModern warehouse trade-offs\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESize and stocking optimization\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOrder-picking best practices\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAutomation\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe requirement for high levels of customer service, increasing numbers of Stock Keeping Units (SKUs), and high labor costs have dramatically increased the complexity of warehouse operations. It is no longer sufficient to manage a warehouse based on a simple, arbitrary \u201cABC\u201d classification of SKUs, which treats all those in a category as if they were identical. Instead, each decision, such as where to store or where to pick product, must be based on careful engineering and economic analysis.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Optimize warehouse operations by learning engineering principles and economic analysis for space utilization, storage strategies, order picking, and performance evaluation."}],"uid":"36698","created_gmt":"2025-02-05 20:03:15","changed_gmt":"2025-10-07 22:24:28","author":"dramirez65","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2025-10-27T08:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2025-10-29T16:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2025-10-29T16:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2025-10-27 12:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2025-10-29 20:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2025-10-29 20:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"Georgia Tech Savannah Campus","extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/education\/professional-education\/course\/engwh","title":"Course webpage within the SCL website"}],"groups":[{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"170001","name":"Supply Chain Engineering"},{"id":"167074","name":"Supply Chain"},{"id":"122741","name":"physical internet"}],"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\u003Einfo@scl.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}