{"131661":{"#nid":"131661","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Strategic Planning of SC Facilities","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch4 class=\u0022course-section-header\u0022\u003ECOURSE DESCRIPTION\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis hands-on Working Conference will show you step-by-step how to successfully plan major investments in capacity and facilities. You will learn proven methods that integrate the five components of every supply chain facility -- layout, handling, communications, utilities, and building design.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWorking \u0022top-down\u0022 and \u0022outside-in\u0022 you will learn and experience the practice of systematic planning. Case exercises and teamwork assure your mastery of the material. Specific techniques are presented for estimating space and capacity required, evaluating automation, and for linking your facilities plans to those of your business and supply chain. The methods presented can be put to immediate use on your current or next planning project. They are equally useful for inbound logistics, finished goods distribution, transportation, assembly \u0026amp; configuration, service centers; captive, or contract and third-party, and for consolidation and re-purposing in addition to expansion or new construction.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022objectives\u0022 name=\u0022objectives\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4 class=\u0022course-section-header\u0022\u003EHOW YOU WILL BENEFIT\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EParticipants will learn:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022course-item\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETo maximize the strategic value and flexibility of your supply chain facilities \u2014 land and buildings, machinery and equipment.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETo improve the link between supply chain strategy and facilities plans.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETo improve and speed up the planning of major rearrangements and expansions\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETo save time and prevent oversights when making major changes or investments in capacity and facilities.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022whoshouldattend\u0022 name=\u0022whoshouldattend\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4 class=\u0022course-section-header\u0022\u003EWHO SHOULD ATTEND\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022course-item\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESenior Executives\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPlant and Distribution Center Managers\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESupply Chain Directors and Managers\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIndustrial and Plant engineers\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022outline\u0022 name=\u0022outline\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4 class=\u0022course-section-header\u0022\u003EWHAT IS COVERED\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Ch4\u003EDay 1 (8:00 AM - 5:00PM)\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022course-item\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFacilities \u0026amp; Supply Chain Strategy\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESupply Chain Network Design\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESite Location \u0026amp; Selection\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESystematic Layout Planning\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECase Exercise in Facility Layout\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESystematic Handling Analysis\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Ch4\u003EDay 2 (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM)\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022course-item\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESystematic Planning of Industrial Facilities\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIntegrating the Major Components of an Industrial Facility\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EEstimating Capacity and Space Requirements\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMaster Site Planning\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECase Exercise: Planning a new Greenfield Facility\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Ch4\u003EDay 3 (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM)\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022course-item\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETeam Presentations \u0026amp; Evaluation of Alternative Plans\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EKey Decisions for Distribution and Logistics Facilities\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGuided Applications of Systematic Planning\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETeam discussion: Apply what you have learned to the planning of new a distribution center.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETeam discussion: Apply what you have learned to setting up an off-shore facility.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Ch4\u003EDay 4 (8:00 AM - 3:30 PM)\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022course-item\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGuided Applications of Systematic Planning Continued\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EEvaluation of Alternative Plans\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECase Studies: Strategic \u0026amp; Systematic Planning in Action\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOrganizing \u0026amp; Managing for Strategic Facilities Planning\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022materials\u0022 name=\u0022materials\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4 class=\u0022course-section-header\u0022\u003EON-CAMPUS COURSE MATERIALS\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYour course manual includes a set of practical working forms and electronic templates for immediate application on your current or next strategic planning project. And in addition to your course manual, you will also receive Systematic Planning of Industrial Facilities, Volume I, by Richard Muther and Lee Hales. This text provides you with a complete, step-by-step methodology, with application examples and a wall chart.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022testimonials\u0022 name=\u0022testimonials\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4 class=\u0022course-section-header\u0022\u003EWHAT PREVIOUS ATTENDEES HAVE SAID\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022An exceptional way to organize detailed information and submit plans for approval, showing that all bases have been touched.\u0022\u003Cbr \/\u003EManager in a Japanese consumer electronics company.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022This course provides not only tools for layout planning, but systematic project approaches to have a successful, well though-out presentation of many projects.\u0022\u003Cbr \/\u003EPlanner in a global pharmaceutical company.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022This course gave me a method to better concentrate on the most important 15% to 20% of the issues on the table.\u0022\u003Cbr \/\u003ECompany owner\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022prereqs\u0022 name=\u0022prereqs\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4 class=\u0022course-section-header\u0022\u003ECOURSE PREREQUISITES\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENone.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Strategic Planning of SC Facilities"}],"uid":"27187","created_gmt":"2012-05-21 08:59:55","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:58:57","author":"Anita Race","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2012-08-14T08:30:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2012-08-17T16:30:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2012-08-17T16:30:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2012-08-14 12:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2012-08-17 20:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2012-08-17 20:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"10377","name":"Career\/Professional development"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Ch4\u003ESCL Course Registration\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERegistration Services\u003Cbr \/\u003EDistance Learning and Professional Education\u003Cbr \/\u003EP.O. Box 93686\u003Cbr \/\u003EAtlanta, Georgia 30377-0686\u003Cbr \/\u003EPhone: 404.385.3501 \u003Cbr \/\u003EFax: 404.894.8925 \u003Cbr \/\u003EQuestions: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.pe.gatech.edu\/about-us\/contact-us\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.pe.gatech.edu\/about-us\/contact-us\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWebsite: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.pe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.pe.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}