{"398611":{"#nid":"398611","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Supply Chain \u0026 Logistics Institute Offers Courses in Brunswick","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute (SCL) at Georgia Tech, the world\u2019s largest supply chain and logistics research and education enterprise, is pleased to announce a sourcing and procurement short course will be offered in Brunswick, Ga., on June 23-25, 2015, in conjunction with the Brunswick \u0026amp; Glynn County Chamber of Commerce.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe course, \u003Cem\u003EDefining and Implementing Effective Sourcing Strategies\u003C\/em\u003E, is intended to provide sourcing, procurement, and supply chain professionals with the skills needed to be effective in strategically sourcing materials and components worldwide. The course is part of a three course sequence in SCL\u2019s Strategic Sourcing and Supply Management Certificate program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith the recent opening of a SCL office at the Georgia Tech-Savannah campus, SCL is positioned to offer the Coastal Empire tailored workforce development courses, online training, supply chain short courses and executive seminars.\u0026nbsp; Additionally, the Savannah office will serve as a mechanism for dialoging with local businesses regarding challenges that can be addressed as student group projects or research engagements.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWith ongoing record-breaking port activity, the substantial capital investment in port capacity enhancement, continued strong growth in global trade, and the widening of the Panama Canal, the Coastal Empire is poised for a continued run of strong supply chain and logistics employment growth,\u201d said Tim Brown, managing director of the Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute. \u201cThe Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute is doing its part to prepare the region for continued success by providing a means for the workforce, at all levels, to continually enhance their supply chain and logistics skills.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGoing forward, SCL will be offering Coastal Empire businesses with programming related to sourcing and procurement, international logistics and compliance, and lean logistics, among others at its Savannah office location. Programs may be public offerings, custom courses, or a hybrid. For more information, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ewww.scl.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor information on the upcoming sourcing course offered in Brunswick, please visit pe.gatech.edu\/scl-sourcing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EABOUT THE SUPPLY CHAIN AND LOGISTICS INSTITUTE: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Supply Chain and Logistics Institute is a unit of the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech. The Stewart School is the largest industrial engineering program in the United States (more than 60 faculty members, 1,500 undergraduate students and 400 graduate students). For 25 consecutive years, \u003Cem\u003EU.S. News and World Report\u003C\/em\u003E has ranked the Stewart School as the best undergraduate and graduate industrial engineering program in the United States.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EABOUT GEORGIA TECH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtpe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Professional Education\u003C\/a\u003E is an academic division of the Georgia Institute of Technology, offering professional master\u0027s degrees, short courses, and certificate programs to meet the needs of working professionals and industry partners. Programs are available at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center in Atlanta, the Georgia Tech-Savannah campus, and worldwide through a variety of formats. In addition to professional course offerings, the division manages meeting and event facilities, and administers K-12 outreach and English as a Second Language programs. Last year alone, Georgia Tech Professional Education served individuals representing more than 3,000 companies, with an enrollment of more than 26,000.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute at Georgia Tech is pleased to announce a sourcing and procurement short course will be offered in Brunswick, Ga., on June 23-25, 2015, in conjunction with the Brunswick \u0026amp; Glynn County Chamber of Commerce.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Supply Chain \u0026 Logistics Institute at Georgia Tech is pleased to announce a sourcing and procurement short course will be offered in Brunswick, Ga., on June 23-25, 2015."}],"uid":"27868","created_gmt":"2015-04-23 07:47:25","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:03","author":"Lizzie Millman","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-04-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-04-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"124621","name":"brunswick"},{"id":"3151","name":"courses"},{"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\u003Cstrong\u003EDiane Lee\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech-Savannah\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E912.695.1763 or carolyn.perry@ceismc.gatech.edu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["carolyn.perry@ceismc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}