{"470861":{"#nid":"470861","#data":{"type":"event","title":"SCL Course: Tactical Decision Making in Public Health and Humanitarian Response","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch4\u003ECOURSE DESCRIPTION\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENumerous tactical decisions must be made in the response to a public health or humanitarian event. Many of these decisions are concerned with the timely and efficient procurement, allocation and distribution of resources (e.g. funds, supplies, volunteers) through a supply chain. This course will explore methodologies for tactical decision making, including procurement and inventory policies, strategies for distribution and allocation of limited resources and transportation decisions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EWHO SHOULD ATTEND\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETactical and strategic members of non-governmental organizations, private corporations involved in the humanitarian relief efforts, U.S. federal government employees, U.S. state or local government employees, humanitarian foundation members, program managers, directors of field operations, disaster relief managers, director of logistics and inventory, and logistics officers\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EHOW YOU WILL BENEFIT\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EOptimize procurement decisions considering key factors affecting inventory policies such as lead time, variability and product type (e.g., perishable goods).\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECompare and contrast inventory techniques for a single event versus ongoing operations.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EEvaluate resource allocation tradeoffs in response to a health or humanitarian crisis and develop policies for the allocation of scarce resources in alignment with the supply chain network.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDevelop resource allocation and transportation strategies in alignment with the supply chain network structure.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDevelop strategies for allocating funds incorporating the interdependencies of decisions across time and space.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EProvide immediate impact to their organization through learnings gained from applied and real-world case studies.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ELearn to bring NGOs, businesses or government entities together to enhance collaboration, cooperation and communication.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDiscover current trends and procedures to help their organizations and team members get ahead and stay ahead of the curve.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EBuild a critical knowledge base to make tactical decisions around inventory, routing and distribution.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDeliver best-practices to measure and evaluate outcomes of humanitarian relief efforts.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EUltimately transform the humanitarian sector with increased capacity to participate in planning and strategic decision-making for effective supply chain management.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EWHAT IS COVERED\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EPre-Course Activities (4.5 hrs) - Online via HELIX platform\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nClassroom Activities (2.5 days) - Georgia Tech Global Learning Center\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENOTE: Pre-course activities will conducted online using the HELIX platform online learning management system. Access instructions will be provided to registrants when details become available.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EPre-Course Activities - Conducted online via HELIX platform\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInventory \u0026ndash; 2 hours\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nResource Allocation \u0026ndash; 1 hour\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EClassroom Activities\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDay 1\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EInventory\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDay 2\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EResource Allocation\/Network Design \u0026amp; Pooling\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDay 3\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ETransportation Decisions\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWarehousing\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ECOURSE MATERIALS\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EProvided\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EParticipants receive readings, case studies, spreadsheet files, and lecture slides, and will be given access to the pre-course web-based activities.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERecommended\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EStudents need a laptop with Microsoft Excel and the ability to connect to a high-speed internet connection (internet access is provided for onsite portions of course).\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ESTUDENT REQUIREMENTS\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents need a laptop with Microsoft Excel and the ability to connect to a high-speed internet connection (internet access is provided for onsite portions of course).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ECOURSE PREREQUISITES\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor those interested in earning the Health and Humanitarian Supply Chain Management Certificate,\u0026nbsp;this course is the second\u0026nbsp;of the three-course certificate program. To earn the certificate, participants must register and complete the following courses within three years:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Col\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/education\/professional-education\/course\/humpps\u0022\u003EPre-planning Strategy for Health and Humanitarian Organizations\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ETactical Decision Making in Public Health and Humanitarian Response\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/education\/professional-education\/course\/humso\u0022\u003ESystems Operations in Health and Humanitarian Response\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ol\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ECOURSE INSTRUCTORS\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/users\/julie-swann\u0022\u003EJulie Swann\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/users\/ozlem-ergun\u0022\u003EOzlem Ergun\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/users\/pinar-keskinocak\u0022\u003EPinar Keskinocak\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENumerous tactical decisions must be made in the response to a public health or humanitarian event. Many of these decisions are concerned with the timely and efficient procurement, allocation, and distribution of resources (e.g. funds, supplies, volunteers) through a supply chain. 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