{"52032":{"#nid":"52032","#data":{"type":"news","title":"SMART Companies Work Together","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe\nGeorgia Tech Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute (SCL) in collaboration with\nthe U. S. Department of Commerce and the Georgia Department of Natural\nRecourses is sponsoring \u201c\u003Cem\u003ESMART Companies\nWork Together,\u201d\u003C\/em\u003E a no-cost event for manufacturers seeking to improve the\nefficiency of their supply chain while lowering their environmental impact. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;The\nevent, scheduled for February 22, 2010, is the sixth in the Department of\nCommerce\u2019s series of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/trade.gov\/competitiveness\/sustainablemanufacturing\/index.asp\u0022\u003ESustainable\nManufacturing American Regional Tours (SMARTs)\u003C\/a\u003E. Those attending will have\nan opportunity to network with other local businesses and together:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003Egain a\n     basic understanding of conducting a company self-assessment in order to\n     eliminate waste from their business operations by lowering energy,\n     materials and other costs\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003Elearn the\n     importance of looking throughout their supply chain to cut costs by removing\n     waste and uncertainty\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003Elearn how\n     to partner with service providers to make better supply chain strategy\n     decisions\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;The\none-day event, to be held at the Georgia Department of Natural Resources from 8\na.m. until 5:30\u0026nbsp; p.m. is divided into\nmorning and afternoon sessions. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;During\nthe morning session, attendees will hear firsthand accounts from companies that\nhave enhanced their competitiveness through improvements to environmental\nperformance, service providers that work with manufacturers throughout the\nsupply chain to improve efficiency and sustainability, and federal and state\nresource providers that can help companies get started. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;The\nafternoon session will consist of site visits to two local manufacturing\nfacilities that are leaders in sustainability, including one to Interface, the worldwide leader in design, production and\nsales of environmentally responsible modular carpet and a recognized\nleader in the area of industrial ecology. Attendees will be able to see how\nthese companies have incorporated sustainable principles into their\nmanufacturing processes and in their relationships with their supply chains.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;Robert\nMartichenko, PhD, SCL senior lecturer of SCL\u2019s newly initiated lean supply\nchain professional certificate series (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/lean\u0022\u003Ewww.scl.gatech.edu\/lean\u003C\/a\u003E) will present the keynote\naddress.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;Chip\nWhite, PhD, School Chair of the H. Milton School of Industrial and Systems\nEngineering, will moderate one of the panel discussions, titled \u201cExternal\nFactors to increase Efficiency in Your Supply Chain.\u201d\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;Those\ninterested in attending this free event can register for either the morning\nsession (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/emenuapps.ita.doc.gov\/ePublic\/newWebinarRegistration.jsp?SmartCode=0Q54\u0022\u003Eclick here\u003C\/a\u003E ) or\nthe full day (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/emenuapps.ita.doc.gov\/ePublic\/newWebinarRegistration.jsp?SmartCode=0Q55\u0022\u003Eclick here)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information abouat the event contact: \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:Morgan.Barr@trade.gov \u0022\u003EMorgan Barr\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E(202) 482-3704\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.manufacturing.gov\/sustainability\u0022\u003Ewww.manufacturing.gov\/sustainability\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute (SCL) in collaboration with the U. S. Department of Commerce and the Georgia Department of Natural Recourses is sponsoring \u201cSMART Companies Work Together,\u201d a no-cost event for manufacturers seeking to improve the efficiency of their supply chain while lowering their environmental impact.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"SMART Companies Work Together"}],"uid":"27328","created_gmt":"2010-02-11 12:03:38","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:33","author":"Edie Cohen","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-02-11T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-02-11T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"52031":{"id":"52031","type":"image","title":"Supply Chain \u0026 Logistics Institute co-sponsors SMART event with the U. S. 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