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All of these factors highlight the importance of logistics and supply chain management in these contexts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn light of these grand challenges, the annual\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chhs.gatech.edu\/conference\/2017\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EConference on Health \u0026amp; Humanitarian Logistics\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E provides an open forum to discuss new solutions in health systems, disaster preparedness and response, and long-term development.\u0026nbsp; Co-organized by the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/chhs.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECenter for Health and Humanitarian Systems \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E(CHHS) at Georgia Institute of Technology, INSEAD, MIT Humanitarian Response Lab, and Northeastern University, the conference offers a unique platform for participants to discuss challenges, share best practices, and explore potential collaborations, with the goal of enhancing efficiency and effectiveness in health and humanitarian systems, and ultimately improving and saving lives around the world.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E2017 marked the \u003Cstrong\u003E9\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E year \u003C\/strong\u003Eof the conference, which took place during \u003Cstrong\u003EJune 7-9, in Copenhagen\u003C\/strong\u003E, Denmark at the UN City, hosted and co-organized by the \u003Cstrong\u003EUNICEF\u003C\/strong\u003E Supply Division. 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The biggest challenge in designing products for\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  the supply chain is the cross-functional nature of the process, which requires\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  engineering, marketing, manufacturing, finance, and supply chain team members\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  to collaborate and communicate. But getting these people together can be daunting. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAn excellent place to begin the process is with packaging. Packaging is usually\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  one of the last activities in product development and does not usually involve\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  the same level of personal investment--or ego--as, for example, product design.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  The principal challenge in redesigning packaging from a supply chain perspective\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  is that the necessary knowledge and information reside in several different\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  organizations. Many companies not only outsource many of their logistics activities,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  they also outsource package design activities to packaging suppliers who understand\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  the materials and how best to use them for both product protection and marketing. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe packaging providers sell products by weight and so tend to concentrate\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  on that aspect of package design--sometimes with conflicting motivations. After\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  all, a packaging company that sells, say, corrugated products has every incentive\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  to design packages that use more corrugated materials. The farther you ship\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  products, however, the more significant the volume of the packaging becomes\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  as the driver of total delivered cost. The cost of moving container loads of\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  products across the Pacific, for example, is typically based on volume rather\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  than weight.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EPhilips and Hewlett Packard Lose Weight\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring a recent in-depth study of its packaging, Philips Consumer Electronics\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  developed several strategies from a volume-based rather than weight-based perspective.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  According to Ab Stevels of the Philips Environmental Competence Centre and\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  adjunct professor in the Executive Master\u0027s in International Logistics (EMIL)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  program at Georgia Institute of Technology, the company could realize an improvement\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  of 40% to 60% in both economical and environmental costs with the implementation\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  of packaging redesigns. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EPhilips began the process with a competitive analysis of packaging performance\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  based on weight, volume, and ecological indicators to help identify opportunities\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  and set realistic targets for reducing integrated packaging and logistics costs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  They also evaluated trends, including the increase in average transport distances\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  and the fact that more sales are taking place in large outlet chains, which\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  buy in bulk. They found they could reduce the distribution costs for TV sets,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  for example, by 55% by instituting several volume-based strategies. The savings\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  come from increasing the number of sets transported per truck (17% cost savings),\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  increasing the number of sets per square meter of warehouse floor (15% cost\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  reduction), and so on. Almost all the savings were largely attributable to\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  a reduction in the ratio of package volume to product volume. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E Hewlett-Packard found similar opportunities in packaging redesign. Last year,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  its inkjet printer business improved the package-to-printer volume ratio by\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  45%, which nearly doubled the number of printers per pallet and reduced the\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  total logistics costs for some products by 50%.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Time Is Now: Models for Change\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E These examples highlight the savings possible by integrating product design\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  and supply chain performance--and packaging is just the tip of the iceberg.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  It\u0027s no surprise that the idea is gaining momentum. The Supply Chain Council,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  one of the industry\u0027s leading professional organizations responsible for the\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model, is now launching the Design\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  Chain Operations Reference (DCOR) model. Just as SCOR defines supply chain\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  processes, DCOR defines processes in the product design chain that will lead\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  to improved performance. Such a model will provide a common language for solutions\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  from vendors, consultants, and other partners. It will allow for industrywide\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  benchmarking and accelerate the focus on measurable process outcomes from both\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  business value and customer value perspectives. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDCOR is initially focused on developing open standards for the design process.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  That\u0027s a first step toward integrating product development and supply chain\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  management. It\u0027s a promising sign that two organizations from opposite ends\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  of the spectrum--the Supply Chain Council and the Product Development and Management\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  Association--are coming together to develop DCOR. Finding common ground for\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  designers and supply chain professionals to communicate and collaborate will\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  lead to better delivery of better products while adding value that will reach\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  all the way to the consumer.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2004-09-01 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:15","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2004-09-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2004-09-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"56347","name":"EMIL"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"56534":{"#nid":"56534","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech\u0027s Globally Recognized Executive Master\u0027s in International Logistics -EMIL- Program Offering Scholarship","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EToday, the Georgia Institute of Technology\u0027s EMIL program announced that its number one ranked graduate school would be offering the EMIL Humanitarian Scholarship to one incoming participant. The US$20,000 scholarship will be awarded on March 7, 2005 to a professional employed by a non-profit organization that offers humanitarian services on a local, national or international basis. The successful candidate will have demonstrated career success, possess a clear potential for leadership and a desire to fully participate in EMIL\u0027s intense educational experience. The scholarship will be applied towards EMIL tuition for the class starting May 2005. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Humanitarian organizations often have unique and complex supply chains. And, in crisis situations, peoples\u0027 lives often depend on their efficiency,\u0022 said Dr. John Vande Vate, EMIL Executive Director. \u0022By offering the EMIL Humanitarian Scholarship, Georgia Tech looks to provide humanitarian organizations with access to the latest in supply chain training and methodology.\u0022 \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEMIL works with the world\u0027s leading organizations to reduce global logistics costs and improve efficiencies by grooming their supply chain executives. EMIL sponsor organizations learn to develop supply chain management as a core competency, continuously increase their efficiencies, move from a regional to global strategy and groom their \u0022rising stars\u0022 by broadening their supply chain and business perspectives. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Since beginning the EMIL program, I have learned many supply chain strategies and best practices that have helped me to more efficiently perform my job responsibilities,\u0022 said 2003 Humanitarian Scholarship Winner, Heidi Cerrud, Procurement Officer at the Regional Logistics Unit, International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Panama. \u0022Overtime, I am confident that my organization will implement many recommendations that I have made as a result of the work I completed during my tenure at EMIL.\u0022 \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EKey Dates:\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThursday, February 11, 2005: Scholarship applications must be submitted electronically through \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.emil.gatech.edu\u0022 title=\u0022www.emil.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.emil.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E by 5 p.m. EST on February 11, 2005.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThursday, February 11, 2005: All standard EMIL application material must be submitted by 5 p.m. EST on February 11, 2005. See Application Materials for details.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EFebruary 24 - March 6, 2005: Phone interviews with top scholarship candidates\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EMonday, March 7, 2005: Scholarship award winner announced.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EMonday, March 14, 2005: Scholarship recipient must submit a scholarship acceptance letter by 5 p.m. EST on March 14, 2005.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information go to: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.emil.gatech.edu\/scholarshipsHumanitarian\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.emil.gatech.edu\/scholarshipsHumanitarian\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2004-11-03 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:15","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2004-11-03T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2004-11-03T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"56347","name":"EMIL"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"56535":{"#nid":"56535","#data":{"type":"news","title":"EMIL has landed on Forbes.com and Yahoo-Finance","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology\u0027s EMIL program announced that its number one ranked graduate school would be offering the EMIL Humanitarian Scholarship to one incoming participant. The US$20,000 scholarship will be awarded on March 7, 2005 to a professional employed by a non-profit organization that offers humanitarian services on a local, national or international basis. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELearn more at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/businesswire\/feeds\/businesswire\/2004\/11\/03\/businesswire20041103005059r1.html\u0022\u003EForbes.com \u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/biz.yahoo.com\/bw\/041103\/35059_1.html\u0022\u003EYahoo-Finance\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2004-11-04 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:15","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2004-11-04T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2004-11-04T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"56347","name":"EMIL"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"56537":{"#nid":"56537","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Professor Named One The Nation\u0027s Top Five Logistics Professionals","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u0027s (ISyE) EMIL (Executive Master International Logistics) program, a master\u0027s degree program that helps the world\u0027s leading companies develop creative, global logistics solutions by grooming their supply chain executives, announced today that Dr. C. John Langley, one of the elite program\u0027s founding fathers, was chosen by a blue ribbon panel of the Logistics \u0026amp; Supply Chain Forum Advisory Board as one of this year\u0027s best-in-class logistics leaders.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECriteria for selection was based on the ability of these individuals to not only endure during unusually challenging economic times, but to prevail, creating value in a highly competitive market environment. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis Year\u0027s Winners Are: \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EC. John Langley, Jr., Ph.D.\u003C\/strong\u003E, The Logistics Institute (TLI) Professor of Supply Chain Management and Director of Supply Chain Management Executive Programs at The Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBob Brescia\u003C\/strong\u003E, Vice President, Logistics, Michelin North America of Greenville, South Carolina.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETerry Begley\u003C\/strong\u003E, Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Information Technology and Quality, Eastman Chemical Co., Nashville, Tennessee.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMichael Heschel\u003C\/strong\u003E, Executive Vice President - Information Systems and Services, Kroger Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESteve McAlexander\u003C\/strong\u003E, Vice President, Logistics, Borders Group Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe winners were honored and received their awards aboard the Norwegian Dawn cruise ship during its sailing on May 10-13 at the 2004 Logistics \u0026amp; Supply Chain Forum.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EAbout EMIL\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOne of the first schools of its type, Industrial \u0026amp; Systems Engineering was established in 1924 and has produced outstanding leaders in industry, government, and academia. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.emil.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EThe EMIL program\u003C\/a\u003E was instituted in 2000 and has become the premier international supply chain master\u0027s degree program in the world. Focused on creating value for program participants and company sponsors through real-world supply chain education and solutions; EMIL helps Fortune 500 companies, and their international equivalents, develop creative new solutions to improve supply chain efficiencies by grooming their supply chain executives. For more information on EMIL and how to become a participant, please e-mail \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:emil@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eemil@isye.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E or visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.emil.gatech.edu\u0022 title=\u0022www.emil.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.emil.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2004-06-07 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:15","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2004-06-07T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2004-06-07T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"56347","name":"EMIL"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"56541":{"#nid":"56541","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Scholarship Winners Named for International Logistics Program","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology\u0027s Executive Master\u0027s International Logistics (EMIL) program has chosen this year\u0027s international scholarship recipients, selecting four professionals to receive a $20,000 scholarship to be applied toward tuition for the program.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWinners of this year\u0027s scholarships included Heidi Cerrud of Panama, procurement officer for the regional logistics unit of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; Gabriella Toro of Venezuela, lean manufacturing coordinator for Dana Venezuela; Bublu Sarbani Thakur-Weigold of Germany, supply chain management consultant for innovation diffusion at Hewlett-Packard; and Alec Ang of Singapore, supply chain logistics director for Asia Pacific at DHL International.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022It\u0027s truly an honor to be chosen for this opportunity,\u0022 said Cerrud. \u0022Through my participation in the EMIL Program, I expect to grow as a logistician; better enabling me to support Red Cross\/Red Crescent\u0027s relief operations to disaster victims.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The EMIL Scholarship winners have each demonstrated exceptional dedication and industry expertise over the course of their careers,\u0022 said John Vande Vate, EMIL executive director. \u0022It\u0027s this continued cross-pollination of professional expertise and international perspectives that makes EMIL the most unique logistics masters program in the world.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETo qualify, scholarship applicants had to reside and do business in the Asia-Pacific region, Latin America or Europe, as well as be admitted to EMIL as a degree-seeking student with program start date of at least February 2004. Scholarship applicants were required to have demonstrated career success, a clear potential for leadership and a desire to fully participate in EMIL\u0027s educational experience.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis 18-month masters program was designed to keep key employees on-the-job while teaching them techniques for decreasing logistics costs and improving supply chain efficiencies. Courses are delivered through faculty lectures, industry speakers, case studies, group projects and company presentations. During international residences, participants also meet with government officials to discuss customs issues, taxes and trade agreements.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to the program, 50 percent of EMIL participants have an MBA, 15 percent are vice presidents, 45 percent are at a director level, and most participants have 10 to 15 years of on-the-job experience. Instead of a Master\u0027s thesis, EMIL participants complete an 18-month \u0022real-world\u0022 business project, tailored to add value to their sponsoring organizations.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEMIL is a program of Georgia Tech\u0027s School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, which has been recognized for 13 of the past 14 years by U.S. News and World Report as the top industrial engineering graduate program in the United States.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2004-03-15 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:15","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2004-03-15T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2004-03-15T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"56347","name":"EMIL"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"56542":{"#nid":"56542","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Touts International Logistics Master\u0027s Degree","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u0027s (ISyE) this week touted the success of its Executive Master\u0027s in International Logistics (EMIL) program in helping companies reduce global logistics costs and improve supply chain efficiencies by grooming their supply chain executives.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 18-month EMIL master\u0027s program keeps key employees on-the-job while teaching them techniques for decreasing logistics costs and improving supply chain efficiencies. Courses are delivered through faculty lectures, industry speakers, case studies, group projects and company presentations. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022There was a lot of valuable networking with other companies,\u0022 said Chris Donnely, forward model planning manager for Ford Motor Co. \u0022We learned a lot about best practices from other organizations, which is an excellent source of ideas for rapid improvement.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EInstead of a master\u0027s thesis, EMIL participants complete an 18-month \u0022real-world\u0022 business project, tailored to add value to their sponsoring organizations. During international residences, participants also meet with government officials to discuss customs issues, taxes and trade agreements.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Participating in the EMIL program was a key decision in my career,\u0022 said Greg Easterlin, chief information officer and vice president of supply chain management for Millikin \u0026amp; Co. \u0022The program enhanced my knowledge to enable me to bring immediate and direct benefits to our organization, including reorganization of our supply chain, lead-time reductions, a significant reduction in inventory and the use of more analytical tools replacing intuition.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EISyE, which itself has been named as the top industrial engineering graduate program for 13 of the past 14 years by \u003Cem\u003EU.S. News and World Report\u003C\/em\u003E, noted that 50 percent of EMIL participants have an MBA, 15 percent are vice presidents, 45 percent are at a director level and most participants have 10 to 15 years of on-the-job experience. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I learned how to tie supply chain initiatives to financial benefits,\u0022 said John Kehoe, director of information technology for global supply chain for Baxter Healthcare. \u0022Now I have a better understanding of what lies behind supply chain software packages. It\u0027s helped demystify the software black box.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOne of the first schools of its type, ISyE was established in 1924. The EMIL program was instituted in 2002.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2004-02-19 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:15","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2004-02-19T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2004-02-19T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"56347","name":"EMIL"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"56543":{"#nid":"56543","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech\u0027s EMIL Program Setting The Standard In Supply Chain Education","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u0027s (ISyE) EMIL program is one of the most pursued and elite master\u0027s degree programs in the world. For 13 of the past 14 years, \u003Cem\u003EU.S. News and World Report \u003C\/em\u003E has named ISyE as \u003Cem\u003Ethe \u003C\/em\u003E number-one Industrial Engineering graduate program. EMIL works with the world\u0027s leading companies to reduce global logistics costs and improve supply chain efficiencies by grooming their supply chain executives through a business driven curriculum. \u0022There was a lot of valuable networking with other companies,\u0022 said Chris Donnely, Forward Model Planning Manager for Ford Motor Company.\u0022 \u0022We learned a lot about best practices from other organizations, which is an excellent source of ideas for rapid improvement.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe caliber and professional experience of EMIL participants is quite high, 50% have an MBA, 15% are vice presidents, 45% are at a director level and most participants have 10-15 years of on-the-job understanding. Instead of a Master\u0027s thesis, EMIL participants complete an 18-month \u0022real-world\u0022 business project, tailored to add significant value to their sponsoring organizations.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Participating in the EMIL program was a key decision in my career,\u0022 said Greg Easterlin, CIO \u0026amp; Vice President of Supply Chain Management for Millikin \u0026amp; Company. \u0022The program enhanced my knowledge to enable me to bring immediate and direct benefits to our organization, including: reorganization of our supply chain, lead-time reductions, a significant reduction in inventory and the use of more analytical tools replacing intuition. I cannot say enough about the EMIL offering.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis unique 18-month masters program keeps key employees on-the-job while teaching them practical techniques for decreasing logistics costs and improving supply chain efficiencies. Courses are delivered through faculty lectures, industry speakers, case studies, group projects and company presentations. During international residences, participants also meet with government officials to discuss customs issues, taxes and trade agreements.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I learned how to tie supply chain initiatives to financial benefits, \u0022 said John Kehoe, Director of Information Technology, Global Supply Chain for Baxter Healthcare. \u0022Now I have a better understanding of what lies behind supply chain software packages. It\u0027s helped demystify the software black box.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEMIL alumni can be found all over the world in consulting, engineering, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, retailing and transportation. Executive Master\u0027s in International Logistics faculty bring their latest supply chain findings and concepts to the classroom, combining theory and case studies with an emphasis on practical application.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout EMIL\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOne of the first schools of its type, ISyE was established in 1924 and has produced outstanding leaders in industry, government, and academia. The EMIL program was instituted in 2002 and has become the premier international supply chain master\u0027s degree program in the world. Focused on creating value for program participants and company sponsors through real-world supply chain education and solutions; EMIL helps Fortune 500 companies , and their international equivalents, develop creative new solutions to improve supply chain efficiencies by grooming their supply chain executives \u003Cstrong\u003E. \u003C\/strong\u003EFor more information on EMIL and how to become a participant, please e-mail \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:emil@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eemil@isye.gatech.edu \u003C\/a\u003E or visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.emil.gatech.edu\u0022 title=\u0022www.emil.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.emil.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cstrong\u003EContacts \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPeter Nilsson, President\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPerformance Public Relations\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n770.886.4295\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:peter@performpr.com\u0022\u003Epeter@performpr.com\u003C\/a\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2004-02-16 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:15","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2004-02-16T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2004-02-16T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"56347","name":"EMIL"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"56544":{"#nid":"56544","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech\u0027s Executive Master\u0027s in International Logistics Program Teams with Intel Corporation","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology announced today that its Executive Master\u0027s  in International Logistics (EMIL) program has teamed with Intel Corporation  to support the next generation of supply chain research. EMIL is a master\u0027s  degree program that helps the world\u0027s leading companies develop global logistics  solutions by grooming their supply chain executives.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIntel, the world\u0027s largest microprocessor manufacturer, and EMIL have worked together since the program was formed. Intel executives have served on the  EMIL Advisory Board and have sponsored executives as EMIL Participants since 2000.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENow, Intel and EMIL are teaming up to support global supply chain innovation  and state-of-the-art research. In October 2003, the \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIntel \u0026reg; Innovation \u0026amp; Education  Program \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E granted Georgia Tech\u0027s School of Industrial \u0026amp; Systems  Engineering (ISyE) $30,000 in computer hardware, including 3.06GHz Workstation  650s with Intel\u0026reg; Xeon\u0026#8482; processors, for use in the school\u0027s ongoing \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/factory.isye.gatech.edu\/vfl\/research\/dssc.php\u0022\u003Edistributed supply chain simulation research\u003C\/a\u003E spearheaded by Dr. Leon McGinnis, Georgia Tech\u0027s Eugine C. Gwaltney Chaired Professor in Manufacturing. In tandem, EMIL\u0027s Advisory Board approved funding through the \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EEMIL Scholars Program \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E to support faculty research on the same topic. By combining Intel Architecture-based processors with Georgia Tech\u0027s mathematical and engineering expertise, the team will explore the newest frontier in supply chain solutions.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe distributed simulations approach will enable companies to model and manage  the unpredictability of their supply chain as never before. In this research effort, individual supply chain elements are represented via independent simulation  models capable of communicating with one another, much as factories and warehouses communicate. These simulation models, while running on different computers,  interface over the internet using High Level Architecture (HLA), a software infrastructure for support of distributed simulation. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;By increasing the depth of the relationship between EMIL and Intel, we are building new capabilities that allow us to model our businesses as never\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nbefore,\u0026quot; stated Jim Kellso, Manager of Supply Network Research at Intel. \u0026quot;Georgia Tech excels in the engineering and mathematical expertise needed to analyze supply networks while Intel offers the advanced technology needed to make complex simulations possible.\u0026quot;\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor additional information on EMIL and the distributed simulation research  go to \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.emil.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ewww.emil.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout EMIL \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDeveloped as a collaborative effort between the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and an Advisory Board of Fortune 500 companies, such as The Home Depot, Wal-Mart, The Ford Motor Company, FedEx and The Coca-Cola Company, EMIL allows companies to tackle their most critical supply chain challenges while keeping key employees on the job during the 18-month program. EMIL is one of the first advanced degree programs to combine business management with the growing field of global supply chain management. The program includes five 2-week residencies at key locations around the globe. The remainder of the time, participants are on the job using practical techniques taught during EMIL residencies to reduce logistics costs and improve supply chain efficiencies in their real-world situations. You can find more information on EMIL at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.emil.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ewww.emil.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout Georgia Institute of Technology \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA and has long been acknowledged as one of the top institutions\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nfor logistics and supply chain management education. This logistics center of excellence is anchored in two widely respected Georgia Tech institutions:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nthe School of Industrial and Systems Engineering and The Logistics Institute.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EU.S. News and World Report \u003C\/em\u003Eranks Georgia Tech\u0027s School of Industrial and System\u0027s Engineering (ISyE) as the number one graduate school in its field in the United States \u0026#8212; an honor it has held for 11 of the last 12 years. The Logistics Institute (TLI) \u0026#8212; founded in 1992 as a partnership with the National Science Foundation, multinational corporations and government agencies \u0026#8212; focuses on logistics research, education and practice, with an emphasis on supply chain optimization, transportation planning, e-logistics, inventory management and distribution center operations. More than twenty Georgia Tech faculty members are involved in TLI\u0027s extensive industry research programs. In addition, TLI operates one of the world\u0027s largest professional and executive education programs with more than twenty short courses and seminar offerings each year. In 1999, TLI expanded its global focus with the establishment of The Logistics Institute-Asia Pacific in Singapore.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2003-12-12 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:15","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2003-12-12T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2003-12-12T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"56347","name":"EMIL"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"56545":{"#nid":"56545","#data":{"type":"news","title":"EMIL Class Predicts the Future State of Supply Chain","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026#8217;s Executive Master\u0026#8217;s in International Logistics (EMIL) program and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECap Gemini Ernst \u0026amp; Young (CGEY)\u003C\/a\u003E team up to host The First Annual EMIL Business Case Competition. EMIL is a masters degree program that helps the world\u0026#8217;s leading companies develop creative, global logistics solutions by grooming their supply chain executives.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOn June 5, 2003 EMIL participants from companies such as Intel, Ford Motor Company, General Motors and Baxter will face-off to solve a real-world, global supply chain problem in a case competition setting. This event will take place at CGEY\u0026#8217;s Accelerated Solutions Environment (ASE) in Atlanta, which capitalizes on their unique venue and facilitation methodology to allow accelerated business decision making and innovative solutions development. EMIL advisory board members, including senior executives from the world\u0026#8217;s leading companies, will judge the competition and award the first \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EEMIL Supply Chain Leadership Award\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEach team will receive a comprehensive problem statement designed to \u0026#8220;stress test\u0026#8221; their global supply chain management skills and will have three hours to formulate their response. Team members will address the entire supply chain including procurement, manufacturing, transportation, warehousing, consumer management and reverse logistics, all within an international context.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026#8220;This business case competition is the ultimate test,\u0026#8221; said Dr. John Vande Vate, EMIL Executive Director. \u0026#8220;The EMIL participants have studied the extended supply chain and have learned best practices from international thought leaders during their European, Latin American, Asian and U.S. residences. Through the case competition, participants apply this international supply chain knowledge to a real world problem and then are critiqued by Senior Executives from their own companies. It can\u0026#8217;t get much more real world than that.\u0026#8221;\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEach year, EMIL draws vice presidents, directors and managers with diverse work experience, interests, industry expertise and ethnic backgrounds to participate as EMIL class members. To date, twenty-one global corporations, such as Intel, Ford, General Motors and Baxter, have already sponsored executives in EMIL.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2003-06-29 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:15","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2003-06-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2003-06-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"56347","name":"EMIL"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"56546":{"#nid":"56546","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Supply Chain Glitches and Shareholder Value Destruction","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESupply chain management is on everybody\u0027s mind today. Effective supply chain management has been heralded as the next source of building, sustaining and winning competitive advantage. Academics, consultants, managers and business writers have all spoken widely about the compelling bottom-line benefits and tremendous pay-offs that accrue to firms from developing effective supply chains. Others have talked about the strong correlation between excellence in supply chain management and shareholder value. Yet, hard evidence to support these claims seems to be limited. Much of the evidence is anecdotal and case-study oriented and is often based on non-financial metrics. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news-events\/news\/pdfs\/DCOM_scimpacts_shldrvalue.pdf\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EView the Article (PDF-354KB)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2003-04-10 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:15","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2003-04-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2003-04-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"56347","name":"EMIL"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"56547":{"#nid":"56547","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech\u0027s EMIL Program Welcomes John Langley as New Faculty Director of Business and Management","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology announced today that \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/people\/profile.php?id=2190\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EC. John Langley, Jr.\u003C\/a\u003E has joined Georgia Tech\u0027s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.emil.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EExecutive Masters in International Logistics Program (EMIL)\u003C\/a\u003E as the faculty director of business and management.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELangley is responsible for incorporating management\/business courses into the EMIL program curriculum.  The EMIL Program helps Fortune 500 companies design creative new solutions for critical issues in global logistics by grooming their supply chain executives. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEMIL kicked off its latest executive program on January 13. The current class includes directors, vice-presidents and managers from companies such as Ford, Intel, GM, Baxter, Schneider, Ryder and Milliken. Despite a tight economy, many companies continue to enroll in the EMIL program, as they see it as an opportunity to improve their supply chain and become more competitive.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026amp;quot;EMIL has provided Intel with a wealth of knowledge that would normally take many years to build up,\u0026amp;quot; said Rory O\u0027Connor, Intel Greater Europe Distribution Network Services Manager. \u0026amp;quot;EMIL has developed our people in both technical and practical, logistics knowledge areas; allowing the participants to bring innovative idea\u0027s back to improve Intel\u0027s total supply chain.\u0026amp;quot;\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDeveloped as a collaborative effort between Georgia Tech and an Advisory Board of Fortune 500 companies such as The Home Depot, Wal-Mart, The Ford Motor Company, Fed-EX and The Coca-Cola Company, EMIL allows companies to tackle their most critical supply chain challenges while keeping key employees on-the-job during the 18-month program.   \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELangley, the newest addition to the EMIL staff, has extensively consulted in both the public and private sectors and is recognized world-wide for his expertise in logistics and has addressed countless conferences, forums, universities, groups, and industries. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHe has served as president of the Council of Logistics Management (CLM), and was the recipient of the CLM Distinguished Service Award and the Outstanding Alumnus Award in Penn State\u0027s Business Logistics Program. He also co-founded the Center for Logistics Research, Supply Chain Forum, and Office of Corporate Partnerships at the University of Tennessee.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELangley has co-authored three major texts in the areas of business logistics and supply chain management and has authored numerous logistics-related articles, technical reports and presentations. He is an active member of several professional associations and serves on the Boards of Directors for Averitt Express, Inc. and Landair Transportation, and participates as an advisory board member to a number of firms in the supply chain technology business. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELangley received the B.S. in mathematics, M.B.A. in finance and Ph.D. in business logistics at Penn State University. He joined the faculty at the University of Tennessee in 1973 where he served for 28 years, most recently as the John H. \u0026amp;quot;Red\u0026amp;quot; Dove Distinguished Professor of Logistics.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2002-10-09 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:15","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2002-10-09T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2002-10-09T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"56347","name":"EMIL"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"56548":{"#nid":"56548","#data":{"type":"news","title":"EMIL and the Class of 2000 Make the Grade","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.emil.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EExecutive Master\u0027s in International Logistics (EMIL)\u003C\/a\u003E reached a milestone this spring when the members of its first class received their diplomas. After traveling the world together, the class of 2000 overwhelmingly gave the EMIL program an A+. The corporations they work for are equally pleased, so EMIL staff and constituents are moving forward with plans to enhance the program\u0027s curriculum.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEMIL was the brainchild of ISyE Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/people\/profile.php?id=1320\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EJohn Vande Vate\u003C\/a\u003E. Developed by staff and faculty of The Logistics Institute in the College of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech, EMIL\u0027s mission is to help Fortune 500 companies face issues in global logistics. In the expanding economies of South America and Asia, as well as in the United States and Europe, the supply chain is often fragmented and challenged by an environment of outsourcing, lean inventories, and e-business. Eleven companies sponsored students in the first EMIL class, and these 24 individuals broadened their perspectives by visiting major corporate facilities on three continents.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGreg Easterlin, CIO and vice president of Supply Chain Management Worldwide for Millikin \u0026amp; Co., found the program stimulating and relevant. \u0026amp;quot;I thought it offered a tremendous mixture of  business logistics and supply chain management,\u0026amp;quot; he said. \u0026amp;quot;The program was well rounded. It trained us to be business people as well as logisticians, so that we could communicate with the CEO and the CFO in financial terms to sell our projects.\u0026amp;quot;\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMillikin was quick to implement newly learned techniques. \u0026amp;quot;We made numerous changes in our organizational structure,\u0026amp;quot; said Easterlin. \u0026amp;quot;Using the analytical tools we gained through EMIL, we found that the company had been predominantly an intuitive supply chain leader. We\u0027ve now become more scientific and analytical. We would have never made these changes in the last 18 months had it not been for this program.\u0026amp;quot;\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Class of 2000 was impressive. Fifty percent of the students already had an MBA. Fifteen percent were vice presidents in their companies and 45 percent were directors. They averaged 16 years experience, much higher than the program required of participants, and their job responsibilities included operations, logistics, sales and marketing, material handling, supply chain strategy, distribution, IT, and project management. Most are being groomed for top management within their companies.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFeedback from students and faculty is motivating several changes in future classes. The Latin American residence, held in Atlanta, proved difficult to carry off effectively. In the future, that residence will consist of one week in Miami and one in Brazil, so that students can actually be immersed in the culture of Latin America. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETo ensure that EMIL\u0027s curriculum remains vibrant and relevant, faculty and staff are planning to work closer with members of the program\u0027s Advisory Board, which includes representatives from the 33 of the world\u0027s largest corporations. The Advisory Board agreed to work with sponsoring companies to help them convert their employees\u0027 new knowledge in results. EMIL\u0027s successful start has staff and faculty looking forward to multiple new opportunities.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2002-10-09 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:15","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2002-10-09T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2002-10-09T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"56347","name":"EMIL"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"56549":{"#nid":"56549","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The Logistics Institute at Georgia Tech Explores Decision-Making Impact With Inventory Management Focus Group","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EATLANTA, May 22, 2002 - The Logistics Institute at Georgia Tech is pleased to announce the results of an inventory management focus group that included representatives from 14 industry-leading companies. The focus group was conducted as a part of the Logistics Management Series of courses at The Logistics Institute. The following two key issues were examined: \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E- Factors that influence inventory turns and fill rate in warehousing, transportation and procurement.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n- Why demand data is less valuable as time goes by. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Ed Frazelle, director of The Logistics Institute\u0027s (TLI) Logistics Management Series and president of Logistics Resources International (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.LRILogistics.com\u0022 title=\u0022www.LRILogistics.com\u0022\u003Ewww.LRILogistics.com\u003C\/a\u003E) facilitated the inventory management focus group. The focus group included representatives from American Italian Pasta Company, BP Fabrics and Fibers, Bush Brothers and Company, Defense National Stockpile Center, Department of Defense, Expotran, FedEx Supply Chain Services, Groenewout Consultants \u0026amp; Engineers, Milliken \u0026amp; Company, NCR Corporation, Office Depot, PPL Services, The GAP, Inc., and Vistakon\/Johnson \u0026amp; Johnson Vision Care, Inc. The focus group concluded with the following findings:\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFactors that influence inventory turns and fill rate in warehousing, transportation and procurement.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAccording to Dr. Ed Frazelle, \u0022Increasing inventory turns and fill rate all at the same time is a process not unlike using a divining rod to find underground deposits of gold. The barriers to increased turns and fill rate are often \u0022underground\u0022 in decisions made in warehousing, transportation, and procurement by individuals not accountable for turn\/fill rate performance and not necessarily trained in the tradeoffs in logistics. When we work with our clients to assist them in increasing turns\/fill rate, we look in every area of the supply chain for the locations and excuses that lead to the thousands of little piles of inventory that add up to slow turn rates and low fill rates for key items. We asked our Logistics Focus Groups to rank the factors in warehousing, transportation, and procurement that influence inventory turns and fill rate.\u0022 \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWarehouse Factors:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n1. Inventory accuracy. Lack of trust breeds just-in-case inventory.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n2. Number of SKUs. More SKUS means more safety stock and less attention to problem SKUs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n3. Number of Warehouse Locations. The amount of inventory in a logistics network is proportional to the square root of the number of stocking locations (i.e. warehouses). Fewer warehouse locations translates to less inventory, primarily safety stock. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETransportation Factors:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n1. Mode Choice. Slower modes yield excess in-transit inventory. Less reliable modes yield higher safety stocks.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n2. Delivery\/pick-up frequency. More frequent shipments reduces cycle stock inventory.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n3. Routing. Favorable routes and schedules reduce in-transit stocks.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n4. Tracking. Inventory visibility breeds trust which reduces just-in-case inventory.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n5. Carrier choice. Reliable carriers show up on time and reduce the need for safety stock. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EProcurement Factors:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n1. Leadtime. Longer lead times mean lower forecast accuracy and excess in-transit inventory.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n2. Quantity\/order amount. Half the purchase order quantity stays in the system. The lower the purchase order quantity, the less inventory in the system.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n3. Purchase price. Quantity discounts are special opportunities to procure but yield higher inventory levels.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n4. Cost of ordering. Some suppliers are more costly to do business with than others. The higher the cost of ordering, the less often we should order. The less often we order, the more we have to order each time. The more we order per order, the higher the inventory level. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy demand data is less valuable as time goes by.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAccording to Dr. Frazelle...\u0022Demand data is not like fine wine. Its value does not appreciate over time. In fact, the value of the demand data declines exponentially over time. Many people do not realize that the best predictor of tomorrow\u0027s stock price is today\u0027s stock price. Similarly, the most valuable information for forecasting future product demand is the demand data closest to the forecasting period. As time goes by changes in market conditions, competitive circumstances, macroeconomics, consumer tastes, etc. erode the value of historical demand data. There are two more analogies I like to use to explain the phenomenon. The first is from chemistry and physics. Some reactive elements have daily half-lives. The principle is that the reactive capability of the element is cut in half as each day goes by. The second analogy is from electrical signal processing. There, the strength of the signal degrades exponentially as the distance from the source and time removed from initial signal production increases. Similarly, the value of demand data declines exponentially as time goes by and as the data is removed from its original source and amalgamated\/corrupted with other demand data. In studying this phenomenon in our Logistics Focus Groups we asked the groups to rank the reasons for degradation of demand data over time.\u0022 \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E1. Declining Product Life Cycles\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n2. Rapidly Changing Consumer Preferences\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n3. New Global and E-Competitors\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n4. Data Accuracy Degradation\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n5. Employee Turnover\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n6. Customer Base Turnover\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n7. Mergers and Acquisitions\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n8. Product Obsolescence Rates\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n9. History\/Influence of Promotions\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n10. Changing Demographics\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n11. Government Regulations\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n12. Economic Environment\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n13. Product Diversification\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n14. Changes in Management Perspective and Priorities \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETLI\u0027s focus groups are conducted as a part of its professional education programs, each addressing key issues in supply chain strategy, inventory management, transportation management, world-class warehousing, and third-party logistics. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E About The Logistics Institute\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe Logistics Institute (TLI) was established in 1992 to coordinate all logistics-related activities on Georgia Tech\u0027s campus. TLI\u0027s Leaders in Logistics is comprised of more than 20 corporations and government agencies that partner with the Institute to fund research and educational programs. Through this partnership TLI focuses on logistics research, education, and practice, with an emphasis on supply chain design, transportation planning, and e-commerce logistics.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMEDIA CONTACTS\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nTammy Artosky\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLMS Program Director\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe Logistics Institute at Georgia Tech\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tammy.artosky@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Etammy.artosky@isye.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n404-894-1713 \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYolanda Wilson\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPR Specialist\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nGeorgia Tech Continuing Education\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:yolanda.wilson@conted.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eyolanda.wilson@conted.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n404-385-3547\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2002-05-22 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:15","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2002-05-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2002-05-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"56347","name":"EMIL"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=bt3\u0022\u003EContact Barbara Christopher\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["bchristopher@isye.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}