{"57587":{"#nid":"57587","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Considering Logistics Program, Presence in Panama","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGlobal Atlanta\u003C\/em\u003E - May 30, 2008\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech is considering establishing a logistics program in Panama. A presence in the Central American country could help the university recruit top-notch students in the region and capitalize on an extensive logistics infrastructure and the upcoming expansion of the Panama Canal, according to Harvey Donaldson, director of Georgia Tech\u0027s Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute. Although no formal agreements have taken root, plans could include a dual master\u0027s degree program with a local university or an educational partnership with the Panama Canal Authority, said Chelsea (Chip) White, chair of H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial \u0026amp; Systems Engineering, which oversees the supply chain institute.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/stories.globalatlanta.com\/2008stories\/016162.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/stories.globalatlanta.com\/2008stories\/016162.html\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2008-05-30 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:29","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2008-05-30T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2008-05-30T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"57458","name":"ISyE External News"}],"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":""}}}