{"62820":{"#nid":"62820","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Offers Faster, More Focused Path to a Global Supply Chain Career","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and\nSystems Engineering (ISyE) is launching a one-year professional graduate degree\nprogram to meet the demand for engineers who can design and synchronize complex\nglobal supply chains. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Master of Science in Supply Chain Engineering will be an\nintensive, 12-month curriculum in analytic methods, supply chain engineering\nand enterprise management with a focus on creating strong networks between\nstudents and industry. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe listened carefully to the industry community and to the\nstudents at Georgia Tech to design a program that meets the needs of the supply\nchain professional of the 21\u003Csup\u003Est\u003C\/sup\u003E century,\u201d said Harvey Donaldson,\nassociate chair of industry and international programs at ISyE.\u0026nbsp; \u201cWith this degree, students now can\npursue a highly focused graduate education experience in supply chain engineering\nand explore immediate career opportunities with global enterprises.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESupply chain engineers plan networks that\nmove raw materials and supplies into production facilities, transform them into\nfinished goods and distribute products to customer markets. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents, who may come from a wide range of academic,\nbusiness and geographical backgrounds, will progress through the program\ntogether as a cohort in small class sizes and with experiential learning\nactivities.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EDesigned\nto be a new professional graduate education model, the program consists\nof eight required courses and two electives offered during the fall and spring\nsemesters. In addition, a capstone industry experience \u2013 where students will\napply their knowledge to a real-world supply chain engineering project \u2013 will be\noffered during the summer. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EFor 20 consecutive years, \u003Cem\u003EU.S.\nNews \u0026amp; World Report\u003C\/em\u003E has ranked Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Industrial and\nSystems Engineering as the No. 1 graduate program for industrial and\nmanufacturing engineering in the nation (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news-events\/news\/release.php?nid=55538\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news-events\/news\/release.php?nid=55538\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news-events\/news\/release.php?nid=55538\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe school is currently accepting applications for the\nAugust 2011 class. The deadline is March 1.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems\nEngineering (ISyE) is launching a one-year professional graduate degree program\nto meet the demand for engineers who can design and synchronize complex global\nsupply chains.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"New master\u0027s program to create strong networks between graduate students and industry."}],"uid":"27462","created_gmt":"2010-11-17 16:49:42","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:07:46","author":"Liz Klipp","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-11-17T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-11-17T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"62818":{"id":"62818","type":"image","title":"Supply Chain Engineering","body":null,"created":"1449176394","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:59:54","changed":"1475894547","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:27","alt":"Supply Chain Engineering","file":{"fid":"191675","name":"08C3031-P1-095.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/08C3031-P1-095_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/08C3031-P1-095_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2219982,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/08C3031-P1-095_0.jpg?itok=9p5xVGvr"}}},"media_ids":["62818"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.sce.gatech.edu\/","title":"Supply Chain Engineering"},{"url":"http:\/\/gtcourses.gatech.edu\/201102\/proed\/isye\/isye_wc_02042011\/","title":"Information videocast"}],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"11293","name":"global supply chain; master\u0027s degree"}],"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\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["liz.klipp@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}