{"69673":{"#nid":"69673","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The EMIL-SCS Class of 2012 Completes Residence I","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn the spring of 2011, the EMIL-SCS program welcomed their 9th\nclass.\u0026nbsp; The Class of 2012 is made up of 17\nmen and three women primarily from the United States; although, the program\nwelcomed students from Thailand, Canada, Venezuela and Zimbabwe as well. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EResidence I of the EMIL-SCS program has a reputation of\nbeing compared to a military boot camp for academics.\u0026nbsp; This new class of 2012 had a similar\nexperience.\u0026nbsp; Residence I is hosted on the\nGeorgia Tech campus, with lectures taught by several members of Georgia Tech\u2019s\nfaculty, and accompanied by faculty with expertise in specific logistics and\nsupply chain strategy areas pertinent to the industries the student body\nrepresents.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring week one, the class received instruction from Dr.\nStephen Timme, president of FinListics Solutions and CFOEd and adjunct professor\nat Georgia Tech, who taught Supply Chain Finance.\u0026nbsp; The class then worked with Dr. Ed Frazelle, founding\ndirector of the Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute (SCL) at Georgia Tech\nand president and CEO of Logistics Resources International.\u0026nbsp; He guided the class through an intense and\ninteractive Supply Chain Strategy workshop.\u0026nbsp;\n\u0026nbsp;In conclusion of their first\nweek, the class received an introduction to analytics from Georgia Tech Professors\nDr. Jim Dai and Dr. John Vande Vate.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThere was a brief reprieve from all of the intense study with\nan excursion to a weekend Braves game.\u0026nbsp;\nThe outing provided an opportunity for the class to really get to know\neach other. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWeek two began with Dr. Anton Kleywegt\u2019s intense session of\nRevenue Management and Inventory Management taught by Dr. Mark Ferguson\u2019s, both\nGeorgia Tech associate professors.\u0026nbsp; The\nfinal lecture focused on outsourcing and third party logistics, specifically\nlooking into best and worst practices and industry benchmarks. \u0026nbsp;This lecture was presented by\u003Cem\u003E \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003EDr. Chris Norek, senior partner\nof Chain Connectors Inc., Greg Skrovan of Intel, and Bill Taylor of Ryder\nLogistics.\u003C\/em\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWith\nthe lectures completed, the class participated in a discussion centered around identifying specific personal talents, and helping\nindividuals discover how to build upon their talents to develop strengths\nwithin their roles at work.\u0026nbsp; At\nthe beginning of the residence, the class was asked to complete the #1 \u003Cem\u003EWall\n  Street\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E Journal\u003C\/em\u003E and #1 \u003Cem\u003EBusinessWeek\u003C\/em\u003E bestseller \u003Cem\u003EStrengthsFinder\n2.0\u003C\/em\u003E assessment.\u0026nbsp; This best selling\nbook accompanied with an individualized personal assessment provides an\nin-depth look at a person\u2019s strengths, and how to best utilize those strengths\nwithin the workplace.\u0026nbsp; Upon completion of\nthe assessment, the class was joined by Karla Brandau from Improving Human\nCapital, LLC, for a fun and thought provoking session on how to\nunderstand and focus on individual strengths.\u0026nbsp;\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe final chapter of the residence was to form the Global\nSupply Chain Project teams.\u0026nbsp; With the\nguidance of EMIL-SCS Executive Director Dr. John Vande Vate and Managing\nDirector Greg Andrews, the class formed six teams that range in industries from\nretail to healthcare.\u0026nbsp; When the class\nmeets again for Residence II, the Global Project Teams will provide a project\nupdate, and will continue to present their updates at each residence\nthereafter.\u0026nbsp; In June, this class will\nparticipate in their 2\u003Csup\u003End\u003C\/sup\u003E residence, this time meeting in Europe.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more about the EMIL-SCS program, visit their website at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.emil.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.emil.gatech.edu\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn the spring of 2011, the EMIL-SCS program welcomed their 9th\nclass.\u0026nbsp; The Class of 2012 is made up of 17\nmen and three women primarily from the United States; although, the program\nwelcomed students from Thailand, Canada, Venezuela and Zimbabwe as well.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27511","created_gmt":"2011-08-29 14:18:24","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:05","author":"Ashley 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