{"69703":{"#nid":"69703","#data":{"type":"news","title":"EMIL-SCS Class of 2012 Completes Residence II in Europe","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn June, the Executive Masters in International Logistics\n\u0026amp; Supply Chain Strategy (EMIL-SCS) class of 2012 ventured off to Europe for\ntheir first international residence. \u0026nbsp;The\nresidence began in Cologne, Germany where they met with Professor Andreas\nStaab, director of the European Policy Information Center and author of \u003Cem\u003EThe\nEuropean Union Explained\u003C\/em\u003E. \u0026nbsp;Staab provided\na historical overview of European integration discussing the historical,\npolitical, and cultural factors that shaped the integration and the evolution\nof the relationships among European countries, and between the European Union\nand its members.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe next day, Professor Owen Darbishire, from Pembroke\nCollege in Oxford, lectured on different labor and employment models in the United\nStates, European Union (EU), and Japan, with a focus on the various constraints\nthey impose and opportunities they create. \u0026nbsp;Specifically, he lectured on the labor\npolicies of the EU, such as what managers should consider when establishing\nhuman resource policies for their companies. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe class then visited the Port of Duisburg, the world\u2019s\nlargest public inland port located on the confluence of the Rhine and Ruhr\nrivers, and received an overview of rail infrastructure across the EU.\u0026nbsp; That afternoon, the class traveled to\nBorgholzhausen to visit Kraftverkehr Nagel, a German family-owned food logistics\ncompany.\u0026nbsp; There they discussed over-the-road transportation and cold\nchain in Europe, focusing on the competitive landscape including national\ncarriers and European players in Central and Eastern Europe.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EOn the last day\nin Cologne, the class met with Mathias Paul, vice president of strategy for\nDB Schenker, to discuss rail cargo operations in the EU.\u0026nbsp; Following Mr. Paul\u2019s discussion, Jan Bender, head\nof foreign trade compliance for Air \u0026amp; Ocean Transport of Dachser, met with\nthe class.\u0026nbsp; Dachser is an international\nfreight and logistics service provider, headquartered in Kempten (Allg\u00e4u\/Southwest\nGermany).\u0026nbsp; Bender gave an overview of how\ncustoms operates in the EU including the Customs Union, the 27 different\nCustoms administrations that implement it, and the challenges this raises both\nfor the Customs administrations and for international trade. \u0026nbsp;The class explored some of the differences\nthat naturally arise among the different administrations of any such system. \u0026nbsp;After an intense morning, the class boarded a train\nfor Munich, Germany.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe first\nmorning in Munich, the class met with Egge Haak, consultant partner of\nInvolvation, a supply chain management consulting firm based in the Netherlands.\u0026nbsp; Haak led the class in an intense and\ninteractive session of Fresh Connection, a web-based role-playing simulation\ngame developed by Involvation.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;EMIL-SCS Teams were formed and challenged to\ncollaborate and employ a supply chain strategy to rescue a virtual fruit juice\nmanufacturer from its downfall.\u0026nbsp; Using\nthe knowledge gained through Residence I, they were to return this company to sound\nfinancial performance.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003ELater that\nafternoon, the class traveled to Audi in Ingolstadt.\u0026nbsp; There the class learned about how Audi\n\u2018enthuses\u2019 its customers worldwide, with particular focus on their many customized\ncustomer programs.\u0026nbsp; The class had been\ninformed prior to the visit that they too would provide similar examples from\ntheir companies.\u0026nbsp; This made for an\nengaging afternoon of ideation and creative brainstorming.\u0026nbsp; Following the discussion, the students toured\nthe plant and took pleasure in viewing Audi\u2019s most luxurious automobiles on the\nassembly line. That evening, the class was treated to an authentic Bavarian\ndinner at Munich\u2019s famous Augustine-Keller restaurant.\u0026nbsp; Dating back to 1812, the restaurant serves\nhearty and Bavarian specialties like knuckle of pork, potato dumplings, and\nweiner schnitzel.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe next morning, the class met with MAN Truck \u0026amp; Bus\nGroup, the largest company in the MAN Group and one of the leading\ninternational providers of commercial vehicles and transport solutions, for a\nsite visit, supply chain discussion, and factory tour. \u0026nbsp;While there, the class also met with FAUN, a\ncustomer of the MAN Truck \u0026amp; Bus Group.\u0026nbsp;\nFAUN is the most successful, privately\nowned, manufacturer of waste disposal vehicles in Europe.\u0026nbsp; Dr. Armin Vogel, FAUN\u2019s managing director,\nled a discussion on the environmental regulations and compliance policies within the EU.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EOver the weekend, the class traveled to Krakow, Poland and\nvisited \u003Cem\u003EAuschwitz\u003C\/em\u003E-\u003Cem\u003EBirkenau\u003C\/em\u003E \u003Cem\u003EMemorial and State Museum\u003C\/em\u003E.\u0026nbsp; The class toured the Nazi concentration\nand extermination camps built and operated in Polish areas annexed by Nazi\nGermany during World War II. It was the largest of the German concentration\ncamps, consisting of Auschwitz I (the base camp), Auschwitz II\u2013Birkenau (the extermination\ncamp), and Auschwitz III\u2013Monowitz, also known as Buna\u2013Monowitz (a labor camp). \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn Krakow, Dr. Staab re-visited the class for a recap and Part\nII discussion of the EU financial crisis, sovereign debt issues, as well as\nother political and economic issues.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; That\nafternoon, Philipp Holzer, regional manager of sea freight from KUEHNE + NAGEL in\nEastern Europe visited with the class to present a brief overview of the state of the ocean cargo industry,\nparticularly of the EU based carriers, along with an overview\nof distribution and fulfillment operations within the EU. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe next day, the class took a train to Rzesz\u00f3w, Poland to\nvisit WSK, \u0022PLZ-Rzesz\u00f3w\u0022 S.A, one of the leading players in the\nCentral Europe aerospace industry. They presented an overview of one of the most remarkable stories of enterprise\ntransformation and leadership \u2013 the evolution and restructuring of WSK,\n\u0022PLZ-Rzesz\u00f3w\u0022 S.A from the Solidarity movement of 1980, and the\nsubsequent break with Soviet Union through today.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; They also discussed the development of the Aviation Valley\nin Southeastern Poland.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe last two days of the residence in Poland brought multiple\nvisiting speakers from Russia with an expertise on \u2018How to do Business in Russia\u2019\nfrom a supply chain perspective.\u0026nbsp; The\nclass first met with Elena Panfilova, general director for the Center for\nAnti-Corruption Research and Initiative Transparency International in Moscow.\nMs. Panfilova provided an in-depth overview of how corruption impacts business,\nand presented solutions on overcoming these challenges.\u0026nbsp; Following that presentation, the class met Dr.\nNikolay Selishchev, senior specialist of the part development team at Hyundai\nMotor Manufacturing Russia.\u0026nbsp; Dr.\nSelishchev presented Hyundai\u2019s sourcing and procurement strategy in Russia and the former Soviet\n Union.\u0026nbsp; Bernd Eikens, senior\nvice president of UPM Kymemme and EMIL-SCS Class of 2011 alumnus, provided an\noverview of the commodity sector in Russia.\u0026nbsp;\nAdditionally, two members of the class provided an overview of doing\nbusiness in Russia from their company\u2019s perspective.\u0026nbsp; Class member Rebecca Lehlbach, senior manager\nof Americas Logistics for Dell, brought in a local expert, and class member Joe\nShearn, vice president of distribution for Tiffany\u2019s \u0026amp; Co., provided an\noverview of their company\u2019s experiences in Russia.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThis trip proved to be an expansive lesson in history, and\nhow history has greatly impacted business today in Europe.\nThe students left Europe having had a rich\nexperience, both from a corporate and a cultural perspective. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFor more on the EMIL-SCS Program, contact Erin\nHowlette at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:erin.howlette@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eerin.howlette@isye.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\nor visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.emil.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.emil.gatech.edu\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn June, the Executive Masters in International Logistics\n\u0026amp; 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