{"134441":{"#nid":"134441","#data":{"type":"event","title":"FREE Lean Warehousing Webinar on Friday, July 20, 2012 from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT!","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAttend this free webinar and receive a discount for our upcoming Lean Supply Chain Series course! \u003Cstrong\u003ERSVP at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/leanwebinar\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/leanwebinar\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne of the goals of lean thinking is to reduce our reliance on warehousing. However, the fact remains that warehousing and distribution center management is necessary because of extended lead times and unbalanced business process connections. Consequently, we want to manage warehousing as efficiently as possible. To accomplish this, we must bring Lean principles into the warehouse and the distribution center.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAt times, warehousing is plagued with processes that are abundant in waste. From material receiving to pick and pack to shipping operations, Lean principles will reduce waste in warehousing operations. Flow of inventory, disciplined processes and visual management are cornerstones of effective warehousing operations.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJoin Manny Cantone, Lean Supply Chain Management Consultant at Lean Quest, in this 1-hour webinar as he discusses\u003C\/strong\u003E:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022topbullets\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIsolating the key elements of Lean thinking to be used in the warehouse\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EUtilizing Lean tools to reduce waste in the warehouse\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECreating a warehouse operation based on visual management and real time problem solving\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECreating collaboration between warehousing and other functional areas\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAttend the free webinar and receive a promo code for $400 off the course registration fee!\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOne of the goals of lean thinking is to reduce our reliance on warehousing. However, the fact remains that warehousing and distribution center management is necessary because of extended lead times and unbalanced business process connections. Consequently, we want to manage warehousing as efficiently as possible. To accomplish this, we must bring Lean principles into the warehouse and the distribution center.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Attend the free webinar and receive a $400 off discount code for our Lean Warehousing course! RSVP at http:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/leanwebinar."}],"uid":"27233","created_gmt":"2012-06-08 09:20:40","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:59:02","author":"Andy Haleblian","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2012-07-20T12:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2012-07-20T13:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2012-07-20T13:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2012-07-20 16:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2012-07-20 17:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2012-07-20 17:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/leanwebinar","title":"Register Online to Attend"}],"groups":[{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"1676","name":"lean"},{"id":"2010","name":"Online"},{"id":"167077","name":"scl"},{"id":"6140","name":"warehousing"},{"id":"634","name":"webinar"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:webinar@scl.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewebinar@scl.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}