{"64289":{"#nid":"64289","#data":{"type":"event","title":"SCL Course: Building the Lean Supply Chain Problem Solver","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETo become a lean supply chain professional, you need to first become a\n lean thinker and lean problem solver. This is the first course in a \n3-course series on becoming a Lean Supply Chain professional. \n  Students will be introduced to lean thinking and critical lean \nconcepts. In addition, students with become proficient problem solvers \nthrough gained skills of waste identification and use of fundamental \n  problem solving tools to eliminate waste at the root cause.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThis first course is a pivot point in the educational process, and \nthis is where current mental models and business paradigms will be \nchallenged. Participants will learn to see operations \n  from a new vantage point. Upon arrival back to the workplace, \nparticipants will be able to \u0022talk\u0022 the talk of lean and also have a \nkeen eye for operational waste. However, the real test of the\n  first course is when the participant can \u0022walk\u0022 the lean walk and \nsolve business problems at the root cause, completely eliminating the \nproblem for the organization.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETo become a lean supply chain professional, you need to first become a \nlean thinker and lean problem solver. This is the first course in a \n3-course series on becoming a Lean Supply Chain professional. \n  Students will be introduced to lean thinking and critical lean \nconcepts.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27233","created_gmt":"2011-02-16 14:21:54","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:54:09","author":"Andy Haleblian","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2011-08-09T01:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2011-08-11T01:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2011-08-11T01:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2011-08-09 05:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2011-08-11 05:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2011-08-11 05:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/professional-education\/on-campus-courses\/course.php?id=blscps","title":"Learn more about the offering"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.pe.gatech.edu\/courses\/building-lean-supply-chain-problem-solver","title":"Register Online via the GT Professional Education website"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/professional-education\/LEAN\/Lean.pdf","title":"2011 LEAN Supply Chain Brochure (PDF)"}],"groups":[{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"11940","name":"GTSCL course"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECALL: (404) 385-3501 between 9:00a.m. and \n4:00p.m., Eastern time.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}