{"64290":{"#nid":"64290","#data":{"type":"event","title":"SCL Course: Building the Lean Supply Chain Professional","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOne of the most misunderstood elements of lean thinking is that lean \nis primarily about effective supply chain management. Therefore, we need\n to be able to answer the question, \u0022How does lean apply to the supply \nchain?\u0022 \n  Connecting lean to supply chain management is the core purpose of this\n second course in a 3-course series on becoming a Lean Supply Chain \nprofessional. Participants will build upon their knowledge from the \nfirst course \n  and learn how to apply lean principles and problem solving to supply \nchain functions.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe overarching theme for the second course is \u0022systems thinking,\u0022 \nwhere we understand how \u0022pull and one piece flow\u0022 will lead to \nreductions to \u0022total cost\u0022 of the supply chain. Participants will once \nagain be challenged \n  to question mental models such as economies of scale and replace them \nwith mental models such as economies of time. Having completed the \nsecond course, participants will not only be lean problem solvers, they \nwill \n  understand how to connect lean and waste reduction to supply chain \nfunctions.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOne of the most misunderstood elements of lean thinking is that lean is \nprimarily about effective supply chain management. Therefore, we need to\n be able to answer the question, \u0022How does lean apply to the supply \nchain?\u0022 \n  Connecting lean to supply chain management is the core purpose of this\n second course in a 3-course series on becoming a Lean Supply Chain \nprofessional. Participants will build upon their knowledge from the \nfirst course \n  and learn how to apply lean principles and problem solving to supply \nchain functions.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27233","created_gmt":"2011-02-16 14:28:57","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:54:09","author":"Andy Haleblian","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2011-09-20T01:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2011-09-22T01:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2011-09-22T01:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2011-09-20 05:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2011-09-22 05:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2011-09-22 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=blscpro","title":"Learn more about the offering"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.pe.gatech.edu\/courses\/building-lean-supply-chain-professional","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":""}}}