Executive Education — On-Campus Courses
Warehousing and Material Handling
COURSE DESCRIPTION
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Despite every effort to eliminate warehousing and the inventory housed within, warehousing will continue to play a critical role in assuring high levels of customer service and overall logistics performance.
Warehousing minimizes the effects of supply chain inefficiencies; improves logistics accuracy and inventory management; and allows product accumulation, consolidation, and customization. The cost of warehousing should be commensurate with the contribution of warehousing to overall logistics performance - typically between 2% and 5% of corporate revenue. In world-class warehousing these costs are minimized while improving customer service.
The principles and systems described here are common denominators of world-class warehousing. The principles have been developed over a decade of logistics research, education and consulting project experience. The course objective is to equip students to develop a warehouse master plan to support the corporation’s overall logistics strategy.
Each attendee will receive a copy of Ed Frazelle's World-Class Warehousing and Material Handling, which is the first widely published methodology for warehouse problem solving across all areas of the supply chain. This book breaks through the confusing array of technology, buzzwords, and third-party providers to describe the principles required for implementation of wolrd-class warehousing operations.
DIRECTOR
Edward H. Frazelle, Ph.D., founding director of the Supply Chain & Logistics Institute (SCL)
at Georgia Tech and President and CEO of Logistics Resources International,
directs SCL’s certificate program, the Logistics Management Series. As
an educator, Dr. Frazelle has trained more than 20,000 professionals in the
principles of world-class logistics and has assisted more than 100 corporations
and governmental agencies in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Japan, and South America
in their pursuit of world-class logistics. He has authored, co-authored, and
contributed to eight books and has written numerous articles on logistics which
have appeared in various professional publications. He is a popular speaker
at logistics conferences and symposiums both in the U.S. and abroad.
Dr. Frazelle’s achievements have been recognized by the Council of Logistics Management (Doctoral Research Grant), the Warehousing Education and Research Council (Burr Hupp Fellowship), the Material Handling Institute (MHEF Fellowship), the Institute of Industrial Engineers (Armstrong Award), and Kodak (Educational Grant Award).
As the valedictorian graduate from North Carolina State University, Dr. Frazelle
received the M.S. degree from the School of Industrial Engineering. He continued
his studies at the Georgia Institute of Technology and received the Ph.D. degree
in Industrial and Systems Engineering. Following his graduation from Georgia
Tech, he served on the faculty and subsequently established the Supply Chain & Logistics Institute,
the world’s largest center for logistics education and research. He continues
to be an integral part of SCL’s educational program.
LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT SERIES APPROACH TO EDUCATION
Less than one-third of all logistics projects are successful. Logistics productivity in the United States is stagnant. Logistics technology is not delivering satisfactory business results and in many cases is counterproductive. One major contributing factor to the lack of success in logistics initiatives is that most professionals working in logistics are not educated in logistics. In fact, less than 5% of the professionals working in logistics have an undergraduate, graduate, or professional logistics degree. The Logistics Management Series was created to close the educational gap in logistics. The four comprehensive educational courses help prepare logistics professionals for current and future logistics problem solving situations. It was specifically designed for logistics professionals and managers, across the entire supply chain (procurement, manufacturing, distribution, transportation, warehousing, and retail), who need university-based education and credentials to prepare them for increasing responsibilities in logistics and supply chain management.
LOGISTICS STUDY TOURS
A facility tour culminates each course offering allowing attendees to see
first hand the benefits of deploying comprehensive logistics strategies. The
techniques and methodologies covered by Dr. Frazelle are illustrated by touring
a distribution facility that is optimizing innovative strategies and advanced
systems in logistics management such as dynamic picking systems, voice activation
technologies, complex material handling systems, electronic repair services,
and advanced productivity management systems.
COURSE OUTLINE
The Role of Warehousing in Logistics & Business
• How to Design Warehouses
to Maximize Supply Chain Efficiency
• How to Determine the Optimal Mission
for Warehouses and Distribution Centers
Warehouse Activity Profiling & Data Mining
• Popularity Analysis
• Demand
Family Analysis
• Order Completion Analysis
• Staffing Requirements
Analysis
Warehouse Performance, Cost & Value Measures
• How to Measure and
Benchmark Warehouse Performance
- Warehouse Financial Measures
- Warehouse
Productivity Measures
- Warehouse Quality Measures
- Warehouse Cycle
Time Measures
• Benchmarks for Warehouse Performance
• How to Measure
and Motivate Warehouse Operators
• How to Justify Warehouse Improvement
Receiving & Putaway Practices & Systems
• How to Design and Implement Cross- Docking
• How to Achieve Directed
Putaway
• How to Achieve Interleaving
• How to Maximize Dock Efficiency
• How
to Minimize Dock-to-Stock Time
Storage Systems
• How to Select the Optimal Storage Mode
• Pallet Storage & Retrieval
Systems
• Case Storage & Retrieval Systems
• Broken Case Storage & Retrieval
Systems
• How to Determine Space Requirements
• How to Maximize Storage
Density
Order Picking Principles & Systems
• How to Optimize Item Slotting
• How
to Optimize Batch Picking
• How to Optimize Pick Sequencing
Unitizing & Shipping
• How to Minimize Shipping Costs
• How to
Prevent Shipping Damage
• How to Configure Shipping Operations
• How
to Choose Containers
Warehouse Layout
• How to Minimize Warehouse Travel Time
• How to
Streamline Warehouse Flow
• How to Locate Warehouse Activities
Paperless
Warehousing Technology
• How to Choose the Optimal Paperless Technology
• RFID
Tags, Voice Headsets, Pick-to-Light
• RF Terminals, Smart Cards, Vision
Technology
Warehouse Management Systems
• How to Justify Warehouse Management
Systems
• How to Select WMS Providers
• How to Implement WMS
PROGRAM TIMES
The program will begin at 8:30 a.m. each day, with registration at 8:00 a.m. on the first day. The program will end each day between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. with the course concluding at 12:00 noon on the final day.
Every effort is made to present the course as advertised herein; however, circumstances may make it necessary to alter the schedule and/or presenters.
REGISTRATION
- ON-LINE: Register Online via the GT Executive Education website.
- FAX: Send the registration form along with your credit card information to (404) 894-8925. This line is available 24 hours a day.
- MAIL:
Georgia Institute of Technology
Executive Education—R
P.O. Box 93686
Atlanta, Georgia
30377-0686 - CALL: (404) 385-3501 between 9:00a.m. and 4:00p.m., Eastern time. Have your credit card and registration form handy to aid in this process.
PROGRAM FEE
The program fee of $3900 includes continental breakfasts, lunches, breaks, and all classroom materials. Checks made payable to Georgia Tech are accepted for payment, as well as VISA, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover cards. Note that your credit card will be charged as soon as your registration is received. Registrants should make payment arrangements prior to the start of the program. Advance payment arrangements are required to guarantee your place in the program. If a program registrant must cancel, a substitution or transfer to another program can be made.
If the Supply Chain & Logistics Institute must cancel a program, registrants will receive a full refund. Georgia Tech, however, cannot assume the responsibility for other costs incurred. Due to program enrollment limits, early registration is encouraged. Registrations will be acknowledged by a letter of confirmation from Executive Education.
DISCOUNTS
A discount is applicable to:
- SCL Alumni (anyone who has attended a SCL course): $3575
- CSCMP (Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals), AST&L, INFORMS, NASSTRAC, and the Atlanta Supply Chain Leadership Council. : $3575
- Education Partners: $3150
PROGRAM LOCATION AND ACCOMMODATIONS
This program will be held at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center located at 84 5th Street, NW, Atlanta, Georgia. The GLC is the new home for all SCL courses at Georgia Tech. Visit the Global Learning Center at http://www.gatech.edu/techsquare/.
To receive the discounted room rate, registrants must call the hotel at (800) 706-2899 and indicate their association with the Georgia Tech program. Reservations made through a travel agency will not be discounted.
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS
This program meets criteria for the nationally accepted Continuing Education Unit (CEU). Each participant completing the program will earn 2.4 CEUs and a program certificate. A certificate of completion, showing the accumulated CEUs earned, can be requested by emailing ceu-request@dlpe.gatech.edu.
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
Participants who complete multiple SCL courses can qualify for the Supply Chain & Logistic Certificate. Learn More
CANCELLATION AND REFUNDS
To cancel your registration and receive a full refund, you must call Executive Education at (404)385-3501 at least 10 business days prior to the course start date. A course cancellation received fewer than 10 days prior to the course start date will be refunded the registration amount, less $50 to cover the costs of materials and facilities. If you do not call Executive Education to cancel your registration and do not attend the course, you are still responsible for the full registration fee.