INDIANAPOLIS – Purdue University will offer a new, intensive logistics workshop at the 2014 Indiana Logistics Summit focused on helping businesses improve their workforce development and supply chain practices. The Purdue Logistics Workshop will be Oct. 8 and include two sessions hosted by transportation and logistics experts from Purdue’s College of Technology and the Manufacturing Extension Partnership.
The program will cover topics critical to the continued strength of the transportation and logistics sector and its contributions to the Indiana and U.S. economies through the use of hands-on, interactive activities and presentations. Preregistration is required for the workshop and the cost is $50 per attendee, which is in addition to general admission to the Summit.
Participants will receive a Purdue Manufacturing Extension Partnership Certificate at the end of the session. The workshop will include the following sessions:
Session 1: At the Crossroads – Preparing the Logistics Workforce of the Future
Facilitators: Dr. Edie Schmidt, Professor, Technology Leadership & Innovation and Director, Supply Chain Management Technology Lab – Purdue University; Susan Ely, Dean, School of Technology – Ivy Tech Community College, Lafayette
Description: Finding and training good logistics professionals is a challenge for many businesses in Indiana. This interactive workforce development session will provide a glimpse of games and activities used by professors to educate 2-year and 4-year college students about the key components of logistics. This session will show logistics executives many ways to educate and train their own workforce on important logistics issues and skills through various interactive games, key learning objectives and new training techniques.
Session 2: Building a Lean Supply Chain
Facilitator: Jim Stephens, Advanced Manufacturing Specialist, Indiana Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Description: Competition is no longer between companies – it is between supply chains. Organizations that are able to optimally integrate their supply chains can achieve shorter lead times, improved flexibility in production, and lower overall costs giving them a competitive edge. This session will look at what it takes to build a Lean Supply Chain. The interactive session will focus on a broad range of issues, ranging from understanding the waste that exists in all supply chains and logistical systems to applying the tools and strategies critical to driving out waste, decrease lead times and lower the overall cost of fulfillment.
The Purdue Logistics Workshop will be held at 2:30 p.m., Oct. 8, in Rooms 101-102 of the Indiana Convention Center, immediately following the Summit’s Keynote Luncheon. For more information, contact Steven Shade: (765) 494-5183 or sashade@purdue.edu.
Registration for the Indiana Logistics Summit and the Purdue Logistics Workshop is available online at www.indianalogistics.com/registration.