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Sep
9
2020

NUTC Executive Education Program (Day 1)

NUTC

When: Wednesday, September 9, 2020
All day  

Where: ONLINE & ONSITE OPTIONS, 600 Foster St, Evanston, IL 60208

Audience: Public

Cost: ONLINE & ONSITE OPTIONS!
Visit https://tiny.cc/ExecEd2020 for more information OR contact Bret Johnson - bretj@northwestern.edu

Contact: Bret Johnson   (847) 452-0209

Group: Northwestern University Transportation Center

Category: Academic, Lectures & Meetings, Training

Description:

Northwestern University Transportation Center presents...

Executive Education | Freight Transportation & Logistics
"Accelerating First to Last Mile"
SEPTEMBER 9 - 11, 2020 @ Northwestern University
Online & Onsite Participation Options!

Featured Speakers:

Rick D. Blasgen - President & CEO, Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)
Sean Burke - Chief Commercial Officer, Echo Global Logistics
Timothy Jones - Owner, Timothy Jones & Associates
Hani Mahmassani - Patterson Transportation Chair & Director, Transportation Center, Northwestern
Shawn McWhorter - President (Americas Region), Nippon Cargo Airlines
Woody Richardson - Senior Vice President, Global Commercial Services, Schneider
Steven Rothberg – Founding Partner, Mercator International
Ian Savage - Associate Chair and Professor of Instruction in Economics, Northwestern
Joseph L. Schofer - Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs; Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Northwestern
Karen Smilowitz - James N. and Margie M. Krebs Professor in Industrial Engineering & Management Sciences, Northwestern
Jan Van Mieghem - Harold L. Stuart Distinguished Professor of Managerial Economics and Professor of Operations, Management, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern
Barbara W. Wilson - President & CFO, RailUSA, LLC
Justin Zubrod - Managing Partner, Justin Zubrod & Co.

 

Program Topics:

 • Freight Transportation & Logistics Trends
 • Leveraging Technology for Resilient Operations
 • Leveraging Real-Time Information
 • Data Science & Transportation Analytics
 • Managing Under Uncertainty
 • Global Sourcing (On / Near-Shoring) Strategy
 • Freight & Logistics Operations:
   > Air Cargo
   > Intermodal
   > Ocean Shipping
   > Rail
   > Trucking
   > Third-Party Logistics (3PLs)
 • Package / Parcel Shipping & Last-Mile Services
 • Freight Performance Measurement
 • Transportation Pricing & Costs

LEARN MORE: https://tiny.cc/ExecEd2020 

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