Open Enrollment Programs

Overview

Audience

The Advanced Program is designed for logisticians with the recognized potential to assume greater responsibilities and charged with implementing executive direction.  Participants may include E-9 and O-4 to O-6 grade military officers, GS 13-15 DoD civilians and private sector participants at the program and regional director levels.  This course typically numbers 40 participants from DoD, DoD agencies, joint commands, the military services, and DHS as well as seven from the private sector.

• Chief of Program Integration Division, Directorate of Resources, Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations & Logistics, Headquarters U.S. Air Force
• Solutions Manager, FedEx Corporation
• Deputy Commander, Defense Contract Management Agency
• Director, Inventory Strategy, Naval Supply Systems Command
• Director, Integrated Log Capability Center, Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps
• Defense Manager, Caterpillar Inc.
• Chief, Distribution Policy Branch, U.S. European Command (EUCOM), J-4, Mobility Division
• Manager, Service and Support, Stewart & Stevenson Company
• U.S. Marine Corps Branch Chief, J-4, The Joint Staff
• Logistics Staff Officer, Army G-4
• Deputy Director, Asian and Pacific Affairs, Office of the Secretary of Defense/International Security Affairs/Asian and Pacific Affairs

Benefits

By bringing together a unique group of participants with renowned faculty in a dynamic learning environment LOGTECH provides:

• An environment conducive to two-way conversations between participants and faculty in and out of the classroom throughout the week;
• Exposure to learned perspectives from business-savvy academic experts and participants on time-sensitive and critical topics in logistics and technology;
• Extensive interaction and connection with peers who are also influential logistics leaders in the military, industry, and academia;
• Actionable ideas, lessons, and concepts participants can take back to their organizations for an immediate and positive impact;
• The opportunity for new relationships that will enhance cross-service, interagency, and military-private sector communication and cooperation;
• Useful insights on the latest logistics technologies and business practices and their applicability;
• Valuable first-hand lessons on change management, leadership, and organizational transformation;
• Intellectual capital critical for the future strategic direction of participants’ organizations; and
• Professional development and networking throughout the logistics community.
• U.S. Army Materiel Command will award 33 Continuous Learning Points (CLP's) for the LOGTECH Advanced program.

Content

This five-day program gives participants the opportunity to explore leading-edge supply-chain, logistics, and organizational management concepts. They can test their ideas against peers and leaders in the military, business, and academe; challenge assumptions; and leave with a better understanding of the future of logistics and technology. The program involves intensive discussions, lectures, case study analysis, and interaction between military logistics leadership and recognized civilian and academic logistics innovators. Participants leave the LOGTECH programs energized and enabled to make real and positive improvements in their organizations and profession.

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