LIFE LONG LEARNING

Challenges and Opportunities

Philbert Suresh
TransLogistique Canada
Port Rashid Cruise Terminal
November 3, 2002
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 A Life Time of Educational Exploration: The Quest for
Applied Experiments in Logistics

 From 1996 to now, the phase of DAM (Dedication +

Application + Motivation) good learning process has
been set in motion.
Leon Cass, University of Chicago and NIH (Bio-Ethics)
states in an interview with Humanities Magazine (May /
June 2009), “ I thought that education as preparation for
life. And therefore after education is where the action is.
as mere means, and life.
It took me long time to see that education was
lifelong activity and that teachers were not simpl
instruments but in fact models of the kind of
thoughtfulness and therefore perhaps even the best
kind of life

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 Transformation of GUST Logistics Forum (GLF)
to i-FUN (Friends-in-the-University Network) of
learning logistics

 FUN is an innovative approach to demystify

logistics in a traditional business curriculum
 FUN will open the doors of ivory tower and
promote a real-time learning for the main
stakeholders – the students
 Uninhibited learning to address the new mantra
of today's recessionary economy esp. in the
GCC region and rapidly emerging markets .

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 Challenges of Demystification in a Transforming
Economy of Kuwait and GCC region

 Humility in a learning community – will translate into

intellectual curiosity for the arcane subject in a business
specialization – Logistics & Supply Chain Management
 Leon Cass underlines the task of producing distinguished
students i.e. GLF FUN defines them as LODESTARS in
GUST Kuwait. (www.gust.edu.kw/glf )
 Liberal learning starts around the oval table where
student - faculty were addressed as Mister or Miss as
were the professors. No one was Professor or Doctor.
That was kind of equality in the face of real teachers:
were the books and authors before us
 All students addressed the faculty by his or her last name
– welcome to adulthood.

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 L@@K & LEARN L@GISTICS

Anything that moves is Logistics

Travel Mobility or Freight Mobility?

Warehousing & Material

Handling Information
Inventory
Technology
Management
Packaging,
Marking &
Transportation
 
Labeling
 
 
TWIMP
 
Pillars of Logistics

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 Transportation

Inbound / Outbound Intermodal / Multimodal

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 Warehousing & Service
Pickup &
Delivery Inventory Levels
Management

Facility Planning & Layout

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 Material
Handling

Margin of Safety

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 Information
Technology

Lifeblood of Logistics Today & Tomorrow

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 Packaging,
Marking &
Labeling

Marketing Distribution

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 Global Network Economy
Online Users?
World Total 580.78 million
Africa 6.31 million
Asia Pacific 167.86 million
Europe 185.83 million
Middle East 5.12 million
Canada & USA 182.67 million
Latin America 32.99 million
Source:www.nua.com

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 Logistics is
Physical Flow of Goods, Services
and Information - Forward &
Backwards from Point of Origin to
Point of Consumption= Satisfied
Customer

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 Logistics: The driving force of
human achievement
Logistics Emerges From
Backroom to Boardroom

Emphasis on leadership
Professionalism
Ethics
Collaborative Decision Making
Strategic Visioning
Inter-organizational
SC Relationships

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 Life Long Learning and
Professional Development is the
core strategy for long-term
success. Do not be trapped by
the EXCLUSION CYCLE.

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 Successful professionals do not rely on past
Education to bring them future success.
They know that learning is a process that
Continues throughout their careers and lives.

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 TransLogistique Canada
aids in this continuing process
by providing carefully planned, practical,
accessible programs in management
development and professional education.

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 Programs are conducted by leading
Professionals drawn from
Universities,government,business,
industry and professional associates
worldwide

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 Professional Development Plan
 Online Logistics
Education from accredited
Canadian Community
College
 Logistics Training
Workshops & Seminars
through Canadian
Training Network (CTN)
 Residency MBA program
in Supply Chain
Management & Logistics
from Canada and USA

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 Online Logistics Education -
Canada

Visit Website
www.translogistique.org

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 Logistics Training Workshop
TransLogistique Kuwait
TOPIC November December January February March April May

E-Logistics &              
Customer 2-day 2-day 2-day
Service Workshop Workshop Workshop

Biometrics in   2-day   2-day 2-day    

Supply Chain Workshop Workshop Workshop
& Logistics
Handling       2-day   2-day  
Hazardous Workshop Workshop
Material
Customer     2-day   2-day   2-day
Relationship Workshop Workshop Workshop
Management
in a Supply
Chain
Fundamentals 2-day     2-day   2-day  
of Supply Workshop Workshop Workshop
Chain
Management
Demystifying         2-day   2-day
Business Workshop Workshop
Logistics

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 •Period - 2-days
•Venue – SAS Radisson ( Kuwait) / GUST Logistics
Forum MISHREF
•Two workshops per month and limited to a minimum
of 20 participants- on first come first basis
•Schedule of delivery- Dates To Be Inserted when
finalized with participants
•Workshop Fees – KWD 250 for 2 days including
curriculum material + lunch + coffee breaks.
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Residency Program –
MBA - Operations Research & Supply
Chain Management in Italy
The MIP MBA comprises of three tracks – in new product & venture
development, finance and operations.

It is an 18-month full-time cost-effective program that includes in-class

instruction in 11 core subjects such as Decision Making & Quantitative
Reasoning, Industrial Economics, Management Accounting, Marketing,
Organizational Theory, Finance, Quality Management, Corporate
Strategy, Information Systems, Innovation Management and Supply
Chain Management.

The terminal part of the program includes a three-month full-time project

work that could be completed either in Italy, Europe or within the
country
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the program.
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 Dubai – Focal Point of Global
Trends
 Free open economy, entrepôt
trading centre and hub of the
region.
 A networked economy through
active support of e-Government.
 Free trade continues to attract
global companies. Then
“globalization is really just
shorthand for expanding
economic liberty across
international borders.”(Daniel
Griswold, 1999)
 International events, seminars
and conferences – visible and
vibrant

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 L@@K & LEARN L@GISTICS
 One of the key responses was how
effectively Free Trade Zones
Hub-and-Spoke System in Free Trade Survey 2002 sustained their business and
operating results – 67% replied
moderately effective and 28 % replied
R OO as totally effective. So the logistics
of
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within JAFZA has tremendous scope
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 Hub-and-Spoke Survey – Dubai 2002
Functions of Hub- Ineffective Moderately Totally
and-Spoke System (%) Effective Effective (%)
(%)
Promote Bilateral Trade 15 70 15
Promote Multilateral Trade 10 10 80
Support Seamless Transaction - 90 10
Use unimodal transport 70 20 10
Use intermodal transport 2 10 88
Use multimodal transport 13 72 15
Provide mechanism for trade - 10 90
dispute
Minimize trade barriers - 20 80
Minimize Non Trade Barriers - 22 88
Better implementation of Rules 3 10 87
of Origin (ROO)
Operate within FTZ 5 67 28
TransLogistique Survey 2002

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 Mega Trends of 21st Century
Logistics
• Customer Service to Relationship Management
• Adversarial to Collaborative
• Forecast to Endcast
• Experience to Transition Strategy
• Absolute to Relative Value
• Functional to Process Integration
• Vertical to Virtual Integration
• Information Hoarding to Sharing
• Training to Knowledge-based learning
• Managerial Accounting to Value Based Management

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 Your Resolutions

I could sharpen my skills in

Logistics and Supply Chain
Management through specific
training and professional
development.

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 Resolution # 2

I could identify my needs by

taking a prior learning
assessment developed online
by an accredited body through
TransLogistique Canada.

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 Resolution # 3

I could make a significant

contribution to my
organization – today and
tomorrow.

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 What I Gain – Fast Track Career
 Building confidence and
balance in work and life.
 Making decisions with
conviction.
 Developing leadership
skills in a changing
environment
 Sustaining a learning
culture – the key to a
prosperous future.

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 Thank you for your time and attention as you weigh
your options to unlocking your potential in Logistics and SCM

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