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Supplying Workforce Needs The Creation of the: NSF/ATE National Center for Supply Chain Technology Education. This center is sponsored by the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education Program under Award No. 1104176. MISSION
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Supplying Workforce NeedsThe Creation of the:NSF/ATE National Center for Supply Chain Technology Education This center is sponsored by the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education Program under Award No. 1104176.
MISSION The National Center for Supply Chain Technology Education will identify and develop skills-based educational pathways, facilitate professional development, and will disseminate educational materials with the goal of increasing the number of skilled supply chain technicians. VISION The Center aspires to increase the number of skilled technicians by serving as the national leader for supply chain technology education
PARTNERING COLLEGES Sinclair Community College 444 West Third Street Dayton, H 45402-1460 937.512.2759 ned.young@sinclair.edu Norco College 2001 Third Street Norco, CA 92860 951.739.7880 kevin.fleming@norcocollege.edu george.walters@norcocollege.edu Tacoma Community College 6501 South 19th Street Tacoma, WA 98466 253.566.5253 ebowles@tacomacc.edu Jefferson Community & Technical College 1000 Community College Dr. Louisville, KY 40272 502.213.7280 vince.dinoto@kctcs.edu Oakton Community College 1600 East Golf Rd. Des Plaines, IL 60016 847.635.1975 sompolski@oakton.edu
DEFINITION OF A SUPPLY CHAIN TECHNICIAN A person who installs, operates, supports, upgrades, or maintains the software, hardware, or material handling equipment which supports the supply chain. Information Technology Warehouse Mgmt. Systems, Wireless Cloud Computing, Bluetooth, ERP. Automation Control Sensors & Robotics Geospatial (GPS, RFID) SUPPLY CHAIN TECHNOLOGY Communications, Entrepreneurship, Soft Skills Manufacturing Production
OBJECTIVES 1. Conduct a gap analysis of existing technician training, identify technologies being used and develop training modules 2. Develop and deliver professional development training related to these technologies. 3. Disseminate information to students, educators, and industry
Categories of Supply Chain Technology Software systems: Forecasting, transportation, warehousing, inventory management e-business technologies: Automated shipping notices, e-data interchange, web portals, e-invoicing Visibility & productivity: Advanced bar codes, RFID, voice and light picking systems, event management Process advances: Entire chain process advances (Lean, Six Sigma), collaborative planning, forecasting, replenishment
A 21st Century WarehouseAutomated & Green • Robotic order fulfillment • Mobile robotic automation • Unmanned robotic forklifts • Hydrogen fuel cell forklifts • Moveable, programmable shelving units Skechers WarehouseSkechers ConveyersSkechers Robot Pickers
A 21st Century WarehouseInformation Technology • Wireless infrastructure • Bluetooth connectivity • Cloud-based IT • Web-based Warehouse Management Systems with graphical display dashboards • Geospatial systems (RFID and GPS, satellite uplink/downlink) IBM Food Tracking IBM Prescription Tracking
Technologies Supporting Production, Distribution & Retail • Digital imaging • LAN/Bluetooth • Portable printing • Speech recognition • 2D bar coding/RFID • Remote management • Real time location system • Wireless and device security • Voice/GPS communication integrated into rugged computers Retail Example
SCTE Objective 1 Implement a model 2+2+2 career pathway through high school/community college/university partnerships to meet the industry’s needs for educated technicians. Programs of study will be based on: • Input from industry, stakeholders and center partners • Supply-Chain Operations Reference model (Supply-Chain Council, 2008) • Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics Competency Model (U.S. Department of Labor, 2008) • Human Capital Strategy and Core Logistics Competencies and Proficiencies (U.S. Department of Defense, 2008).
“Pipeline” • Student-Centered • Partnerships & Relationship Management • Advisory Boards & Councils • Align curriculum (Articulations) • Mentorships/Internships/Co-ops • Capstones • Scholarships • Faculty development • Organizational Assessment
Curriculum Development ProcessBased on the TCP process • Research Future Career fields • Convene Futuring Panel • Draft Document • Convene Business/Industry/Labor Review Panel • Conduct Technical Educator Review • Conduct Stakeholder Review • Conduct Academic Alignment Review • Disseminate Career Field Standards Document
NCSCTE Objective 2 Increase the number of high school & college faculty participating in supply chain technology professional development. WorkshopsWebinarsFaculty trainingDevelopment & distribution of curriculum
NCSCTE Objective 3 1. Disseminate best practices in training Project Website: www.supplychainteched.org Best practice documents • White papers • Newsletters • Curricula 2. Sustainability through consulting
Bob Sheehan Tech Prep Program Manager Sinclair Community College(937) 512-5161 Robert.Sheehan@sinclair.edu This project funded by