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NUTC Sandhouse Webinar - "Amtrak today: An opportunity for the industry to win or lose?"
Northwestern University Transportation Center
3:00 PM
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The Northwestern University Transportation Center Hagestad Sandhouse Rail Group presents:“Amtrak today: An opportunity for the industry to win or lose?”
Featured Speakers:
State Perspective
Thomas Cornillie - Independent Consultant
Policy Perspective
Jim Mathews - President & CEO, Rail Passengers Association
Global Perspective
Henry Posner III - Chairman, Railroad Development Corporation
Amtrak Perspective
Paul Vilter - Assistant Vice President, Planning & Commercial Services, Amtrak
(Moderator)
Dr. Joseph Schofer – Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering; Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University
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Speaker Bios:
Thomas Cornillie – Independent Consultant
Thomas Cornillie is an independent scholar who focuses on issues concerning railways and public transportation in the United States and around the world. Thomas’s research on planning, policy, engineering, and management issues has been published in transportation and law journals. He has a Master of Urban Planning from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He was also the 2017 recipient of the Watford Fellowship from the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association Educational Foundation.
Prior roles include serving Amtrak as its Principal Officer, Infrastructure Planning - West and leading the establishment of commuter rail and regional express buses for the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority. He was also a member of the New Starts planning staff for Chicago’s Metra commuter rail service and, most recently, for capital projects for the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority.
He also serves on committees or has research affiliations with the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association, the Watford Group of railway design professionals, and the SPARK research initiative of the Rail Service Safety Board of the United Kingdom and the Union Internationale des Chemins de fer.
Jim Mathews – President & CEO, Rail Passengers Association
Jim Mathews is President & CEO of the Rail Passengers Association in Washington, DC, a nationwide 501c3 nonprofit transportation advocacy group. In 2016 then-Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx appointed Mathews to a two- year term on the National Advisory Committee on Travel & Tourism Infrastructure, created by the 2015 surface transportation bill, and was re-appointed in May 2018. He also participates in Federal Railroad Administration regional plan study groups and is a voting member of the FRA’s Rail Safety Advisory Committee and the RSAC Hazardous Materials Working Group.
A lifelong train traveler with a deep-rooted vision for a robust national passenger train network within the U.S., Mathews believes rail can be an economic engine in the communities it serves, a potentially transformative mode in an ever-changing transportation landscape and the most environmentally responsible way to meet the transportation challenges of the 21st century. As a volunteer, Mathews served on the Amtrak Customer Advisory Committee for six years, including two years leading the ACAC as chairman.
At Rail Passengers, formerly known as the National Association of Railroad Passengers, Mathews has been leading a reinvigorated advocacy and legislative effort which has notched several wins in since 2015. These include fending off six separate House attacks on Amtrak, taking a meaningful role in shaping the Senate's 2015 rail authorization, leading a grassroots effort in 2016 to repel White House attacks on Amtrak’s long-distance network and introducing 26 million Americans in 2018 to the breadth of rail travel through the innovative Summer by Rail internship program.
He was recruited to the CEO role in 2014 after a 26-year career at Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine, where he began as a reporter covering naval aviation and aircraft engines, rising through progressively more responsible editorial management positions to become Executive Editor. At Aviation Week, Mathews oversaw the explosive growth of Aviation Week’s online properties and its data and forecasting business, recruiting and leading a news team which won the 2006 and 2010 Neal Awards for best business news website and taking part in an acquisition team that brought a forecasting business into Aviation Week’s orbit. He was also Editor-in-Chief of Aviation Daily, the airline industry business daily. His career took him to 129 cities in 44 countries, as well as affording opportunities to fly 40 separate aircraft types ranging from high-performance military aircraft to experimental and transport-category prototypes.
Mathews was educated at the School of Visual Arts in New York and the State University of New York, as well as completing the Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine program at The George Washington University under the auspices of Fairfax County (Va.) Fire & Rescue, where he was a firefighter/medic for 13 years. Other volunteer experience includes search-and-rescue and disaster relief serving in a command role in the Civil Air Patrol (the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary), water-quality monitoring for the Citizen Science Institute and a seat on the Prince William County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC). He is currently pursuing studies in International Relations and Government at Harvard University.
Henry Posner III - Chairman, Railroad Development Corporation
Prior to forming RDC in conjunction with his partner Bob Pietrandrea, Mr. Posner entered railway service at Conrail, serving the Operating, Marketing and Sales departments in Detroit, New York and Philadelphia. He serves as Chairman of RDC; Iowa Interstate Railroad; RDC-Deutschland; RégioRail; the EBT Foundation; and The Hawthorne Group. A graduate of Princeton University (BS-Civil Engineering), Mr. Posner also holds an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School. He teaches an undergraduate course on rail deregulation at Carnegie Mellon University and has lectured and published extensively on railway matters. He was a contributor to the book Railway Transformation, published in 2010 by Eurail Press under the auspices of the Community of European Railways. He serves as a member of the Advisory Council of Princeton University’s Institute for International and Regional Studies; a board member of the Independent School Chairpersons’ Association; and as an Emeritus Trustee and former President of the Winchester Thurston School.
His philanthropic activities range from support of the Jewish community in the Former Soviet Union to Operation Lifesaver. He was named among “75 People You Should Know” by TRAINS magazine for their 75th Anniversary; is the recipient of a Paul Harris Fellowship from Rotary International for his work in Guatemala; and is an occasional contributor to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on regional affairs. He writes haiku and speaks English, Spanish, French and Russian. RDC’s history is profiled in the book Railroaders Without Borders by Prof. H. Roger Grant (Indiana University Press, 2015).
Joseph Schofer - MODERATOR - Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering; Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University
Paul Vilter - Assistant Vice President, Planning & Commercial Services, Amtrak
Paul Vilter leads Amtrak’s corporate planning department, helping navigate the company through multi-billion dollar issues ranging from sizing purchases of new trainsets and related maintenance facilities, to developing programs to fund and expand intercity passenger rail service in cooperation with federal and state partners, to planning and coordinating Northeast Corridor investments, to negotiating major agreements for expanding and improving Amtrak services and assets.
Previously, Paul formed and led a new Amtrak team that participated in commercial opportunities driving financial results to Amtrak’s bottom line, including winning bids to provide train and engine crews to operate commuter train services, and managing Amtrak’s Thruway bus service, which feeds passengers and revenue to Amtrak trains from over 400 additional stations nationwide.
From 2002 to 2017 Paul led Amtrak’s strategy, negotiations, and business relationships with the 28 host railroads whose tracks Amtrak uses. Approximately seventy percent of Amtrak’s train-miles operate on host railroad lines not owned by Amtrak. Paul also led negotiations with the freight railroads that use Amtrak-owned lines.
He joined Amtrak in 1999 in its Finance and Planning department.
Prior to Amtrak, Paul held marketing and sales positions at Conrail from 1989 to 1999, including Intermodal Marketing, short line relations, and Forest Products Sales and Marketing.
Paul started his railroad career in 1984 as a Management Trainee at the Chessie System Railroads where he subsequently worked in Market Research, Metals Marketing, and, after the merger that formed CSX, in Intermodal Planning.
Paul holds a BA in Materials and Logistics Management from Michigan State University and an MBA from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
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NUTC Seminar Series: "Robust CAV Coordinated In-Vehicle Routing leveraging Game Theories, Machine Learning, and Distributed Optimization"- Dr. Lili Du | University of Florida | April 25, 2024
Northwestern University Transportation Center
4:00 PM
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Ruan Conference Room, Chambers Hall
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Dr. Lili Du
Professor
University of Florida
Abstract:
In recent years, wireless communication, onboard computation facilities, and advanced sensor techniques have enabled a well-connected and data-rich transportation system, i.e., connected vehicle systems (CVS). Even though the CVS has been granted a great potential to smartly route travelers (or CVs) to avoid traffic congestion, scholars have recognized that as the majority of vehicles become CVs, current real-time information provision and routing methods may worsen traffic congestion, given each CV still selfishly and independently chooses its own shortest path (independent routing). This inherent deficiency of the current routing methods is rooted in the inconsistency between system performance and individual vehicles' route choice behavior. Motivated by this view, our studies have introduced a novel Coordinated In-Vehicle Routing Mechanism (CRM), which used various game theories to coordinate CVs' routing decisions en route to address the overreaction phenomenon and the associated flash crowds. Drawing upon the foundational seed model, our research delved deeper into the development of information perturbation-aided CRM (IP-CRM) and correlated game-based CRM (CeRM), which strategically alter traffic information provision (travel time or route choice preferences) to CVs for mitigating network-wide congestion. Our investigations embraced a multidisciplinary approach, including computer simulation, machine learning, distributed optimization, and gradient coding schemes, to identify optimal information perturbation schemes, recommend optimal route choice preferences, tackle scalability challenges, and enhance the robustness of the CRMs against communication failures. Numerical experiments built upon the Sioux Falls network validated and confirmed the merits of our approaches.
Bio:
Dr. Lili Du is currently working as an NRC renowned Research Associate at the Federal Highway Administration-Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, and she is also a Professor in the Civil and Coastal Engineering Department, University of Florida. She received her Ph.D. degree in Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems with a minor in Operations Research and Statistics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2008. Dr. Du's research is characterized by integrating operations research, network modeling, game theory, control theory, AI, and statistical methods into traffic flow analysis, transportation system analysis, urban planning, and network modeling. Her current research mainly focuses on the impacts of connected and/or autonomous vehicles and electric vehicles, mobility on demand, smart curb, network resilience, and traffic flow analysis. Dr. Du's research has been published in Transportation Research Part B, Part C, and Part D, IEEE Transactions on ITS, Networks, and Spatial Economics. Her research has been funded by NSF, State DOTs, STRIDE UTC, FMRI UTC, and Toyota InfoTechnology Center. Dr. Du was a recipient of the NSF CAREER award in 2016. Her project, "Driverless City" won the First Nayar Prize at IIT. She is the founding and active chair of both TRB AEP40-4 subcommittee on Emerging Technologies in Network Modeling and ASCE-T&DI Artificial Intelligence in Transportation Committee. She serves as an editor for Transportation Research Part B: Methodological and an associate editor for IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems.
Time
Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location
Ruan Conference Room, Chambers Hall Map
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Northwestern University Transportation Center
NUTC Seminar Series: "Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority — State of Good Repair Data Quality and Investment Strategy" - Robert Peskin | AECOM | May 2, 2024
Northwestern University Transportation Center
4:00 PM
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Ruan Conference Room, Chambers Hall
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Northwestern University Transportation Center
Extending Care: A Conversation about Conservation and Futurity
Block Museum of Art
6:00 PM
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Block Museum of Art, Mary and Leigh
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The Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts is a collaboration between the Art Institute of Chicago and materials science-related departments at Northwestern University to pursue objects-based and objects-inspired scientific research. Materials research benefits ongoing work in conservation, archaeology, art history, and curatorial scholarship.
Learn how the Center uses materials research to care for art objects in sustainable, innovative ways with Maria Kokkori, Senior Scientist in the Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts. She will be in conversation with Corey Byrnes, Northwestern Associate Professor of Chinese Culture and co-founder/co-director of the Environmental Humanities Workshop in Kaplan Humanities Center.
This event is presented by the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science in conjunction with exhibition Actions for the Earth: Art, Care & Ecology.
Time
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Location
Block Museum of Art, Mary and Leigh Map
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NUTC Seminar Series: "Integrating Environmental Repercussions in the Optimal Design of Goods, Services, and Infrastructure" - Jing Yu | Northwestern University |
Northwestern University Transportation Center
4:00 PM
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Ruan Conference Room, Chambers Hall
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Jing Yu
PhD Candidate
Northwestern University
Abstract
The transportation sector is a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, accounting for 29% of the U.S.'s total in 2021. The significant share highlights the potential of emission reduction and the need for effective strategies. However, the mitigation of GHG emissions in the transportation sector not only relates to direct emission reduction of vehicle operations but also requires efforts to design and optimize the downstream sectors such as the infrastructure system and the energy generation. This requires a systematic approach to keep track of tremendous design alternatives and their interactions.
In this presentation, I will introduce a framework that supports the sustainable design of large-scale projects, such as road construction or vehicle electrification. By integrating economic input-output models within optimization frameworks, the developed tool can evaluate the life cycle impacts of these projects with various design alternatives, thereby aiding in informed decision-making. It is designed to be flexible, accommodating new scenarios with ease and efficiency. Furthermore, I will introduce an extended framework that incorporates time dynamics into this planning process. This enhancement not only provides a new understanding of the life cycle impacts but also enables us to plot a pathway towards the goal of net-zero emissions within the foreseeable future.
Bio
Jing Yu is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northwestern University, advised by Prof. Pablo L. Durango-Cohen. Before joining Northwestern, she obtained her B.S. degree in Aviation Engineering from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Her research focuses on the life cycle assessment and environmental design of transportation systems. She was awarded the Transportation Center Dissertation Year Fellowship for the academic year 2023-2024.
Time
Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location
Ruan Conference Room, Chambers Hall Map
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Northwestern University Transportation Center
Industry Technical Workshop: Cybersecurity Practices in the Transportation and Logistics Industry
Northwestern University Transportation Center
2:00 PM
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McCormick Auditorium, James L Allen Center
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NUTC Spring Industry Technical Workshop | Co-Hosted by the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT)
Cybersecurity Practices in the Transportation and Logistics Industry
WEDNESDAY | May 15, 2024
2:00 PM - 4:45 PM CT
James L Allen Center, McCormick Auditorium | 2169 Campus Dr, Evanston, IL
Event Description
In an era where digital transformation is revolutionizing transportation and logistics, safeguarding data and systems is paramount. To provide further insight, Northwestern University Transportation Center and the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT) will co-host the Spring 2024 Industry Technical Workshop— Cybersecurity Practices in the Transportation and Logistics Industry. Subject matter experts will share best practices and strategies to mitigate risks, protect assets, and ensure business continuity from their unique vantage points in the freight industry.
Agenda
2:00 PM Welcome / Opening Remarks
2:10 PM Presentations
3:15 PM Networking Break
3:45 PM Panel Discussion
4:45 PM End of Program
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email from EventBrite.
Time
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 2:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Location
McCormick Auditorium, James L Allen Center Map
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Northwestern University Transportation Center
NUTC Patterson Lecture: Shelley Simpson - President - J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
Northwestern University Transportation Center
7:30 PM
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Walter Athletics Center - Auditorium
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Shelley Simpson is President at J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. Shelley’s 29-year career at J.B. Hunt reflects the company’s continued progression as an innovative leader in the transportation industry. She previously served as President of Integrated Capacity Solutions and Truckload, EVP of People and Chief Commercial Officer, among other executive roles. Shelley was named President in 2022 and provides oversight for all company business units while generating long-term value for employees, customers and shareholders. In 2023, She received the Excellence in Free Enterprise Award from Economics Arkansas and the Influential Woman in Trucking Award by the Women in Trucking organization.
Time
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Location
Walter Athletics Center - Auditorium
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Northwestern University Transportation Center
Northwestern Engineering PhD Hooding and Master's Degree Recognition Ceremony
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
9:00 AM
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Welsh-Ryan Arena
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McCormick School of Engineering PhD Hooding and Master’s Degree Recognition Ceremony
Time
Monday, June 10, 2024 at 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location
Welsh-Ryan Arena
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McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
Northwestern Engineering Undergraduate Convocation
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
2:00 PM
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Welsh-Ryan Arena
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McCormick School of Engineering Undergraduate Convocation
Time
Monday, June 10, 2024 at 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location
Welsh-Ryan Arena
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McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
NUTC Executive Education: Freight Transportation & Logistics: Delivering Results in a Complex Environment
Northwestern University Transportation Center
8:00 AM
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Ruan Conference Center, Chambers Hall
Details
Over the last couple of years, the global logistics community has managed challenges across the first, middle, and final mile. The ongoing global turbulence associated with war-related and lingering Covid-19 disruptions in the supply of various commodities, labor recruitment challenges, and inflation have continued to pressure supply chains and increase volatility on both the demand and supply sides. Economic uncertainty for the feasible future will continue to impact the freight transportation system across every mode and across all geographies. In this essential three-day Executive Education program, Northwestern faculty and industry experts will provide fundamental knowledge and practical insights for managing through these challenges and beyond.
NUTC’s Executive Education Freight Transportation & Logistics program has a proven track record of delivering current and forward-looking insight and actionable knowledge into North American and global transportation and supply chains. From domestic transportation (intermodal, parcel and last mile delivery, rail, third-party logistics, trucking), to international (air cargo, ocean shipping, ports), the three-day program provides unmatched insight into how freight moves. Attendees receive a first-hand look at logistics, and supply chain trends, while learning to leverage freight management technology and data analytics in order to enhance efficiency and ensure resilience within their respective organization.
Program content is thoroughly integrated by instructors, to ensure participants gain a comprehensive understanding and unique perspective of both domestic and international transportation sectors. Program content is interactive, providing numerous networking opportunities and in-depth discussions with faculty and fellow attendees. Prior knowledge and experience in logistics, transportation and supply chain management will benefit attendees, but is not a prerequisite. This year's course is specifically designed for early- to mid-level transportation managers, at both carriers and shippers, seeking to deepen their overall knowledge of the freight transportation ecosystem.
Instructors
Mike Burton – CEO, C&K Trucking
Timothy Jones - Owner, Timothy Jones & Associates
Hani Mahmassani - Patterson Transportation Chair & Director, Transportation Center,
Northwestern
Shawn McWhorter - President (Americas Region), Nippon Cargo Airlines
Steven Rothberg - Founding Partner, Mercator International
Ian Savage - Associate Chair and Professor of Instruction in Economics, Northwestern
Joseph L. Schofer -Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Northwestern
Jan Van Mieghem - Harold L. Stuart Distinguished Professor of Managerial Economics and
Professor of Operations, Management, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern
Justin Zubrod - Managing Partner, Justin Zubrod & Co.
Course Leadership
Hani Mahmassani - Patterson Transportation Chair & Director, NUTC
Justin Zubrod - Managing Partner, Justin Zubrod & Co.
Time
Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location
Ruan Conference Center, Chambers Hall Map
Contact
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Northwestern University Transportation Center
NUTC Executive Education: Freight Transportation & Logistics: Delivering Results in a Complex Environment
Northwestern University Transportation Center
8:00 AM
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Ruan Conference Center, Chambers Hall
Details
Over the last couple of years, the global logistics community has managed challenges across the first, middle, and final mile. The ongoing global turbulence associated with war-related and lingering Covid-19 disruptions in the supply of various commodities, labor recruitment challenges, and inflation have continued to pressure supply chains and increase volatility on both the demand and supply sides. Economic uncertainty for the feasible future will continue to impact the freight transportation system across every mode and across all geographies. In this essential three-day Executive Education program, Northwestern faculty and industry experts will provide fundamental knowledge and practical insights for managing through these challenges and beyond.
NUTC’s Executive Education Freight Transportation & Logistics program has a proven track record of delivering current and forward-looking insight and actionable knowledge into North American and global transportation and supply chains. From domestic transportation (intermodal, parcel and last mile delivery, rail, third-party logistics, trucking), to international (air cargo, ocean shipping, ports), the three-day program provides unmatched insight into how freight moves. Attendees receive a first-hand look at logistics, and supply chain trends, while learning to leverage freight management technology and data analytics in order to enhance efficiency and ensure resilience within their respective organization.
Program content is thoroughly integrated by instructors, to ensure participants gain a comprehensive understanding and unique perspective of both domestic and international transportation sectors. Program content is interactive, providing numerous networking opportunities and in-depth discussions with faculty and fellow attendees. Prior knowledge and experience in logistics, transportation and supply chain management will benefit attendees, but is not a prerequisite. This year's course is specifically designed for early- to mid-level transportation managers, at both carriers and shippers, seeking to deepen their overall knowledge of the freight transportation ecosystem.
Instructors
Mike Burton – CEO, C&K Trucking
Timothy Jones - Owner, Timothy Jones & Associates
Hani Mahmassani - Patterson Transportation Chair & Director, Transportation Center,
Northwestern
Shawn McWhorter - President (Americas Region), Nippon Cargo Airlines
Steven Rothberg - Founding Partner, Mercator International
Ian Savage - Associate Chair and Professor of Instruction in Economics, Northwestern
Joseph L. Schofer -Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Northwestern
Jan Van Mieghem - Harold L. Stuart Distinguished Professor of Managerial Economics and
Professor of Operations, Management, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern
Justin Zubrod - Managing Partner, Justin Zubrod & Co.
Course Leadership
Hani Mahmassani - Patterson Transportation Chair & Director, NUTC
Justin Zubrod - Managing Partner, Justin Zubrod & Co.
Time
Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location
Ruan Conference Center, Chambers Hall Map
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Northwestern University Transportation Center
NUTC Executive Education: Freight Transportation & Logistics: Delivering Results in a Complex Environment
Northwestern University Transportation Center
8:00 AM
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Ruan Conference Center, Chambers Hall
Details
Over the last couple of years, the global logistics community has managed challenges across the first, middle, and final mile. The ongoing global turbulence associated with war-related and lingering Covid-19 disruptions in the supply of various commodities, labor recruitment challenges, and inflation have continued to pressure supply chains and increase volatility on both the demand and supply sides. Economic uncertainty for the feasible future will continue to impact the freight transportation system across every mode and across all geographies. In this essential three-day Executive Education program, Northwestern faculty and industry experts will provide fundamental knowledge and practical insights for managing through these challenges and beyond.
NUTC’s Executive Education Freight Transportation & Logistics program has a proven track record of delivering current and forward-looking insight and actionable knowledge into North American and global transportation and supply chains. From domestic transportation (intermodal, parcel and last mile delivery, rail, third-party logistics, trucking), to international (air cargo, ocean shipping, ports), the three-day program provides unmatched insight into how freight moves. Attendees receive a first-hand look at logistics, and supply chain trends, while learning to leverage freight management technology and data analytics in order to enhance efficiency and ensure resilience within their respective organization.
Program content is thoroughly integrated by instructors, to ensure participants gain a comprehensive understanding and unique perspective of both domestic and international transportation sectors. Program content is interactive, providing numerous networking opportunities and in-depth discussions with faculty and fellow attendees. Prior knowledge and experience in logistics, transportation and supply chain management will benefit attendees, but is not a prerequisite. This year's course is specifically designed for early- to mid-level transportation managers, at both carriers and shippers, seeking to deepen their overall knowledge of the freight transportation ecosystem.
Instructors
Mike Burton – CEO, C&K Trucking
Timothy Jones - Owner, Timothy Jones & Associates
Hani Mahmassani - Patterson Transportation Chair & Director, Transportation Center,
Northwestern
Shawn McWhorter - President (Americas Region), Nippon Cargo Airlines
Steven Rothberg - Founding Partner, Mercator International
Ian Savage - Associate Chair and Professor of Instruction in Economics, Northwestern
Joseph L. Schofer -Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Northwestern
Jan Van Mieghem - Harold L. Stuart Distinguished Professor of Managerial Economics and
Professor of Operations, Management, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern
Justin Zubrod - Managing Partner, Justin Zubrod & Co.
Course Leadership
Hani Mahmassani - Patterson Transportation Chair & Director, NUTC
Justin Zubrod - Managing Partner, Justin Zubrod & Co.
Time
Friday, June 14, 2024 at 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location
Ruan Conference Center, Chambers Hall Map
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Northwestern University Transportation Center