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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Summary Sentence: Featuring Georgia Tech Professor Chip White, Schneider National Chair of Transportation & Logistics
Full Summary: A regional, in-depth focus from the Georgia Logistics Summit with a focus on Technology and Transportation. Join the event online, Thursday, July 21st from 11:30-1pm.
Second Annual Savannah Logistics LunchThe 2016 Savannah Logistics Lunch will be held on Thursday, July 21. Presented by the Center of Innovation for Logistics and HunterMaclean, this event offers a regional, in depth focus from the Georgia Logistics Summit.
This second annual event will focus onTechnology and Transportation. After opening remarks from Georgia Economic Development Commissioner Chris Carr and Center of Innovation Director Jannine Miller, the keynote panel will explore the critically important and rapidly evolving use of technology by transportation and logistics providers.
This year the event moved locations to expand 60% in capacity, but has also filled with over 300 attendees. The livestream feed provides an opportunity to experience the event from any computer or mobile device. In order to access the livestream feed, viewers should log on to www.georgia.org/logisticslunch on the day of the event.
Opening remarks will be given by Georgia Department of Economic Development Commissioner Chris Carr and Center of Innovation for Logistics Director Jannine Miller. HunterMaclean attorney Chris “Smitty” Smith will serve as moderator of the keynote panel, which will focus on Technology and Transportation.
Topics of discussion will include the various state-of-the-art technologies that are currently being implemented at the Georgia Ports Authority, impending technology such as truck platooning and dynamic sequencing, and the ever-changing use of technology needed to increase productivity and streamline communications within the logistics industry.
