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DUAL MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAM IN ENGINEERING AND

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

1. INTRODUCTION

The GATECH-UTP Dual Master’s Degree in Engineering and Supply Chain

Management program offers the unique combination of a world-class supply chain

degree taught in a truly global setting.

The GATECH-UTP program builds on the top-ranked curriculum at the

Georgia Institute of Technology. One year of challenging coursework, cutting edge

research, and industry interaction provide to the graduates with the problem solving and

leadership skills that companies seek in an increasingly complex and dynamic

marketplace.

2. REQUIRED CANDIDATE PROFILE

The program is targeted to professionals with at least two years of work

experience, good academic record (minimum GPA of 2.00 / 3.00), and English

proficiency suitable for pursuing coursework and reading texts in that language.

Additionally, candidates shall comply with the admission requirements of the Georgia

Institute of Technology, including appropriate performance in GRE and TOEFL tests.

3. ADMISSION PROCESS

a. UTP

All applicants must submit the documents listed below to the Program

Coordination Office at the Industrial Engineering School.

� Letter requesting admission to the program, addressed to the Program

Coordinator of the Industrial Engineering School (Eng. Lineth Rodríguez de

Barnett)

� Two (2) photocopies of the undergraduate diploma (certified as true copy of

original by the General Secretary)

� Original and photocopy of academic transcripts (certified as true copy of

original by the General Secretary)

� Letter of Certification for the GPA from General Secretary, if the student is a

graduate from a private University other than USMA

� Curriculum Vitae

� 2 passport size photos

� 2 copies of the National ID card

� Receipt of USD 1.50 for the certification of documents as true copies of

originals.

� Certification of score obtained in the English placement test from the

Specialized Centre of Languages at the UTP.

� GRE and TOEFL score reports, if available at the time of application (for more

information go to www.ets.org)

b. Georgia Tech

i. For admission requirements go to:

http://www.gradadmiss.gatech.edu/apply/index.php

4. CONTACT

a. Eng. Esmeralda Hernández

i. Dean of the FII

ii. 560-3122

iii. [email protected]

b. Eng. Elizabeth Salgado

i. Vice-dean of the FII

ii. 560-3125


c. Eng. Lineth Rodríguez de Barnett

i. Program Coordinator

ii. 560-3363


5. PROGRAM CURRICULUM:

Diversity in the student body is an important characteristic of the GATECH-UTP

program. While applicants are expected to have an aptitude for analytical thinking, a

previous degree in engineering is not required. Work experience from a variety of

operational and management responsibilities provides a valuable background for the

GATECH-UTP program. However, we do welcome exceptional students with little or

no work experience. We invite applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.

a. Profile of the incoming students:

Students of the Dual Master’s Degree Program in Engineering and Supply

Chain Management shall be people with interest in the formal development of logistics

based on design methodologies, interest in research with a critical thought capability,

creativity and inventiveness to address new problems, or to innovate by offering

solutions to actual problems related to supply chains, strategy, information systems,

transportation systems, and manufacturing.

They must also possess communication skills and a willingness to work in

teams to tackle complex problems involving different specialties. Finally, they must

have a level of knowledge of the English language that allows them to follow a text and

a course in this language. Apart from the general profile, they must have a strong

mathematics and statistics foundation, and also training in some key areas of modern

technology.

b. Profile of the graduates:

Graduates of this program shall be able to:

• Collect and analyze databases appropriately.

• Apply quantitative methods for modeling and analysis of global supply chains.

• Work in teams.

• Describe problems, recognizing their difficulties and develop and evaluate

potential solutions.

• Effectively present results.

• Determine the impact of solutions in the global, economic, environmental and

social context.

• Continue learning and to develop within their field.

• Effectively participate in organizations where they are involved.

• Have a broad knowledge of matters relevant to the domain of global supply

chains.

• Have an understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities.

c. Competencies to be developed by the student

• Application of the scientific method.

• Critical analysis of the literature on specialized technology.

• Evaluation of issues and the contemporary needs of industry.

• Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.

• Ability to present their work in English in front of the scientific community in

national or international events.

• Greater scientific capacity to participate in doctoral programs fostered by

national and international bodies (e.g. SENACYT); and at the same time, the

academic work carried out will be commensurate with the demands of

international universities.

d. Group enrollment characteristics

Group size of the classroom should be at least 10 and at most 25 students; with

an ideal enrollment of 20 students.

e. Syllabus

Table 1.

SEMESTER II 2010 SUMMER

2011

I 2011

Courses completed at the Universidad

Tecnólogica de Panamá

Statistics 3

Financial Managements 3

1 Operation Research I 3

2 Operation Research II 3

3 Supply Chain Engineering 1 (Warehousing Systems) 3

Courses completed at the Georgia Tech Campus

4 Supply Chain Engineering 2 3

5 Supply Chain Engineering 3 3

6 Supply Chain Strategy 3

7 Supply Chain Information Systems 3

8 Seminars (Company Visits and Projects) 3

9 Capstone Project 6

Credit Hours 15 15 6

Table 2. Course Descriptions

Prerequisites Statistics: Data handling and analysis

Financials: Analysis of investments and working capital

Core Courses ISyE 6331 (3-0-3) Operations Research 1: Deterministic optimization models; linear

programming, network flows.

ISyE 6332 (3-0-3) Operations Research 2: Probabilistic models; variability; forecasting

and simulation. Wholesale and retail models.

ISyE 6333 (3-0-3) Supply Chain Engineering 1: Production systems, scheduling;

warehousing, including inventory, picking and ordering strategies; distribution.

ISyE 6334 (3-0-3) Supply Chain Engineering 2: Transportation (truckload and less-than-

truckload), courier and packaging systems. Container shipping: port operations, container

management, intermodal shipping. Air cargo. International freight networks and freight

flow patterns.

ISyE 6335 (3-0-3) Supply Chain Engineering 3: Make or buy decisions, pricing and

bidding, wholesale and retail distribution channels; inventory pooling and postponement;

collaboration and sharing, supply chain dynamics and the bullwhip effect. Local supply

chain issues in key regions of the world.

ISyE 6336 (3-0-3) Supply Chain Strategy: Case studies highlighting supply chain

successes and failures.

ISyE 6337 (3-0-3) Supply Chain Information Systems

for inventory management, warehousing, transportation,

oriented architecture, cloud computing, systems integration, RFID and other scanning and

monitoring technologies.

ISyE 6338 (2-3-3) Seminars: Company visits and industry speakers.

ISyE 6339 (0-9-3) Capstone Project

industry-sponsored projects, advi

The Capstone Project is undertaken in the summer period and can be completed in Atlanta or

Panama. The students will work in small teams (between 5 or 8 students per team) and they will

be supervised by a member of the faculty. The projects will be selected

public and private sponsor companies.

6. FACULTY

Lineth Rodríguez de Barnett

Program Coordinator

From

Panama City, Rep. of Panama

Education

M.Sc. in Logistics, Zaragoza Logistics Center; Post

Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá; B.Sc.

Católica Santa María la Antigua de Panamá; ELS, Harvard University Extension School.

Experience

Production and Demand Planner, Minería y Tecnología de Arcillas, S.A.; Project

Manager, Supermercados Riba Smith; Cost Analyst,

Engineering, Industria Panameña de Papel.

Research Interest

Closed Loop Supply Chains & Green Logistics

Management in Disaster Response, Humanitarian Supply Chain Management, and RFID

Technologies.

Rita Arauz-Takakuwa

Statistics From

Chiriqui, Rep. of Panama

Education

Ph.D. in Management, University of Tsukuba, Japan; Masters of Science in Management,

University of Tsukuba, Japan; Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and

Management, Oklahoma State University, USA.

Experience Institutional Quality Coordinator and Adjunct Professor, Technological University of

Panama; Visiting Foreign Research Fellow, University of Tsukuba, Japan; Assistant

Project Manager, Pacific Architects and Engineers, Inc., Panama.

Research Interest Operations Management, Quality Management, Quantitative Methods and Statistical Data

Analysis. In addition, Management of Change, Service Quality and Quality in Higher

Education.

Supply Chain Information Systems: Planning and execution systems

for inventory management, warehousing, transportation, imports and exports, etc.


Company visits and industry speakers.

Capstone Project: Small groups of students focused on specific

sponsored projects, advised by faculty members.

taken in the summer period and can be completed in Atlanta or

The students will work in small teams (between 5 or 8 students per team) and they will

be supervised by a member of the faculty. The projects will be selected from proposals by

companies.

Lineth Rodríguez de Barnett

, Zaragoza Logistics Center; Post-graduated Diploma in Management,

B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering, Universidad

la Antigua de Panamá; ELS, Harvard University Extension School.

Production and Demand Planner, Minería y Tecnología de Arcillas, S.A.; Project

Manager, Supermercados Riba Smith; Cost Analyst, Empresas Hopsa; Manufacturing

Panameña de Papel.

Closed Loop Supply Chains & Green Logistics, Reverse Logistics, Supply Chain

Management in Disaster Response, Humanitarian Supply Chain Management, and RFID

Ph.D. in Management, University of Tsukuba, Japan; Masters of Science in Management,

University of Tsukuba, Japan; Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and

Management, Oklahoma State University, USA.

Institutional Quality Coordinator and Adjunct Professor, Technological University of

Panama; Visiting Foreign Research Fellow, University of Tsukuba, Japan; Assistant

Project Manager, Pacific Architects and Engineers, Inc., Panama.

Operations Management, Quality Management, Quantitative Methods and Statistical Data

Management of Change, Service Quality and Quality in Higher

Planning and execution systems

imports and exports, etc. Service


groups of students focused on specific

taken in the summer period and can be completed in Atlanta or

The students will work in small teams (between 5 or 8 students per team) and they will

proposals by

Humberto Alvarez

Operations Research I From

David, Chiriqui, Rep. of Panama

Education

Ph. D., Industrial Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, U. S. A.; Master of

Sciences in Industrial Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, U. S. A.; Post

graduated Diploma in Higher Education Instituto Tecnoló

Monterrey, Mexico; Bachelor of Sciences in Industrial and Mechanical Engineering,

Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá.

Experience

Professor of Industrial Engineering. Former director of the Agribusiness Research Center,

Engineering Experimental Center and Engineering Project Center of the Technological

University of Panama. Private consultant in Innovation Management, Organizational

Change and Quality Systems.

Research Interest Systems Dynamic approaches for organizational

Management, Mathematical Modeling.

Memberships: Senior Member of the Institute of Industrial Engineering

Member of INFORMS, ASEE, Tau Beta Pi, Panamanian Association for the

Advancement of Science.

Zoila Guerra de Castillo

Operations Research II From

Chiriquí, Rep. of Panama

Education

Ph.D. Industrial Engineering, Iowa State University. Master and B.Sc. in Industrial

Engineering, Technological University or Panama.

Experience

Professor-Research leader of the Logistics

Panama, Consultant in Strategic Planning, Change Management, Reengineering, and

Project Management for International Organizations (AID, GTZ, European Union,

OECD), Companies (MEDCOM, Riba Smith, Papelera Istme

de Panamá), Government (MINSA, MIDES, UTP, MEDUCA, SENACYT), ONG’s and

Religious Organizations. Visitor Professor in Massachusetts Institute of Technology

(MIT).

Research Interest

Stochastic models, optimization, simulation, l

Ph. D., Industrial Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, U. S. A.; Master of

Sciences in Industrial Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, U. S. A.; Post-

Higher Education Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de

Monterrey, Mexico; Bachelor of Sciences in Industrial and Mechanical Engineering,

Professor of Industrial Engineering. Former director of the Agribusiness Research Center,

eering Experimental Center and Engineering Project Center of the Technological

University of Panama. Private consultant in Innovation Management, Organizational

Systems Dynamic approaches for organizational behavior and change, Disaster

Management, Mathematical Modeling.

Senior Member of the Institute of Industrial Engineering

Member of INFORMS, ASEE, Tau Beta Pi, Panamanian Association for the

Ph.D. Industrial Engineering, Iowa State University. Master and B.Sc. in Industrial

Engineering, Technological University or Panama.

Research leader of the Logistics Research Center, Technological University of

Panama, Consultant in Strategic Planning, Change Management, Reengineering, and

Project Management for International Organizations (AID, GTZ, European Union,

OECD), Companies (MEDCOM, Riba Smith, Papelera Istmeña, Sindicato de Industriales

de Panamá), Government (MINSA, MIDES, UTP, MEDUCA, SENACYT), ONG’s and

Religious Organizations. Visitor Professor in Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Stochastic models, optimization, simulation, logistics and supply chain management.

Juan José Moran Salazar

From

Panama City, Panama

Educación

Master of Sciences in Industrial and Business Engineering, North Dakota State

University; Bachelor of Sciences in Industrial

Tecnológica de Panamá.

Experience

Materials and Supply Manager, Chiquita Brands International;

UNILEVER PLC; Senior Consultant for Arden & Price, Senior Consultant for URS

Holdings; Professor at Master’s Level at Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá,

Universidad Latina de Panamá and Universidad

Research Interest Local and Regional Logistics Costs, Impact of Mega Projects in Logistics Strategies,

Reverse Logistics.

7. SCHOLARSHIPS

Go to: http://www.senacyt.gob.pa/convocatorias2010/

Dual Master´s Degree Program in Engineering and

Georgia Tech. Download and complete the documents required by

Master of Sciences in Industrial and Business Engineering, North Dakota State

University; Bachelor of Sciences in Industrial-Mechanical Engineering, Universidad

Materials and Supply Manager, Chiquita Brands International; Logistics Manager,

UNILEVER PLC; Senior Consultant for Arden & Price, Senior Consultant for URS

Holdings; Professor at Master’s Level at Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá,

Universidad Latina de Panamá and Universidad Católica Santa Maria La Antigua.

Local and Regional Logistics Costs, Impact of Mega Projects in Logistics Strategies,

http://www.senacyt.gob.pa/convocatorias2010/. Scholarships for the

Dual Master´s Degree Program in Engineering and Supply Chain Management at

ownload and complete the documents required by SENACYT

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