| Unit
Load - "A single item, a number of items, or bulk material
which is arranged and restrained so that the load can be stored,
picked up, and moved between two locations as a single mass." (Tanchoco) |
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Continuing Education
Educational programs directed toward the training of employees of the targeted industries are offered. Short Courses are designed to provide one-half to several days of instruction. Courses focusing on pallet, container, and unit load design are offered several times per year. Special programs can be developed to fill particular relevant educational needs.
About the Instructors
Wood Pallet Design and Performance Short Courses
"Pallet Design in the 21st Century"
Date: April 17-18, 2012
Location: Thomas M. Brooks Forest Products Center, (1650 Tech Center Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24061 [map])
Who should attend: wood pallet suppliers and sales professionals, professionals responsible for pallet purchases, packaging engineers and pallet specifiers
Objectives:
- Learn how pallet design and selection affects materials handling costs
- Learn the fundamentals of stringer class pallet design and performance including both new and remanufactured wood pallets
- Learn the fundamentals of block class pallet design and performance
- Learn how to use Best Load® to design stringer class pallets
Instructor: Marshall S. White (CEO of White and Company)
Cost:
- $500 members of Center for Unit Load Design
- $800 members of ISTA/MHIA/Pallet Profile Subscribers
- $900 Non-members
- Registration fee includes all course materials, CEU certificate, daily continental breakfasts, lunch, and refreshment breaks.
Early Registration Deadline: March 16, 2012 (after deadline add $50)
Register Online
Contact Virginia Tech Outreach Program Development at (540) 231-5182.
Accommodations:
Holiday Inn - University
Reduced Rate: $89 (For the reduced rate refer to "Pallet Design" or "Unit Load Design" short courses)
900 Prices Fork Rd.
Blacksburg, VA 24060
To make a reservation please call (540) 552-7001.
For information on the Short Courses and lodging, contact Angela Riegel (540) 231-7107.
Unit Load Design Short Courses
"How to reduce shipping costs"
Date: May 15-17, 2012
Location: Thomas M. Brooks Forest Products Center, (1650 Tech Center Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24061 [map])
Who should attend: Packaging, pallet, and material handling equipment suppliers, as well as the users of these components.
Objectives:
- Lower Unitization Costs
- Reduce product damage
- Identify opportunities in warehouse audits
- Increase material handling rates
- Understand the perspective of packaging engineers, pallet suppliers, and equipment designers.
- Learn Unit Load Design: the systems based optimization procedures that will improve customer service and increase your competitiveness
Topics include: Principles of unit load design; Unit load material handling audit; Packaging design; Pallet design; Material handling systems; Interactions between material handling equipment, packaging, and pallets; Diagnosing and solving material handling problems; Laboratory Tour.
Instructor: Marshall S. White (CEO of White and Company)
Cost:
- $500 members of Center for Unit Load Design
- $800 members of ISTA/MHIA/Pallet Profile Subscribers
- $900 Non-members
- Registration fee includes all course materials, CEU certificate, daily continental breakfasts, lunch, and refreshment breaks.
Early Registration Deadline: April 13, 2012 (after deadline add $50)
Register Online
Contact Virginia Tech Outreach Program Development at (540) 231-5182.
Accommodations:
Holiday Inn - University
Reduced Rate: $89 (For the reduced rate refer to "Pallet Design" or "Unit Load Design" short courses)
900 Prices Fork Rd.
Blacksburg, VA 24060
To make a reservation please call (540) 552-7001.
For information on the Short Courses and lodging, contact Angela Riegel (540) 231-7107.