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Unit Load Design Short Course -  April 15-17, 2008 - Blacksburg, Virginia
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Sponsored by

Virginia Tech's Center for Unit Load Design

W.H. Sardo, Jr. Pallet and Container Research Lab

Continuing and Professional Education


Who Should Attend

Packaging, pallet, and material handling equipment suppliers, as well as the users of these components. Attendees will learn proven methods to:

  • 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.

Instructors

Ralph Rupert, Center Director, Packaging Engineer, Center for Unit Load Design

Marshall White, CEO of White & Company

John Clarke, The Nelson Company

 

Location and Lodging

A block of rooms has been reserved at The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center, 901 Prices Fork Road in Blacksburg, Virginia at a special room rate of $111/single or $131/double occupancy per night, plus tax. You are responsible for making your own lodging reservations. Reservations can be made by calling (877) 200-3360 or (540) 231-8000. Be sure to mention the name of this course in order to receive the special rate. The reserved rooms will be released to the public on March 17, 2008 and are not guaranteed to be available after that date.

See the Continuing Education Area Information section for more information about the Blacksburg area.

For More Information

For additional information, please contact:
Bonnie Maccubbin
Virginia Tech
Center for Unit Load Design
1650 Ramble Road
Blacksburg, VA 24061
(540) 231-5370, email: unitload@vt.edu

What Past Participants Said

"There is no better way to learn about the interaction between pallets, corrugated boxes, stretch wrap, and other packaging products. Without this information, we are not looking at the whole picture."
Stan Schaefer, Schaefer Box and Pallet Co.

"The mix of industry representatives and information presented gave me a broader perspective of the pallet industry."
Randy Jarrells, Packing Material Engineer, Volvo Logistics NA Inc.

 

"This was an excellent course with very valuable and applicable info. I can't wait to use this program's lessons."
Susie (Burleigh) Elkins, IBM Worldwide Distribution Services

"The lessons learned during this course were invaluable! We now have a broader understanding of packaging such as corrugated boxes and plastic pails. We now understand the perspective of a material handling engineer."
Paul Gutchess, Paul Bunyan Products




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