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Why Camp Logistics?

Logistics is growing in significance among business functions and as an in-demand career field.  It has also become a priority in the North Georgia region. With the proposed inland port project and a growing number of businesses operating in the logistics space, there is a need to train the workforce for distribution, transportation, brokerage, warehousing, and related jobs.

Georgia’s logistics industry is powered by more than 15,000 logistics companies employing more than 181,000 within the industry. With the fourth largest and fastest-growing seaport in the nation in Savannah, the world’s busiest and most efficient airport in Atlanta, 10th largest air-cargo hub in North America, more rail miles than any other state in the Southeast, and a top-ranked highway system, Georgia handles and hauls more than $900 billion of cargo each year. (Source: Georgia.org). These jobs are likely to be filled by both college-educated and high school educated citizens.

The idea for Camp Logistics is to invite a group of interested freshmen/sophomore/junior students from area high schools and help them learn about the movement of products from around the world to their favorite stores. Thus, the objectives of the program are two-fold:

1. Camp Logistics offers a glimpse into a fast-growing area that is becoming popular in college curricula and plants a seed for possible entry into the Logistics & Supply Chain Management (SCM) program at MCCB;
2. If entering College is not in the students’ immediate plans after high school, the Camp offers them a peek at a career pathway in the field of Logistics & SCM.

Either way, Camp Logistics offers high school students a great opportunity to consider their next steps that contributes to their future and the workforce development initiatives in the region.

The Collaboration

Camp Logistics is a collaborative effort between ºìÁ«ÉçÇø and local businesses or organizations to benefit you:

The Experience

At Camp Logistics you will learn how products and goods are transported until it reaches the store or the final customer. What is involved in planning and coordinating the various transportation options available – trucks, ships, trains, airplanes, etc. 

Camp Logistics is a 5-day exploration of the industry and College options with learning activities, games, guest speakers, etc., in the mornings and industry visits in the afternoons.  Field trips may include visits to companies such as Kubota, Georgia Poultry Laboratory, UPS, PPG, Wayne Farms, Syfan Logistics, Georgia Mountain Food Bank, etc. where you see the practical side of logistics – packaging, handling, shipping, transportation, and the related functions involved.