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Create a Virtual Institution With LOC Global
This partnership program is appropriate
for business and engineering institutions that wish to
educate their student
communities on the field of logistics, explore some of the most inventive
solutions ever devised for supply chain problems, enhance the employability of
their students, and
drive their research
into the marketplace.
To become a LOC University™
partner,
an institution must meet the following minimum requirements within its
first year of membership:
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Requirements
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LOC Academic Partner™ |
Program Fee
US $15,000 per year
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The annual fee
covers
professional and technical services, technology fees, training, support
and materials. Please see the benefits section below to review specifics of what
this includes. A
LOC Academic Partner™
will receive a renewal notice and will have the option to renew the partnership;
otherwise, the extranet and services will expire after one year. Pricing subject
to change.
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Contracts
4 Copies |
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Once approved,
applicants will receive several contracts to sign. Four (4) signed original
contracts, along with full payment, must be received prior to LOC Global
countersigning. Once LOC Global countersigns, a new
LOC University™
partner will receive email notification. At this point, partners will have access to
training, extranet and services.
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Dedicated Manager
1 individual |
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The academic
institution must designate a point person to be the dedicated partnership
manager who represents the school in its academic partnership with LOC Global.
This would ideally be the person who participates in LOC Global training and is
dedicated to extranet administration throughout the academic partnership. This
person is someone who coordinates with the school's legal department as
appropriate. This is a partial, ongoing responsibility although not a full-time
role for the designated individual.
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Internship Program
3 participants
(minimum)
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LOC Global
conducts a quarterly (16 week) internship program for students seeking
on-the-job experience. The program is designed to mentor students through teams
of transportation, procurement, operations and regional experts. Students
accepted into the program may choose one of two paths:
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Join a
near-term problem
solving team to address immediate logistics concerns, for a specific region.
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Join a
long-term planning team that collects and analyzes operations-related
information, and constructs plans to address the contingencies presented to
them.
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Marketing
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The Benefits of
a LOC Academic Partner™ |
LOC University™
Partner Logos
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The LOC
University™
partner
logo enables partners to promote their partnership with LOC Global.
The
LOC Academic Partner™
logo
can be used on packaging, collateral materials,
documentation, print advertising, broadcast and web advertising, event signage
and other promotional media to quickly communicate the nature of their LOC
relationship and to distinguish itself from other academic institutions.
Authorized use must conform to the LOC Logo Guidelines. A
LOC Academic Partner™
is expressly prohibited from using the standard
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Press Releases
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A
LOC University™
partner
who wishes to
issue a press release that includes any information pertaining to their alliance
with LOC Global must have the proposed press release formally reviewed and
approved in writing by LOC Global in advance. In drafting press releases, all
partners should contact LOC Global for
detailed information on the process and content of
partner press releases.
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Marketing Collateral
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LOC Global uses
a variety of marketing collateral and forums to communicate with prospects and
customers, including customer success stories, press releases, technical
research briefs and solution data sheets. LOC partners may be featured in these
collateral pieces.
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Technical
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The Benefits of
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Validation
1
validation
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The LOC Validation Program™
has been set up to verify business and engineering solutions
and drive them into the marketplace by confirming their
technical, marketing, and sales readiness. Technical readiness
is assured through validation testing and the completion of a
technical research brief. Marketing and sales readiness is
promoted through joint publication of a data sheet explaining
the solution’s business value. As LOC Global continues to grow
it actively showcases validated solutions and their sponsoring
institutions through a host of promotional programs.
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Certification
30 participants
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A
LOC
Certified Consultant™ has proven expertise in cutting through the fog to the heart
of critical supply chain problems and opportunities, and
developing "fix-it" plans that are complete, pragmatic and
innovative. The partner university thereby imparts valuable
professional skills and aptitude upon its students such that
they enhance employability options.
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Extranet
30 users
10
groups
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The LOC Extranet™
provides a secure, Web-based
collaborative
environment for bringing together faculty and their student
communities.
The LOC Extranet™
has no installation or IT requirements.
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Study Guide
30 copies
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Delivering the Goods: The Art of Managing Your Supply Chain provides case studies and histories of successful logistical operations
throughout history, and it also offers practical guidance on applying proven
logistical principles to any business.
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Training
1
participant
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The Delivering the
Goods 3-day Workshop™ provides a structured learning
environment for understanding the major models and ideas
associated with Delivering the Goods. The workshop is
designed to expose faculty to the key concepts via lecture and
discussion.
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LOC Global has developed
a highly targeted academic partner program to:
- Offer meaningful marketing vehicles for LOC University™
and its academic partners to successfully grow their
institutions together.
- Increase the size of the third party
logistics market.
- Promote LOC University™
and its academic partners as
the global standard and leader in developing third party
logistics solutions.
- Generate interest in LOC University™
and its
academic partner programs.
- Allow us to measure, monitor, and track
the impact to LOC University™
and
its respective academic partners.
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