Hyperconnected Logistics Systems

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Overview

Hyperconnected Logistics Systems

Course Description

This course introduces the Physical Internet (PI) as a global, hyperconnected logistics system designed to dramatically improve economic, environmental, and societal sustainability. Participants will learn how PI transforms the movement, design, and use of physical goods through standardized modular packaging, open resource sharing, and smart logistics protocols. The curriculum also covers PI's applications from facility to planetary scale, the core building blocks, and how organizations worldwide are adopting and scaling PI to shape the future of supply chains.

Course Content

Strategic Foresight

Understand where logistics and supply chains are headed over the next decade — and how to stay ahead of the curve as global networks shift toward open, modular, and intelligent systems.

Practical Knowledge

Learn the core concepts and real-world applications of the Physical Internet, giving you a strong foundation to support innovation, sustainability, and digital transformation initiatives.

Cross-Industry Insight

See how the Physical Internet applies across manufacturing, transportation, retail, public infrastructure, and more — opening new possibilities for collaboration and efficiency.

Professional Credibility

Earn a certificate from Georgia Tech’s Supply Chain and Logistics Institute, signaling your readiness to lead in the next era of logistics and supply chain innovation.

Innovation Readiness

Be equipped to lead or support PI-related initiatives inside your organization, with a solid grasp of enabling technologies, business models, and transformation strategies.

Requirements & Materials

Prerequisites

RECOMMENDED:

At least 3 to 5 years of professional experience in supply chain, logistics, transportation, e-commerce, or a related field

Materials

REQUIRED (Student must provide):

Computer with stable Internet access, basic productivity tools (e.g., PowerPoint or Google Slides for presentations and Excel or a similar tool for data-based exercise), and collaboration tools (e.g., Zoom or Teams)

Who Should Attend

Supply chain leaders; logistics and transportation professionals; operations and distribution managers interested in modularization, flow consolidation, and open logistics systems; innovation and transformation leads working on sustainability, resilience, or digital logistics initiatives; technology and systems architects; and public sector professionals and policymakers will benefit from this course.

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What You Will Learn

  • Definition of the Physical Internet (PI) and how it reimagines logistics through modularity, openness, and digital-inspired flow architecture
  • Paradigm shift from siloed, proprietary logistics systems to open, hyperconnected global networks
  • Identification of the core building blocks of PI, including standardized modular containers, smart handling equipment, open-access facilities, and interoperable logistics protocols
  • PI operateration at multiple scales, from intra-facility and urban systems to continental and planetary logistics
  • Assessment of how PI enables sustainability, resilience, and efficiency, and why it’s a strategic priority for governments and industries
  • Real-world applications and roadmaps for PI adoption by businesses, cities, and countries
  • Exploration of how digital technologies like analytics, AI, digital twins, and XR support PI decision-making and execution
  • Position logistics as infrastructure and its growing role in shaping the future of commerce, society, and the environment
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How You Will Benefit

  • Focus on PI foundations and global hyperconnected logistics systems​.
  • Explore modularization, open logistics networks, and standardized protocols​.
  • Understand PI building blocks and strategic roadmaps​.
  • Emphasize sustainability, efficiency, and resilience.
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We enable employers to provide specialized, on-location training on their own timetables. Our world-renowned experts can create unique content that meets your employees' specific needs. We also have the ability to deliver courses via web conferencing or on-demand online videos. For 15 or more students, it is more cost-effective for us to come to you.

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