Southern California Logistics: Surviving COVID, Preparing for the Future
Personal Enrichment Course
The Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are gateways to a global marketplace. International trade, the availability of logistics and trade-related jobs, and public policies related to port operations directly affect our communities and businesses, as well as our regional and national economies. The initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global supply chains and logistics infrastructures has added pressures on cargo lulls, surges, and bottlenecks at port terminals. This affects drayage operations, freight corridors, and warehousing and distribution facilities.
What lessons have we learned, and how will Southern California logistics service providers prepare for the post-pandemic and post-election future? This course aims to answer those questions and more.
Instructors
Dr. Thomas O'Brien is the Executive Director of the Center for International Trade and Transportation (CITT) at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) and the Deputy Director of the METRANS Transportation Center, a partnership of CSULB and the University of Southern California. He also serves as the Director of the FHWA Southwest Transportation Workforce Center (SWTWC). Dr. O’Brien is an instructor in CSULB’s Master of Science in Supply Chain Management (MSSCM) program. Dr. O’Brien is a member of the Executive Committee of the Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC), where he serves as President. He is Chair of the oversight committee of the National Science Foundation’s National Center for Supply Chain Automation. He also serves on the Boards of the Los Angeles Transportation Club, Foreign Trade Association, Harbor Association of Industry and Commerce and National Transit Institute. Dr. O’Brien has a Master’s degree in Urban Planning and Development, and a Ph.D. in Policy, Planning, and Development from the University of Southern California.
Thomas O'Brien, Instructor
Information Sessions
Potential students interested in learning more about this program are encouraged to attend a free information session. The information sessions include short presentations by a program representative, designed to provide you with an opportunity to ask questions and learn more about the program's benefits.
Upcoming online-only Information Sessions will be listed below. Click on each date to register for the Zoom meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Southern California Logistics: Surviving COVID, Preparing for the Future
Offerings of this program have either started or are under development. Please check back for information on the next offering or email cpace-info@csulb.edu.