[Iefac.list] Project case now available for 2014-2015 Material Handling Student Design Competition!

Wed Jan 7 09:29:28 EST 2015

Announcing Case Availability for the 2014-2015 Material Handling Student Design Competition
The MHDC is offered by the College Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE, www.CICMHE.org)

http://www.mhi.org/cicmhe/competition

Teaching materials handling? Facility layout or design? Operations management? Supply chain or logistics systems?

Looking for a team project with real facility project data to use in your course?

This competition, now in its 20th year, provides an opportunity for you to offer a four-week team project for your class.  Students use real-world data to design a warehousing facility and apply what they have learned regarding material handling, warehousing, facility design and operations management.  The four-week window for students to work on the case may be chosen to fit your semester/quarter course schedule.  The competition is to be performed in teams of four students (or less), and up to two of the four can be graduate students.  Case description files may be downloaded, reviewed and distributed at any time. Competition entries must be submitted within seven weeks from the date that the data files for the case are provided, and no later than Friday June 15, 2015 without prior approval by CICMHE.

Case Description
This case study focuses on a facility project at Fair Traders, an exceptional source for unique handmade gifts, jewelry, home decor, art and sculpture, textiles, serveware, and personal accessories representing the diverse cultures of artisans in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. Fair Traders distributes products from their distribution center which services their retail outlets throughout the United States, a consignment sales events business, and their emerging direct-to-customer (DTC) business. The DTC business volume is growing rapidly and is expected to continue its rapid growth over the next few years. The focus of this student design case is on the DTC business. Fair Trader is actively seeking assistance in identifying the opportunities for improving their processes, particularly in light of an expected volume growth in both the upcoming year and the following year.
CICMHE thanks St.Onge (www.stonge.com<http://www.stonge.com>) for developing the case this year.

Procedures for Faculty Advisors of Teams

A case description, judging criteria, and rules/guidelines for the competition are already available for review on the CICMHE design competition site at www.mhi.org/cicmhe/competition<http://www.mhi.org/cicmhe/competition>.  When teams are nearly ready to be assigned the case, faculty advisors are asked to request the case data files from CICMHE at mhi.org<mailto:CICMHE at mhi.org>.  The case data file will then be provided.  Teams then have four weeks to work on the case.  To allow additional time for instructors to assess projects, pick a single entry from each school, and allow teams to assemble all the items required, entries have up to seven weeks from the date of initial download of the files.  Please see the full set of rules/guidelines on the site.

Cash Prizes for Student Team Members, Travel Support for Faculty Advisors of Winning Teams

CICMHE and the Order Fulfillment Solutions Council (OFS, www.mhi.org/OFS<http://www.mhi.org/OFS>) provides cash prizes for the winning entries ($2000, $1500, and $1000 prizes for first, second, and third place) as well as the winning team's home department ($500 per department for each winning entry).  In addition, OFS support funding is available for the faculty advisors of the top three teams to travel to the 2016 MODEX show to be held in Atlanta, GA on April 4-7, 2016 to be recognized for their achievement.

Over the last 12 competitions, teams from the following schools have won cash prizes and/or honorable mentions:

Auburn University (2005-2006 winner)
California Polytechnic State University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Maine Maritime Academy
Montana State University (2002-2003, 2006-2007, 2013-2014 winner)
New Mexico State University
North Carolina State University
Ohio University
Ohio State University
Penn State University
Rochester Institute of Technology (2011-2012, 2012-2013 winner)
Texas A&M University
University of Arkansas (2009-2010 winner)
University of Florida
University of Louisville
University of Nebraska-Omaha
University of Oklahoma
University of Pittsburgh
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Washington
Virginia Tech (2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2010-2011 winner)

Get your school involved!  The case overview, competition rules/guidelines, judging criteria, and summaries of past student design competitions and their winners are available at the following website address:

http://www.mhi.org/cicmhe/competition

Competition Sponsors

The Material Handling Student Design Competition is sponsored by the College Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE is part of the MHI industry trade association, www.CICMHE.org, www.mhi.org<http://www.mhi.org>), the Order Fulfillment Solutions Council (www.mhi.org/OFS<http://www.mhi.org/OFS>).  This year's case materials were provided by MHI and OFS member company St. Onge, and are based on compilations of actual client data files.

Please direct any questions you may have about the competition rules and eligibility to CICMHE at mhi.org<mailto:CICMHE at mhi.org>.

Thank you,

Teresa Lopez on behalf of Gary Forger
Managing Director, CICMHE

Teresa Lopez
Education Coordinator

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From: Teresa Lopez
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2014 5:10 PM
To: Teresa Lopez
Subject: Project case now available for 2014-2015 Material Handling Student Design Competition!

Announcing Case Availability for the 2014-2015 Material Handling Student Design Competition
The MHDC is offered by the College Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE, www.CICMHE.org)

http://www.mhi.org/cicmhe/competition

Teaching materials handling? Facility layout or design? Operations management? Supply chain or logistics systems?

Looking for a team project with real facility project data to use in your course?

This competition, now in its 20th year, provides an opportunity for you to offer a four-week team project for your class.  Students use real-world data to design a warehousing facility and apply what they have learned regarding material handling, warehousing, facility design and operations management.  The four-week window for students to work on the case may be chosen to fit your semester/quarter course schedule.  The competition is to be performed in teams of four students (or less), and up to two of the four can be graduate students.  Case description files may be downloaded, reviewed and distributed at any time. Competition entries must be submitted within seven weeks from the date that the data files for the case are provided, and no later than Friday June 15, 2015 without prior approval by CICMHE.

Case Description
This case study focuses on a facility project at Fair Traders, an exceptional source for unique handmade gifts, jewelry, home decor, art and sculpture, textiles, serveware, and personal accessories representing the diverse cultures of artisans in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. Fair Traders distributes products from their distribution center which services their retail outlets throughout the United States, a consignment sales events business, and their emerging direct-to-customer (DTC) business. The DTC business volume is growing rapidly and is expected to continue its rapid growth over the next few years. The focus of this student design case is on the DTC business. Fair Trader is actively seeking assistance in identifying the opportunities for improving their processes, particularly in light of an expected volume growth in both the upcoming year and the following year.
CICMHE thanks St.Onge (www.stonge.com<http://www.stonge.com>) for developing the case this year.

Procedures for Faculty Advisors of Teams

A case description, judging criteria, and rules/guidelines for the competition are already available for review on the CICMHE design competition site at www.mhi.org/cicmhe/competition<http://www.mhi.org/cicmhe/competition>.  When teams are nearly ready to be assigned the case, faculty advisors are asked to request the case data files from CICMHE at mhi.org<mailto:CICMHE at mhi.org>.  The case data file will then be provided.  Teams then have four weeks to work on the case.  To allow additional time for instructors to assess projects, pick a single entry from each school, and allow teams to assemble all the items required, entries have up to seven weeks from the date of initial download of the files.  Please see the full set of rules/guidelines on the site.

Cash Prizes for Student Team Members, Travel Support for Faculty Advisors of Winning Teams

CICMHE and the Order Fulfillment Solutions Council (OFS, www.mhi.org/OFS<http://www.mhi.org/OFS>) provides cash prizes for the winning entries ($2000, $1500, and $1000 prizes for first, second, and third place) as well as the winning team's home department ($500 per department for each winning entry).  In addition, OFS support funding is available for the faculty advisors of the top three teams to travel to the 2016 MODEX show to be held in Atlanta, GA on April 4-7, 2016 to be recognized for their achievement.

Over the last 12 competitions, teams from the following schools have won cash prizes and/or honorable mentions:

Auburn University (2005-2006 winner)
California Polytechnic State University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Montana State University (2002-2003, 2006-2007, 2013-2014 winner)
New Mexico State University
North Carolina State University
Ohio University
Ohio State University
Penn State University
Rochester Institute of Technology (2011-2012, 2012-2013 winner)
Texas A&M University
University of Arkansas (2009-2010 winner)
University of Florida
University of Louisville
University of Nebraska-Omaha
University of Oklahoma
University of Pittsburgh
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Washington
Virginia Tech (2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2010-2011 winner)

Get your school involved!  The case overview, competition rules/guidelines, judging criteria, and summaries of past student design competitions and their winners are available at the following website address:

http://www.mhi.org/cicmhe/competition

Competition Sponsors

The Material Handling Student Design Competition is sponsored by the College Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE is part of the MHI industry trade association, www.CICMHE.org, www.mhi.org<http://www.mhi.org>), the Order Fulfillment Solutions Council (www.mhi.org/OFS<http://www.mhi.org/OFS>).  This year's case materials were provided by MHI and OFS member company St. Onge, and are based on compilations of actual client data files.

Please direct any questions you may have about the competition rules and eligibility to CICMHE at mhi.org<mailto:CICMHE at mhi.org>.

Thank you,

Teresa Lopez on behalf of Gary Forger
Managing Director, CICMHE

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