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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><img width="602" height="111" style="width:6.2708in;height:1.1562in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D9F096.FE4EAD70" alt="Graphical user interface, website
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.5pt;background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.iise.org/Details.aspx?id=35291" title="Logistics and Supply Chain (LSC) Student Case Competition"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#002060;letter-spacing:-.2pt">Logistics
and Supply Chain (LSC) Division Student Case Competition</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#002060;letter-spacing:-.2pt;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.5pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt;background:white">Sponsored by the Logistics and Distribution Institute (LoDI) at the University
of Louisville</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt">The Logistics and Supply Chain (LSC) Division of IISE invites nominations for its annual Student Case Competition. Any team with three to five student members
can participate in the competition to showcase their problem-solving capability and analytical skills on a related LSC case. The winning teams in each category of the competition will be recognized at the LSC Town Hall Meeting to be held at the upcoming IISE
Annual Conference & Expo, Montreal, Canada, May 18-21, 2024. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt">The sponsor for the 2024 competition is the
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://engineering.louisville.edu/research/centersinstitutes/lodi/"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#002060;letter-spacing:-.2pt">Logistics and Distribution Institute (LoDI)</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt">
at the University of Louisville</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt">.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt">In each category, first place winners will receive $250, second place winners will receive $150, and third place winners will receive $100.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.75pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1A2857;letter-spacing:-.2pt">Eligibility criteria:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt">Teams must consist of three to five members for undergraduate student teams; and two or three members for graduate student teams.
Teams of up to five members with a mix of undergraduate and no more than three graduate students are allowed, and they will participate in the graduate category.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt">All team members must be IISE members and belong to the LSC division.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt">Team members should be from the same institution (but can be enrolled in different disciplines).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt">There is no limit on the number of teams competing from the same institution.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt">The teams must demonstrate an innovative use of logistics and supply chain concepts in the analysis of the case.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt">IISE LSC student board members and faculty advisors who are directors or officers serving on the IISE LSC board during submission
are ineligible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt">The teams can be nominated by a faculty advisor or self-nominated. The following documents will
be required from each participating team:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt">One-page contact information, including names, email addresses, university name, and department information for all members of the
team, highlighting the contact person for the team. Also, indicate if the team is formed by undergraduate or graduate students.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt">A 4-page “memo” describing the analysis, procedure, and results for the case.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.75pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1A2857;letter-spacing:-.2pt">Case Information:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt">Teams will work on the case “Supply chain network design to support biofuel production.” The case and data files can be downloaded through this
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://cpslo-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/mawwad_calpoly_edu/EkyRxfaijAlJpsKa7YmT9zcBylhjaptIUYdNtjilaz20yA?e=lqBwKP"><span class="MsoSmartlink"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.2pt">link</span></span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.75pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1A2857;letter-spacing:-.2pt">Deadlines:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt">The application is due Feb. 12, 2024, by 11:59 PM Pacific Time.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt"> All
application documents must be emailed as a single PDF file to </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:iiselscawards@gmail.com"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.2pt">iiselscawards@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt">
to the attention of the LSC Division Awards Co-Directors by the contact person of the team for full consideration. There is no application fee.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt">For any questions, please contact the LSC Division Award Co-Directors
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:mawwad@calpoly.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#2344B2;letter-spacing:-.2pt">Mohamed Awwad</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt">,
and </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:tanveer.bhuiyan@utsa.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.2pt">Tanveer Hossain Bhuiyan</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt">
or </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:astraub@iise.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#2344B2;letter-spacing:-.2pt">Amy Straub</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt">
at IISE.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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