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Sponsored by MHI and College Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE), the purpose of the competition is to recognize outstanding material handling applications and encourage student interest in the material handling industry. Thanks to generous
MHI sponsorship, monetary prizes (to be shared among the students on the winning teams) of $2000, $1000, and $500 will be awarded to first, second, and third place teams, respectively. Outstanding submissions will also be recognized at MHI events.</div>
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<b>Last Year’s winners: </b><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mhi.org%2Fcontent%2F2%2F2051456%2Fmhi-and-cicmhe-announce-winners-of-2023-2024-material-handling-capstone-design-competition&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7Cf8720f4297194510028208dd7dbd6171%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638804975727306948%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=8f03QipGpbgdpo0qK2T0BemoyTKwHlCLwzIgyKKjYMk%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.mhi.org/content/2/2051456/mhi-and-cicmhe-announce-winners-of-2023-2024-material-handling-capstone-design-competition" id="OWA7e29dbd5-a285-f1cc-b236-73a0d2fdd1ed" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">https://www.mhi.org/content/2/2051456/mhi-and-cicmhe-announce-winners-of-2023-2024-material-handling-capstone-design-competition</a></u></span></div>
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<b>Submission Deadline:</b> Review begins <b>May 31, 2025</b></div>
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<b>Submission Link: </b><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mhi.org%2Fcicmhe%2Fcapstone-design-competition&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7Cf8720f4297194510028208dd7dbd6171%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638804975727320179%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=qA%2FUU9i0Sq0C2FQ2KQ%2FgkeW4U1ojAjbfFTV%2BDn8%2Bxsw%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.mhi.org/cicmhe/capstone-design-competition" id="OWAb53967a0-93a3-252e-db38-b0335548054d" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">https://www.mhi.org/cicmhe/capstone-design-competition</a></u></span></div>
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<b>Eligibility criteria:</b></div>
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Project work in Material Handling or Supply Chain.</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;">
Design project work completed by undergraduate or master’s level enrolled students within the 2023-2024 academic year.</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;">
The project demonstrates design, or application, of material handling principles.</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;">
Any project completed for course credit, regardless of the format of the course/project, e.g., length, multidisciplinary, size of team, etc.</li></ul>
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<b>Submission Details:</b></div>
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Submissions must come from a department faculty member, capstone coordinators, or mentors of the project.</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;">
Up to two submissions accepted from each department.</li></ul>
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The evaluation committee of MHI and CICMHE members, from both industry and academia, will judge the submissions based on the following criteria:</div>
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Project complexity and outcome success</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
Creativity in addressing the problem</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
Potential Impact/Contribution to the Material Handling Industry</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
Quality of the Deliverables</li><li style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
Effective Communication of the Problem, Approach, Design, and Results</li></ul>
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Christine Nguyen, Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Northern Illinois University (<span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a href="mailto:cnguyen@niu.edu" id="OWA3328b935-c564-4f82-7f49-079a2121d9a9" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">cnguyen@niu.edu</a></u></span>)</div>
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Zhenyu “James” Kong, Professor of the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech (<span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a href="mailto:zkong@vt.edu" id="OWA5152f8b5-e4a3-9af5-8260-e61139236d5d" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">zkong@vt.edu</a></u></span> )</div>
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