CICMHE Design Competition
By Alex Batty, MHI Marketing Communications Coordinator |@mhi_alex
Every year, the College Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE) and the Order Fulfillment Solutions Council of MHI host a design competition, with the idea of getting students involved in solving material handling problems. Well, this post has got information on both this year’s winners (huzzah!) and the new competition case overview for 2016/2017.
For the 2015/2016 competition, the case study was provided by Fortna and teams then designed a solution that was evaluated by seven independent judges from industry and academia.
First place was awarded to a team from Montana State University, consisting of team members Kayley Gaustad, Lin Li, Sarah Linkenhoker, and Ross Wolfe led by advisor Durward Sobek. The prize amounts to $2,000 split among the team and $500 for the department.
Team Members: Kayley Gaustad, Lin Li, Sarah Linkenhoker, Ross Wolfe
The second place prize went to Rochester Institute of Technology’s team, made up of team members Filippo Iannucci, Brandon S. Hickey, Alexa Farner, and Derick Kowalczyk advised by Anthony DiVasta. Second place in the competition is awarded $1,500 to be split among the team members with $500 for the department.
Team Members: Filippo Iannucci, Brandon S. Hickey, Alexa Farner, Derick Kowalczyk
A team from California Polytechnic University took third place, with team members Youlen Ghazalian, Anna McCreary, and Nicole Perrigo guided by advisor Liz Schlemer. The third place prize is $1,000 to be split among the team members plus $500 for the department.
Team Members: Youlen Ghazalian, Anna McCreary, Nicole Perrigo
Congratulations to the winners!
The 2016/2017 design competition case overview and judging criteria files are now available at http://www.mhi.org/cicmhe/competition. The Case Study is about Fresh Food Now and their warehouse is at 90% capacity, creating inefficiencies, and needs a new facility designed.
