The Supply Chain Management Research Center
in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, along
with several corporate sponsors, is hosting an international graduate logistics
case competition from Oct. 21-24. The event will take place at the Clarion Hotel
in Fayetteville and the headquarters of Sam's Club in Bentonville, Ark.
"We are honored to be able to host this competition, which brings together
graduate logistics students from 12 major universities across the country and
around the world," said Jim Crowell, director of the Supply Chain Management
Research Center. "Not only will they compete for prestige and cash prizes, they
will have good opportunities to network with fellow students and industry
professionals. The Walton College International Graduate Logistics Case
Competition is an ideal forum to learn from some of the best and brightest
logistics students."
The students are given a logistics case and allowed just 24 hours to prepare
solutions to be presented before a panel of industry judges. Finalists from each
team compete for a run-off, and the winners are announced at an evening banquet
on Oct. 24.
The Walton College M.B.A. student team includes: Michael Novak, Liz Slape,
Stacy Carty, Terryn Weigandt, Ujjwala Darwemula and Brant Simpkins.
Participating universities include: Brigham Young University, University of
Arkansas, University of Maryland, University of Minnesota, University of
Wisconsin-Madison, Michigan State University, Ohio State University,
Pennsylvania State University, Iowa State University, Texas Christian
University, Darmstadt University of Technology of Darmstadt, Germany, and
Chalmers University of Technology of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Sponsors include the host sponsor, Sam's Club. Platinum sponsors are ABF
Freight System Inc., and Unilever; gold sponsors are FedEx Freight, General
Mills, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.; silver sponsors are the Center for Retailing
Excellence, E. & J. Gallo Winery, J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., Procter &
Gamble, Transplace and Wyeth Consumer Healthcare; bronze sponsor is
Colgate-Palmolive; and patron sponsors are BNSF Logistics and Tyson Foods, Inc.
The Supply Chain Management Research Center serves as a direct link between
the private sector and the University of Arkansas supply chain resources. It
sponsors activities that promote both the academic and general body of knowledge
encompassing supply chain management. It also supports student-focused
activities centered on recruitment, retention and graduation.
Contact:
Jim Crowell, director, Supply Chain Management Research Center
Sam M. Walton College of Business
(479) 575-6107,
jcrowell@walton.uark.edu
Monica Sprankell, program coordinator
Sam M. Walton College of Business
(479) 575-7334,
msprankell@walton.uark.edu
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