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Student Case Competition
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5th Annual West Coast Student Case Competition Announced!
Friday Feb 11, 2011 – Sat. Feb. 12, 2011, 9 a.m., Friday until
3 p.m. Saturday
Location: San Diego, CA
Hotel Info: TBA
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Competition Information
College level students in Operations Management are invited to participate in the 5th Annual Student Case Study Competition sponsored by the Southwest District of APICS, The Association for Operations Management, to be held in San Diego, CA the weekend of February 11-12, 2011. APICS, a professional organization, builds operations management excellence in individuals and enterprises through superior education and training, internationally recognized certifications, comprehensive resources, and a worldwide network of accomplished industry professionals.
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I think employers that know of APICS's reputation are
impressed that college students have taken the initiative
to participate in such a grueling activity.
JR-ASU
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How the Competition Works
Participants in the competition will be provided with a real
life case study from a company faced with specific operations
management problems at 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 11.
Teams of students will meet to develop solutions that will
then be presented to a team of judges in written form as well
as an oral presentation to other students and operations professionals
from APICS Southwest District. Teams will be formed based
on all attending students and may be a mixture of students
from all schools represented. Judging criteria will be provided
to the students prior to beginning the case study. Preliminary
judging will occur at 8 p.m. on Friday evening. Final judging
will occur on Sat. morning. Prizes will be awarded immediately
following lunch on Saturday. Prize money will be awarded to
all participating teams.
Students are encouraged to bring their own computers, resource
materials, and a memory stick or flash memory for submission
of their solution. We will provide a printer for final printing.
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I found the whole experience to be empowering by the
fact that we are given very little time to do a great
amount of [work]… I think it is a unique way to
learn how to work with others that are stressed out
and tired and still presenting a good final product.
JR-ASU
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Who is Eligible
The Southwest District Case Study Competition is open to
all Affiliated Student Chapters (ASC) from all Districts as
well as other interested/qualified full-time students (graduate
& undergraduate level) from other colleges. Schools from
outside the Southwest District boundaries must submit payment
of $500 per team to enter this competition. Schools from within
the SW District must submit a $250 fee/team. The winning undergraduate
team will be allowed to send up to 4 undergraduates to the
APICS 2011 International Conference in the Fall of 2011 in
Pittsburgh, PA. Competitors must be students, who have studied
Operations Management at the college level and are willing
to become APICS student members to participate in the October
APICS Scholars Program.
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Great way to learn how to use the knowledge you learn
in class. Forces you to come up with an idea under intense
pressure, manage your time, and to explain your ideas
in a concise manner.
DG-Cal Poly SLO
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Location
TBD hotel, San Diego, CA
Date
Friday, Feb 11th at 9:00 a.m. until Saturday, Feb. 12th,
3 p.m. If leaving by airplane, please do not plan your departure
time earlier than 5 p.m. on Feb. 12th.
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It was a great and exciting experiance. It is also a
good way to compare your education with that of students
from other schools and to practice our skills in a real
world environment to see how we measure up. It is a
great way to develop strong team skills.
K. B. - CSUN
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Arrangements
Hotel rooms WILL BE the responsibility of the students. APICS
will arrange a special rate for teams that register by Friday,
Jan 21, 2011.
If you have difficulty registering a team for the
competition before Jan. 21, you might want to reserve a room
in anticipation and then cancel the room if a team is not
formed by the registration deadline of Mon., Jan 31.
Teams will make their own hotel reservations. APICS will
provide light foods on Friday evening at a hospitality reception,
Saturday continental breakfast, and lunch to each student.
Faculty advisors are also invited to attend and are expected
to cover their own expenses. Friday evening's hospitality
and Saturday's breakfast & lunch are covered for all.
Additional information regarding the event logistics will
be provided on the District website www.apicsssouthwest.org
along with weekly updates by e-mail directly to students and
faculty advisors who register for the competition.
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This competition
not only gives students the opportunity to apply concepts
they have been studying and see how well their knowledge
stacks up against students from other top schools. Also,
it is a well respected competition and source of talent
development in the Supply Chain/Operations field. When
my employer found out I had done the competition, he
expressed a lot of interest in the schools that had
competed.
JW-ASU
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Why you want to enter
The competition will be part of the APICS Southwest District
meeting where participating students will have the opportunity
to compare their educational experiences with other students,
utilize their classroom education in solving real world problems
and network with Operations Management professionals. All
teams will receive some prize money; winning teams will receive
larger prizes. Bring your resume to share with our professional
members & sponsoring companies during networking opportunities.
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The experience to be introduced to a problem and immediately
deal with it-- Often in class work we prepare for the
entire semester for a project such as a major case study.
This was a great opportunity to take the knowledge I
have, come up a solution and run with it.
JM-ASU
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What is different for 2011
• Registration Fees for all teams: All teams must pay
a registration fee to participate. Teams from schools within
the Southwest District boundaries (see FAQS document, question
#1) will pay $250/team and schools from outside the Southwest
District will pay $500/team.
• Registration Process: for students, this is now a
3 step process where the team is assigned a team number, then
individual students sign up, then the team fee is sent in.
Sponsorships from companies are available to support the students.
Contact Barry
Solomon or Ellen
Kane for more information about sponsorships.
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The APICS competition was an amazing, challenging,
and valuable learning experience. It provided a great
opportunity for networking with students from other
universities and with APICS professionals. It also provided
the ability for us to take what we have learned, and
apply it to a real-world problem.
EB-CSUN
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How to Register
Student: This is now a 3-step process. Follow the steps as
shown below. Make sure you identify your team number and school.
Registration deadline for student teams is Mon. Jan.
31, 2011.
• Register your school/team using the “Intent
to Register Team” form HERE. You will
receive a team number to be used for each individual to register.
• Register each student on your team using the “Student
Registration” form HERE.
• Send in your team registration fee before Jan 31,
2011 using the “Team & Registration Instructions”
document HERE.
Faculty or Sponsors: please sign up HERE
Members: please sign up HERE
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This competition
forces its competitors to function in a highly realistic
environment where they must rely on each other, their
creativity, and their education to solve problems that
they will face in industry. This type of experience
is invaluable to students, especially as undergrads,
but is unfortunately rare which makes this conference
all the more valuable.
BV-Cal Poly SLO
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Meeting Information - Download
The following documents can be downloaded to further explain the
competition. The first 4 documents are of interest to students and
professors who want to enter the competition. The full complement
of documents is of interest to the chapters to promote the event.
- 2011 Flyer-Schools-Student Case Study Competition (PDF
document) which describes the Case Competition and
gives deadline dates
- 2011 FAQ SCC (PDF
document) which is the FAQ document that clarifies
more about the competition
- Student Team & Registration Instructions - Feb 2011 (PDF
document) should be used to explain the registration
process and to send in the Team Registration fee by the deadline
of Jan. 31, 2011
- Agenda for Friday and Saturday (PDF document) showing the current
planned timings of the Friday and Saturday events. (not yet available)
- 2011 Flyer-Chapter-Student Case Study Competition (PDF
document) which describes the Case Competition to
the chapters and their members
- 2011 Chapter/Sponsor Donation form (PDF
Document) which allows chapters, individuals, or
companies to pledge or donate to this competition. Note: all pledges
must be received by Jan 31, 2011
- 2011 Student Case Competition Marketing Info (PowerPoint)
that can be used for quick presentations to the students or chapter
boards or PDM's about the Case Competition.
Email a Southwest District Representative to request additional
information: Barry
Solomon or
Ellen
Kane
Information from Past Student Case Competitions
2010 - Pictures/Videos from the Competition
HERE
2009 - Final Company Solution - Acme
Case Study Outcome
2009 - Video from the competition HERE
2009 - Pictures from the competition HERE
2010 West Coast Student Case Competition Winners
Thirty-five (35) students from 5 different schools competed as
7 teams in the 4th Annual Student Case Competition hosted by the
Southwest District of APICS during the February 19-20, 2010 district
meeting in Phoenix, AZ. As in previous years, there were 2 separate
divisions – a Graduate and an Undergraduate division. 5 teams
competed in the graduate division, and 2 teams in the Undergrad
division. Arizona State University swept both divisions by taking
top honors. 2nd place was California State University-Northridge
(CSUN) in the Undergrad division and Boise State University in the
Graduate division.
Students were given the case at 9 a.m. on Friday morning and turned
in the case study paper (2 pages) and an 8 minute PowerPoint presentation
at 6 p.m. that same evening. They then presented orally, the case
to a team of 6 judges who selected the top 2 teams from each division
to compete in the Final round of judging on Sat. morning. The oral
judges for the final round were the chapter leaders of the Southwest
District APICS chapters.
The case was a fictitious global company that was facing severe
quality problems and lack of control of some of their suppliers
and out-sourced production. The students were told to make recommendations
to the executives of the company on ways to solve their problems.
Students competed for cash awards provided by the chapters of the
Southwest District. The Undergraduate 1st place team was also awarded
guaranteed acceptance into the APICS 2010 Scholars Program and transportation
to the APICS International Conference in Nashville, TN in October,
2010.
Other schools represented were Thunderbird School of Global Management
which sent 2 graduate teams. A special presentation was made by
some High School students from Paradise Valley who assisted with
the competition logistics and elected to also solve the case problem.
Congratulations to all the students who competed! You are a credit
to your schools and will make wonderful Operations Management professionals!
2009 West Coast Student Case Competition Winners
36 students from 7 different schools competed as 9 teams in the
3nd Annual Student Case Competition hosted by the Southwest District
of APICS during the February 6-7, 2009 district meeting in Torrance,
CA. For the first time there were 2 separate divisions – a
graduate and an Undergraduate division. 5 Undergrad teams competed
for the honor of representing our district at the October 2009 APICS
International Conference in Toronto, Canada. The CSUN Undergraduate
team took 1st place and the winning team members are: Christa Elias,
David Roman, Eric Bair, Kaloyan Borisov, and Roger Grato. 2nd place
in the Undergrad division was won by Arizona State University (team
3). In the Graduate division, 1st place was taken by University
of Arizona, and 2nd place was the graduate team from Cal Poly, San
Luis Obispo.
The competition was fierce as all teams had about 15 hours to work
on the case study which was a real-life Inventory problem. They
had to write a 3 page paper and create a 6-minute PowerPoint presentation.
Then they presented their solutions orally to the chapter leaders
of the Southwest district APICS chapters. Other schools represented
were Chico State, Thunderbird School of Global Management, and University
of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV). Some of the 2008 participants and
winners were present to assist district staff with this competition.
Congratulations to all the students who competed! You are a credit
to your schools and will make wonderful Operations Management professionals!
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